Zieglowskys competing with different styles

SIGOURNEY - While Davis County won a three-team meet Wednesday at Keokuk County Bowl over Sigourney-Keota and Washington, Ethan Zieglowsky won his match over his younger brother Caleb Zieglowsky.

The Zieglowsky brothers led the way for the Demons with a 295 series from Caleb and a 351 from Ethan. Erika Williams bowled a 156 series and Demon teammate Zakkury Hesseltine had a 96 series. The team Baker score was 460 for a Washington total of 1358. Davis County had a 2596 total and Sigourney-Keota 2099.

Ethan Zieglowsky had the third highest total of the day behind two Davis County scores of 446 and 373.

Brock Alderson rolled a 349 for Sigourney-Keota. Other scores were Corren Freel 257, Gable Goff 227, Drew Dobbins 330, Ty Krueger 222 and Jordan Shadley 265.

The Demons are short on team members but look to gain a couple after school resumes in the new year.

'We have to keep improving and stay consistent when we do have a full team,” Ethan Zieglowsky said.

Washington had bowled the same lanes last Wednesday and Ethan Zieglowsky posted a 481 score but different players and different teams created a different environment and he did not bowl as well.

'All these are factors that play into how I do,” he said. 'The right lane played a lot different from last week and my ball would not hook at all.”

Caleb Zieglowsky's ball will always most certainly hook because of his delivery.

'He started bowling with two hands in the youth league and he just took it over,” Ethan Zieglowsky said.

Ethan Zieglowsky is a junior and Caleb Zieglowsky is a freshman and of course there is a sibling rivalry.

'It's good to have fun while we're bowling because it keeps everyone loose,” Ethan Zieglowsky said.

The older brother made all-district and all-conference when he was a freshman, so it's some big shoes to fill, but younger brother doesn't emulate older one, especially in style and form.

'I do that type of bowling because I think it gives me a better opportunity against my brother,” Caleb Zieglowsky said.

Caleb Zieglowsky uses a ball with just two finger holes, no thumb hole, and throws it down the lane using both hands. Ethan Zieglowsky uses the more traditional one hand approach with two fingers and a thumb in the holes.

'When I first watched bowling, I saw the No. 1 bowler in the world, Jason Belmonte, and saw his style and when I tried it, I felt comfortable so I have stuck with it,” Caleb Zieglowsky said.

The second hand allows the bowler to put the ball down the alley at a higher rate of revolutions and that then creates more action when it comes into contact with the pins.

'I can send pins across the deck better than he can,” Caleb Zieglowsky bragged.

Washington bowls next with a meet Friday in Burlington.