Girls Bowling: Chapelle wins twice to reach semifinals for first time

No. 2 seed Archbishop Chapelle won a pair of matches Wednesday at All Star Lanes in Baton Rouge to advance to the LHSAA girls bowling semifinals.

The Chipmunks (14-0) defeated a pair of teams from the Bayou region, Ellender 23½-3½ and South Terrebonne 25-2, to reach the semis for the first time in school history. The final two rounds are Monday at Premier Lanes in Gonzales.

Chapelle is the highest-seeded team to reach the semifinals after top-seeded Central Lafourche was eliminated by ninth-seeded Central 19-8 in the quarterfinals.

In the opening-round win over Ellender, Chapelle had a 2,984 team series led by senior Sarah Rubi’s 612 on games of 194-204-214. Madalyn Haas had a 201 middle game as part of a 582 series, while Olivia Bares had a 525 set.

Against South Terrebonne, Haas led the way with a 599 series, including games of 203 and 201. Rubi closed with a 223 as the Chips fired a 2,945 team series.

Chapelle’s toughest test yet this year will come in the semifinals against No. 3 seed and fellow unbeaten St. Amant. The Gators had a 2,907 team series in a 24-3 quarterfinal victory over Albany.

The only other New Orleans region team in the field, 2018 and 2019 champion Academy of Our Lady, lost 22-5 to Dutchtown in the first round.

Laney Sasso led 12th-seeded AOL (7-6) with a 500 series. The Penguins return their entire team for 2022.

LHSAA Bowling Playoffs
Girls
Wednesday’s Matches
at All Star Lanes, Baton Rouge
First Round
(1) Central Lafourche 25½, (16) Byrd 1½
(9) Central 18, (8) Holden 9
(5) Dutchtown 22, (12) Academy of Our Lady 5
(4) St. Scholastica 22½, (13) Teurlings Catholic 4½
(3) St. Amant 25½, (14) Houma Christian 1½
(7) South Terrebonne 22, (10) Loyola Prep 5
(2) Archbishop Chapelle 23½, (15) Ellender 3½

Quarterfinals
(9) Central 19, (1) Central Lafourche 8
(5) Dutchtown 18½, (4) St. Scholastica 8½
(3) St. Amant 24, (11) Albany 3
(2) Archbishop Chapelle 25, (7) South Terrebonne 2

Semifinals
April 26 at Premier Lanes, Gonzales
(5) Dutchtown vs. (9) Central, noon
(2) Archbishop Chapelle vs. (3) St. Amant, noon

Championship
April 26 at Premier Lanes, Gonzales
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

Boys/Co-Ed
Tuesday’s Matches
at AMF All-Star Lanes, Kenner
First Round
(1) Catholic-BR 23½, (32) St. Amant 3½
(16) H.L. Bourgeois 24, (17) Haughton 3
(9) Dutchtown 22, (24) Ponchatoula 5
(8) Vandebilt Catholic 27, (25) Madison Prep 0
(5) Brother Martin 26, (28) St. Michael 1
(12) Jesuit 20, (21) Holy Savior Menard 7
(20) Lafayette 18, (13) Hammond 9
(29) Archbishop Shaw 19, (4) Captain Shreve 8

Second Round
(1) Catholic-BR 20, (16) H.L. Bourgeois 7
(8) Vandebilt Catholic 21, (9) Dutchtown 6
(5) Brother Martin 23½, (12) Jesuit 3½
(29) Archbishop Shaw 18, (20) Lafayette 9

Quarterfinals
(1) Catholic-BR 18, (8) Vandebilt Catholic 9
(5) Brother Martin 26, (29) Archbishop Shaw 1

Monday’s Matches
at Creole Lanes, Houma
First Round
(3) Teurlings Catholic 16, (30) Patrick Taylor 11
(19) Acadiana 19, (14) Byrd 8
(11) David Thibodaux 14½, (22) Loranger 12½
(6) East Ascension 21½, (27) Ellender 5½
(7) Central 18, (26) St. Thomas More 9
(10) Denham Springs 22½, (23) Archbishop Rummel 4½
(18) South Terrebonne 20½, (15) St. Paul’s 6½
(2) Central Lafourche 24, (31) Baton Rouge 3

Second Round
(19) Acadiana 21, (3) Teurlings Catholic 6
(6) East Ascension 17, (11) David Thibodaux 10
(7) Central 18, (10) Denham Springs 9
(2) Central Lafourche 24, (18) South Terrebonne 3

Quarterfinals
(6) East Ascension 23½, (19) Acadiana 3½
(7) Central 16, (2) Central Lafourche 11

Semifinals
April 26 at Premier Lanes, Gonzales
(6) East Ascension vs. (7) Central, 10 a.m.
(1) Catholic-BR vs. (5) Brother Martin, 10 a.m.

Championship
April 26 at Premier Lanes, Gonzales
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.