30-01-2025
Harlem bowlers ready to go after a state championship
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Harlem High School boys' bowling team is ready to go after a state championship this weekend. The Huskies will be on the lanes at the IHSA State Tournament in O'Fallon Friday and be trying to top their seventh-place finish of last season. They have the talent to do it. There are nine seniors on the team and one superb freshman in Benjamin Saturday Harlem won the Oregon Sectional. These guys have every reason to believe that this is their year.'This team couldn't do it without each other,' said senior Brayland Carpenter. 'Those nine seniors have been together since probably second grade, so going out with a possible state championship is just the odds should lean towards our favor, and we hope to do the best we can.''I think with the addition of our freshmen and then all of us seniors, you know, just growing together, I think I think we have a really good shot this year, said senior Simon Axe. We're going to put it all out there. We're going to leave it all out there and go for that state title.'Teams from Oregon and Dixon will also be competing at state. Belvidere North Junior Jayden Curtis will be competing as an individual.
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