The Klahowya Eagles (13-0) kept their perfect season alive by winning the Olympic League Bowling Tournament with a score of 2,852 Jan. 24 at All-Star Lanes in Silverdale.
The Eagles will advance to the 2A district tournament Feb. 1 at the Bowlero Bowling Center in Lakewood, along with Olympic (10-6) which finished second with a score of 2,596 pins knocked down as a team. Bremerton finished fifth at 2,421.
Klahowya coach Jim Roadruck said not winning the tournament last year served as motivation this year.
“It [the loss] was by 28 pins, so that was kind of a frustration for us, but it’s always important [to get a win],” Roadruck said. “Everybody bowled a little bit above their average.”
In the first game, Klahowya asserted its dominance early with senior Salina Stroup taking first with a score of 185 and junior Nevaeh Glance coming in at 174. The remaining Eagles, sophomores Tatum Robbins and Claire Baker, rounded out the top five outside of Allie Corn, who placed seventh.
Trojan sophomore Joslyn Kettering earned a score of 155, placing her seventh. Fellow Olympic sophomore Aryen Schrock was not too far behind at ninth, earning a score of 146.
Bremerton junior Ileah Tang tied for 11th, scoring 137 in the first round.
Stroup held strong to her lead in the second round of games, earning a score of 165 and building a total score of 350.
The race for the top five overall was competitive for Klahowya, with Stroup, Glance and Baker all placing in the top five in the second round as well. Glance earned 154 points and Baker 158.
Klahowya and Olympic held strong in the top four teams, with Klahowya enjoying a near 200-point lead over second-place North Mason at 1,558. Olympic nestled themselves into third with a score of 1,332.
The three teams left it all out on the table for the final round.
Glance and Baker jumped out to first and second place in the standings after bowling their third rounds. Glance posted a score of 163, earning an overall total of 491. Baker scored 172 points, pushing her overall score to 486. Shrock and Kettering both placed in the top 10 with scores of 443 and 431, respectively.
Trojan coach David Jamrog enjoyed the fight his team showed. “I like the fact that they did not give up,” he said. “They were down, but they weren’t out.”
The Knights posted their best showing in the final round, scoring 663 points behind Tang’s 138 and freshman Samantha Stevens’ 124.