Bowling may seem like an underappreciated, overlooked sport, but to those who participate, it is an enjoyable, laid-back, and inclusive sport that creates new friendships and makes for an all- around good time. “Last year when we first moved here it was an easy way to meet new people and to stay involved with sports all year,” said sophomore Jenna Dayley, who moved from Idaho the summer before her freshman year.

The sport is more inclusive than others, such as basketball or soccer, which have a designated varsity and junior varsity, because the bowling team’s varsity is chosen by game averages. If your average is high enough, you get to bowl in a varsity match, but if not, you will be bowling with the junior varsity. This serves to give each player the experience of being on varsity.

As for the environment of the team and overall atmosphere, the “girls don’t think they’re better than each other and they don’t care if you’re bad, they are encouraging and don’t judge you,” said Dayley.

Though the sport is laid-back and inclusive, there are some difficulties because of the nature of the sport; it is often difficult for parents to watch matches because bowling alleys are not designed to house spectators. It is an obstacle parents may find irritating, but is something that they will likely not find a solution to as long as the public bowling alley is the home for CK’s bowling matches. Overall, bowling is a great way to stay involved at CK and a sport with an inclusive environment that can’t be found in a lot of other sports.