My 3 Sports are my 3 loves.

Bowling is a wonderful sport that I have been playing for more than 10 years now. It means so much to me, and it is hard to describe sometimes. The first thing it means to me is friendship. I have made so many friends while bowling that I couldn’t even count them all. I know pretty much everyone that bowls at May City because I have been bowling there with the same kids for so long. It is awesome to see them all grow up and become so much better bowlers than we were as little kids. I also have made friendships from bowling for Kennedy. It brought some girls together that probably would have never met otherwise. The second thing it has done for me is it provided me with awesome mentors. Scott Bader and Verge Chervany are the two main people that have gotten me where I am today. I wouldn’t be at the skill level I am if it weren’t for my high school coach and my league coach. The last thing it has done is provided me with a lifelong hobby. Most sports like football, basketball, and volleyball you cannot go on to play after high school. With bowling, you can! Bowling is a sport that I am definitely going to be doing until I am 90 years old and can’t even throw an eight pound ball anymore.

                I think it’s funny because when I talk to people, some have no idea at all what bowling is and how it is scored. I just got interviewed by a girl who had to do a project over bowling and was surprised to find out that she didn’t even know what a strike and a spare were. I guess it just comes naturally to me because I have been doing the sport since I was about 5 years old. Even when I told her that I used a fingertip ball, she didn’t know what that meant either. It is crazy that some people don’t know a lot about bowling.

                I guess it is that way with a lot of sports though. When I think of golf, some people may not know what a 7-iron is or a 5-hybrid club. Before I started golfing, I had no idea what a lateral hazard was or ground under repair. Golf for high school has really opened my eyes and showed me that I can be good at something brand new to me. I really love golfing and even by the end of the season I am never tired of it. I really want to get a junior pass and golf every day of the summer.

                I like learning about different sports too. If I tried to go to a lacrosse game right now, I would have no idea about any of the rules on how to play. Part of me thinks that we should start learning about different kinds of sports in school, because this might draw our interest in how to play them. Personally I would want to know more about lacrosse and wish we had teams here because I would love to play it. More sports I wish I had done through my years include basketball and soccer. I never tried these two, but I kind of wish I did.

                I am happy though, that my 3 sports are bowling, golf, and softball with bowling obviously being my top. I plan to be on a bowling league the rest of my life. I also want to de on a slow pitch softball league somewhere for adults. Golf is something that I can do with a bunch of people and just go out and have a good time. As you can see, all 3 of these sports will be important to me for the rest of my life.