Varsity bowling team builds bonds, breaks high scores

By Rhiannon Leal

Features and Entertainment Reporter

Photo courtesy of Rhiannon Leal.

 Isla McClure has loved to bowl ever since she was a little girl, but now she is proud to say that she is the captain of the varsity and has a high score of 175 attached to her resume.

 ¨What I like most about bowling is that it is a fun environment; each year we get new girls on the team, and it’s new bonds we get to make. Along with that, we meet so many different people in all of our games and get a chance to connect with them,¨ McClure said.

This season, the junior varsity girls won third place in a tournament due to their hard work. Also helping the jv team win was Mercedes Davis, who won first place, receiving a medal. Many girls joined, which also expanded the varsity team, making the overall team bigger. Senior Kylie Elician will be in her second year, and scored 121 in a game this season, helping the team get closer to a win. Many of the girls pushed themselves this year and kept beating their high score, like Hala Ghaben, who got a 167 at conference.

¨What I like most about bowling is that it’s fun and challenging, and it gives a great chance for teamwork and sportsmanship while still competing,¨ Kylie Elician said. ¨It’s also a great bonding experience for the team.¨ Elician said that her favorite game this season would have had to be the Christmas tournament because they were all very energetic and happy while still trying to be competitive.

The team this year was a great team and under coach Mr. Ward. Coach Ward brought snacks for all tournaments, games, and even helped the girls learn how to curve the ball. At the conference, he pushed the girls on the team not to give up. He even brought up a jv player named Emily Gerth, who has a high score of 135, which he pushed her to get by teaching her to pick up the spares.

¨I get to have a positive impact on kids that I might not get to see in the classroom. Also, the bowling alley has pretty good pizza,¨ Mr.Ward said. ¨Senior night [was my favorite part this year] because I got to tell the seniors how awesome they are, and the juniors were amazing with all their help.¨