MONTGOMERY- Head Bowling Coach Andrew Chatmon has added Lindsay Paredes to the Alabama State bowling team. Paredes will complete the 2014-15 roster for the Lady Hornets.
“I am excited about the new additions that we have joining our program,” Chatmon stated. “Lindsay will complement the team that we already have in place and I feel like with the combination of who we have and the addition of Lindsay we will look to improve on our goals that we didn’t quite complete last year. Lindsay will also bring a wealth of talent and determination. We look forward to big things from her.”
Paredes will be a 2014 graduate from Richland Hill in Richland Hills, Texas, where she was the only starting female on a co-ed team. The former Rebel was the anchor for the boy’s state championship team this past season.
Growing up the young bowler was raised inside of the bowling alley with her parents being bowlers she was able to gain ample opportunities to be the bowler she is today. Lindsay won her first tournament at the Texas State tournament by having the highest average in all events and ended up winning the singles competition as well during the 2008-09 season.
Once Paredes joined the high school team she had the highest girl’s average in the district four years straight. Lindsay was a part of a team that achieved many accomplishments, such as winning the District Team Championship all four years, regional’s two years in a row (2013 & 14) and also winning the Texas State High School Championship in 2013.
During the annual Wes Mallott Tournament, Paredes had one the highest scores for a female. At the Texas State Tournament she shot a 661 (217, 223, 221) during the singles competition, later shooting a 738 (215, 244, 279) during the doubles competition. In that same season Lindsay obtained a second place finish with the highest female average in the state for high school bowlers. In 2014 she earned a third place finish for the highest average out of all the high school girls in the state. During the Texas State Pepsi Tournament Lindsay finished in second place.
