(Wichita, Kansas)- The Peru State College women's bowling team kicked off the 2026-27 season by competing at the Mid-States Championships held by Wichita State over the course of Saturday and Sunday, the team finished 20^th overall out of 28 teams in participation with a team score of 7190.
 
Ashley Pfeifer (Humphrey, Nebraska / Humphrey High School) paced the squad by marking a total pinfall of 1,043 to place 40^th through six games, she would average 173.83 through six games and notched 2 games scoring 190 or higher, including a 209 in the opening set.
 
Next would be Abby Yates (Lincoln, Nebraska / Lincoln North Star High School) who would jot down a total of 778 pins to place 119^th for an average of 155.6 through five games while Hannah Alderson (Sigourney, Iowa / Sigourney-Keota High School) would roll a 583 through four games to average 145.75 in four games and place 152^nd. Peyton Gonzales (Lincoln, Nebraska / Lincoln High School) would be close behind to place 155^th by knocking down a total of 560 pins through four games with a 140 average and Laura Hargens (Council Bluffs, Iowa / Lewis Central) took 174^th by rolling through 733 pins in three games for a 157.67 average. And rounding out the Bobcat bowlers is Margaret Hartung (Lincoln, Nebraska / Lincoln North Star High School) who scored a total pinfall of 296 through two games with a 148 average to place 198th.
 
The Bobcats return to the lanes on Saturday, November 7^th to take on the Leatherneck Classic in Rockford, Illinois.