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FEBRUARY 20-26, 2019 UCW 27 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Chafin, Collins win county bowling honors by EARL VAUGHAN JR. Cape Fear's Cecilia Chafin and Pine Forest's C.J. Collins both started the Cumberland County high school bowl- ing season as newcomers to the sport locally. But that didn't wind up as a liability as both were champions in the season-ending conference bowling tournament earlier this month. Chafin and Collins both rose from being No. 3 seeds in the step ladder finals to claim the championships. Chafin defeated top-seeded Jordan Locklear of Overhills 178-154 in the final match to take the girls champi- onship title. Collins also beat the No. 1 seed, Terry Sanford's Jack Cooney, by a 205- 183 score in their title match. While Chafin and Collins may have been new to team bowling at their schools, both entered the season as veterans of the sport. Collins is a freshman at Pine Forest, but he said he's been bowling with family and friends for more than 10 years. Chafin has been bowling for nine years but only recently arrived in the Fayetteville area because of her family's military connection. High school bowl- ing had never been offered where she lived before. She arrived in town too late to bowl last year, so her senior season at Cape Fear turned out to be her only chance at competing for her new school. "Bowling is just really fun to me,'' Chafin said. "The more I bowl, the better I get and the more I want to improve.'' The typical high school regular-season bowling match is different from bowling as an individual. In high school matches, everyone contributes to a team score, and each bowler on the team only gets to roll two frames. "When it comes to a school team, it's a lot more intense,'' Collins said. "You try harder and want to do the best for your team.'' In the season-ending conference tournament, the top five bowlers, male and female, qualify to com- pete in step ladder fashion for the individual title. En route to her victory, Chafin beat second-seeded Zoe Cannady of Terry Sanford, 173-170, then downed Locklear in the final. Chafin said she kept her cool in the match with Cannady and felt her con- fidence growing. "I made sure I was hitting my mark every time,'' she said. Collins topped South View's Hunter Hicks 172-149 before down- ing Cooney in the title match. Collins is a two-handed bowler, which he feels gives him more spin on the ball and makes strikes easier when the ball reaches the pocket. Chafin already plans to enroll at Fayetteville State University next year and become a member of the school's successful bowling team. "I'm hoping to learn a lot more about my technique and how I can improve,'' she said. Collins plans to continue bowling at Pine Forest. "I just need to do what I did this year, go out and have fun,'' Collins said. Here is the Cumberland County All-Conference bowling team. BOYS First team Jack Cooney, Terry Sanford; Hunter Hicks, South View; C.J. Collins, Pine Forest; Jacob Ezzelle, Pine Forest; Noah Hash, Pine Forest; Ammon Janet, Gray's Creek. Second team Tommy Cooney, Terry Sanford; C.J. Woolley, Gray's Creek; Nick Roberson, South View; Damien Perkins, Gray's Creek. GIRLS First team Jordan Locklear, Overhills; Zoe Cannady, Terry Sanford; Cecilia Chafin, Cape Fear; Emily Gibson, Pine Forest; Belle Johnson, Pine Forest. Second team LeeAnne Robbins, South View; Maya Ervin, Terry Sanford; Abagayl Gowen, Gray's Creek; Nicole Grossmick, Douglas Byrd; Regan Duncan, Cape Fear. Zaryen McGilvary Seventy First • Track and field • Junior McGilvary has a 3.7 grade point average. He's active in the Seventy-First Junior ROTC and volun- teers at local food banks. Emily Mikkelsen Seventy First • Soccer • Sophomore Mikkelsen has a 4.08 grade point aver- age. In addition to soccer, she is active in National Honor Society and Art Honor Society. She also is interested in photography and volunteers at a local horse stable. Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop congratulates these amazing scholar athletes of the week and invites them to the Rocket Fizz Store at 1916 Skibo Rd. to receive a FREE gift recognizing their achievement! www.rocketfizz.com Cecilia Chafin C.J. Collins 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 10 50 GAMES ON-AIR IF FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY PARTICIPATING To air on WCLN 105.7 FM North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Semifinals | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP & WILL BE PRESENTING CUMBERLAND COUNTY BASKETBALL IN 2019 Check website NCISAA.org for schedule of teams FRIDAY, 22 FEB Fayetteville Academy vs TBA at Cary Academy Game to air @ 5pm SATURDAY, 23 FEB Fayetteville Academy vs TBA at North Raleigh Christian Academy Game to air @ 6pm