Nine golfers from Striv schools earned medals at the 2014 Girls State Golf Tournament that concluded on Tuesday at three sites across the state.
In Class A at Norfolk Country Club, Omaha Central senior finished her high school career with a two-day total of 180 for an 8th place medal. Omaha Burke’s Nia Station was the individual champion and Elkhorn South took the team championship.
At Pioneers Golf Course in Lincoln, Grand Island Northwest finished fifth in the team race, Aurora was seventh and Crete was 10th. Scottsbluff won the team title with a 752 total and the Bearcats’ Jordan York was the individual medalist with a 159 total. Kacee Samway (McCook) and Murphy Sears (Crete) tied for 11th, while Megan Canfield (Northwest, 14th) and Kristin Bell (Aurora, 15th) also earned medals.
In Class C at Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus, Doniphan-Trumbull’s Brandi Lemek had the low round of the day with an 82 and she finished second. Boone Central’s Melissa Kyncl and Heartland’s Paige Mestl were fourth and fifth, respectively. Dundy County-Stratton’s Rebecca Lorens also earned a medal as she tied for 14th. The Tigers were seventh in the team race and Cozad one shot behind in eighth place with an 858 total. Minden won the team race with a two-day total of 750.
Class A
8th — Emily Jezewski (12), Omaha Central, 180
57th — Annika Brown (11), Millard West, 223
Class B
11th (tie) — Kacee Samway (10), McCook, 179
11th (tie) — Murphy Sears (11), Crete, 179
14th — Megan Canfield (12), Northwest, 184
15th (tie) — Kristin Bell (12), Aurora, 188
23rd (tie) — Nicole Phinney (11), Northwest, 192
25th (tie) — Laura Drevo (12), Crete, 194
37th (tie) — Mallarie Filla (12), Northwest, 203
41st (tie) — Samantha Redfern (10), York, 205
43rd (tie) — Paige McCoy (12), Aurora, 206
43rd (tie) — Jaclyn Johnson (12), Aurora, 206
47th (tie) — Amy Morris (11), Aurora, 208
51st (tie) — Emily Jeffers (11), Northwest, 213
55th (tie) — Renae Sieck (12), Crete, 216
67th (tie) — Cierra Osentowski (12), Northwest, 230
68th (tie) — Hanna Baum (11), Crete, 231
70th (tie) — Tiffany Conrad (10), Aurora, 233
Team Scores: Scottsbluff 752, Omaha Skutt 764, Omaha Duchesne 781, Sidney 791, Northwest 792, Plattsmouth 799, Aurora 808, Gering 818, Elkhorn 818, Crete 820, Bennington 841, Holdrege 842.
Class C
2nd — Brandi Lemek (11), Doniphan-Trumbull, 168
4th — Melissa Kyncl (12), Boone Central, 178 (pictured above)
5th — Paige Mestl (12), Heartland, 181
14th (tie) — Rebecca Lorens (12) – Dundy County-Stratton, 190
16th (tie) — Molly Cornelius (12), Cozad, 191
31st — Kaylei Becker (10), Cozad, 202
37th — Payton Zarkowski (10), Dundy County-Stratton, 208
40th (tie) — Tazah Weinmaster (11), Cozad, 211
40th (tie) — Emily Kay (12), Shelby-RC, 211
42nd — Allison Mead (12), Syracuse, 212
52nd — Courtney Carlson (12), Syracuse, 223
60th — FayeLee Sanford (11), Dundy County-Stratton, 228
68th — Hally Waters (10), Dundy County-Stratton, 231
84th (tie) — Andrea Neill (11), Cozad, 254
87th — Emily Ratkovec (12), Cozad, 267
Team Scores: Minden 750, Columbus Scotus 766, Lincoln Lutheran 778, Grand Island Central Catholic 814, Kearney Catholic 841, West Point-Beemer 850, Dundy County-Stratton 857, Cozad 858, Columbus Lakeview 861, Battle Creek 869, Wayne 870, Norfolk Catholic 906, Valentine 907, Wahoo 912, Bridgeport 961.
