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Two local stand-outs sign
bowling scholarships
By Breanne Eoff, Staff Writer
Megan Bentham of Fossil
Ridge High School and Danielle
Walker of Keller Central
recently signed letters of intent
to NCAA schools to bowl
collegiately. Both ladies are
high school stand-outs from the
area. Danielle recently won her
second individual state title,
while Megan, competing on the
boys team at her high school
has qualified for state three out
of her four years of high school
and placed second in the team
event her sophomore year.
Megan, who graduates from
Fossil Ridge on June 4th, found
she fit best at the University
of Central Missouri. She was
first noticed by the Jennies
veteran coach Ron Holmes
while bowling in the USBC
Junior Gold Championships.
They communicated many
times throughout the year
Danielle Walker and Family at signing.
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and then Megan took a trip to
visit the campus. That sealed
the deal for her, “Through the
recruiting process my family
and I created a great relationship
with Coach Holmes. Once
I visited the campus, I fell in
love with the university and
knew it would be a good fit for
me” said Megan.
Danielle wasn’t even sure if
she wanted to bowl in college
at first. “I had thought about
pursuing culinary school since
I want to be a pastry chef, so I
at first turned down any interest
from schools.” However,
she changed her mind and
decided college and collegiate
bowling was a path she wanted
to take. “I was very fortunate
that Alabama State and Coach
Chatmon were interested when
I did decide I wanted to bowl
in college.” Alabama State
was a great choice for Danielle
because of her new choice of
major and minor. “I think I
am going to do something in
business and technology, both
of those will help me once I do
pursue opening my own pastry
business and ASU has great
programs in each,” Danielle
said of her school choice. It
also helps that she has family
from Alabama so they will be
a few hours drive away if she
needs them.
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for any upcoming young
bowlers who strive to bowl
collegiately. “Stay positive
and be patient” said Bentham
“there is a school for you, just
use your contacts and talk to
everyone you know, you never
know who you might be put in
contact with.
Walker echoed Megan’s
thoughts “Use your contacts to
get your name out there.” She
went on to say “Be yourself,
don’t change how you bowl
or who you are to fit in to a
college; there will be one that
is the right fit for you.”
DALLAS USBC YOUTH
Continued from Page 8
In the first round Plano 3
defeated Garland 3 and Lewisville
1 defeated All Star Bowl 1.
In the second round the 2
district winners from the first
round, Plano 3 and Lewisville
1 competed for 1st & 2nd Place.
The losing teams from the first
round vied for 3rd & 4th Place.
In the end Plano 3 defeated
Lewisville 1 for the Championship
460 to 432.
All Star 1 placed 3rd defeating
Garland 3, 474 to 428.
Megan Bentham signing for scholarship.