By ISAAC DEER
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural's girls bowling team punched its ticket to next week's Class 6A state tournament with a third-place finish in Friday's 6A regional at West Ridge Lanes while Rural junior Josh Hammons qualified for the boys state meet as an individual.
Washburn Rural’s girls placed third with a team score of 2,768, finishing behind team champion Olathe Northwest (2,829) and Junction City (2,806).
Sophomore Claire Ireland paced the Rural girls, shooting a three-game series of 539 to finish fifth individually while junior Amaya Buchanan was a pin behind Ireland in sixth with a 538 and senior Kaitlyn Doyal and sophomore Taylin Sakers also placed in the top 15 overall.
Doyal finished 11th with a 508 series while Sakers was 13th with a 495.
Topeka High girls’ finished the day in eighth place with a score of 2,272.
Washburn Rural's Josh Hammons finished fifth individually in Friday's Class 6A bowling regional at West Ridge Lanes, earning a berth in next week's state tournament at Wichita. {File photo]
Out of the 66 boys’ bowlers that competed on Friday, Hammons earned a fifth-place finish with 664 series.
Washburn Rural finished fifth as a team at 3,168, while Junction City won the team championship with a 3,524 total and Lawrence (3,307) and Olathe Northwest (3,289) claimed the other two team berths for state.
Topeka High’s boys finished seventh with a 3,011 total.
CLASS 6A BOWLING REGIONAL
BOYS
Team scores
Junction City 3,524, Lawrence 3,307, Olathe Northwest 3,289, Olathe West 3,271, Washburn Rural 3,168, Wichita Heights 3,157, Topeka High 3,011, Free State 2,962, Manhattan 2,923, Gardner-Edgerton 2,911, Wichita Southeast 2,662.
Individual results
1. Ziegenhirt, Junction City, 725; 2. Carlstedt, Olathe Northwest, 681, 3. Mitchell, Olathe Northwest, 677; 4. Smith, Junction City, 675; 5. Hammons, Washburn Rural, 664; 6. Hunsaker, Olathe West, 651; 7. Curtis, Olathe West, 646; 8. Edmonds, Lawrence, 644, 9. Lindsley, Junction City, 632; 10. Fowler, Lawrence High, 626.
GIRLS
Team scores
Olathe Northwest 2,829, Junction City 2,806, Washburn Rural 2,768, Lawrence 2,465, Olathe West 2,396, Gardner-Edgerton 2,355, Manhattan 2,348, Topeka High 2,272, Free State 2,097, Wichita Heights 1,858, Wichita Southeast 1,641.
Individual results
1. Bridges, Manhattan, 604; 2. Rogers, Gardner-Edgerton, 580; 3. D. Holmes, Olathe Northwest, 569; 4. Level, Wichita Heights, 542; 5. Ireland, Washburn Rural, 539, 6. Buchanan, Washburn Rural, 538; 7. Oliver, Junction City, 530; 8. Apperson, Olathe Northwest, 524; 9. S. Holmes, Olathe Northwest, 523; 10. Heidenreich, Junction City, 512.
