The Lawrence High girls bowling team hoists its Sunflower League trophy on Friday at Park Lanes in Shawnee. Front row (left to right): Carli Stellwagon, Renea McNemee, Hannah Reed and Diamonique Vann. Back row (left to right): Morgan Daniels and Holly Evans.

Shawnee ? When Lawrence High junior Diamonique Vann started bowling at the Sunflower League Tournament on Friday, she thought it was going to be a long day.

It wasn’t a bad first game; just slightly below her season average. Listening to her coaches, Vann moved forward and just a little bit to the left.

Afterward, it was magic.

Vann was the top bowler by nearly 100 pins, leading Lawrence’s girls bowling team to its second team title in school history. She finished with a 663 series at Park Lanes, her highest score of the season by 25.

Free State’s boys bowling team followed with its own league championship. Both teams won in 2015.

“It’s amazing. I’ve never won a title like that,” said Vann, who rolled games of 235 and 257. “I’m so happy. I’m so proud of myself for all of the work that I did.”

Along with Vann, the Lions obliterated the rest of the field. Three more bowlers placed inside of the top-10 individually: Holly Evans (fifth, 567), Carli Stellwagon (eighth, 559) and Morgan Daniels (10th, 546).

The Lions led by more than 200 pins after their three-game series, then posted the top score in the newly added four-game Baker series — where five bowlers alternate toward one score.

Stellwagon said the Lions rarely practice the Baker format, but it didn’t stop them from scoring above 200 in their first two games. Her goal was to avoid looking at any other team’s score and just focus frame-by-frame.

“It’s intense,” Stellwagon said. “I mean, Baker is so fun but it’s a different environment. It’s loud, it’s energetic, it’s a lot faster moving. But overall, we had a great cushion going in.”

For the FSHS boys, they fed off of each other’s energy. Senior Zach Lockwood bowled a career-best 680 series, opening his final two games with at least six straight strikes. His previous season-high was 576.

From left to right: Free State bowlers Cam Edgecomb, Cameron Edens, Alex Craig, Zach Lockwood, Alex Jimenez, Bayn Schrader and Dmitri Smith stand with the Sunflower League trophy after their first-place finish on Friday at Park Lanes in Shawnee.

After each strike, he would walk back to his team’s table, flash a smile and slap hands with his giddy teammates.

“I think the highest strike streak I’ve gotten before was four, maybe,” said Lockwood, who placed third individually. “I don’t know how to describe it. It was just awesome.”

One lane over from Lockwood was senior Cam Edgecomb, who bowled a season-best 607 series. Senior Cameron Edens placed fifth with a 649 series and senior Alex Jimenez took eighth with a 640.

The Firebirds were second in the team standings following their three-game series, but edged Olathe East by posting the best Baker score.

“I just wouldn’t look at my score,” Edgecomb said. “I would just look straight down after I threw a strike and I’d walk over to the table. It would just help me a lot.”

Lawrence’s boys bowling team was eighth, moving up with a strong Baker series. Junior Hunter Krom had the team’s top three-game series with a 568.

Sunflower League Bowling Tournament

Thursday at Parks Lanes

BOYS

Team scores: Free State 3446, Olathe East 3338, Olathe South 3242, Leavenworth 3184, Olathe North 3160, SM Northwest 3144, Olathe Northwest 3086, Lawrence 3068, SM South 3043, SM West 3024, SM East 2804, SM North 2802.

FSHS results: 3. Zach Lockwood 197-258-225 — 680, 5. Cameron Edens 227-177-245 — 649, 8. Alex Jimenez 182-247-211 — 640, 15. Cam Edgecomb 179-247-181 — 607, Alex Craig 190-208-144 — 542, Bayn Schrader 162-184-158 — 504.

LHS results: Hunter Krom 158-223-187 — 568, Javier Lemmons 204-166-193 — 563, Ethan Huslig 147-200-187 — 534, Noah Goepfert 199-146-172 — 517, Cameron Stussie 176-160-172 — 508, Adonis Stanwix 187-138-159 — 484.

GIRLS

Team scores: Lawrence 3126, Olathe North 2799, SM Northwest 2744, Olathe East 2653, Free State 2521, Olathe Northwest 2477, SM North 2451, SM South 2404, Leavenworth 2318, Olathe South 2305, SM East 2176, SM West 1981.

LHS results: 1. Diamonique Vann 171-235-257 — 663, 5. Holly Evans 155-198-214 — 567, 8. Carli Stellwagon 168-187-204 — 559, 10. Morgan Daniels 211-192-143 — 546, 15. Renea McNemee 147-156-184 — 487, 20. Hannah Reed 167-151-154 — 472.

FSHS results: 13. Sydney Jordan 168-155-172 — 495, 17. Nicole Miele 150-169-158 — 477, Morgan Wright 146-159-135 — 440, Sapphie Knight 141-118-149 — 408, Brooke Wright 155-124-124 — 403, Erica Crockett 106-123-132 — 361.