By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
WICHITA -- Thursday was a day of near misses for Seaman's girls bowling team in the Class 5A-1A state bowling tournament at Northrock Lanes.
The defending state champion, Seaman led the team race again Thursday through two games before slipping to third place in the final standings while Viking senior Katie Price finished second individually with a 637 series, just four pins behind individual champion Rylee Lambeth of Salina South.
Seaman senior Katie Price finished second in the Class 5A-1A state tournament while helping lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Junior JaeLinn Thetford finished third individually in Thursday's Class 5A-1A state bowling tournament, helping Seaman finish third as a team. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Seaman's girls bowling team finished third in Thursday's Class 5A-1A state tournament at Northrock Lanes in Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Great Bend claimed the team title by a 3,161-3,078 margin over Salina South, with Seaman third at 3,007, 109 pins in front of fourth-place Buhler for the final team trophy.
"They missed a lot of spares today,'' Seaman coach Bob Benoit said of his team. "There were some emotions with it being the last tournament. We had a couple of freshmen that were overwhelmed with what was going on here and a couple of other girls put too much pressure on themselves.
"It's just one of those things that happens, but I'm pleased with what they did. You know you can't win every year but they got third. We were in position to take it and it just kind of slipped away from us.''
Price put together games of 257, 189 and 191 and was a timely strike away in the third game of American Ten Pin from pulling out the state title.
"I felt like I did great,'' Price said. "I don't think I could have done any better, I did what I did.''
Viking junior JaeLinn Thetford was right behind Price, finishing third individually with a 624 series while junior Cheyenne Turkin also earned an individual state medal, finishing 20th with a 552 series.
"I was pretty happy with it overall,'' Thetford said of her third-place showing. "If I would have done better my first game (167) I probably would have done better overall, but I can't change that and I'm still happy with it.''
Freshman Claire LaDuke finished with a 497 series for Seaman while junior Kayla Mize had a 444 series and freshman Laci Cole a 392 series.
Topeka West finished 10th in the team standings at 2,622 while junior Brenna Rutschmann earning an individual medal with an 18th-place finish at 556.
Charger junior Megan Wood narrowly missed a state medal, taking 21st with a 547 series.
Washburn Rural will compete as a team in Friday's Class 6A state tournament, with the girls bowling at 8:50 a.m. and the boys to follow at 1:40 p.m.
CLASS 5A-1A STATE GIRLS BOWLING
At Northrock Lanes Wichita
Team scores
Great Bend 3,161, Salina South 3,078, Seaman 3,007, Buhler 2,898, Maize South 2,827, Eisenhower 2,741, Bishop Carroll 2,718, Emporia 2,711, Lansing 2,679, Topeka West 2,622, St. James Acacemy 2,492, Leavenworth 2,491.
Individual results
1. Rylee Lambeth, Salina South, 167-258-216 -- 641; 2. Katie Price, Seaman, 257-189-191 -- 637; 3. JaeLinn Thetford, Seaman, 167-243-214 -- 624; 4. Cheyenne O'Connor, Salina Central, 182-236-178 -- 596; 5. Alexandra Coykendall, Salina Central, 171-211-211 -- 593; 6. Zoey Mayberry, Great Bend, 175-212-204 -- 591; 7. Sahara Riha, Great Bend, 206-194-186 -- 586; 8. Kaylin Wahlmeier, Great Bend, 176-171-237 -- 584; 9. Paige Schuler, Maize South, 177-197-202 -- 576; 10. McKenzie Welch, Buhler, 177-215-183 -- 575; 11. Chloe Glaser, Hutchinson, 214-218-142 -- 574; 12. Cassidy Reno, Bishop Miege, 159-215-199 -- 573; 13. Paighton Crumley, Andover Central, 184-201-188 -- 573; 14. Olyvia Choura, Eisenhower, 207-214-151 -- 572; 15. Rylee Surritte, Lansing, 191-184-191 -- 566; 16. Emilee Nelson, Great Bend, 203-160-202 -- 565; 17. Aviana Ordonez, Salina South, 194-199-165 --558; 18. Brenna Rutschmann, Topeka West, 177-168-211 -- 556; 19. Aliyah Fryberger, Great Bend, 161-210 -184 -- 555; 20. Cheyenne Turkin, Seaman, 214-169-169 -- 552.
Other Seaman -- Claire LaDuke 497, Kaylla Mize 444, Laci Cole 392.
Other Topeka West -- Megan Wood 547, Karlee Gilbreath 462, Hannah Allen 455, Reagan Kell 448, Jordyn Felsburg 282.
