Sports : Vikette golf season ends at Districts; Mahood sets personal best of 46

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team finished its season with a fourth-place showing at the District meet at Waverly on Monday. Several players achieved personal milestones during the tournament. Here is the summary from coach Janet Woodhouse: Districts at Waverly Golf Course, par 70 May 16, 2011 Weather conditions: cool, sunny, breezy 8 teams participate: two advance to regionals and five individuals Clear Lake 339 (lowest team score in the state qualifiers) South Tama 367 Hampton-Dumont 410 V-S 417 Iowa Falls-Alden 451 Union 471 CPU 475 Benton Com. 524 V-S individual scores: Erin Randall 46-50 96 Kelsey Mahood 46-54 100 Hannah Looney 53-54 107 Mara Jessen 58-56 114 Natalie Ketchen 53-61 114 Cara Hach 61-56 117 We shot a number of personal bests today. Our team score of 198 was our lowest nine hole round of the season! That establishes a goal for 2112: break 200 consistently. Last year at districts our team shot a 461. I was very pleased to see our 417 today; even though they were different golf courses, that's a considerable drop in strokes. The team is to be congratulated for those efforts. Erin Randall and Kelsey Mahood both shot 46 on the front nine; their best in competition; Kelsey's best in four years of high school golf. It was Erin's first time to break 100 in 18 holes! Kelsey's round of 100 was her personal best also. Hannah's 107 for 18 holes was her personal best. Natalie's lowest round in competiton for the year was her 53 on the front nine. The girls putted pretty well; Kelsey was low with 29 for the 18 holes. It was the last high school competition for seniors Kelsey Mahood and Hannah Looney; they will be missed.