This Friday and Saturday, in proceedings sure to feature much pomp and circumstance, the WIAA Girls State Bowling Championships will go down in our very backyard. Some of the best young female rollers from around Washington will converge on the 10-pin Mecca that is University Place and Narrows Plaza to test the limits of athleticism and endurance as part of a two-day, no-balls-barred throwdown where only the cream of the bowling crop will emerge victorious. Even more impressive, some competitors will do this while eating CornNuts.

Girls State High School Bowling Championships

Friday, Feb. 4 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5 8-10:30 a.m., $7-$15
Narrows Plaza Bowl, 2200 Mildred St. W., University Place
253.565.1007