KALONA
The Golden Hawk gals began their postseason run by hosting a first round regional tournament and the home team went lower than anyone else.
Conquering the seven-team field and …
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KALONA
The Golden Hawk gals began their postseason run by hosting a first round regional tournament and the home team went lower than anyone else.
Conquering the seven-team field and advancing, No. 12 Mid-Prairie ended regionals with a first place score of 377, two strokes better than runner-up conference rival Tipton, last Friday.
“The girls showed once again that they have the capability to go up against anyone and knowing Tipton, who is coming off a River Valley Conference championship, would be tough and were able to once again give them another loss,” Mid-Prairie coach Tracy McArtor.
“Kids had a great day on the course playing some really good golf in tough conditions. Blustery winds made for some tough shots and the girls really didn’t let it bother them too much.”
The Hawks and the Tigers were the only teams to end with sub 400 scores as West Branch took third with 428.
At the top of the individual leaderboards were occupied by two Tipton golfers as the duo of Sydney Stutzel Paycee Sorgenfrey placed first and second respectively with scores of 81 and 91.
The next three spots belonged to Mid-Prairie. Olivia Swarzendruber led the charge with a score of 92 to place third. Not too far behind were teammates Addison English and Morgyn Bender who shot 93 and 94 respectively to place fourth and fifth.
“What I’m really excited about is that as good as we scored today, the girls I don’t believe have still played their best golf and I think all the kids would agree,” coach McArtor said. “Little mistakes here and there that are easy fixes would get the girls to even lower scores.”
Lilly Miller also earned a top ten finish to contribute to the team score, shooting 98 to place ninth. Other Mid-Prairie golfers to post scores were Delani Blum and Paiton Chittick who finished with 106 and 114 respectively.
In the next round of regional play where state bids were on the line, Mid-Prairie competed at West Liberty on May 21.
“It’s been fun to watch them mature this year and have some great success,” coach McArtor said of his team. “We’ll gear up now for the second Regional at West Liberty on the 21st in hopes of another State Meet bid and on a course that plays a lot like Kalona. Hopefully it suits their game.”
