1988 Gallimaufry

B O W L I N G 4^"\ owling is not a sport, it's Jf^\ a social gathering. This f^\ year Coach Melissa A 1 Striegel, more common- ~~fX3r ly known as Mel, took T I ten bowlers and shaped them into a team. This team and its coach has no idea of what the bowling record is for the year, all we know is that we had a lot of fun and we learned more about the art of con– versation. The ten bowlers were (and are) Cheryl Heinz, Laura Kozlevcar, Kim Dilley, Karen Kiener, Amy Courtin, Car– rie Jordan, Stephanie Jayne, Susie Gruber, Mae Hung, and Alyssa Ben– nett. LisaGreen was pinch bowler for us when I got sick. Melissa remembered that she was the coach every once in a while, es– pecially when one of our bus drivers came down and gave us tips. After every meet, we went out to eat at Wendy's becauseMelissa doesn't like McDonald's. Our team mascot is the Galien, one of those creatures you can buy in a vending machine. We felt it was necessary to have a mascot be– cause everyone else did. Maybe we'll really be a team and get team sweat– shirts next year. Melissa took the Varsity bowlers to Regionals, where I promptly fell asleep, and during our lunch hour we went to Jewel/Osco for a fun-filled time in the toy section. I still have my blow-up palm tree that I got that day. I think we came in fourteenth in a field of eighteen, which isn't too bad. We're actually pretty good if we set our minds to it. In one game we bowled an over 800 series, another somewhere in the 700's, and still another in the 600's. Actually, I keep getting confused if I'm writing about sectionals or the invita– tional. Not that it really matters — we had a load of fun. The bowling team is not only a team, it's a group of people who care a little about bowling, and a lot about each other. I can't wait until next year. I still say it's better to throw a gutter ball. I don't really care if I get a strike or not. (And I still don't plan on waiting by the lane to see.) _ Kgren K|ener ,g g VARSITY BOWLER Laura Kozlevcar releases the ball in hopes of another strike. JV BOWLING: Coach Melissa Striegel, Alyssa Bennett, Susie Gruber, Stephanie Jayne, Carrie Jordan, Mae Hung. ITY BOWLING: Coach Melissa Striegel, Laura Kozlevcar, Amy Cour- heryl Heinz, Kim Dilley, Karen Keiner. 91