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BOWLING IS A HOBBY FOR MANY, BUT IN VERMONT – IT’S BEEN A VARSITY SPORT FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS FOR A DECADE. AND ONE FAMILY FROM RANDOLPH IS A TRUE STAND- OUT. N-B-C FIVES NOAH CIERZAN HIT THE LANES TO SHARE THEIR STORY. INSIDE VALLEY BOWL IN RANDOLPH <AVERY STOCKWELL/JUNIOR, RANDOLPH UNION, “I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THINK THEY CAN JUST GO AND BOWL BECAUSE THEY THINK ITS EASY.”> THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOWLERS IS HITTING THE LANES TO PERFECT THE INTRICACIES OF THE SPORT <AVERY STOCKWELL/JUNIOR, RANDOLPH UNION, “THE BIGGEST PART IS FIGURING OUT THE DIFFERENT PATTERNS, THE LANE CONDITIONS, THE HOUSES.> JUNIOR AVERY STOCKWELL IS CURRENTLY THE TOP RANKED HIGH SCHOOL BOWLER IN VERMONT AVERAGING A TWO-OH-NINE CONTINUING A FAMILY LEGACY ON THE LANES. IT ALL STARTED WITH HIS BROTHER HOWARD… WHO COULD BE CALLED áTHE DUDEá OF HIGH SCHOOL <MIKE STOCKWELL/ GRANDFATHER OF AVERY AND GRACE, “THAT’S ALL HE DID WAS DURING THE BOWLING SEASON WAS EAT AND SLEEP BOWLING. ROLL THE BALL ON THE FLOOR. HE JUST DID IT ALL.”> UNDER AVERY’S GRANDFATHER… MIKE’S TUTELAGE AS AN ASSISTANT AT RANDOLPH UNION… HE’S LEADING THE PACK… WITH HIS SISTER GRACE.. A FRESHMAN… RANKED SIXTH. <AVERY STOCKWELL/JUNIOR, RANDOLPH UNION, “SHE’S REALLY HELPED ON THE MENTAL SIDE. HAVING SOMEBODY THAT BAD, HAVING SOMEONE TO BRING UP MY SPIRITS.”> A BOND BUILT THROUGH KNOCKING DOWN PINS… AS WELL AS A LITTLE SIBLING RIVALRY. <GRACE STOCKWELL/ FRESHMAN, RANDOLPH UNION, “I LIKE TO BEAT PEOPLE CAUSE I BEAT MY BROTHERS AT A LOT OF GAMES WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AND THEY DID NOT LIKE IT.”> THE STOCKWELLS EVEN GAVE ME SOME TIPS <“THE VIEWERS ARE GOING TO SEE MY FIRST ROLL, HOW DO I DO? I THINK A SEVEN.”> AND THEN I… TRIED… FOR A STRIKE OF MY OWN. <“ALRIGHT ONLY THREE THAT’S WHY WE’RE GOING TO LEAVE IT TO THE PROS. WITH AVERY IN RANDOLPH I’M NOAH CIERZAN. NBC5.”> <NEWS (áááNBC5 TRANS

Top ranked brother-sister bowling duo from Randolph continues family legacy

Avery and Grace Stockwell are both top ten high school bowlers in Vermont

Since bowling became a varsity sport for Vermonters in 2012, Randolph Union has fielded some of the best teams in the Green Mountain State.Johanna Sargent won the school its first individual title in 2014, and Howard Stockwell won another in 2019. This season, the school is poised for another run at glory.Avery Stockwell, Howard’s brother, is the top-ranked bowler in Vermont. He’s averaged a 209.8 score through ten individual matches, and he’s not doing it alone. His sister, Grace, is a freshman on the varsity team currently ranked sixth in the state.”She’s really helped on the mental side,” said Avery. He admitted that when he was a Freshman he got anxiety when competing during high school competitions. Now, through help from his sister, he uses meditation to calm his nerves during matches.Together, the duo has helped Randolph catapult to the top of Vermont’s team standings. Their grandfather, Mike, is an assistant at Randolph, helping continue the family legacy in the sport.”I’d be stranded if he wasn’t ,” said Grace about her grandfather. “Sometimes he’s like ‘that was a lucky strike,’ and I’m like ‘yeah it was.'”The Stockwells are hoping to bring Randolph its first-ever team championship this season as they continue the family legacy on the lanes.

RANDOLPH, Vt. —

Since bowling became a varsity sport for Vermonters in 2012, Randolph Union has fielded some of the best teams in the Green Mountain State.

Johanna Sargent won the school its first individual title in 2014, and Howard Stockwell won another in 2019. This season, the school is poised for another run at glory.

Avery Stockwell, Howard’s brother, is the top-ranked bowler in Vermont. He’s averaged a 209.8 score through ten individual matches, and he’s not doing it alone. His sister, Grace, is a freshman on the varsity team currently ranked sixth in the state.

“She’s really helped on the mental side,” said Avery. He admitted that when he was a Freshman he got anxiety when competing during high school competitions. Now, through help from his sister, he uses meditation to calm his nerves during matches.

Together, the duo has helped Randolph catapult to the top of Vermont’s team standings. Their grandfather, Mike, is an assistant at Randolph, helping continue the family legacy in the sport.

“I’d be stranded if he wasn’t [coaching],” said Grace about her grandfather. “Sometimes he’s like ‘that was a lucky strike,’ and I’m like ‘yeah it was.'”

The Stockwells are hoping to bring Randolph its first-ever team championship this season as they continue the family legacy on the lanes.