Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Qualifies For State
Oskaloosa Girls Bowling qualified for the 2024 State Bowling Championship. (photo submitted)
The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Team Qualifies for Team State!!! They had a great day on the lanes today, and I couldn’t be more proud of what this group of girls has accomplished, being the first girls’ team to qualify for team state! The girls started hot shooting a 993 for the first five baker games, which is a 198 average for those games. They then stayed steady for the next ten baker games but couldn’t hold off Keokuk, who had the single high baker game for the team tournament with a 268 game. The Oskaloosa girls only lost to Keokuk by 11 total pins. The girls bowled as a complete team today and supported each other. All had great attitudes today, and it paid off with a trip to Team State. Congrats Osky Girls!!
The Oskaloosa Girls weren’t done yet; they still had the state qualifying singles competition that followed the team event, and Sidney Thompson and Ava Ridenour both qualified for the State. Ava Ridenour finished in 6th place with games of 244, 171, and 158 for a 573 3-game series, while Sidney Thompson qualified 3rd with games of 192, 179, and a final game of 235 to earn her spot for the state singles. I can’t say enough about all the extra practice time that these two girls have put in on the lanes outside of bowling practice, and it has finally paid off for them with a trip to State! A huge Congrats to these two girls!!!
