Schumacher bowls career-best series of 489 in Hawks’ loss to Ottumwa

Ankeny’s Blake Schumacher bowls during a dual meet against Urbandale on Jan. 8 at Great Escape. Schumacher bowled a career-best series of 489 on Wednesday in the Hawks’ loss to Ottumwa at Great Escape. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The Ankeny boys’ bowling team posted a season-high score on Wednesday at Great Escape.

It still wasn’t enough to stop the Hawks’ losing streak.

Visiting Ottumwa handed Ankeny its fifth consecutive loss, winning the non-conference dual meet by a score of 3,400 to 2,900. The Hawks dropped to 2-5 on the season.

Ottumwa also won the girls’ meet by a score of 2,689 to 2,480. The Hawkettes fell to 5-2 with their second straight loss.

Blake Schumacher led the Ankeny boys’ squad with a career-best 489 series. Alex Gates bowled a 416, Gage Payton had a 388, Logan Roberts rolled a 355, Aiden Doruska had a 351, and Michael Winters added a 318.

Five of Ottumwa’s six bowlers on the boys’ team posted 200-plus averages as the Bulldogs bowled a 3,400 total for the first time this season. Braydon Songer led the way with a 477 series.

“The boys were very consistent all day long,” Bulldogs coach Tom Maher told the Ottumwa Courier. “They did a good job of adjusting to the lanes and taking care of business.”

Ankeny’s Cynthia Angran celebrates after bowling a strike during a dual meet against Dowling Catholic on Dec. 10 at Val Lanes. Angran bowled a 316 series on Wednesday in the Hawkettes’ loss to Ottumwa at Great Escape. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Isabel Tetmeyer led the Ankeny girls’ team with a 385 series. Emma Harris bowled a 375, Cynthia Angran had a 316, Alexa Bowers rolled a 286, Lynn Cronk had a 249, and Madie Parker finished with a 234.

The Ankeny teams will be back in action on Thursday, traveling to Marshalltown for a CIML Iowa Conference dual meet against the Bobcats at Wayward Social.