With three individual finishes in the top eight, Addysen Case (fourth), Lauren Gaynor (fifth) and Chloe Gregory (seventh), plus steady contributions from Avery Henderson and Karley Coleman throughout the bakers, Skyview finished with a 5139 pin score ahead of second-place Olympia (4934) and third-place Eastmont (4726).
Her name is Rose Ugbinada, and when the pressure mounted Friday at the 2A/1A state bowling championship, the Fort Vancouver senior rose to the occasion. Ugbinada moved up to second place with 838 total, marking the best finish of her three state appearances dating back to 2019.
Prairie senior Lilly Bash won the individual 3A state championship with a 781 pin score across four games, senior teammate Karley Wold-Hayes finished fifth with 738 pins and the Falcons placed third as a team with 4706 pins.
The winter high school postseason gets started this weekend, and athletes, coaches and fans received a bit a good news Monday during a time when most of the news seems to be bad.