My Story

I started my actual bowling career by competing in my favorite league that I bowled with my mom was actually the first one I ever bowled. It was a parent child league and you also got a free bowling ball from it. One of my friends at the time wanted to do it with me and I was so excited to try something new. And I sucked. I could barely keep it on the lane and I barely even knocked the pins down. That did not stop me though and I powered through. I kept working I joined another league after that one was finished and that is where I met a couple people that I would call my friends, my coaches, and my bowling family. It was a Saturday morning league, like my mom bowled, but this time it was located at Harvest Lanes. I got help from other bowlers, older kids in the league, the coach that they had there, and sometimes even the workers. 

Gareth, Cody H, Cody U, Adam, Andy, Terri, Renee, Kevin, and my mom. Those were the people that helped me to grow and become a better bowler in that league. Terri was the main manager that ran the league on those Saturday mornings. Gareth was the main coach and the person who drilled my first ball. He taught me so many things and was the first person who helped me be able to keep it on the lane for the most part. Cody H was another worker and he was mostly just moral support for me because he was quick to become one of my really close friends. Adam was the person who would help me with picking spares. Cody U was the person who got rid of my back-up ball, and also became my high school coach. Renee also became my high school coach. Kevin quickly became one of my close friends and my bowling ball driller. After I started high school, I joined the high school bowling program where I was competing against other high schools. People who were my bowling friends became my coaches. I am forever grateful for Cody U and Renee. They gave me tips and tricks that worked for them and sometimes they worked for me while other times they did not. That is okay because the best part of bowling is learning how to conquer the next challenge. With that information you are less likely to fail next time. 

Another reason that those people are some of the most important people in my bowling career is because Harvest Lanes is where I got my first job and continued growing my love of bowling and the atmosphere that surrounds it. Bowling is unlike any other sport and I am so thankful that I was able to find something that means so much not only me but so many other people.

There have been many people that have influenced my bowling career and without them I would not be where I am today. For that I am eternally grateful. That being said getting here was no easy task and I have my own challenges and memories with these people.