Both the Fairfield boys and girls and bowling teams have made it to district play, as the girls season ended Thursday and the boys face off Friday morning.
But before that, the two teams celebrated the Class of 2024 on their respective Senior Nights at the Rollhouse on Feb. 14.
Five boys were honored:
Ty Wilson
Years Playing: 2 varsity, 2 JV
Favorite Memory: Winning the second rolloff at the Baker Bash finals
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Rice
Plans: Enlisted in Navy for nuclear engineering
Yassim Taylor
Years Playing: 1 JV
Favorite Memory: The Rollhouse family and Coach MacKendrick for teaching me to be a better bowler
Plans: To study medicine and become a neurologist
Evan SmithYears Playing: 1 varsity, 1 JV
Favorite Memory: Shooting over 250 against LaSalle
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Drake
Plans: To attend Thomas More or Miami Regionals in an 8-year therapist program
Kaleb Lyons
Years Playing: 1 varsity, 1 JV
Favorite Memory: Earning #1 All-Tournament at 2023 GMC Conference Clash
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Jacobs
Plans: Study nursing at Muskingum, continue lacrosse career and serve in Ohio National Guard
Alex Aichele
Years Playing: 4 varsity
Favorite Memory: Was when a match at Back to School Bash had the whole bowling alley down cheering for both teams
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Jacobs
Plans: Go to college to study information technology
The four seniors on the girls team were:
Amber Aichele
Years Playing: 2 varsity, co-captain this year
Favorite Memory: Meeting Tavish and Laysia for breakfast before tournaments
Favorite Teacher: Mme. Reed
Plans: Undergraduate degree in biology, then veterinary medicine
Nevaeh Baiden
Years Playing: 1 varsity, 1 swing
Favorite Memory: A girls JV only away game. We had no idea if we won or lost, but then Nedra told us we won and that she was proud of us
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Flannery and Mr. Davis
Plans: To study biology/biochemistry on a pre-med track
Tavish Leslie
Years Playing: 3 varsity, 1 JV
Favorite Memory: Making it to state my sophomore year
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Flannery
Plans: Studying mechanical engineering
Augustina Vincent
Years Playing: 1 swing, 2 JV
Favorite Memory: Winning the SW Ohio JV Championship (where she was also All-Tournament)
Favorite Teacher: Ms. Rose
Plans: Continuing education at Miami University, undecided
To download additional photos by journalism teacher Mark Braam, go to bit.ly/FFBowlingSeniorNight24.
