Leavenworth bowler Sam Anders said he didn’t feel like Monday would be any different from most days as the Pioneers prepared to take on Shawnee Mission East at Skyway Lanes that afternoon.

By the time he’d rolled his eighth consecutive strike heading into the 10th frame of the first game, however, it had become clear that it would be one of his best days.

Anders finished his first game of the day with a lifetime-high score of 276 en route to the highest series of all bowlers at the event with a 642, and he led the Pioneer boys’ varsity team to a 2,232-2,136 win over the Lancers which put them over .500 for the first time this season.

It was the headline of a banner day for the Leavenworth bowlers, as the girls’ varsity and both JV teams picked up wins as well for the Pioneers.

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