Fort Madison, IA- It has officially become a dynasty for the Highland girls’ golf team as the Huskies snatched their third consecutive Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) title Monday afternoon, besting Wapello by 17 strokes in the process.
Highland turned out to be a tough team to surmount as the team placed three golfers within the top 13. Doing the heavy lifting was the Prottsmans, as Joslyn, a sophomore, and Adisyn, a senior, shot an 81 and 85 to finish in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Emersyn Schultz turned in a 98 for 13th place.
Unexpectantly, Wapello and Burlington Notre Dame, who placed in 2nd and 3rd place respectively, were the only other teams to have multiple golfers find a spot in the top 10. Emmalin Marshall finished right outside the top three with a 4th place score of 86, while Macey Kuntz rounded out the top 10 with a 95.
The individual SEISC champion turned out to be a freshman from Notre Dame, as Allee Booten carded a 79 or just 9-over par for the course. Emersyn Hopkins helped out with a round of 88, which was good enough for 6th place.
The Arrows held the advantage in the rest of the rankings as their next three golfers finished between 19th and 22nd place. The next Nike to finish was Brylei Wisemen in 41st place.
Sophia Jirak, who took home the bronze medal a year ago, claimed 5th place for Van Buren County with a round of 87 as the Warriors took 7th place. Winfield-Mt. Union’s Ashlyn Bender was next in the individual order with a 7th place score of 91. In 8th and 9th place were Claire Withrow of Hillcrest Academy and Mediapolis’ Bri Spears, who each shot a 94.
In the next batch of ten, Elizabeth Griffin of Holy Trinity Catholic collected a 96 for 11th place, while Jocelyn Hernandez of Columbus took 12th place with a card of 97, as he teammate Hailey Wellington snatched 17th place. Morgan Meyer claimed a score of 99 for 14th place.
Winfield-Mt. Union placed two other golfers within the top 20 as Ella Kann slotted in at 15th with a score of 100, while Kellee Milks took home a 102 for 18th place. Lastly, Kate Wischmeier claimed 16th place with a round of 101.
New London was led by Sydney Kracht’s card of 105 for 24th place, while Danville’s Aubrey Nahorny grabbed 35th place with a mark of 112. Central Lee had Summer Hunold turn in a 116 to lead the Hawks.
Columbus, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, Van Buren County, WACO, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union—or half of the conference—will be traveling to New London for the Class 1A Region 5C meet to start their postseason play.
Team Rankings
Highland: 370
Wapello: 387
Burlington Notre Dame: 403
Hillcrest Academy: 410
Mediapolis: 415
Winfield-Mt. Union: 421
Van Buren County: 425
New London: 445
Holy Trinity Catholic: 451
Louisa-Muscatine: 453
Columbus: 467
Danville: 491
No Scores: Lone Tree, WACO, and Central Lee
Player Scores for Our Local Teams
Wapello
3rd Place Emmalin Marshall: 86
10th Place Macey Kuntz: 95
19th Place Kyndall Stigge: 102
21st Place Annaka Greiner: 104
Burlington Notre Dame
1st Place Allee Booten: 79
6th Place Emersyn Hopkins: 88
41st Place Brylei Wisemen: 115
52nd Place Paige Kramer: 121
Mediapolis
9th Place Bri Spears: 94
16th Place Kate Wischmeier: 101
32nd Place Cardin Miller: 108
34th Place Paytan Gerling: 112
Winfield-Mt. Union
7th Place Ashlyn Bender: 91
15th Place Ella Kann: 100
18th Place Kellee Milks: 102
59th Place Isabella Martinez: 128
Van Buren County
5th Place Sophia Jirak: 87
26th Place Maddie Cochrell: 106
42nd Place Lilly McEntee: 116
46th Place Teagan Sickels: 116
New London
24th Place Sydney Kracht: 105
31st Place Katelyn Allen: 107
39th Place Isabella Busby: 115
48th Place Khloe Upton: 118
Holy Trinity Catholic
11th Place Elizabeth Griffin: 96
25th Place Emma Mohrfeld: 105
50th Place Eva Denning: 119
63rd Place Megan Holtcamp: 131
Columbus
12th Place Jocelyn Hernandez: 97
17th Place Hailey Wellington: 101
36th Place Kinlee Brown: 112
68th Place Ellie Valencia: 157
Danville
35th Place Aubrey Nahorny: 112
56th Place Liz Jensen: 123
57th Place Ava Walker: 125
64th Place Makayla Phillips: 131
WACO
14th Place Morgan Meyer: 99
54th Place Gracie Cardenas: 122
Central Lee
45th Place Summer Hunold: 116
49th Place Lily Smith: 119
69th Place Leah Azinger: 163