Buff them balls, and oil up the lanes. The Clarkston Wolves Varsity Bowling team rolls into State Finals this week.
Clarkston qualified for the finals after finishing third at last Friday’s regional playoff.
Nick Cooper led the Wolves at Wonderland Lanes in Commerce Township. He had a 657 series. Paul Anderson followed with 651, and Pat Zuker shot 634. Jim Stapleton, Jake Smith, Chris Benedict and Nate Keck will join the squad during the finals.
The top three teams from the 15 who competeed will to finals at Northway Lanes in Muskegon.
The boys also competed in a singles competition of the State Regionals.
Cooper and Zuker qualified to move on to the finals taking place this Saturday. Only the top ten bowlers continue to the final competition.
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Freshman Stephanie Lavely finished third in the singles competition on Saturday and will represent Clarkston this weekend at the finals. She shot an 1,172 series. The girls took eighth place during the team competition.