Hudson’s Bay senior Reagan Lorey, 18, our All-Region girls bowler of the year, is pictured at Crosley Lanes on Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2018. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Reagan Lorey’s stacked list of bowling accomplishments speak highly of what the senior has accomplished at Hudson’s Bay.
Four top-5 individual placings at state, including back-to-back trips as the 3A state runner-up. As a team, she’s guided Bay to state three times, and helped the Eagles bring home two second-place trophies in 2017 and ’18.
But nothing speaks volumes to what’s No. 1 for Lorey, The Columbian’s All-Region bowler of the year: she’s proud to be loud.
“I believe,” she said, “we are the loudest team.”
Put to a vote, and the Eagles likely win by a landslide. That might put off opponents, but it equally pumps up Lorey and her teammates.
“I lose my voice two frames in,” she said, “because I have trouble being loud. But I’ve never had anyone have to yell for me.”
It’s true. That, in part, led to Lorey’s tournament-high 268 opening game of the 3A/2A/1A state tournament that featured eight consecutive strikes. And that, in part, also is what led to magic at the tournament’s final day in the Baker format, a 14-game event where all five bowlers rotate each frame of a game.
In the Baker format, the emphasis is on the team. Lorey said the team progressed in Baker play as the season went along, and Bay hit its stride at state to surpass Wilson of Tacoma to leapfrog into second place for good.
The momentum never ceased, Lorey said, thanks to that camaraderie.
“Getting those spares and strikes, and multiple in a row instead of individually,” Lorey said, “you’re doing it as a team and your team gets a lot more pumped. That’s helped us come together more.”
Something else did, too. A team-bonding night Lorey organized at her family’s Vancouver home leading up to the district tournament. Never before had the Eagles found time for everyone to be available together, but it proved to be worth their while to begin the postseason on a strong note.
Lorey’s double runner-up finish individually and as a team last month at state doesn’t end her competitive bowling career. She’ll bowl next year for Ottawa University, a first-year NAIA program in Kansas. She originally made a video and posted it to YouTube so she could send it the link to colleges and universities she was interested in.
Instead, Ottawa found Lorey.
For Lorey, she can’t wait to be part of an up-and-coming program she hopes to turn into a recognizable name in women’s bowling.
Just like she has at Hudson’s Bay.
“It seems like it’s going to be a really nice fit,” she said.
All-Region Girls Bowling
Kerissa Andersen, Evergreen
Junior led local bowlers with a 192 season average. Placed seventh at state to help Plainsmen repeat.
Madi Bash, Prairie
A first-team all-3A GSHL pick, Bash averaged 183 for the season and was a state qualifier.
Jessica Dufrain, Evergreen
A first-team all-3A GSHL selection, Dufrain placed sixth at the state tournament for state champion Evergreen.
Lexi Henderson, Evergreen
Breakout weekend at districts. Rolled a 657 series, including personal-best 251 game, to win 3A district title
Halie Martin, Hudson’s Bay
Sophomore rolled five of her six state games above her season average to place fourth at 3A (1120 pins).
Madison Mollahan, Columbia River
Placed fifth at 2A state tournament (1095 pins) to help the Chieftains finish second at state.
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