2024-2025 STAC Playoffs
Champions
Boys – Waverly 3,155
Girls – Elmira 2,932
Individual Medalists
Boys – Maison Apgar, Waverly 725
Girls – Madison Smith, Elmira 671
**** 2024-2025 NYSPHSAA Girls Division 2 State Champions: Maine-Endwell
Boys
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class A Champions: Elmira
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class B Champions: Owego
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class C Champions: Waverly
Girls
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class A Champions: Elmira
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class B Champions: Maine-Endwell
** 2024-2025 Section IV Class C Champions: Windsor
2025-2026 STAC Championships
Monday, February 9 at Midway Lanes in Vestal
2025-2026 Section IV Championships
Friday, February 20 – Saturday, February 21 at Midway Lanes in Vestal
2025-2026 Section IV State Qualifiers
Friday, February 27 – Saturday, February 28 at Valley Bowling Center in Waverly
2025-2026 NYSPHSAA State Championships
Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15 at AMF Syracuse Lanes
2024-2025 Final Standings (Points Won, Points Lost in STAC League Games)
(League games = 2 games each vs. rest of division and 2 crossovers each West vs. Metro)
Boys
West
x-1. Elmira 67-3
2. Corning 50-20
3. Horseheads 41-29
(14 League games total)
Metro
x-1. Maine-Endwell 52-18
2. Union-Endicott 25-45
3. Vestal 21-49
4. Johnson City 17-53
5. Binghamton 7-63
(14 League games total)
Central
c,x-1. Waverly 44-6
2. Owego 43-7
3. Chenango Valley 27-23
4. Susquehanna Valley 18-32
5. Windsor 9-41
5. Chenango Forks 9-41
(10 League games total)
Girls
West
c,x-1. Elmira 49-11
2. Corning 31-29
(12 League games total)
Metro
x-1. Maine-Endwell 60-0
2. Union-Endicott 39-21
3. Binghamton 15-45
4. Johnson City 10-50
5. Vestal 6-54
(12 League games total)
Central
x-1. Windsor 48-2
2. Waverly 41-9
3. Chenango Valley 27-23
4. Owego 18-32
5. Susquehanna Valley 16-34
6. Chenango Forks 0-50
(10 League games total)
c = STAC Champions
x = Division Champions
(* Note – Ithaca, Seton, and Oneonta did not have bowling teams. Norwich combined with Unadilla Valley and competed in the MAC.)
2024-2025 STAC All-Stars
Boys
All-Conference
Landon Butenko (Chenango Forks, soph.); Alex Gublo (Elmira, jr.); Skylar Shadduck (Elmira, sr.); Mike Rennells (Horsehead, sr.); Evan O'Hara (Owego, soph.); Derek Johnson (Waverly, jr.)
West/Metro All-Division
Dominick Bernthon (Binghamton, jr.); Payton Nelson (Corning, sr.); Trent Belloma (Elmira, sr.); Frankie D'Angelo (Elmira, fresh.); Connor Whitmore (Maine-Endwell, jr.); A.J. Walker (Union-Endicott, jr.)
Central All-Division
Nate Adams (Chenango Valley, jr.); Connor Kotski (Owego, jr.); Maison Apgar (Waverly, soph.); Tristan Campbell (Waverly, jr.); Colten Santalucia (Waverly, 8th grade); Dominick Wood (Waverly, sr.)
Girls
All-Conference
Kylie Downing (Corning, jr.); Madison Smith (Elmira, jr.); Jenna Kurtz (Maine-Endwell, sr.); Brooke Patterson (Union-Endicott, sr.); Aubriana Tyler (Windsor, jr.)
West/Metro All-Division
Abby Hink (Elmira, soph.); Bella Wood (Elmira, sr.); Reonna Smithgall (Maine-Endwell, sr.); Natalie Yale (Maine-Endwell, sr.); Alexis Coney (Union-Endicott, fresh.)
Central All-Division
Abigail Herceg (Chenango Valley, soph.); Allicyn Bisaha (Susquehanna Valley, soph.); Serenity Conklin (Waverly, sr.); Karis Hayes (Waverly, fresh.); Michaela Thomas (Windsor, sr.)
2025-2026 Team Previews:
West/Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Class A - Division 1)
Head Coach: Kathy Peters, 4th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Dominick Bernthon (sr.), Anthony Russo (8th grade)
Girls – Haley Peters (8th grade), Brooke Burkholder (fresh.)
Team Goals: Try our hardest and give our all in every match. Try to get as many pins as we can every time we step on the lanes. Biggest thing is to have fun and enjoy our season together.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 5th in STAC Metro division and 5th at Section IV Class A Championship. Dominick Bernthon finished 4th at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Bernthon finished 26th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Finished 3rd in STAC Metro division and 4th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Corning Hawks (Class A - Division 1)
Head Coach:
Boys – Will Condon
Girls – Barb Smith, 10th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – (No team preview submitted.)
