The Baker Orange

The Baker Women’s bowling team wins Hoosier Classic and Conference Championship

Story by Trey Donovan, Staff Writer • March 21, 2022

The Baker University women’s bowling team has continued their strong season with wins at the Hoosier Classic Feb. 19-20 and the Conference Championship Feb. 26-27. The team has looked strong all year...

Bowling competes against national seeds

Story by Makenzie Musgrove, Sports Editor • November 3, 2019

On the weekend of Oct. 12 and 13 the bowling team traveled to Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the SWIBC I and II. On day one of the SWIBC the men’ team took third place out of 15 after scoring 6,835...

New sports introduced to program

Story by Jenna Black, Managing Editor • September 24, 2018

Baker University added women’s wrestling and men’s bowling programs this fall semester. Athletic Director Nate Houser says that the athletic department chose to add the sports of men’s bowling and...

Baker adds two sports

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor • December 15, 2017

Baker University announced Thursday the addition of two new athletics programs to the Baldwin City campus. Women’s wrestling and men’s bowling will be the 21st and 22nd sports added to Baker in the...

Bowling team prepares for sectionals

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor • February 15, 2017

After a less than ideal placement in the 48th Annual Hoosier Classic, the Baker bowling team must now focus on making a statement during Sectionals. The Wildcats placed 31st out of 68 teams that competed...

Baker bowling makes strides this season

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor • November 2, 2016

Members of the Baker bowling team are feeling increasingly confident both individually and as a team. “As a team we’re doing really well,” junior Mackenzie Mitchell said. “I think this year...

Bowling season ends at sectionals

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor • March 23, 2016

The Baker bowling team spent its spring break heading back to Las Vegas for the second time this season to compete in the U.S. Bowling Congress sectionals March 12-15. Out of the eight teams that competed,...

Bowling team prepares for trip to Indianapolis

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor • February 15, 2016

Having practices that start at 9 p.m. might seem unreasonable for any other sport, but not for the bowling team. To prepare for the upcoming Hoosier Classic, coach Cheryl Keslar scheduled practices...

Bowling team starts 2015-16 season

Story by Levi Blaylock, Writer • November 18, 2015

The bowling team is making strides to be one of the top teams in the nation. The Wildcats have competed in four tournaments so far this season. Of these four tournaments, the Wildcats have two top 10 finishes...

Bowlers aim for national tournament in Wichita

Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor • January 27, 2015

After a strong fall season, the bowling team is ready for the spring semester. The team has 13 players in total to make up both a junior varsity and varsity team. There are usually seven on varsity and...

Full roster prompts bowling team expansion

Story by Spencer Brown and Abigale Roorda • October 3, 2014

Eleven freshmen have been added to this year's Baker University bowling team. The current roster has 15 women, which means that for the first time Baker will have a varsity and a junior varsity team as...

Wood leads bowlers in Midwest classic

January 21, 2014

The Baker University bowling team finished in a tie for 11th place on Saturday and Sunday in the Kegal/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic in Addison, Ill. The Wildcats finished with a total score of 8205,...