March 1 - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

So he took a clear mind into the state tournament Saturday and led the Cougars with a 665 series to place 12thindividually.SM West’s Matt Beeghly (660, 13th) and Olathe Northwest’s Jesse Foulk (652, 16th) also medaled.Sumner’s Smith bestSumner Academy couldn’t take home a team title Saturday, but the Sabres were far fromdisappointed.Sumner finished third in the Kansas 5-1A state tournament at West Acres in Wichita, giving the Sabres their firsttrophy in state tournament play. And the Sabres’ Christian Smith placed first in the individual standings.“This is just great overall,” Sumner coach Ed Gunter said. “Our seniors carried us today. This is a greataccomplishment for this school and the bowling program.”Smith bowled a 777 series, and his third game of 278 moved the Sabres up in the standings. It was also secondhighestscore of the tournament.“Everything was going right today,” Smith said. “I usually leave those 7 pins, but they were just falling today.”Nathan Kriss was second on the team with a 621, and Cedric Phillips rolled a 605.Washington finished in seventh place, led by Jarvis Ford with a 627 series. Zach Winkler and Greg Fears joinedFord with a pair of 600 series. Gardner Edgerton’s Alex Thompson finished in seventh, bowling a 692.Wichita Bishop Carroll won the team title with a 2,686 series, giving it a sweep of the boys and girls team titles.Topeka Seaman finished in second with 2,663, followed by Sumner with 2,598.submitted by RYAN YOUNG - 2009-03-07 21:01:03