Submitted / TPI The Stanhope Elmore boys' bowling team won their first-ever AHSAA Class 6A/7A state championship on Friday after going on a record-setting run as the underdog No. 4 seed out of the South Regional.
Bridget Wilson
When Stanhope Elmore’s boys bowling team came into the AHSAA Class 6A/7A state tournament, it knew it would be perceived as the underdogs and therefore underestimated. The Mustangs qualified for the tournament as the No. 4-seed coming out of the South Regional and they knew they’d have to bowl their very best to survive and advance.
And that’s exactly what they did, bringing the state championship back to Millbrook for the first time ever.
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