<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1FVMDl_0wCx1EmY00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1FVMDl_0wCx1EmY00" width="1279" height="1600" ><h2>One three-bowler team places second among 16 teams</h2><p>The Unified Bowling season opened Thursday in Great Bend for the Garden City Buffaloes as 16 different teams, comprised of either three or four bowlers, competed.</p><p>Great Bend won the event with a six-game total of 932 while the Buffs’ team of Athen Villarreal, DJ Alvarado and Saul Resendiz placed second with a score of 845.</p><p>That group’s individual games consisted of scores of 196-135-114-162-109-126. Teams are comprised of student-athletes with special needs and participants. The Buffs had six other teams entered, but none finished in the top three. Liberal placed third with a 753.</p><p>Of the 16 teams entered, Garden City had seven as Coach Kip Nichols combined 22 of his bowlers into different combinations.</p><p>“It was our first competition of the year and we’re trying to find the right combinations as we move forward,” Nichols said. “I felt good about how they performed and they showed a lot of enthusiasm, which made up for some of the scores. They really competed and helped each other.”</p><p>The Buffs won the 2023 state championship and will host another competition on Oct. 24 at Hard Rock Lanes with the first ball to roll at 3 p.m.</p></div></body>

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Buffs open Unified Bowling season in Great Bend

One three-bowler team places second among 16 teams. The Unified Bowling season opened Thursday in Great Bend for the Garden City Buffaloes as 16 different teams, comprised of either three or four bowlers, competed. Great Bend won the event with a six-game total of 932 while the Buffs’ team of...