David P. Funk
Times Correspondent
Keith Talley, 63, rolled a 733 series and Dell Ray, a Notre Dame College (Ohio) bowler, rolled the tournament's first 300.
"There are some things we haven’t quite practiced, yet. This was a great game to try some stuff out. It was nonconference against good competition."
“My freshman year, I was very scared of everything,” Jordan Yanders said. “Sophomore year, I told myself to just try it. If I knock down a hurdle, I knock down a hurdle. Just keep going.”
“When I was a baby, I started walking. Next thing you know, I started running,” Calumet's Terrell Caldwell said. “I was destined to run.”
“It’s a program in its infancy, so it’s a chance to be part of building something and to be able to highlight kids from our area. Those things were attractive to me,” Perez said.
Andrew Trevino was a 1991 state champion at Calumet before wrestling at Indiana. He's been a longtime assistant coach in the Region and has spent a decade on staff at Region Wrestling Academy.
The Crimson Wave's Pete Vergos was the top individual qualifier, and the beneficiary of a 100-pound weight loss entering his senior season.
“I think the focus it takes for both of them is similar. It took a lot of focus and work to get good at both of them.”
It took almost a year for veteran Times Classic bowler Pat Johnson to get over lingering after-effects of COVID-19.