Andrew Martin (left) and Carson Poe (right)
Andrew Martin of Gordo and Carson Poe of Tuscaloosa won the doubles bowling competition at the 2019 Tuscaloosa USBC Youth City Tournament on Feb. 24.
About 48 youth bowlers from the West Alabama area competed in this United States Bowling Congress-sanctioned event on Saturday, Feb. 23, at AMF Bama Lanes and 51 bowlers competed on Sunday, Feb. 24, at Leland Lanes in Tuscaloosa. The team events were held Feb. 23, and the doubles and singles events were held Feb. 24.
Martin and Poe combined to win the doubles competition for bowlers 13 and over with a combined handicapped score of 1,396 pins. That’s only 24 pins above the second place team of Matthew Duncan and Joe Poole and 86 pins above the third place team of Lindsay Clarkson and Sierra Knight.
Martin is the 17-year-old son of Tommy and Tina Martin and is a junior at Gordo High School. Poe is the 16-year-old son of Mike Poe of Tuscaloosa and Tracey Poe of Saltillo, Miss. and is a junior at Hillcrest High School.
Other winners in the competition included: Jaden Martin and Kelton Young won the double competition in the 12-and-under division; Aiden Potter won the bumpers division; Steven Maddox won the 12-and-under singles division; Luke Owers won the 13-and-over singles division.
The team of Lindsay Potter, Keyon Noland and Kasey Noland won the team competition in the 12 and-under division with a combined handicapped score of 1,989, one pin above the second place team of Briona McMahan, Sierra Knight and Aislinn Davis.
The team of Matthew Duncan, Wade Poole and Joe Poole won the 13-and-over team competition with a combined handicapped score of 1,926 pins. The team of Rhiannon Potter, Collin Humphryes and Keilan Poe came in second with 1,867 pins.
The top 10 all-events handicapped scores for the weekend in the 12-and-under division were: 1. Sierra Knight, 2. Cate Olson, 3. Garrett Baxter, 4. Kasey Noland, 5. Steven Maddox, 6. Keyon Noland, 7. Briona McMahan, 8. Kelton Young, 9. Lindsay Potter and 10. Jaden Martin.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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