Washington Girls Bowling

Whitnie Jones leads J-Hawks past Warriors

Whitnie Jones rolled a 230 high game and 424 series to lead Jefferson past Washington, 2614-2301, Dec. 10 in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ bowling match at May City Bowl.

Nicole Petersen rolled a 204-394 also for Jefferson.

Washington was led by Rachel Spencer. She rolled a 207 high game and 339 series.

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Pernicka's 254 fuels Warriors

Keely Pernicka rolled a high game 254 en route to a 435 series and led Washington past Kennedy, 2470-2336, Dec. 3 at Lancer Lanes.

Both teams are 1-1.

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Senior slips past Warriors

Washington’s Rachel Spencer rolled a 191 high game and 359 series but the Warriors fell to Dubuque Senior, 2,353-2,272, at Lancer Lanes on Nov. 23.

Bowling is fastest-growing sport in Iowa

Too bad high school letter jackets are no longer in vogue.

Maybe then the newest group of prep letter winners would get more recognition.

Right now, high school bowling is mostly a sport followed by the bowlers themselves, their family members and few fans.

But that doesn’t mean it’s not popular.

“It is,” says Linn-Mar head boys coach Andy Diercks, “the fastest-growing high school and collegiate sport in the country.

“It’s had double-digit growth in terms of numbers in the past five or six years. And it just keeps growing.”

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