[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             RECOGNIZING THE NIXA HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAM

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2012

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Nixa High 
School Bowling Team for winning their second State High School Bowling 
Championship.
  Nixa High School's bowling team, in its second year of existence, 
returned to defend its championship title at the Missouri State 
Tournament and left its competition in the gutter. The Eagles advanced 
with 3 other local teams to the Missouri State Championships where they 
competed against 23 other teams from all across the state.
  The team, which included seniors Kyle Bates and Jacob Nelson; juniors 
Justin Lair, Kristen Nunn, Nick Zummo, and Brandon Maser; and 
sophomores David Krol, Shannon Burns, and Dylan Brentlinger, initially 
competed in 24 games which followed the Baker Format.
  The Baker format is patterned after college bowling competitions and 
is used to maintain a quicker pace from game to game, yielding more 
excitement. Nixa bowling was the Number 1 seed out of the top five 
teams to advance to the championship round, and the team ultimately 
prevailed against Jefferson City after two straight games with scores 
of 215-174 and 211-196.
  While bowling is usually recognized as an individual sport, the Baker 
competition format required each member of the Nixa bowling team to 
think as a team because each shot would be included as part of one 
score. As a result, teams competing in this format will only be as good 
as their weakest link because all players participate in only 2 frames 
each.
  Coaches David Krol and Larry Hughes worked diligently to instill that 
concept in their team and should be proud of their accomplishment in 
guiding such a phenomenal group of young men and women. I commend them 
all on a job well done.
  The Nixa community is justifiably proud of this extraordinary group 
of young and talented future leaders.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Nixa High 
School Bowling Team as they celebrate their second State Bowling 
Championship.

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