Girls bowling All-Long Island team
BOWLERS OF THE YEARRebecca GotterbarnSewanhaka District, So..
Jessica Calandra
Patchogue-Medford, Jr.
Gottebarn led Nassau with a 221.6 average and guided Sewanhaka to a county championship and third place in the state tournament. Her 1,205 series was second-best in the state championships. The 10th-grader has already compiled a dossier of dominance: she is a three-time Nassau All-Star and a two-time All-Long Island selection.
Calandra's 222.44 average broke the girls record (218.4, set by East Islip's Ali Martin in 2009) and rolled a 1,294 series in the county tournament. Calandra, who bowled a 300 game this year, had a stretch of seven consecutive matches with better than a 700 series during the regular season. She also shot a 1,178 to help lead the Section XI team to a championship in the Sectional All-Star tournament.
THE ALL-LI TEAM
Kristina Freitag I East Islip, Sr.
Freitag had a breakout senior season. Her 213.2 average was third in Suffolk and she led East Islip to an undefeated regular season and the best team average (1,044) on Long Island -- among girls and boys. Down the stretch of the regular season, Freitag had a stretch of five consecutive matches in which she bowled better than a 650 series, including a season-high 730. She rolled a 1,262 in the county tournament as East Islip won a second consecutive championship.
Brianna Meyer I Longwood, Jr.
She posted a 216.5 average, good for second best in Suffolk, and led Longwood to an 11-1 season and third place in the county championship. Meyer, a two-time All-Long Island selection, shot a 1,196 and helped secure the gold for the Section XI team in the Sectional All-Star tournament.
Lena Sorrentino I East Islip, Jr.
Sorrentino shot a tournament-best 1,424 series in the county championships to lead East Islip to a second straight Suffolk title. She bowled a 1,075 in the state tournament, helping East Islip take second place. Sorrentino, who has a 300 game on her resume, rolled a high game of 279 this season and her 749 high series was the best in the county. A three-time All-Long Island selection, her 210.3 average was fifth-best in Long Island.
SECOND-TEAM
Nancy Baione I East Islip, Sr.
Kristina Genova I Sewanhaka Dist., So.
Caroline Herrera I SJB, So.
Jordan Kruger I East Islip, So.
Danielle Roca I Sewanhaka Dist., So.
Melissa Sherwin I Middle Country, Jr.
Kelly Skalacki I Middle Country, So.
Stephanie Thilbourg I Hicksville, So.
Amanda Tyrrell I Middle Country, Jr. Meghan Wing I Plainedge, Jr.