Montana bowler leads Sapphire All-Events at 2024 Women’s Championships
June 14, 2024
RENO, Nev. – The scores are on the rise at the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships as Kay Lynn Doney of Bozeman, Montana, took the lead in Sapphire All-Events on Thursday.
The Montana bowler had a striking turnout of scores throughout her tournament appearance at the National Bowling Stadium. Over her two days of competition, Doney had sets of 496 in team, 543 in doubles and 560 in singles.
The hard work paid off for Doney as she finished with an all-events score of 1,599 to secure the lead. Her performance in singles also helped her take over third place.
The previous all-events leaders were tied with a 1,570 score – Erin Murphy of Marengo, Illinois, and Jennifer Kosoris of Milwaukee. Kosoris leads Sapphire Singles with 604.
When asked about her reaction to the news, Doney said, “I actually am really excited. I had no idea that I would do that well. I just really didn’t expect to do that.”
Putting in the hard work shows a lot throughout Doney’s games at the USBC Women’s Championships. In her singles series, the Montana bowler had games of 138, 244 and 178. The motivation to bowl well set her up to excel.
“This shows my practice and what my boyfriend has been showing me has been paying off,” Doney said. “Having help from him helped me today.”
Continuing to get better and better is what Doney wants to achieve in her bowling career, and being able to see it come to fruition on the scoreboard means the world to her.
“It is really nice to do better,” Doney said. “I had my highest game today, and my highest series.”
Wrapping up the tournament, the Montana bowler is hopeful that this score stays to the very end. Having this victory would validate everything she has done, and the emotion of happiness would just be the beginning for her, as it would be a huge accomplishment.
“I feel like it would be a huge accomplishment for me,” Doney said. “I have only been bowling for four or five years now, so my average has been going up.”
Now that the tournament is complete for Doney, she hopes to keep improving. Her performance in Reno gives her that extra boost of confidence to keep at it in practice and future tournaments.
“I just hope I can continue to improve my bowling and keep getting better,” Doney said. “I want to continue to get my average higher.”
Bowlers in the Sapphire Division have an entering average of 135 and below.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women’s Championships page.
The Montana bowler had a striking turnout of scores throughout her tournament appearance at the National Bowling Stadium. Over her two days of competition, Doney had sets of 496 in team, 543 in doubles and 560 in singles.
The hard work paid off for Doney as she finished with an all-events score of 1,599 to secure the lead. Her performance in singles also helped her take over third place.
The previous all-events leaders were tied with a 1,570 score – Erin Murphy of Marengo, Illinois, and Jennifer Kosoris of Milwaukee. Kosoris leads Sapphire Singles with 604.
When asked about her reaction to the news, Doney said, “I actually am really excited. I had no idea that I would do that well. I just really didn’t expect to do that.”
Putting in the hard work shows a lot throughout Doney’s games at the USBC Women’s Championships. In her singles series, the Montana bowler had games of 138, 244 and 178. The motivation to bowl well set her up to excel.
“This shows my practice and what my boyfriend has been showing me has been paying off,” Doney said. “Having help from him helped me today.”
Continuing to get better and better is what Doney wants to achieve in her bowling career, and being able to see it come to fruition on the scoreboard means the world to her.
“It is really nice to do better,” Doney said. “I had my highest game today, and my highest series.”
Wrapping up the tournament, the Montana bowler is hopeful that this score stays to the very end. Having this victory would validate everything she has done, and the emotion of happiness would just be the beginning for her, as it would be a huge accomplishment.
“I feel like it would be a huge accomplishment for me,” Doney said. “I have only been bowling for four or five years now, so my average has been going up.”
Now that the tournament is complete for Doney, she hopes to keep improving. Her performance in Reno gives her that extra boost of confidence to keep at it in practice and future tournaments.
“I just hope I can continue to improve my bowling and keep getting better,” Doney said. “I want to continue to get my average higher.”
Bowlers in the Sapphire Division have an entering average of 135 and below.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Women’s Championships page.