BY RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
WICHITA -- The ultimate aim is always to win a state championship, but although Washburn Rural's girls bowling team fell a couple of rungs short of that goal Friday at Bowlero Northrock, the Junior Blues still had plenty to celebrate.
Washburn Rural girls bowling posted a third-place team finish in Friday's Class 6A state tournament at Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Rural took home the third-place trophy with a team score of 3,081 while senior Elizabeth Poling and junior Kenzie Lawson earned state individual medals.
"We're happy with having a trophy, obviously,'' Washburn Rural coach Jo Ricard said. "It was a struggle in Baker for us today. We just couldn't get some of the things to fall the way that we had to, so we had to hold on and come through.
"Those last two frames of that fourth game of Baker we had to have what we had to get third place.''
Senior Elizabeth Poling posted a fifth-place finish in Friday's Class 6A state tournament at Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Poling posted a fifth-place finish with a 644 series, rolling games of 197, 225, 222 to cap her high school career with her first state medal.
"I shot really good at regionals and that was my first 600 and this is my second 600 in high school, so I'm very glad that I could come out and do it again and one-up myself from regionals,'' Poling said. "I'm very, very surprised and happy with myself. ''
"Elizabeth did a great job for us, stepped up and has really come along here in the last few weeks with what needed to be done and that was truly appreciated,'' Ricard said.
Washburn Rural junior Kenzie Lawson earned a 10th-place medal in Friday's Class 6A state tournament at Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
The Junior Blues also got a 10th-place finish from junior Kenzie Lawson with a 621 series (188-231-202) while sophomore Megan Glinka added a 554 series, junior Camrynn Ahrens had a 536, senior Ashley Billips a 504 and junior Stella Gordon a 495.
"Kenzie stepped up and did a fantastic job for us as well and stayed consistent with doing that,'' Ricard said.
Perennial state champion Campus won the team championship by a 150-pin margin over Wichita Northwest while Gardner-Edgerton senior Myranda Rogers captured the individual title with a 696 series.
Medalists Faurot, Glinka pace Rural boys
Struggles in the Baker format games ended Washburn Rural's bid for a boys team trophy, but seniors Tyler Faurot and Logan Glinka both posted top-eight individual finishes to lead the fifth-place Junior Blues.
Washburn Rural senior Tyler Faurot, who finished sixth in Class 6A Friday, reacts to a strike. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Faurot paced Rural with a sixth-place individual finish, rolling a 689 series with games of 215, 234 and 240.
"My second and third games I definitely did really well,'' Faurot said. "I missed some spares that I should have picked up. I probably would have been top four if I had picked up some good spares but I felt pretty good.''
Washburn Rural senior Logan Glinka finished eighth in the Class 6A state tournament Friday in Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Glinka was just two spots behind his teammate in eighth place with a 679 series (244-219-216), earning the second individual medal of his career.
"This is my second state and I medaled both times,'' Glinka said. "I thought I bowled great. The lanes were pretty tough today so I can't be mad at all and I'm really proud of Tyler.''
The Junior Blues also got a 587 series from Andrew Faurot, a 572 from Jackson Keller, a 563 from junior Cody Spangler and a 532 from Conner Ahrens.
Derby ran away with the team championship by 253 pins (3,763-3,510) over Shawnee Mission East while Olathe Northwest finished third (3,441).
Rural finished fifth at 3,365.
CLASS 6A STATE BOWLING
At Bowlero Northrock
GIRLS
Team scores
Campus 3,307, Wichita Northwest 3,157, Washburn Rural 3,081, Mill Valley 3,067, Junction City 2,966, Olathe South 2,838, Shawnee Mission West 2,724, Wichita East 2,698, Shawnee Mission East 2,347.
Individual results
1. Myranda Rogers, Gardner-Edgerton, 696; 2. Layla Gonzalez, Mill Valley, 686; 3. Riley Emerson, Campus, 685; 4. Bailey Kinkelaar, Blue Valley Northwest, 674; 5. Elizabeth Poling, Washburn Rural, 644; 6. Brooklyn Peck, Shawnee Mission Northwest; 642; 7. Angelina Moser, Campus, 637; 8. Kalee Stockstill, Wichita Northwest, 637; 9. Cortlynn Millington, Manhattan, 633; 10. Kenzie Lawson, Washburn Rural, 621; 11. Natalie Moss, Shawnee Mission West, 605; 12. Lacey Baney, Derby, 600; 13. Audrey Abbott, Shawnee Mission West, 593; 14. Kylie Train, Wichita East, 593; 15. Gentry Larson, Blue Valley West, 585; 16. Reagan Brown, Olathe East, 584; 17. Janiyah George, Junction City, 584; 18. Lexie Eberle, Olathe West, 581; 19. Aubrie Thomas, Olathe South, 578; 20. Chante Anderson, Campus, 576.
Other Washburn Rural -- 26. Megan Glinka, 554; 33. Camrynn Ahrens, 536; 46. Ashley Billups, 504; 50. Stella Gordon, 495.
BOYS
Team scores
Derby 3,763, Shawnee Mission East 3,510, Olathe Northwest 3,441, Olathe South 3,415, Washburn Rural 3,365, Garden City 3,343, Maize 3,319, Blue Valley North 3,244, Junction City 3,233.
Individual results
1. Dawson Baumgartner, Derby, 741; 2. Christian Lahey, Shawnee Mission East, 728; 3. Evan Clark, Derby, 716; 4. Pj Level, Wichita Heights, 711; 5. Cash Carns, Derby, 695; 6. Tyler Faurot, Washburn Rural, 689; 7. Maddox Siharath, Wichita Southeast, 683; 8. Logan Glinka, Washburn Rural, 679; 9. Simon Clark, Olathe Northwest, 673; 10. Brayden Ebeling, Olathe South, 671; 11. Jacob Clark, Olathe Northwest, 665; 12. Jake Smith, Shawnee Mission East, 650; 13. Brody Nichols, Garden City, 648; 14. William Groebl, Blue Valley North, 646; 15. Kane Burns, Garden City, 645; 16. Kellan Sewell, Olathe East, 645; 17. Jaxon White, Maize, 641; 18. Eli Nathan, Blue Valley North, 634; 19. Aaron Salvino, Shawnee Mission North, 633; 20. Tyler Hagg, Olathe South, 632.
Other Washburn Rural -- 41. Andrew Faurot, 587; 47. Jackson Keller, 572; 53. Cody Spangler, 563; 62. Conner Ahrens, 532.
