The 2025 All-City girls bowling team: From left -- Kenzie Lawson, Washburn Rural; Megan Glinka, Washburn Rural; Addison Van Metre, Shawnee Heights; Paige Snyder, Seaman; Claire LaDuke, Seaman, and Leah Crawford, Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The future appears bright for city girls high school bowling, with the 2025 girls All-City first team comprised of six underclassmen, including a freshman and three sophomores.
The All-City team, selected by city coaches, includes first-team sophomore repeaters Paige Snyder of Seaman and Megan Glinka of Washburn Rural along with Seaman junior Claire LaDuke and Washburn Rural junior Kenzie Lawson, Shawnee Heights sophomore Addison Van Metre and Seaman freshman Leah Craword.
LaDuke, Lawson and Van Metre all earned individual medals during the 2025 state meet.
Lawson and Glinka helped Washburn Rural finish third as a team in the Class 6A state tournament while LaDuke, Crawford and Snyder helped Seaman post a third-place finish in 5A.
All-City capsules:
LEAH CRAWFORD, Seaman -- Crawford, a freshman, placed 22nd individually in her first Class 5A state tournament with a 532 series, helping Seaman finish third in the team standings. Crawford won a 5A regional individual championship with a 630 series as Seaman captured the team crown by 514 pins. Crawford finished eighth in the United Kansas Conference with a 568 series as the Vikings won the team title by 334 pins. Crawford shot a 522 series in the city tournament to finish 12th individually for the team-champion Vikings.
MEGAN GLINKA, Washburn Rural -- A sophomore, Glinka earned first-team All-City honors for the second straight season after placing 26th with a 554 series to help Washburn Rural finish third as a team in the 2025 Class 6A state tournament. Glinka recorded a 561 series to place 12th in regional competition for team-champion Rural. Glinka garnered the Centennial League individual championship with a 597 series as the Junior Blues won the team title. Glinka shot a 525 in the city tournament to place 11th as Rural finished second as a team.
CLAIRE LADUKE, Seaman -- LaDuke, a junior, placed eighth in the 2025 Class 5A state tournament with a 582 three-game series, helping lead the Vikings to the third-place team trophy for the second straight season. LaDuke was third at regionals with a 581 series as Seaman won the championship by 514 pins. LaDuke finished ninth in the United Kansas Conference with a 558 series as the Vikings won the team title by 334 pins. LaDuke rolled a 569 series in the city tournament to place fourth as Seaman won the city team title.
KENZIE LAWSON, Washburn Rural -- Lawson, a junior, earned first-team All-City honors for the first time after helping the Junior Blues post a third-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament. Lawson posted a 10th-place individual finish in the state meet with a 621 three-game series. Lawson rolled a 597 series to place sixth at regionals for team-champion Rural. Lawson finished eighth with a 503 series in the Centennial League for team-champion Rural. Lawson shot a 545 series in the city tournament to place ninth as Rural finished second as a team.
PAIGE SNYDER, Seaman -- A sophomore, Snyder is a first-team All-City pick for the second straight season after helping Seaman post a third-place team finish for the second straight year. Snyder finished sixth in the United Kansas Conference with a 578 series as the Vikings won the team title by 334 pins. Snyder recorded a runnerup individual finish in 5A regional competition with a 613 series as Seaman won the team title by 514 pins. Snyder finished second in the city meet with a 607 series for the team-champion Vikings.
ADDISON VAN METRE, Shawnee Heights -- A sophomore, Van Metre earned a 15th-place medal in the Class 5A state tournament with a 559 three-game series, helping the T-Birds finish sixth in the team standings. Van Metre captured the United Kansas Conference championship with a 649 series as Heights posted a fourth-place team finish. Van Metre rolled a 570 series to finish third in the city tournament for third-place Heights.
ALL-CITY GIRLS BOWLING
FIRST TEAM
Leah Crawford, fr., Seaman; Megan Glinka, so., Washburn Rural; Claire LaDuke, jr., Seaman; Kenzie Lawson, jr., Washburn Rural; Paige Snyder, so., Seaman; Addison Van Metre, so., Shawnee Heights.
SECOND TEAM
Camrynn Ahrens, jr., Washburn Rural; Reese Bell, jr., Shawnee Heights; Ashley Billups, sr., Washburn Rural; Kayla Duncan, fr., Seaman; Emily Lee, sr., Hayden; Elizabeth Poling, sr., Washburn Rural.
