Bowlers find success at state

Five teams from Thompson Falls attended the 2023 Montana USBC Women's Championship in Butte this spring. The Brew Crew team of Shelby Hooten, Shelly Wrightson, Brenda Franck, and Shawna Chenoweth came in second in their division. Hooten and Wrightson also placed second in the double division and Franck and Chenoweth finished third.

Other teams competing in Butte included Dinkers (Ginger Ward, Nancy Fields, Bonnie Dern, Jennifer Christensen) in 11th place, Dolls with Balls (Karissa Lowe, Angie Lowe, Rebecca Resner, Mitzi Hart) in 17th, Rock N Bowl (Wendy Kelley, Fawn Hedahl, Eileen Turk, Simone Schilthuis) finishing 26th and Juse Us (Kerry Schwarz, Amanda Sandbloom, Linda Wakefield, Lyndsy Plum) in 32nd place.

In the singles division, Kelley finished fourth, Hart 10th and Schwarz 14th.

In the overall competition of all events, Hedahl finished the state tournament in 10th place, Wrightson in 12th and Chenoweth in 15th.