Thomas Jefferson claims Western Pa. Regional boys bowling title

By: Triblive
Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 8:24 PM

Thomas Jefferson won three playoff matches Sunday afternoon to capture the Western Pennsylvania Regional boys bowling team title.

The Jaguars were the fifth seed after qualifying but then defeated Gateway, 2-0, in the quarterfinals; Greensburg Salem, 2-1, in the semifinals; and Plum, 2-0, in the finals to claim the championship. TJ bettered Plum with game scores of 213-150 and 245-136, in the championship match.

Plum defeated Hempfield, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and then beat Armstrong, 2-1, in the semifinals.

Greensburg Salem led after qualifying with a score of 4,324, followed by Armstrong (4,020), Hempfield (4,001), Gateway (3,985), Thomas Jefferson (3,792) and Plum (3,786). The top six teams advance to states March 14-15.

Qualifying included three regular games and three Baker sets.

On the individual side, New Castle’s Jeffrey Natale’s three-game series of 711 led the way, followed by Greensburg Salem’s Dylan Magliorino (703), Meadville/Cochranton’s Landon Plyler (683), Gateway’s Chase Owens (681) and Greensburg Salem’s Sam DeMine (673). All were named to the all-tournament team.