Looks like a strike!

On February 23rd, young professionals from all over Bismarck-Mandan stirred up some saucy chili, laced up their bowling shoes and joined in some friendly competition at the 5th annual Chill-N-Bowl at Midway Lanes – all for a great cause!

Bowlers celebrated success on the lanes.

The Chill-N-Bowl serves as an important fundraiser each year for the Bismarck-Mandan Young Professionals Network and for local charity. This year’s charity was the Special Olympics of Bismarck and Mandan. The event included a chili cook-off, silent auction and bowling tournament. Seventeen teams participated and, according to many, this was the best Chill-N-Bowl to date! With the help of Midway Lane’s owner Jim Mellon and his staff, the Special Olympics and everyone who participated, the event raised over $600 for the network and over $1,100 for the Special Olympics.

The network would like to thank everyone who helped set up, organize and manage the event.

Here is a list of the top three teams from each category:

Best Chili
1st Place: Dewey Cheatum & Howe
(William Wischer, Jack Zuger, Adam Landstrom, Ryan Heintz)
2nd Place: High Delivery Rollers
(Joby Black, Craig Mizera, John Schneider, Dustin Kulseth)
3rd Place: On Strike
(Derek Hall, Adam Pascoe, Beth Baker, Michelle Bier)

Best Bowling
1st Place: Kyle Herman Agency
(Kyle Herman, Mike Dewald, Patrick Hart, Ryan Pfleger)
2nd Place: Shooting for Birdies
(Tim Flagstad, Joel Boon, Molly Sullivan, Jim Herrington)
3rd Place: High Delivery Rollers
(Joby Black, Craig Mizera, John Schneider, Dustin Kulseth)

Most Creative Team Name
1st Place: Pink Ladies
(Angil Wanner, Aimee Limke, Michelle Jacobson, Tanya Nelson)
2nd Place: On Strike
(Derek Hall, Adam Pascoe, Beth Baker, Michelle Bier)
3rd Place: Fifty Shades of Bean
(Chad Schmidt, Derrick Becker, Frank Friese, Chris Masse)

Team Spirit Award
1st Place: High Delivery Rollers
(Joby Black, Craig Mizera, John Schneider, Dustin Kulseth)
2nd Place: Snakes on a Lane
(Dustin Leingang, Eric Miller, Jeff Wedul, Don Lapp)
3rd Place: Gutter Gang
(Madison Runge, Dylan Miller, Caroline Crary, Brittney Klein)

Grand Champion Traveling Trophy Winners
1st Place: High Delivery Rollers
(Joby Black, Craig Mizera, John Schneider, Dustin Kulseth)
2nd Place: Dewey Cheatum & Howe
(William Wischer, Jack Zuger, Adam Landstrom, Ryan Heintz)
2nd Place: Kyle Herman Agency
(Kyle Herman, Mike Dewald, Patrick Hart, Ryan Pfleger)