The Wayne High bowling team reached the semifinals before losing in the Class C division of the Nebraska High School Bowling Federation state tournament Saturday in Lincoln.
Wayne High finished third in the four-game team race that set up seeding for the Baker-series brackets, placing three individual bowlers in the top 10. Ronnie Forney finished third with a 513 for a four-game series, Emily Claussen was eighth with a 488 and Collin Claussen finished 10th overall with a 477.
In the Baker-series bracket, Wayne opened the tournament with a 3-0 win over Boone Central, winning 126-115, 180-166 and 140-139. They moved on to the semifinals, where they lost a tough five-game series to Broken Bow, taking the first two games before the Indians came back to win 104-145, 145-151, 177-157, 174-130, 159-146.
Class C Boys Team Standings
North Bend 2641, Broken Bow 2391, Wayne 2367, Burwell/Ord 2357, Ogallala 2245, Boone Central 2192, Wisner-Pilger 2126, Chase County 2104.
Bakers Series First Round
North Bend def. Chase County, 3-0 (179-127, 223-95, 181-135)
Ogallala def. Burwell/Ord, 3-2 (155-192, 127-171, 156-155, 182-144, 150-131)
Wayne def. Boone Central, 3-0 (126-115, 180-166, 140-139)
Broken Bow def. Wisner/Pilger, 3-2 (158-141, 163-144, 137-117, 163-136, 149-138)
Bakers Series Semifinals
North Bend def. Ogallala, 3-0 (200-135, 200-147, 162-154)
Broken Bow def. Wayne, 3-2 (104-145, 145-151, 177-157, 174-130, 159-146)
Bakers Series Finals
North Bend def. Broken Bow, scores not available
