Meet Our Bowlers

Brooklynn Smith, Writer

October 5, 2023

The bowling team isn’t as recognized as it should be. Why is that? They have amazing bowlers and great coaches and they even went to state last year. The bowling team, lead by Laura Mangas, are rarely acknowledged by the school. Not many people even know that there is a bowling team. The bowlers not only are superb at what they do, but they are extremely funny and athletic people. They practice just as hard as any other sport, with the first few weeks being conditioning. They’re all amazing bowlers who work well with each other. Daulton Mangas, a state returner; and Brexten Kimmel, another state returner, are just a few of the amazing people in the bowling team.

Ian Gomez, a former bowler for the team, states,” I was a little shy in the beginning but that’s kind of normal for everyone else, but I started just growing into it and I started becoming myself more and more everyday…”

Ian Gomez went to state last year for bowling, and brought the team endless amounts of joy and laughs. Many bowlers miss him greatly and he helps with bowling on Tuesdays when he works. He’s a big help to everyone on that team and because he works at the bowling alley, he helps fix the machines when the bowling team needs it.

Though they haven’t been to any competitions or meets yet, they are working really hard to prepare for them. The team itself has practice every Tuesday and Wednesday, where they stretch and then separate into their bowling groups. Everyone always ends up helping each other, which creates the strong bond that the team has. Everyone works hard to make sure no one feels left out or unheard.

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About the Contributor

Brooklynn Smith, Staff Writer

Brooklynn Smith was born February, 2008 and raised in Alliance, Nebraska. Brooklynn does dance, pointe, lyrical, tap,and jazz for 8 years. Her favorite games to play are Left 4 Dead 2, Minecraft, and Call of Duty. She likes these games because of how competitive they are and the way it channels her anger. Her favorite music artists to listen to are Lana Del Ray, Mitski, TV Girl, Slipknot, and Peso Pluma because she loves the meaning they put out. Brooklynn’s favorite animals include capybaras and African rain frogs, she said she likes them because “Capybaras are big rodents and rain frogs have tiny little butts”. She also hopes to go into child psychology because she doesn’t want kids going through emotional breaks. She wants to understand them and help fix their mental thinking of life. More into Brooklynn’s school and personal life, she joined the middle school band in 6th grade because she wanted to try a new hobby. She started playing clarinet and learning some saxophone.Then the summer going into sophomore year, Brooklynn became an aunt to her niece Soraiyah. She also had a great summer hanging out with her friends. Brooklynn joined The SPUD to become more social with the people around her and in hopes to interview many people, she can't wait to write for the SPUD.