Lexington Herald Leader Logo

Southland, Dunbar grieve for 15-year-old Owyn Spahr | Lexington Herald Leader

×
  • E-edition
  • Home
    • All News
    • Business
    • Communities
    • Counties
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Lexington
    • Local
    • Most Wanted
    • Nation/World
    • News Photos
    • News Videos
    • Politics
    • Searchable Databases
    • State
    • Watchdog
    • Columns
    • Tom Eblen
    • All Sports
    • UK Sports
    • College Sports
    • Next Cats Recruiting
    • High School
    • Horses
    • Kentucky Speedway
    • Lexington Legends
    • Reds
    • MLB
    • NBA
    • NASCAR
    • NFL
    • Sports Photos
    • Sports Videos
    • Columns
    • John Clay's Columns
    • Mark Story
    • Next Cats Recruiting
    • All UK Sports
    • Next Cats Recruiting
    • Baseball
    • Basketball - Men
    • Basketball - Women
    • Recruiting
    • Ex-Cats
    • Football
    • UK Photos
    • UK Videos
    • More UK Sports
    • Columns
    • John Clay's Blog
    • Mark Story
    • Politics
    • Elections
    • All Entertainment
    • Books
    • Celebrities
    • Comics
    • Puzzles & Games
    • Events Calendar
    • Horoscopes
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Restaurants
    • Stage & Dance
    • TV
    • Visual Arts
    • Entertainment Photos
    • Entertainment Videos
    • News Blogs
    • Kentucky Weather
    • Photo Archive
    • Sports Blogs
    • John Clay's Blog
    • High School
    • UK Football
    • UK Men's Basketball
    • UK Women's Basketball
    • Lexington Legends
    • Entertainment Blogs
    • Walter Tunis on Music
    • All Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Joel Pett
    • Letters to the Editor
    • National Columnists
    • Op-Ed
    • Submit a Letter
    • All Living
    • Celebrations
    • Family
    • Fashion
    • Food & Drink
    • Fru-Gal: Deb Morris
    • Health & Medicine
    • Home & Garden
    • Paul Prather
    • Religion
    • Travel
    • Readers' Choice
    • Kentucky Obituaries
    • Obituaries in the News
    • Submit an Obituary
    • Customer Service
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • E-edition
    • Page Reprints
    • Photo Reprints
    • RSS Feeds
    • Special Sections
    • Site Information
    • Advertise With Us
    • Archives
    • Mobile
    • Mobile Apps & eReaders
    • Newsletters
    • Social
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Google+
    • Today's Circulars
    • Classifieds
    • Jobs
    • Cars
    • Homes
    • Homeseller
    • Legal Notices
  • Place an Ad
  • Mobile & Apps

Other Sports

Southland, Dunbar grieve for 15-year-old Owyn Spahr

By Doug Bradley - Special to the Herald-Leader

    ORDER REPRINT →

March 03, 2012 04:48 PM

The local youth program lost one of its rising stars with the death of Owyn Spahr on Feb. 26. Spahr, 15, was a sophomore at Paul Laurence Dunbar, a member of the bowling team and a junior bowler at Collins Bowling Centers-Southland.

Spahr, who bowled a 299 game on Feb. 18 at Southland, came to Lexington from Sturgis, Mich., four years ago.

When he started bowling at Southland he was averaging about 170. Kenny Hohensee, a youth coach at Southland who worked with Spahr and later became his coach at Dunbar, said Spahr's average in the Saturday youth league rose to 203 and his average for Dunbar was 204.

"He was very talented and had a great attitude, was always positive and very coachable," Hohensee said. "He was loved by his team."

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to the Lexington Herald-Leader

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

Hohensee said Southland's youth league sportsmanship award will be named in Owyn Spahr's honor. The next one will be presented later this month.

  Comments  

Videos

Photo slideshow: 2019 Bluegrass Sports Awards banquet

Slideshow: Centre women’s soccer steamrolling into NCAAs

View More Video

Trending Stories

In ‘really good spirits,’ Kentucky’s Travis sets target date for return

February 21, 2019 05:51 PM

9 things Kentucky teachers should know about the educator-proposed pension plan

February 21, 2019 12:44 PM

‘Top Chef’ Kentucky’s Graham Elliot is in town and you’ll never guess where he ate.

February 21, 2019 12:14 PM

Many Kentucky houseboat owners aren’t paying their taxes. This would make them.

February 21, 2019 10:04 AM

European basketball recruit offers another intriguing option for Kentucky next season

February 21, 2019 06:05 PM

Read Next

Bencic tops 2-time Dubai champ Svitolina; Kvitova in final

Sports

Bencic tops 2-time Dubai champ Svitolina; Kvitova in final

The Associated Press

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 22, 2019 01:48 PM

Belinda Bencic stops 2-time defending champ Elina Svitolina in Dubai and will face Petra Kvitova in final.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to the Lexington Herald-Leader

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE OTHER SPORTS

Blue Jackets acquire center Matt Duchene from Ottawa

Sports

Blue Jackets acquire center Matt Duchene from Ottawa

February 22, 2019 01:46 PM
Chelsea to face Dynamo Kiev, Arsenal to meet Rennes

Sports

Chelsea to face Dynamo Kiev, Arsenal to meet Rennes

February 22, 2019 11:54 AM

Sports

AEK gets suspension warning from UEFA for rioting fans

February 22, 2019 11:52 AM

Gaming & Technology

Brazilian soccer body offers to pay for VAR this season

February 22, 2019 10:55 AM

Sports

Successor named for legendary high school hockey coach

February 22, 2019 10:27 AM
FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players through next season

Sports

FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players through next season

February 22, 2019 10:06 AM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

Lexington Herald Leader App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
  • Archives
Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Place a Classified Ad
  • Local Deals
  • Digital Solutions
  • Media Kit
Copyright
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story