Even after winning four consecutive MHSAA state championships, someone can be left wanting more.

This is the case for Mr. Rob Ploof, who has announced his intentions to leave Kearsley’s bowling dynasty behind to coach in the Professional Bowlers Association.

“All I can hope is to continue the success that I’ve had with my high school team,” Ploof said. “There was a lot for me to prove when I came here, and I’m moving on to the next step.”

Nobody was more surprised than senior Zach Timm, who had some hot takes about coach Ploof leaving.

“There are 89 members in the PBA Hall of Fame and Coach Ploof  probably knows more about bowling than half of them,” Timm said. “Plus there’s a lot of money in it. I don’t blame him at all.”

Timm was right about the money, as some statistics from the 2014 calendar year will show.

Bowler Jason Belmonte was the top earner for the year, coming away with $163,778. That doesn’t factor in potential earnings from advertising deals and sponsorships.

The Association has only grown since then, and Ploof would figure to make a fair share of the profits brought in by anyone he coaches.

Coach Ploof’s team won the state title once again the weekend of March 3, and the following Monday he was on his way to the PBA headquarters in Seattle, Wash. Some paperwork needed to be filled out before he could officially work for a member of the association.

“It felt weird catching a flight that quickly after the fact. I had to get everything sorted out and make sure that the guys over there would approve of me,” Ploof said. “I can’t tell you who, but there are multiple members of the pros who reached out to me.”

Ploof will be missed when he is gone, as Timm’s younger sister freshman Samantha Timm can attest.

“I’ve only had him as my coach for one year, but I’m still so sad that he is going to be leaving,” Samantha said. “I know that he’s going to be making a lot more money, though, which is good for him. Plus he’ll get to travel around the country for competitions.”

The cold Michigan weather is something that may have driven Ploof away.

“If I’m being honest, a big reason I want to leave is that I hate scraping ice off of my truck,” Ploof said. “I’m going to miss a lot of things about working with Kearsley, but the disgusting weather is not one of them.”

Disclaimer — This story is made up and is completely fictitious. Don’t believe a word of it. April Fools!