The Lady Panther golf team finished their week at the Stillman Valley Invitational last Saturday with an impressive 4th place finish in the 9 team field. Coach Brad Tickler shared that the team improved last year’s score by a whopping 72 strokes. The team shot a 439 on Saturday.
The group continues to shuffle the order of their top golfers as they compete for the top 6 varsity spots. At Stillman Valley, Izzy Johnston led the team with a 107 followed by Michelle Naftzger with a 109. Hannah Huisman was one shot back at 110, and Jaelin Hawkins completed the Panther scoring with a 113.
On Tuesday the team took on Rockridge and Sherrard at Highland Springs Golf Course in Rock Island. Rockridge got the triangular win with a 187 followed by Sherrard with a 206. The Panthers finished with a 216. Jaelin Hawkins posted a 52 to lead the team with Lillian McWilliams posting a 53. Michelle Naftzger was third with a 55, just ahead of Hannah Huisman-56, Isabella Johnston-57 and Gabi Abell-59.
Thursday saw the Panthers in Princeton at Wyaton Hills for another triangular with Princeton and Bureau Valley. The Panthers just missed winning the three-way match posting a 212 just behind Princeton’s 209 and outdistancing Bureau Valley’s 244
Michelle Naftzger stepped up to lead the Panthers with a 50 leading a tight grouping: Hannah Huisman-52, Lillian McWilliams-54, Izzy Johnston-56, Ava Grawe-58, Keira Grage-60.
Sarah Huizenga-61, led the Panther JV squad.
This week the Lady Panthers will travel to Sterling today to challenge Newman and Bureau Valley. Wednesday will be the Three Rivers Conference meet at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island and Thursday will travel back to Princeton to take on Princeton, Indian Creek, and Sterling.
