Rhinelander junior league teams finish strong at Wisconsin State USBC Youth Championships

Alsager takes first in boys scratch singles and second in boys scratch all events
The 2026 Wisconsin State USBC Youth
Championships concluded April 12
following two months of competition in
the Milwaukee area.
Three Rhinelander junior league teams,
made up of 11 bowlers, traveled to the
tournament in late February. Several
competitors posted strong performances
and maintained their positions through the
end of the event.
Oren Alsager led the way for Rhinelander, competing in the boys scratch division in both singles and all-events. The Three Lakes junior captured the state title in singles, finishing first out of 143 bowlers with a score of 771. He also placed second in all-events out of 132 bowlers with a total of 2,145.
In the boys 161–190 average singles division, Rhinelander High School senior Dom Hakala finished 47th out of 335 bowlers with a 672 series.
On the girls side, Elcho junior Alyssa Habeck placed eighth out of 154 bowlers in the 131–160 average singles division with a score of 600. Natalie Dellenbach followed in 11th place with 586.
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In the same division’s all-events standings, Habeck placed 15th out of 149 bowlers with 1,667, while Dellenbach finished 31st with 1,603. Charlotte Preuss added a 38th-place finish with 1,594.
In doubles competition, the duo of Alsager and Habeck placed 47th out of 173 teams in the Class 1 (331–380 average) division with a score of 1,234.
Team competition saw Rhinelander 2 — Dom Hakala, Jackson Fuss, Eli Miller and Charlie Duquaine — place 13th out of 87 teams in the 641–720 average division with a score of 2,350. Rhinelander 1 — Alsager, Habeck, Dellenbach and Preuss — finished 27th in the same division with 2,282.
Complete results
Team
Class I (641-720 handicap): Rhinelander 2 (Hakala, Fuss, Miller, Duquaine), 13th out of 87, 2350 points; Rhinelander 1 (Alsager, Habeck, Dellenbach, Preuss), 27th out of 87, 2282 points. Class 5 (321-400): Rhinelander 3 (Trevor Freeman, Logan Campbell, Haylee Anderson), 59th out of 60, 923 points.
Doubles
Class 1 (331-380): Alsager/Habeck, 47 out of 173, 1234 points; Hakala/Fuss, 87 out of 173, 1175 points. Class 2 (261-330): Duquaine/Miller, 65 out of 323, 1129 points; Dellenbach/Preuss, 70 out of 323, 1126 points; Campbell/Bella With, 320 out of 323, 839 points. Class 4 (200 & under): Freeman/Anderson: 130 out of 206, 670 points.
Boys Singles
Scratch: Alsager, 1 out of 143, 771 points.
161-190 average: Hakala, 47 out of 335, 672 points; Miller, 124 out of 335, 617 points; Fuss, 208 out of 335, 575 points.
131-160 average: Duquaine, 229 out of 341, 492 points
100 & under average: Freeman, 221 out of 225, 298 points
Girls Singles
131-160 average: Habeck, 8 out of 154, 600 points; Dellenbach, 11 out of 154, 586 points; Preuss, 70 out of 154, 513 points.
100 & under average: Anderson, 159 out of 184, 303 points.
Boys All Events
Scratch: Alsager, 2 out of 132, 2145 points.
161-190 average: Miller, 58 out of 318, 1899 points; Hakala, 124 out of 318, 1812 points; Fuss, 161 out of 318, 1768 points.
131-160 average: Duquaine, 99 out of 331, 1611 points; Campbell, 326 out of 331, 1167 points.
100 & under average: Freeman, 201 out of 226, 914 points.
Girls All Events
131-160 average: Habeck, 15 out of 149, 1667 points; Dellenbach, 31 out of 149, 1603 points; Preuss, 38 out of 149, 1594 points.
100 & under average: Anderson, 119 out of 182, 977 points.
