Kadence Bottrall is nearing the end of her impressive career on the Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team with her fourth appearance in the individual state championships.
Kadence finished in first place Friday in the individual Division 2 regional tournament at Spectrum Lanes in Grand Rapids. She rocked out games of 209, 247, 249, 247, 170, and 195 for a 1317 total – beating all the boys as well!
The senior standout made the cut for state in her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons as well, taking third place a year ago after losing the eventual state champion. Had she won that match, she would have rolled against teammate Bella Harnish for the individual state title.
Bottrall owns the school record high individual game at 299. She is seeking to become Wayland’s second state champion, as Sidney Urban accomplished that feat in 2018.
Kadence is the daughter of head coach Eric Bottrall.
Other Lady Wildcats scores were:
•25th place – Haven Baker (sophomore) 143, 120, 171, 163, 137, 154.
• 26th place – Izzy Botwinski (junior) 148, 149, 125, 176, 157, 131.
• 46th place – Breanna Hyde (senior) 104, 156, 124, 127, 127, 125.
• 50th place – Juliette Chapelain 137, 109, 123, 138, 101, 108.
• 66th place – Madison Bottrall (sophomore) 103, 96, 116, 110, 83, 116 for a 624.
The Lady Wildcats finished fourth in the team regionals behind Allegan, Charlotte and Mason. All three were ranked in the top 10 in the state.
Meanwhile, the Wayland boys just had fun with the top six game total of 1304 and the cut score was 1132. They won’t be in the state individual tourney, but they are one of three regional teams to make the cut for state next weekend at Waterford.
Individual results:
• 21st place – Kyle VanEss with scores of 203, 179, 162, 187, 178 and 152 for a 1061 total. This young man will return for two more years.
• 22nd place – Aydin Tolliver 159, 170, 174, 184, 211 and 154 for a 1052 total. Aydin is a senior and started bowling just two years ago. He led the team with high average.
• 25th place – Chandler Caruso 193, 131, 256, 190, 182, 195 for a 1047 total. Chandler is a senior who has been with the program for all four high school years.
• 36th place – Jayse Henkel 147, 104, 213, 166, 175, 189 for a 994 total. He will be back for two more years.
• 43rd place – Stephen Harnish 195, 190, 162, 123, 164 and 122 for a 956 total. Stephen is a senior who has been a Wildcat roller all four years and is the most experienced bowler on the team. He has had a busy winter juggling bowling, choir and theatre. He has been a member of the robotics program in the past as well.
• 46th place – Dominik Baker 174, 167, 128, 158, 201 and 115 for a 943 total. Dominik will be back for two more years as well. He has a lot of raw talent.
Coach Sherry Miklusicak said, “We are a great team as all of our bowlers basically finished in the top half of all bowlers today. Wish these young men luck next Friday at the MHSAA State Final Team Tournament!”
