The Park Vista High School bowling team finished fifth in the state tournament this season, after winning both the county and district championships and qualifying for state.
Several bowlers on the team started their careers at AMF Bowling Alley in Boynton Beach, which the team also uses as its practice lanes. Sophomore Jett Kramer said he began at a Saturday league there around age 12, while junior Mateo Ruiz said his aunt introduced him to a youth league at the same alley five years ago.
Co-captains Nate Banks and Jordan Fein described the season as a close, successful one. Banks said last year’s team did not qualify for state, so this year’s run felt like a step up. Fein said the group bonded throughout the season.
Ruiz placed as a state runner-up. He said he wished he had finished first but was glad to reach that level. The team’s fifth-place finish was not the result it hoped for, but the squad said it views the year as a foundation for next season.
