Sports : Vikettes win first Regional round; hope to advance to State with success at Williamsburg

Medalist Rachel Tandy's 91 led the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette golf team to victory at the Regional contest in Clinton on Monday. The next Regional contest is the state qualifier. Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse VS Girls Golf Regional May 15, 2017 Clinton's Valley Oaks Golf Course, par 72 Weather: partly sunny, 80s Team Results: (Top two teams advance to Regional #2) Vinton-Shellsburg 396 Anamosa 400 West Liberty 407 Solon 414 Camanche 418 Davenport Assumption 420 Williamsburg 424 Northeast 463 Individuals: (Top five advance.) Rachel Tandy, Vinton-Shellsburg 91 Megan Crockett, Northeast 91 Katie Mather, West Liberty 91 Caitlin Steimle, Dav. Assumption 92 Hannnah Houska, Anamosa 93 VS Individuals: Rachel Tandy 43, 48 - 91 Brandi Gerber 45, 52 - 97 Halie Engler 46, 53 - 99 Lillie Lamont 52, 57 - 109 noncounters: Emily Blake (112), Alex Maynard (113) This was a great day to be a Vikette! Valley Oaks was a challenging golf course, particularly the back nine. It had lots of danger with no mow and water. There were so many holes that could destroy a good round of golf on this course! Fortunately we were able to get there twice to practice, and that experience helped carry us through. We had a solid front nine score of 186, but struggled to tame the back nine with a 210. Still, we held our own and now will advance to Williamsburg's Stone Creek course next Monday for the final round of regionals. Rachel Tandy led the way and tied for the meet's low total. Once again, it was our team's consistency and determination that got these ladies to the top finish. I was proud of each of them! Williamsburg's course holds its own challenges; fortunately we've played there once this year and it's a shorter drive. It is a nine hole course so we will play it twice Monday, May 22, when we meet with Anamosa, Centerville, and Mediapolis to determine which two teams and top five individuals advance to State May 30 and 31 at Lake Panorama Golf Course in Panora.