By Becky Walz,
The South Winn and Decorah golf teams competed in a 9-hole event at South Winn Golf and Country Club against Decorah on Tuesday, with the Viking boys edging the Warriors and South Winn girls defeating Decorah.
Two-stroke win
For the boys, the Vikes pulled out a two-stroke win, 173 over South Winn’s 175. Decorah’s Ben Bockman carded a 39 to top the leaderboard, with Warrior junior Jordan Baumler fashioning a 40 for runner-up honors.
Adding to Decorah’s scorecard were Jackson Knoke (41), Andrew Rhodes (46), Lane Rolfs (47), Jackson Pipho (47) and Kollin Henry (52).
“I was pleased to see some of our golfers gain more confidence in their swings and have better focus during the meet,” said Viking Coach Rich Gaard.
Behind Baumler’s stellar performance for the Warriors were Carson Wenthold (41), Braiden Todd (46), Carver Wenthold (48), Matson Winings (48) and Carson Streeter (50).
“We got some good performances from some individuals today. Unfortunately, we didn’t come out ahead. We had a couple of holes that blew up for us, and that took its toll on the team. We learned a hard lesson that we can’t afford to let up and get lackadaisical on our approach to any shot. Every shot matters, and we learned that the hard way today,” said SW Coach Mike Wenthold.
The Viking JV also won 186 to 205. Touring the course with a 43, Decorah’s Andrew Olson was the medalist. Others on the course for the Vikes were Bradan Darling (47), Hunter Quandahl (47), Cade Averhoff (49) and Lincoln Robinson (50).
SW girls sweep
With South Winn sweeping the medalist spots, the Warrior girls defeated Decorah 217 to 264. Katrina Hageman toured the course with the top score of 45, with Julia Carnesi finishing with a 53 as the runner-up.
Brooke Steffans fired a 57 for the Warriors to go with 62s carded by Paige Jaster and Avery Luzum. Completing the SW varsity scorecard was Aubrey Hageman with a 66. In JV action on the course were Kylee Tieskoetter (61), Grace Zweibohmer (66), Bailee Frana (68), Kendra Elsbernd (72), Kali Kleve (73) and Megan Henning (77).
Filling out the Viking varsity scorecard were Hope Stahl (63), Shelby Hageman (63), Olivia Brynsaas (63), Danika Mueller (70), Riann Oberbroeckling (70) and Elora Schnitzler (71). Swinging the clubs in junior varsity action were Isabella Sailor (63), Drew Zwart (68) and Ella Carlson (73).
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