Five teams competed in the finals of the bowling portion of the 2018 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Commander’s Cup March 21 at Bowl Arena Lanes.

The winning four-man team was the Awkward High Fives of the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, with a total score of 2,585 pins.

The Commander’s Cup is an annual sporting competition among units on JBLM. The competition is comprised of twelve events including soccer, golf, bowling and flag football. The winner of the Commander’s Cup is the unit with the most combined points from all of the events.

Captain Andrew Bressler, a member of the Awkward High Fives, said that the Commander’s Cup is a great way to build esprit de corps.

“This is a way to support the post and Commander’s Cup, and it’s a group of guys just trying to have fun,” Bressler said. “We really didn’t think we had a chance coming into the finals. We even had to come out of the field to compete in tonight’s championship.”

Bressler was field training with his battalion in the medical mission command force health protection exercise that included night drivers training, field

sanitation and eye examinations.

Other members of the Awkward High Fives were Capt. Brad Sonoda, Capt. Gerry Messner and Sgt. 1st Class Mitch Borane.

The second place team was the First Special Forces Group Maintenance, trailing the Awkward High Fives by 96 pins. The eight-week bowling tournament started with twelve teams and, after three games per week, was reduced to five teams in the championship game.

“We are fortunate enough that the timing worked out and that we had the opportunity to represent our unit and bowl in the Commander’s Cup for points,” said Col. Lisa Keough, a member of the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s bowling team.

The soccer portion of the Commander’s Cup is currently underway. The next event is golf, which begins April 9.

The first event in the Commander’s Cup was volleyball. The current leaders in the Commander’s Cup are the 62nd Medical Brigade and 42nd Military Police Brigade, who are tied for first place with 80 points each.

The Commander’s Cup runs from January through December. The winning brigade will be announced in December and will have its name added to the trophy base, on display for a year.

For more information on the Commander’s Cup contact Bruce Antonowicz, director of sports, fitness and aquatics, at 253-967-9210.