Western Dubuque Bowling Goes to State for Second Time, Return as 2-time Champions

The 2012 State Champion Western Dubuque High School Bowling Team received their awards on Feb. 23.  Pictured L to R:  Luke Maiers, Coach Tom Specht, Luke Schroeder, Jared Mueller, Austin Meeker, Logan Bahl, Brad Schroeder, and Coach Al Heiberger. 

BY BRAD PRIER

The 2011 State Champion Bobcat boys’ bowling team went to state for the second time on Thursday, Feb. 23. The Bobcats qualified as a team and Luke Schroeder qualified individually. Megan Dolphin was the only female Bobcat bowler to qualify individually.

Coached by Al Heiberger, the Bobcat boys were 6th in the state in regular season with a match average of 3100.4 pins. They were 10th in the state for individual game average of 205.3, as well as being 2nd in the state for baker game average with 209.4. A baker game occurs when each of the five varsity players for a team bowls two frames in a single game to achieve the highest score possible. The Bobcats went 8-3 in regular season matches. The Bobcats made it to state by taking second at the district event in Manchester, becoming an at large qualifier.

Luke Schroeder bowled 22 games this season with a total pinfall of 4660. Schroeder had an average of 211.8 with a high game of 259. Schroeder’s series average was 423.6 with a high series of 461.

Megan Dolphin bowled 20 games this season with a total pinfall of 3205. Dolphin had an average of 160.3 with a high game of 235. Dolphin’s series average was 320.5 with a high series of 440.

The Bobcat boys returned home with their trophy and gold medals around their necks, receiving an escort from the Farley fire department Thursday night. Coach Al Heiberger said that “the team performed very well” at state. Logan Bahl and Austin Meeker tied for 3rd place individually. The Bobcats won by a margin of less than 75 pins. The boys’ state champion team consisted of Luke Maiers, Brad Schroeder, Luke Schroeder, Logan Bahl, Jared Mueller, and Austin Meeker. Our congratulations to the team for being state champions and for an overall great season to all the other boys and girls involved in bowling. Al Heiberger would also like to give a “thanks to the fans and families of the bowlers.”