Four championships awarded on opening day of state bowling

1A individual, 2A team titles handed out on the lanes

The Lewis Central boys bowling team captured the Class 2A team title on Monday. / X/IHSAA

The first of three days of state bowling took place Monday from Waterloo and the Cadillac XBC.

Individual titles in Class 1A for boys and girls were awarded, with team championships in 2A also being handed out.

The 1A individual championship went to Sam Kress of Maquoketa, as he had a 226 to top Quinn Thomas from Monticello in the finals. Kress was the No. 1 overall seed following his 758 series that included a 280 game while Thomas was the six-seed, knocking off the No. 3 and No. 2 seeds along the way.

Our first #iahsbowl honors of the week go to Class 1A individuals!
The 1A champ 🥇🧢: Sam Kress from Maquoketa
🎳 https://t.co/WHcEegbmvR pic.twitter.com/ZrHJl4Teqq

— IHSAA (@IHSAA) February 24, 2025

Lewis Central, the No. 4 seed entering bracket play, knocked off Decorah for team gold in 2A. Waterloo East had rolled a 3,254 to enter as the top-seed, finishing third overall.

The Class 2A team #iahsbowl tournament wraps up Day 1 at Cadillac XBC. Congrats to the 2025 champs: Lewis Central!
🎳 https://t.co/WHcEegbmvR pic.twitter.com/IIlIrkdVIS

— IHSAA (@IHSAA) February 25, 2025

Keokuk secured its sixth state girls team title in 2A, defending gold with a victory over Le Mars, 3-2. Le Mars entered as the No. 1 seed after recording a 2,931 team score with Keokuk second followed by Decorah and Clinton. 

Keokuk rallies to successfully defend its Class 2A State Bowling title. This is the sixth state title for the Chiefs.
Full results: https://t.co/grxY6KolBh

— IGHSAU (@IGHSAU) February 25, 2025

Tori Richart of Vinton-Shellsburg earned individual gold in 1A for the girls, as she topped Carlie Hanson from Independence in the finals, 204-170. Kylee Kirchner, Richart’s teammate, was the No. 1 seed with a 701 series. 

Congratulations to Vinton-Shellsburg's Tori Richart on winning the Class 1A State Bowling Individual Tournament. Tori edged Independence's Carlie Hansen, 204-170, to win the title.

Full bracket results: https://t.co/KfjeF4WULb pic.twitter.com/MGBrsG0jJB

— IGHSAU (@IGHSAU) February 24, 2025

Paetra Sauer of Waverly-Shell Rock was crowned the state adaptive champion with Kayla Bartholomew from West Central Valley the runner-up. 

Congratulations to this year's state adaptive bowlers. champion Paetra Sauer of Waverly-Shell Rock and runner-up West Central Valley's Kayla Bartholomew. pic.twitter.com/S6dOmYoAFB

— IGHSAU (@IGHSAU) February 24, 2025

Tuesday will see 2A individual and 3A team compete with Wednesday featuring 3A individual and 1A team battles.