Three Rhinelander Area Youth Bowling

Club members took part in the 2026 Winter

Badger State Games, competing in the

bowling event at Coral Lanes in Schofield

on Saturday, Feb. 21. 

 

Middle schooler Natalie Dellenbach along

with high schoolers Eli Miller and Oren

Alsager entered the event — all first-timers

in the state-wide Badger State Games. 

 

In individual competition, Alsager was the

only scratch division bowler and had to

beat his average of 648 (over three games)

by more than 10 pins. He did so with a 716

to earn a gold medal.

 

Dellenbach, competing in the B Division

(140-159 average) had to fend off three

opponents in the first three games of the day — all fellow District 9 middle school

bowlers. In the matchplay portion of the individual tournament, Dellenbach defeated

SPASH’s Kaylin Girarrd 236-225 (with handicap) to reach the gold medal round.

 

In the gold medal round, Dellenbach held off Merrill’s Ella Humphrey in a close

226-219 battle for the gold medal. 

 

Miller competed in the boys 175-plus average division, but couldn’t make it past

the initial three games.

 

A few hours later, the three returned to compete in the team portion of the event.

They ran against the team of SPASH bowlers Wyatt Thielman, Bryce Terry and

Warren Miller. While the three from Rhinelander beat SPASH by scratch, after

handicap was figured in, it was SPASH taking the victory by 16 pins and the gold

medal, leaving the team of Miller, Alsager and Dellenbach with the silver.