Derek Haugen, a senior at McKinley High plays for the bowling team. Haugen wanted to join bowling because when his brother was a freshman, he thought it look pretty fun

What motivates him is his family. Haugen’s biggest challenge is his footwork. “The way footwork ties in with bowling is because you want to shoot the ball from an angle,” said Haugen. Bowling is scored by pin falls. The more pins that fall, the more points you earn. Haugen’s biggest achievement was bowling a 250. Maximum points possible is 300.

During the season, its a team sport. The coaches decide who gets to go out and play. The lowest score of two bowlers out of the six are taken out and another two go in and play. Haugen bowls competitively because he wants to make to states. “The way we bowl now, we have a slim chance but I think we can make it to states,” said Haugen.

A lot of people does not think that bowling is a sport. “Bowling should be considered a sport even though people don’t care about bowling,” said Haugen. “We do everything just like any other sport, teamwork-wise and cooperating with the team.”