Spartan bowlers 5th at state qualifier

WATERLOO – Cooper Hoy was seven pins short of a spot in the individual state tournament as part of Grundy Center boys bowling’s effort at a 1A state qualifier hosted by Waterloo Columbus at Cadillac XBC last week.

Hoy rolled a three-game series of 601 to lead the Spartans. The cutoff for the top four qualifiers was 607 by Ballard’s Brenden Wright. Hoy’s first-game 224 was the high individual game for Grundy Center as well.

Lang rolled a 524 series with a high game of 192; Jacob Hoy rolled a 500, Noah Sealman a 490 series, Britt Meyer had 453 pins and Kaden Crimmins rolled up a 410 series.

The Spartans finished fifth in the team competition with a total of 2,514 pins across 15 Baker games. West Delaware advanced from the team competition, running away with a 3,131 high score.

The IHSAA and IGHSAU run separate team and individual tournaments for bowling with different qualifying requirements.