March 1 - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

SM South’s Haake takes third in Kansas 6A statebowling tournamentSource: The StarThe day before making his first state tournament appearance,Shawnee Mission South bowler Henry Haake watched one of hisfellow Raiders compete in the girls tournament.Haake had come close to advancing out of regionals the past twoseasons before finally breaking through this year. And as aspectator Friday, he turned to the wife of SM South coach KentThompson and told her he was feeling nervous for what wouldsoon be his much-awaited moment.advertisement “I got with him today before everything gotstarted,” Thompson said. “… I said, ‘Don’t be(nervous) — this is icing on the cake.’ ”more boys bowling...• Johnson Country bowling notebook• Olathe Northwest’s Washford is TheStar’s boys All-Metro bowler of the year• High school athletes of the week• Johnson County bowling teams roll atstate• Question of the week: Why hasbowling been embraced as a varsitysport?Indeed, the ending Saturday proved sweet for Haake. He cappedhis junior season with a third-place finish at the Kansas 6A boysstate tournament, bowling a personal-best 724 series at OlatheLanes East.No SM South bowler had ever recorded a 700 series incompetition before Haake did it with games of 242, 235 and 247.No Raiders bowler had ever placed so high at the state meet. Andno other Kansas City-area bowler fared better in 6A on Saturday.you might also like...• SM Northwest boys, Olathe North girlswin Kansas bowling regional titles• Johnson County bowling notebook• Johnson County bowling notebook“I didn’t think I was going to do that,” Haake said. “I’ve beennervous all week. I didn’t know what to expect.”Goddard won the team championship with a 2,673 series. AndGoddard senior Adrian Bohanan won the individual state title withan 803 series.• Shawnee Mission West’s Baker isheaded to state on a roll• Olathe Northwest senior MattWashford wins Kansas 6A boys statechampionshipOlathe North’s Ryan Engle (693, sixth place), Olathe South’s Garrett Hayhow (688, seventh) and Lawrence’s TannerKilmer (683, eighth) also excelled individually with top-10 finishes.The SM Northwest boys, meanwhile, finished as the top local team, taking fourth place with a 2,504 series. TheCougars finished only 12 pins back of runner-up Wichita Heights (2,516) and two behind third-place Maize (2,506).Before the meet, SM Northwest junior Brett Dowell was asked to stand in front of the crowd to be recognized for anact of sportsmanship.Last Saturday, the Cougars left their regional tournament with the first-place trophy. But the next day, Dowell noticedby looking at the scores in the newspaper that he was credited with 10 pins too many.He reported the error to Cougars coach Britt Haney, and the team’s regional championship turned into a runner-upfinish after the change was noted.“I don’t know if I could have done well today if I didn’t do that,” Dowell said.