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Rolling through the years
(Above) Senior Madison Woodmansee releases the bowling ball during one of her turns at regionals on Jan. 18. Woodmansee started her bowling career in middle school. Photo by Haley Miller
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Bowling veteran carries success into senior year
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early 200 high school bowlers, their families and their friends stand and listen quietly as the names of the 16 boys and 11 girls whose high school bowling careers will continue onto regionals that year are called at the 2020 Indy South Sectionals tournament on Jan. 11. Senior Madison Woodmansee spills tears of relief and joy when her name is the last to be called. After the regionals tournament, Woodmansee advanced
By Nathan Smith, Reporter onto semi-state, continuing a consistently strong high school career after transitioning from middle school. “I have definitely improved a lot throughout high school with the help of some of my coaches,� Woodmansee said. Woodmansee, a seven-year bowler, is finishing her final year of high school bowling. Woodmansee has proven she is a top bowler on the team year after year. Woodmansee started
competitive bowling in the sixth grade after her dad and future coach, Terry Woodmansee, and her friends convinced her to get involved. As she progressed through middle school, she started to see results and went to junior nationals. Woodmansee continued to bowl all throughout middle school, eventually dropping basketball after playing for six years to pursue bowling full time.
