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 women’s wrestling after looking at potential growth in order to make programs whole. As there i...
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 fall of 2018. The last sports to be added to Baker were women’s bowling and men’s wrestling...
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 in Indianapolis, Indiana, in what senior bowler Allyson Ware calls “one of the hardest tournaments”...
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 definitely could be the year we make it to nationals, so let’s hope.” The Wildcats have seen...
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, Baker placed seventh. Even with a seventh-place finish, sophomore Brett Juhl believes the team...
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 late at night to prepare the team for what it will be like when they have to sit and watch as all 80...
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 and one tournament win. “The team is actually looking pretty good this year,” sophomore...
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 six on junior varsity. The team competed in eight tournaments in the fall, finishing in the top...
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 well as a group of alternates. Julia Southern, a freshman from Gardner, is one of the new Wildcat...
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, tying the team with Florida State University during the 53-team tournament. Wichita State University...
Bowlers chase national dream
Story by Jessica Lane
November 20, 2013
With five new bowlers on its roster, the Baker University bowling team is filled with fresh faces. But despite the team’s youth, the Wildcats have big aspirations. “Our goal as a team is to make nationals,” head coach Cheryl Keslar said. “We have to do one tournament at a time.” On Nov....
Bowlers finish third in Jayhawk Challenge
Story by Jessica Lane
November 6, 2013
The Baker University bowling team claimed a third-place finish on Sunday at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge in Lawrence. The Wildcats tallied a team total of 5,566 points, falling only behind Wichita State University and Lindenwood University. Senior Brittani Kelly led BU with a fourth-place finish...
