The Iola High unified bowling team hosted their third annual Unified Bowling SEK Dual at The Lanes at Light Hardware in Yates Center last Wednesday.
The Mustangs competed in two teams of four going head-to-head with Chanute High School’s unified team. It was a great day of competition and inclusion.
All teams competed in six games of Baker’s style bowling, meaning that instead of competing as individuals for 10 full frames, they competed as a team taking turns to complete a full 10-frame game.
At the end of the six games, the scores from each game were added up, and the top three teams were awarded with medals.
The Iola Gold team was made up of athletes Kaden Priddy and Vernon Klinzman and peer buddies Marlee Westhoff and Steph Fees. They went home with a bronze medal with a score of 492 points. Kaden and Vernon ended the day each with four spares and two strikes, Marlee had one spare for the day, and Steph had one strike.
The Iola Blue team were athletes Weston Helman, Guilis Pina, and Xavior Burrow and peer buddy Shaun McLaughlin. They ended the day with 427 points which was good enough for 5th place. Weston had one spare for the day, Guilis ended with one strike, Xavior had one spare. Shaun ended the day with 3 spares and 2 strikes.
The Mustangs will be back in action next Wednesday, traveling to Chanute’s alley for a rematch.
