The Thomas Jefferson girls bowling team won Wednesday’s South Puget Sound League tournament to become league co-champions with Curtis High School. They finished the regular season in a four-way tie for first place, but officially finished third after tiebreakers. By winning the league tournament, they matched the Vikings who finished first in regular season play but placed third in the tournament.

It is the first bowling title for any Federal Way school.

“I cannot express to you in words how excited and happy I am for these young ladies,” said Jefferson head coach Joseph Townsend in an email. “They really executed everything we worked on from the first day of practice. They still have a lot more bowling to do this year, with the West Central District Tournament and hopefully a spot to move onto the state tournament. I want them to take a moment to enjoy their success before refocusing on the next stage.”

The Raiders bowling team moves on to the West Central District Tournament on Jan. 30, looking to clinch a spot in the state tournament. Jefferson is represented by the following players during the postseason: Ku’ualohaokalani Esquerra, Abbie Harris, Kaitlyn Larimore, Cassie Lee, Whitney Lee, Tiffany Mendenhall, and Haylee Pallord.