After being approved in early November, the bowling team has started off the season with a winning record. The team brought home first place for varsity boys and girls in three out of five meets as of Monday, Jan. 30.

“So far we’ve swept most of our meets,” freshman Maridee Weber said. “Hopefully we can keep on winning the rest of the season.”

Along with placing first in over half of the meets, according to head coach Adam Wessel, the team has continued to improve as the season progresses.

“So far the season is going well,” Wessel said. “We have continued to get better in every meet.”

Many bowlers find the sport fun and are friends with one another freshman varsity bowler Sloan June said.

“Everyone on the team is always relaxed,” June said. “We pretty much all get along.”

At the meets, the environment differs from other sports. The players must be seated unless it is their turn to bowl and limit their talking. Cheering only occurs when someone bowls a strike or picks up a spare, and even then, bowlers can only clap.

“The meets are pretty organized and everyone is mostly quiet,” June said. “We all get pretty excited when one of our teammates pick up a strike but have to be quiet for the next bowler.”

Though bowling is not the most physically demanding sport, it requires mental toughness as many players become aggravated after bowling a poor frame.

“Messing up on one frame is frustrating,” Weber said. “After messing up once, you have to forget about it and get ready to bowl the next frame.”