Girls – Kylie Downing (sr.), Ayden Hartford (soph.), Chelsea Wood (8th grade)
Team Goals:
Girls – Be competitive with other schools. Our team is young and inexperienced. Winning at least 75% of our matches would be a big improvement for us.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd in West division, 2nd at Section IV Class A Championship, and 2nd at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Zach Sturdevant finished 1st in High Game and High Series at Section IV Class A Championship. Sturdevant finished 1st at Section IV Division 1 Qualifier and 35th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Finished 2nd in STAC West division and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship. Kylie Downing finished 1st, Jadyn O'Dell 2nd, and Zoe Harmer 5th at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Downing finished 11th, O’Dell 45th, and Harmer at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Elmira Express (Class A - Division 1)
Head Coach: James McCauley, 2nd year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Frankie DAngelo (soph.), Alex Gublo (sr.), Logan Card (sr.)
Girls – Abbi Hink (jr.), Maddi Smith (sr.) Maddy Wasicki (sr.), Eva Garner (fresh.)
Team Goals: Return to States.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC West division, Section IV Class A, and Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier Championships. Finished 2nd at STAC Championship. Finished 2nd at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC West division, STAC, Section IV Class A, and Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier Championships. Finished 7th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championship. Madison Smith finished 1st in High Series at STAC Championship. Madyson Wasicki finished 1st in High Series and High Game at Section IV Class A Championship.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Class A - Division 1)
Head Coach: Jamie Madison
(No team preview submitted.)
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 3rd in STAC West division and 3rd at Section IV Class A Championship. Noah Cady finished 3rd, Michael Rennells 5th, and Cayden Bowman 6th at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Cady finished 8th, Rennells 13th, and Bowman 36th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Did not field a varsity team.
Johnson City Wildcats (Class B - Division 2)
Head Coach: Eric Smith, 33rd year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Caleb Bensing (fresh.), Jeremiah Bensing (jr.), David Holbert (jr.)
Girls – Sara McGlynn (sr.)
Team Goals: Pick up your spares. Stay academically strong and win the STAC Metro division, STAC, Section IV Class B, and State Championships.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 4th in STAC Metro division and 5th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Girls – Finished 4th in STAC Metro division and 6th at Section IV Class B Championship.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Class B - Division 1)
Head Coach: Eric Williams, 10th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Ryan Staub (sr.), Connor Whitmore (sr.), Aidan Whitmore (jr.), Kellan Greenberg (soph.)
Girls – Alana Kelly (sr.), Joyanna Krause (soph.)
Team Goals:
Boys – We have a great chance to win the STAC Metro division and Sectionals. A strong Elmira team will be the biggest obstacle in our goal of going to the States in March.
Girls – We took a strong hit with losing four state-level girls from last year's team. Their goal is to win the STAC Metro division.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Metro division. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Class B Championship. Ryan Staub finished 1st in High Series at Section IV Class B Championship. Staub finished 2nd and Connor Whitmore 5th at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier. Whitmore finished 49th and Staub 60th at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Won STAC Metro division, Section IV Class B, and Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier Championships. Won NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Class A - Division 1)
Head Coach: Mike Siegel, 3rd year (5th overall)
Key Bowlers:
Boys – AJ Walker (sr.), Gannon Decker (sr.), Nick Murray (sr.), Joey Dean (sr.), Phil Lanza (jr.), Justin Shaffer (fresh.), Brody Striley (fresh.), Luke Davie (fresh.), Jacob Korell (8th grade)
Girls – Alexis Coney (soph.), Hannah Korell (jr.), Mackenzie Coney (sr.), Gracey Wallan (8th grade), Gabby Eichler (7th grade), Kendal Hogeboom (fresh.), Haaniya Shahzad (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Compete in the West/Metro division and finish .500 or above. Make a run at the STAC Championship. Finish top 2 at Sectionals. Get the entire team to State Qualifiers (would be first time in 3 years) and have individuals qualify in top 30 in Section IV to compete for State All-Star team. Make season memorable for a big group of seniors.
Girls – Compete in the West/Metro division and finish .500 or above with a team that lost 3 of 5 starters since last year. Make a run at the STAC Championship. Finish top 2 at Sectionals. Get the entire team to State Qualifiers (for a 3rd year in a row) and have individuals qualify in top 30 in Section IV to compete for State All-Star team.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd in STAC Metro division and 4th at Section IV Class A Championship.
