Iola bowls at Chanute

The Iola High School unified bowling team met in Chanute on Thursday.

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October 28, 2022 - 3:18 PM

IHS’s Unified Special Olympics team in Chanute. Photo by Ann Bates

CHANUTE — The Iola High School unified bowling team met in Chanute on Thursday, this time hosted by the Chanute High School unified sports team. 

Iola also competed alongside Caney Valley. 

The Iola White team finished with a leading 495 points out of the three Mustang teams. Mustang Mason Silvey led with two spares and one strike, followed by Zach Pfaff’s four spares and two strikes and Steph Fees’s two spares and two strikes. 

The Iola Gold team scored 488 points, led by Gavin Doolittle’s four spares and two strikes. Shaun McLaughlin knocked down two spares and one strike and Guilis Pina also contributed in the win. 

The Iola Blue team registered 425 points. Jaden Smith led the scoring with two spares and one strike alongside Marlee Westhoff’s two spares and one strike. Kaden Priddy also recorded one spare and one strike. 

The Iola Special Olympics team travels to Pittsburg for a traditional bowling event on Nov. 2 and also to be recognized as one of ESPN’S 2022 Honor Roll schools. The Mustangs will then hit the road to bowl at Cheney to compete in the KSHSAA regional tournament. 

If Iola places in the top five at their regional meet, they will qualify for the state tournament in Topeka on Nov. 14. 

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