Sports : Jessen, Tandy lead Vikettes to 3rd place finish in Wamac West tournament

The VS girls finished in third place in the Wamac West golf event.

Mara Jessen and Lauren Tandy were among medalists at the Wamac West tourney.

Led by Lauren Tandy and Mara Jessen, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team finished third in the Wamac West tournament. Tandy (48) and Jessen (49) were among the medalists for the event.

Coach's report:

WAMAC West Divisional Tourney

Host: 3 Elms Golf Course, Independence par 35

Weather conditions: 60s, breezy and sunny

Team Standings:

Williamsburg 179

Benton Comm. 195

V-S 205

Marion 206

CC-Amana 206

Independence 209

CP-Urbana 250

Medalist:

Brette McKown 43

Area medals:

Monica Brokaw 47 (Benton)

Macy Miner 48 (Benton)

Lauren Tandy 48 (V-S)

Mara Jessen 49 (V-S)

Sidney Volz 49 (Benton)

V-S Individuals

Lauren Tandy 48

Mara Jessen 49

Olivia Walker 52

Olivia Ketchen 56

Noncounters: Kaiti Kilpatrick, Jessie Noren

V-S ladies improved their overall win/loss record tonight by placing third at the Divisional meet. Improvement has been the key with this young team. We had consistency in putting across the board for the first time. All of our team members except for Ms. Tandy had played this course at our April dual, so there was a comfort level in understanding the layout. Our last outing at 3 Elms, the V-S team shot 226, so I was pleased with dropping 11 strokes tonight. Sophomore Olivia Ketchen dropped 12 strokes from her previous round here and was a varsity counter tonight; this was a first for her high school career. Both Mara Jessen and Olivia Walker also had lowered scores from their previous round at 3 Elms.

See complete results HERE.