Girls – Finished 2nd in STAC Metro division, 2nd at Section IV Class B, and 2nd at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Brooke Patterson finished 4th and Hannah Korell 6th at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier. Patterson finished 33rd and Korell 44th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Vestal Golden Bears (Class B - Division 1)
Head Coach: Ron O’Shea, 1st year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Michael Cordi (sr.), Lucas Matt (sr.), Owen Roddy (soph.), Jeffrey Zou (soph.), Finn Scott (8th grade)
Girls – Young and new team with no returners
Team Goals: The goal of the whole team is to improve as athletes and people. We are a young team that is full of potential. To keep growing the sport, the team wants to continue to be welcoming, laugh at our mistakes, and keep moving forward as a team.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 3rd in STAC Metro division and 6th at Section IV Class B Championship. Kyle Parks finished 3rd at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier and 51st at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Finished 5th in STAC Metro division and 5th at Section IV Class B Championship. Emily Kapczynski finished 3rd at Section IV Division 1 State Qualifier and 35th at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Composite State Championship.
Central/East
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Class C - Division 2)
Head Coach: Jim Bender, 7th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Landon Butenko (jr.)
Girls – Mackenzie Poyneer (jr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – Compete, adjust quickly, and have fun.
Girls – Stay focused, build team chemistry, and compete.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished tied for 5th in STAC Central division and 6th at Section IV Class C Championship. Landon Butenko finished 1st in High Series and High Game at Section IV Class C Championship. Butenko finished 1st at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier and 2nd at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Finished 6th in STAC Central division.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Class B - Division 2)
Head Coach: AJ Cass, 4th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Nate Adams (sr.), Grady Banovic (jr.), Caleb Dancesia (soph.)
Girls – Abby Herceg (jr.)
Team Goals: Improve our record and improve our averages from last year.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 3rd in STAC Central division and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Nate Adams finished 6th at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier and 28th at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
Girls – Finished 3rd in STAC Central division and 4th at Section IV Class B Championship. Abby Herceg finished 6th at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier and 31st at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
Owego River Hawks (Class B - Division 2)
Head Coach: Chris Dotson, 1st year (17th overall)
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Connor Kotski (sr.), Evan O’Hara (jr.), Grayson Quick (8th grade)
Girls – Elaina Anschutz (sr.), Madison Kinney (sr.)
Team Goals:
Boys – The boys finished 2nd in the division last year and are looking to get better and fill our open spots left by the graduated seniors. On the small end, we are competing every day for best timing and accuracy on the lanes.
Girls – The girls were 4th overall last season and aim to do better. We have some big shoes to fill with our new bowlers joining the team and working towards consistency. The girls are looking to compete.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 2nd in STAC Central division. Won Section IV Class B Championship. Finished 3rd at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier.
Girls – Finished 4th in STAC Central division and 3rd at Section IV Class B Championship.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Class C - Division 2)
Head Coach:
Boys – Ray Lasky
Girls – Alyssa Barrett, 2nd year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Cazz Bonsell (jr.), Colson Steen (jr.)
Girls – Allicyn Bisaha (jr.), Kennedi Gardinor (soph.)
Team Goals: Keep our program growing!
Boys – Bowling a 1,100 per game in match.
Girls – Break mid-700 to low-800 each match game.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished 4th in STAC Central division and 4th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Finished 5th in STAC Central division and 9th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Waverly Wolverines (Class C - Division 2)
Head Coach: Derek Bowman, 5th year
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Derek Johnson (sr.), Tristan Campbell (sr.), Maison Apar (jr.), Trevor Allen (soph.), Griffin Walters (soph.), Colton Santalucia (fresh.)
Girls – Rylie Witman (soph.), Karis Hayes (soph.), Ariel Houseknecht (fresh.)
Team Goals: Be competitive in each match with weekly improvement.
Last Season:
Boys – Won STAC Central division, STAC, Section IV Class C, and Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier Championships. Finished 6th at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship. Maison Apgar finished 1st in High Series at STAC Championship.
Girls – Finished 2nd in STAC Central division and 3rd at Section IV Class C Championship. Serenity Conklin finished 5th at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier and 30th at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Class C - Division 2)
Head Coach: Chadd Harrington, 1st year (3rd overall)
Key Bowlers:
Boys – Sawyer Beeman (soph.), Cain Beeman (8th grade), David Hull (fresh.)
Girls – Aubriana Tyler (sr.), Melaina Harrington (fresh.)
Team Goals:
Boys – The boys have struggled the last few seasons. This year we want to win and win a lot.
Girls – We lost 3 seniors last year, so we have some new girls that need to fill their shoes. We are hoping to repeat as Section IV Class C Champions this year, but have a lot of work ahead of us.
Last Season:
Boys – Finished tied for 5th in STAC Central division and 9th at Section IV Class C Championship.
Girls – Won STAC East division and Section IV Class C Championship. Finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 2nd at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier. Aubriana Tyler finished 1st in High Game at Section IV Class C Championship, 3rd at Section IV Division 2 State Qualifier, and 12th at NYSPHSAA Division 2 Composite State Championship.
(* Notes – Ithaca, Seton, Norwich, and Oneonta do not have bowling teams. This year, there are two divisions combined: West/Metro and Central/East. The top two finishers in each division will all qualify for the STAC Championship.)