Waukon girls and boys bowling teams open season with home sweep of Tripoli, both by more than 700 pins


Team-high series ... Waukon girls bowling sophomore Mercedes Wilkins sends a ball down the lane in the Indians’ 2030-1313 win at home over Tripoli Tuesday, November 22. Wilkins rolled a team-best series of 288 pins that consisted of games of 138 and 150 in the Tribe victory. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

Pair of games over 210 ... Waukon boys bowling senior Tyler Jones unleashes a roll down the lane in the Indians’ 2894-2042 season-opening win at home over Tripoli Tuesday, November 22. Jones rolled a second-best team total of 439 pins that included game totals of 226 and 213 pins. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon girls and boys bowling teams got their 2022-2023 seasons off to a successful start, as both Indian squads recorded victories over Tripoli at home Tuesday, November 22, and did so in a big way by margins of at least 700 pins. The Lady Indians posted a 2030-1313 triumph and the Waukon boys rolled to a 2894-2042 win.

The bowling Indians are next scheduled to hit the road for back-to-back Friday matches, competing at Decorah December 2 and then at North Iowa December 9. Waukon’s bowlers will then have one final match before the holiday break, returning home for a Friday, December 16 contest with Waverly-Shell Rock.

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