The Oswego High School girls bowling team went to Town and Country Lanes in Joliet to compete in a field full of the best teams across the State at the annual Strikefest Tournament with Plainfield North High School the host.
The Panthers struggled in game one with a team score of 730, but the team bounced back with 895 and 871, respectively, to finish the morning with a solid 2,496. Oswego’s morning series earned them a spot in the Silver Division in the afternoon, where OHS had a solid 840 game four after the lunch break.
In game five, the squad had a tough time carrying strikes and sub-par spare shooting led to a 708 team score. Determined to end the tournament strong, the Panthers moved to their final pair of lanes on the day and shot 869 to finish with a 2,417 afternoon series and a total of 4,913 to finish in seventh place in the Silver Division and 17th out of 44 teams in the field.
Leading the Panthers on the day, and coming off of a career week on the lanes, was freshman Lani Breedlove, who averaged 193 on the day with a six-game series of 1,158, and finishing 27th in a field of more than 200 bowlers. Juniors Savanna Jourdan, 1,045, and Lily Ratledge, 975, were next high bowlers for OHS followed closely by sophomore Evelyn James, 877, and freshman Katelyn Watson, 858.
Competing in the two-game Super Sub competition at the lunch break was sophomore Lexi Dellaca who totaled 252 in the two games.