Lincoln-Way Central Alumna Selected For Bowling All-American Team

NEW LENOX, IL — Lincoln-Way Central alumnus Kalei Bass, of the class of 2019, is one of 10 United States Bowling Congress youth bowlers recently named to the 2018-2019 Dexter High School All-American Team.

The district said the Dexter High School All-American Team is comprised of five girls and five boys from across the U.S. Each bowler received a $1,000 scholarship and was recognized during
the Junior Gold Championships Opening Ceremony in July. Candidates were selected based on grade-point average, their bowling and academic achievements, an essay and two letters of recommendation.

Bass, who is now a freshman at Purdue University, was a member of the Knights bowling team her junior and senior years. The district said she was also a member of the National Honor Society, on the Mathletes team that was a state qualifier each of her four years, and did community work through Leo Club, part of the New Lenox Lions Club.