Grand Canyon State Games
Caden participated for the first time in the Grand Canyon State Games. This was a 2 day tournament that was held in the Northwest Valley. From their website: “The Grand Canyon State Games is a multi-sport Olympic Festival for Arizona amateur athletes of all ages and abilities. The Games is organized by the Arizona Sports Council and is affiliated with 47 other state games throughout the United States. It is sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee through the National Congress of State Games. The Games seeks to provide Arizonans with an avenue for personal development through sports. In 2010, over 30,000 Arizonans participated.”
Caden participated in both the singles and doubles tournament. Another girl who bowls in the same league as him wanted to do the doubles tournament so she asked Caden if he would bowl with her. We were a little nervous that he would make it through 6 games in one day, but he did great! The first day was bowling to qualify. The second day would determine who went home with a Gold, Silver or Bronze Metal.
There were only 2 that qualified for the Singles Tournament: Caden and an older boy. Caden had the benefit of having a higher handicap while his opponent had the benefit of being older and more experienced. It came down to the last frame. All Caden had to do was make a spare. With everyone biting their nails, Caden came through with a spare in the 10th and won the Singles Tournament for his division. Next was the doubles tournament and it turned out that there was not another team to oppose them, so they automatically won the Gold Metal.
We are so proud of Caden for winning the Grand Canyon Games Bowling Tournament!
