A young Denison-Schleswig boys’ bowling team competed in the Class 2A State Bowling Tournament last week Wednesday.

The team ended up eighth.

Head Coach Shelby Brawner said her team started the pre-bracket 15 baker games all right with scores of 180, 233, 152, 213 and 211.

“Lane 12 was the toughest for them in the first set,” she said. “Battling one lane seemed to a trend throughout the first 15.”

She said the next set was when her team struggled the most, throwing games of 189, 192, 165, 175 and 148.

“They had a lot of pin action, but the boys couldn’t catch any breaks,” Brawner said.

They finished the first 15 games with scores of 143, 224, 159, 211 and 185.

“They tried to catch the teams ahead of them but ended up placing eighth,” she said.

In the first round of the bracket, the Monarchs took on Keokuk. Keokuk won three games in a row right away. The Monarchs bowled games of 167, 182 and 177.

Next the Monarchs bowled against Newton for seventh and were able to shut Newton out in three games bowling scores of 167, 208 and 247.

“The kids struggled overcoming the mental part of the game, but we were really excited to see them go into the last round with a great attitude. It goes to show how important the mental game is in bowling,” Brawner said. “Our team is young, and they learned a lot through this experience that they can take with them next year. Jake (Fink) was a great leader for our young players, and he'll be missed next year.”

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