He would not be denied

When a high school bowler rolls a perfect game in any competition, it is a major accomplishment. But to bowl a 300 game at a state meet is something special.

That is what Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn bowler Jack Mastbergen did during the Class 1A state individual tournament on Feb. 21 at Waterloo. The junior put Xs on the scoreboard during the first nine frames of his third game in pre-bracket play, and then put up three more in the 10th to reach perfection.

"Jack started off from where he left off from the second game – with strikes. He had found his rhythm and kept the strikes coming, and the conf...