Linn-Mar Girls Bowling

Lions overwhelm Xavier

Stacey Schwarzenstein rolled a two-game series of 165-189--353 as Linn-Mar defeated Xavier, 2433-2190, in girls bowling at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center on Dec. 10.

Tara Trcka of Xavier captured top honors with a 246-204--450.

LINN-MAR (2433): Stacey Schwarzenstein 165-189--354, Abbey Stenersen 154-179--333, Brittney Ketelsen 170-143--313, Valerie Loudneback 175-137--312, Amy Pickerin 148-151--299.

XAVIER (2190): Tara Trcka 246-204--450, Abbey Konzen 128-128--256, Aileen Conway 138-110--248, Molly Behounek 121-119--240, Tyler Weger 132-105--237.

Stenerson leads Lions past Hempstead

DUBUQUE -- Abbey Stenersen had the hot hand for the Linn-Mar girls bowling team Dec. 3 with a two-game series of 227-200--427 as the Lions topped
Dubuque Hempstead, 2569-2342, at Cherry Lanes.

Kelsey Gregory of Hempstead took top honors with a 207-235--442.

LINN-MAR (2569): Abbey Stenersen 227-200-427, Valerie Loudneback 175-200-375, Brittney Ketelsen 168-165--333, Amy Pickerin 156-165--321,
Stacey Schwarzenstein 151-148--299.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (2342): Kelsey Gregory 207-235--442, Hillary Wareham 172-182--354, Holly Klein 147-156--303, Bridget Dolehide 135-146--282,
Alyssa Theisen 94-129--223.

Lions drop season opener

Amy Pickerin rolled a two-game series of 201-235--436 as the Linn-Mar girls bowling team lost to Iowa City High, 2557-2378, in the season opener
Nov. 23 at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

IOWA CITY HIGH (2557): Brittany Tack 219-169--388, Abby Saehler 184-166--350, Shannon Koppes 175-167--342, Taylor Leonard 178-160--338,
Natalie Harapat 174-147--321.

LINN-MAR (2378): Amy Pickerin 201-235--436, Stacey Schwartzenstein (168-192--360), Mckenzie Routhe 163-114--277, Brittney Ketelsen
129-131--260, Valerie Loudneback 146-111--257.

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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