AKRON — To say Coventry High School junior-to-be Wade Allen had a July to remember would be an understatement.
He compiled a junior career basically in less than 30 days. Consider:
- The 16-year-old two-handed right-hander rolled his first 800 series, 805, at Spins Bowl-Akron on July 7 — two years after his first 300 game rolled at the same center.
- He participated in the Junior Gold Championships for the third time in Green Bay, Wis. Although he didn’t make the cut to the advancers’ round in the 1,341-player 18U boys field, he finished 514th overall while averaging 182.81 over 16 games.
- After missing that cut, he bowled the Junior Golf Survivor event at Buzz Social in Green Bay and topped the field, finishing with 1,258 total pinfall — an average of 251.80 — in a field of 354 U18 boys.
- After being named as Akron-Canton Boys Bowler of the Year by Gannett newspapers in June, he was named High School Athlete of the Year on Friday by the Akron Beacon-Journal after garnering over 8,000 votes in online voting. He also participates in golf and baseball for the Comets.
“I just feel like I’ve been bowling some of my best scores lately,” said Allen, the Metro Athletic Conference player of the year and 2025 honorable mention All-Ohio pick. “I’m very confident in my game. I feel like I’m getting better.”
One of his changes is taking lessons from Ten Back Pro Shop owner-operator Frank Testa at Park Centre Lanes…