As of last week, Olivia Hemmerle was set on going to college on a bowling scholarship.
The Belleville East senior averages 208 per string, having terrorized the pins for years at Bel-Air Bowl. Then, she had a change of heart, back to the sport she loves the most – softball.
While she has yet to decide on a college, there is certainly interest in the Lancers’ ace pitcher, who recently set the school’s all-time strikeouts record at 645. At just 5-foot-1, 115 pounds, Hemmerle continues to draw slack-jawed comments from anyone new who sees her on the mound…