The Wayland girls’ varsity bowling team made quite an impression Saturday in the debut of new head coach Eric Bottrall.
The Lady Wildcats finished second among 16 teams, narrowly missing first by just nine pins.
Meanwhile, the young and inexperienced boys’ team finished 14th on the day at Eastbrook Lanes.
Bottrall commented, “We are a young team and have a great season and future to look forward to. Keep in touch it will be an exciting ride!”
Wayland girls girls qualified fourth and eventually lost in the finals to the Redhawks of Cedar Spring. Freshman Kadence Bottrall was first in singles, and Omani Morales of Cedar Springs was second.
Boys’ coach Sherry Miklusicak acknowledged her team is young and inexperienced, buy “will make great strides as the season progresses. We had two bowlers today with varsity experience, but return no consistent starters.”
First-year senior bowler Jordan Fitzgerald let the ‘Cats, followed by anchor bowler Alan Beggs and junior Max Oosterhouse. Other bowlers getting their first tournament under their belts include freshmen Juan Rodriguez, Stephen Harnish, Deven Gardner and Chandler Caruso.