A Little About Me

I didn't begin bowling too long ago. Many of you have been doing it longer than I have. In fact my jump into the competitive world of bowling has happened gradually over the past two years. Last year was the 1st Denny's All-American High School Championships and when I heard that the top seniors from Alaska had a chance to compete in this tournament I knew that I had to be the next one. I spent the entire summer doing nothing but bowling in leagues, tournaments, and of course some individual practice in my spare time. This took me from a 175 average house bowler to about a 205 average bowler and I have only been getting better.

I hope that my chances in the tournament this weekend will only be related to this improvement and not to the average I have created. Many of the bowlers in this tournament are much better than I and are like many of you who have been bowling for almost all of their lives. Being a great bowler is not the only thing that will earn a candidate admission into this tournament. I think the best ways to make it into this tournament are as follows:

- Maintain exceptional grades
- Participate in many extracurricular activities (especially community service)
- Bowl actively in and outside of your high school team
- Join a PBA experience league (if your community offers this for youth bowlers)
- Practice, Practice, Practice

This will almost assure your admittance into the Denny's All-American High School Championships.

Good Luck.