Ankeny girls’ bowling squad edges Gilbert for its first victory of the season

Ankeny’s Lynn Cronk bowls during a dual meet against Southeast Polk on Dec. 7 at Great Escape. Cronk bowled a 254 series on Tuesday to help the Hawkettes to their first win of the season over Gilbert at Perfect Games. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The Ankeny girls’ bowling team finally got to play on a level playing field.

The Hawkettes responded on Tuesday with their first victory of the season.

Ankeny defeated Gilbert by a score of 1,506 to 1,458 in a non-conference dual meet at Perfect Games. The Hawkettes improved their record to 1-9, while Gilbert dropped to 0-7.

“It was a big win for the girls, and they earned it,” said Ankeny coach Lane Richtsmeier. “With Gilbert only having four girls as well, we knew we had a chance. The girls bowled great and had their best score of the season.”

Kali Ogg led Ankeny with a 261 series, including a 150 in her first game. Lynn Cronk bowled a 254, Marissa Larson-Minar had a 221, and Lilianna Sinclair added a 203.

The Hawkettes led by 57 pins after the individual rounds. They then held on for the win.

**Ankeny’s Blake Schumacher (left) is congratulated by his teammates after rolling a strike during a meet earlier this season. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)**

Gilbert won the boys’ meet by a score of 2,631 to 2,381. The Tigers are now 7-1, while Ankeny suffered its fourth straight loss and dropped to 2-8.

Blake Schumacher led the Hawks with a 367 series. He bowled back-to-back games of 186 and 181.

Aidan Doruska rolled a 328, Kole Jordan had a 305, Chase Jordan bowled a 290, Jackson Roberts had a 280, and Jay Miller added a 264.

Gilbert built a 210-pin advantage in the individual rounds. Cole Pflughaupt had a 441 series for the Tigers, who then won the bakers round by 40 pins.

The Ankeny teams will host a CIML Iowa Conference dual meet against Marshalltown on Thursday at Great Escape.