Sports : Lauren Tandy to represent VS golf team at State

These Vikettes competed at Regionals.

Rachel Tandy, left, congratulates her sister, Lauren,on advancing to State.

Vinton-Shellsburg golfer Lauren Tandy finished in third place (tied for second with an 18-hole 89) at the Regional Golf Meet in Waverly on Tuesday. That qualifies her for the individual State Tournament in Marshalltown next Monday and Tuesday. The Vikettes finished in fourth in team scoring.

Coach's report:

May 26, 2015

Regional Golf

Waverly Golf Course, par 70

Weather conditions: Rain all day

Team Standings: (2 advance to State)

DubuqueWahlert 371

Western Dubuque 377

Decorah 382

Vinton-Shellsburg 395

Waverly 401

Benton Community 434

Charles City 438

Independence 448

W. Delaware 454

Marion 489

Webster City 530

Lisbon/Mt. Vernon 542

Individuals advancing to State:

Lauren Prier 86 Western Dubuque

Lauren Tandy 89 Vinton-Shellsburg

Marissa Meyer 89 Dubuque Wahlert

Jamie Sindlinger 90 Charles City

Charlotte Flynn 90 Dubuque Wahlert

Emma Prescott 90 Waverly

V-S team scores:

Lauren Tandy 46, 43 (89)

Kaiti Kilpatrick 48, 50 (98)

Rachel Tandy 51, 51 (102)

Jessie Noren 48, 58 (106)

Noncounters: Olivia Walker, Brandi Gerber

It rained basically all day in Waverly and part of the time it was a downpour. I was so proud of my team. Last year we finished 8th place; this year we finished in fourth in team standings!

Lauren Tandy earned a place at State as an individual qualifier. She is a solid golfer with good skills, mental toughness and a competitive spirit. She also challenges herself to improve and puts in extra practice time. On the tougher back nine she shot 43, the lowest score of the day by anyone at Waverly on the back nine. She is very deserving of this honor.

Our team played solid golf in spite of the conditions. We shot 395 and improved our individual scores from our practice rounds. Our lone senior, Jessie Noren, played one of the best rounds of this season. Juniors Lauren Tandy, Kaiti Kilpatrick and freshman, Rachel Tandy, had solid scores to round out our team scores and we put together a 193 on the front nine. These girls have been major contributors all season. I was amazed at their scores considering how wet they were and continued to be! They never lost focus. Olivia Walker and Brandi Gerber played some good golf all season as well.

Lauren will play June 1 and 2 at Marshalltown with other 4A competitors on the American Legion Golf Course.