WU takes second at State Bowling Tournament

There was no repeat for the Lady Eagles, as they took second place at the State Bowling Tournament last Saturday.

The Lady Eagles led after the qualifying round with a score of 2,760. West Union faced off against Pisgah in the finals, and fell 4-0.

Jenna Nolley led the Lady Eagles in the finals with  a 542. April Rollins followed with a 491, April Joyner 438 and Jessica Joyner with a 432.

Other scores were Stephanie Hall 275, Jessica Clark and Amber Maxey 228 and Ashley Alexander 126.

On the boys side, West Union finished second in the qualifying round with a 3,422 to advance to the finals, where they faced Pontotoc.

In the finals, the Eagles fell 4-1 to the Warriors, finishing in the same place they did in 2008.

Zak Jumper led the Eagles bowling a 703. Brandon Scott followed with a 673 and Austin Speck bowled a 639.

Other scores for the Eagles were Jonathan Potts 515, Sam Nanney 320, Dalton Baggett 270, Brently Scott 176 and Thad Moody 126.

East Union also traveled to Jackson for the tournament, and the Urchins were unable to repeat as champions on the boys side.

In the qualifying round, East Union finished with a 3,089 to place fourth out of six in the competition.

The Lady Urchins finished sixth with a 2,145.