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.