As the Yankees prepared to take on the Angels, high school bowlers, some in homemade uniforms, battled at Ball Park Lanes in the Bronx
Two teammates shared a pair of headphones as they lustily sang along to Jay-Z’s newest anthem. Another group tried not to get caught sizing up the competition, while a few others flirted with girls who came to watch the Friday night showdown in the Bronx.
No, not the Yankees game — that was later, and across the street. This was a public school bowling match, six high schools battling across 15 lanes in a bowling alley that has seen Yankees dynasties rise and fall like so many clusters of bowling pins.
As the high-schoolers laced up their red-and-blue shoes, the Yankees prepared a block away for the opening of the American League Championship Series — perhaps the biggest game the storied franchise has played since 2004. The Yankees contest added extra sizzle to the midseason bowling match.
“It’s exciting,” said Jose Suncar, coach of the A. Philip Randolph Campus High School team. “We should be ready to compete, just like the Yankees and Angels — no matter the weather.” Read more..
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