Sports : Vikettes fourth at S. Tama tournament

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes played in very wet and windy conditions at the South Tama golf tournament on Saturday, May 11. V-S finished fourth in the six-team field.

Coach's Report:

South Tama Tourney

May 11, 2013

Tama-Toledo Country Club

Par 70

Weather conditions: cold and extremely windy; very wet

Team Scores:

Grinnell 374

Nevada 391

Newton 405

Vinton-Shellsburg 411

South Tama 423

Benton 442

Individuals:

Medalist: Paige Van Dyk, So. Tama 77

Runner-up: Amanda Hintz, Grinnell 88

Benton scores:

Sidney Volz 99

Macy Miner 111

Kaitlyn Pegump 116

Kenna Germann 116

Noncounters: Morgan Kruse, Emily Dye

V-S Team Scores:

Erin Randall 54-45=99

Natalie Ketchen 52-50=102

Cara Hach 51-52=103

Lauren Tanday 57-50=107

Noncounters: Mara Jessen, Kaiti Kilpatrick

This was not our best outing; usually we score well on this course. We did improve on the second round by shooting a 197 after an opening 214. We had a lot of putts the first round; Erin Randall had 15 the second nine for low. Cara Hach had 17 each nine and was the most consistent. Erin Randall received a 10th place medal. We were only six strokes from Newton on a day when we didn’t shoot well.

I was pleased that each girl’s focus was strong for all 18 holes. With limited opportunities to play 18 hole meets, this is important going into tournaments to have that experience. This will be the format at Regionals May 20 in Newton. I feel our team has the opportunity to be very competitive at Regionals if we play to our strengths and stay focused. This is a team with a lot of talent and a desire to do well.