The boys varsity bowling team has started the season with a 4-2 record and the girls varsity bowling team with a 2-4 record.

“So far, we have had six meets over the course of three Saturdays. We have six more meets over three more regular season dates scheduled (one of those being a snow date if needed) and State,” bowling coach Thomas Faulkner said.

With the usual way to play the sport being a solo activity, many people don’t know that bowling can also be played as a team sport.

“A bowling meet consists of nine Baker style games against another school. Baker style bowling is a team format where five bowlers share one game, rotating who bowls each frame (Player one bowls frames one and six, Player two bowls two and seven, Player three bowls three and eight, Player four bowls four and nine, Player five bowls five and ten),” Faulkner said. “Unlike traditional bowling, players rotate through frames in a fixed order for a combined score, with the anchor bowler handling the crucial tenth frame. Our district (7A) is very large and spread out in distance so meets are bowled on Saturdays as double headers. The teams bowl a total of eighteen Baker style games against two different schools.”

With the format of the competition being team based, the bowlers have to get along both on and off the lanes.

“We all have to work together so we have a good sense of community,” junior Nolan Faulkner said.

With frequent meets, the team practices often to prepare.

“We bowl every week at practices on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Berlin Lanes from 5 to 6:30 p.m.,” junior Mitchell Lundt said.

Winning is not the entire point of competition; enjoying a sport is often just as rewarding.

“It has been really fun so far this bowling season,” freshman Brianna Krizan said.

With more competitions ahead of them, the bowlers are on track to having a fantastic season.

“I am excited. I think we could do pretty well this year,” Lundt said.