By Cooper Chadwick
Coming from a long line of bowlers, senior Bella Lumbreras leads the Wichita East Bowling team not by her voice but by example.
“Bella is a very quiet, independent, and overall amazing person,” head coach Tyson Scroggin said. “She is honestly one of the most humble, good-willed people I have met in my ten years of teaching.”
Working hard this offseason on her spare shooting, Lumbreras and her coach spent extra time at the lanes.
“I went to a bowling camp at WSU for a weekend and I was in a Saturday bowling league at the Seneca bowling alley over the summer,” Lumbreras said
Lumbreras has big goals this season for her and her team – to make it to state and place high similarly to last year. She is also extra motivated this year by her family members.
“My motivation for this season, I’d say, is the people who supported me so much last year and my cousin who is a freshman on Eisenhower’s girls bowling team, she is also aiming for winning state,” Lumbreras said.
Last year, Lumbreras placed second at city, fifth at regionals and was the runner-up at state and hopes that this season she will exceed all those accolades.
Though she is not sure what she wants to do next year bowling wise, Lumbreras plans to attend Wichita State University and hopes that she can keep bowling in some capacity.
