04/13/07
2007 EYC
Netherlands, Germany, Sweden win the medals in an exciting Girls Team event at 20th European Youth Championships
Aharonovits shoots first 300-game by a girl in EYC history
The Girls from the Netherlands (+216) cruised to victory in the Team event at the 20th European Youth Championships. Germany (126) secured the silver medal. Sweden (+87) beat out England (+34) for the bronze medal in a 10th-frame-showdown by 53 pins. Lisanne Breeschoten, Bianca Wiekeraad, Mandy Meka, Kelly Plummen and Carmen Haandrikman (plus Kim Kortenray, coach Farida Pascoal-Blom) had a comfortable 97-pin lead after the Dutch 'Meisjes' set a new championship record for three games on Thursday with 3226.
The fivesome started the second block with 1067 and 1022 to practically seal the victory already after five games. The cruised to victory with a final 967 game en route to finish with another EYC record for six games, 6282, an average of 209.40.
The fivesome started the second block with 1067 and 1022 to practically seal the victory already after five games. The cruised to victory with a final 967 game en route to finish with another EYC record for six games, 6282, an average of 209.40.
The picture shows the German girls (left) with the Swedish flag and the Swedish girls (right) with the German flag. Click on the image to view full size.
Starting the day in fourth position was Germany with Melanie Birlinger, Natascha Kögler, Janin Ribguth, Tina Hulsch and Yvonne Fischer (coach Jimmy Hartman). Fischer replaced Cosima Fitz in the second three-game block, one of just two changes in the 12-country field (Greece made the other).
The Germans narrowed the gap with a 1078 in the fourth game and flew past England and Sweden behind a 1091 in game five. After a slow start into game three the team finished strong and posted a final 999 score for 3168, the highest set of the second day, an a 211.20 average. They won the silver medal with 6126 six-game total and an average of 204.20.
Janin Ribguth, EYC record-holder over six games (1443), was in danger to lose the gold medal in All Events after games of 213 and 171. Needing 203 in the final game (her rival Hayley White finished a little earlier), the 18-year-old from Brandenburg could stand the pressure and struck in frames 8 through 10 to finish with 220 to secure the gold medal.
Her team mate Tina Hulsch posted the highest individual series in the second block with 722 and led her team with 1314 en route to leap from sixth to third and to win the bronze medal.
The battle for the bronze between England and Sweden produced one of the most exciting moments in the entire championship thus far.
Actually already out of race after the first two games (1006 and 914) today, Katrina Maciver, Rachel Cox, Danielle Hopcroft and Doubles champions Sarah Overall and Hayley White (with coach Andy Penny) showed an outstanding fight in the last game and put enormous pressure on the Swedish team.
Overall led the team with 233 followed by White (225), Cox (214) Maciver and Hopcroft (200 each) for a final 1078 score and a 6034 pinfall total and an average of 201.13 .
Meanwhile the Swedish girls Viktoria Johansson, Caroline Jonsson, Jenny Johansson, Sanna Hellden and Rebecka Larsen (coach Eva Larsson), who started the day in second place, had a slow start into their final game and since the English girls finished about two frames earlier, they knew that they needed 931 to secure the bronze medal. Possible, but it wasn't as easy as just going and bowling.
A strike by Jenny Johansson, who was working on a double, in the 10th frame was the key for the five Swedes, who ended up with 983 and 6087 pinfall total, an average of 202.90.
Jenny led the team with 1272 followed by Larsen, whose 1234 series helped her grab the eighth place in All Events, the final spot that earned a bye for the first round in Masters.
Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and England were playing in their own league. Fifth place finisher Belgium with Carolin Witvrouwen, Lore Cavens, Anneleen Mortier, Kaat van den Driessche and Valerie Van Haver was 331 pins behind England with 5703 pinfall total or an average of 190.10.
While the top teams were fighting for the medals, hidden in the field of the numerous boosters and only noticed by the Israeli supporters, Roni Aharonovits (pictured right) from Israel made history in the European Youth Championships when she rolled the first-ever perfect game by girl and the second overall after Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, accomplished the feat in 1994.
Girls Team Results
Girls All Events
Girls Masters
The Germans narrowed the gap with a 1078 in the fourth game and flew past England and Sweden behind a 1091 in game five. After a slow start into game three the team finished strong and posted a final 999 score for 3168, the highest set of the second day, an a 211.20 average. They won the silver medal with 6126 six-game total and an average of 204.20.
Janin Ribguth, EYC record-holder over six games (1443), was in danger to lose the gold medal in All Events after games of 213 and 171. Needing 203 in the final game (her rival Hayley White finished a little earlier), the 18-year-old from Brandenburg could stand the pressure and struck in frames 8 through 10 to finish with 220 to secure the gold medal.
Her team mate Tina Hulsch posted the highest individual series in the second block with 722 and led her team with 1314 en route to leap from sixth to third and to win the bronze medal.
The battle for the bronze between England and Sweden produced one of the most exciting moments in the entire championship thus far.
Actually already out of race after the first two games (1006 and 914) today, Katrina Maciver, Rachel Cox, Danielle Hopcroft and Doubles champions Sarah Overall and Hayley White (with coach Andy Penny) showed an outstanding fight in the last game and put enormous pressure on the Swedish team. Overall led the team with 233 followed by White (225), Cox (214) Maciver and Hopcroft (200 each) for a final 1078 score and a 6034 pinfall total and an average of 201.13 .
Meanwhile the Swedish girls Viktoria Johansson, Caroline Jonsson, Jenny Johansson, Sanna Hellden and Rebecka Larsen (coach Eva Larsson), who started the day in second place, had a slow start into their final game and since the English girls finished about two frames earlier, they knew that they needed 931 to secure the bronze medal. Possible, but it wasn't as easy as just going and bowling. A strike by Jenny Johansson, who was working on a double, in the 10th frame was the key for the five Swedes, who ended up with 983 and 6087 pinfall total, an average of 202.90.
Jenny led the team with 1272 followed by Larsen, whose 1234 series helped her grab the eighth place in All Events, the final spot that earned a bye for the first round in Masters.
Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and England were playing in their own league. Fifth place finisher Belgium with Carolin Witvrouwen, Lore Cavens, Anneleen Mortier, Kaat van den Driessche and Valerie Van Haver was 331 pins behind England with 5703 pinfall total or an average of 190.10. While the top teams were fighting for the medals, hidden in the field of the numerous boosters and only noticed by the Israeli supporters, Roni Aharonovits (pictured right) from Israel made history in the European Youth Championships when she rolled the first-ever perfect game by girl and the second overall after Tobias Karlsson, Sweden, accomplished the feat in 1994. Girls Team Results
Girls All Events
Girls Masters
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