Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S girls sweep double dual, fall short against Knights
Elise Haack watches the flight of the ball during an approach shot in action against Unity Christian.
Kinsey Schirmer plays the ball out of a sand trap at the Sanborn course last Friday.
Gracie Knobloch is about to sink this putt during the double dual with South O'Brien and Sioux Central.
Season-best performances led to two wins for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' golf team on April 29 at Sanborn. The meet was a makeup date for earlier-scheduled events.
In War Eagle Conference play, the Hawks topped South O'Brien, 204-215, to earn their first win of the season. In non-conference action, H-M-S completed the sweep with a 204-220 victory over Sioux Central.
Finishing among the Top 4 individuals against both the Wolverines and the Rebels were Elise Haack, No. 2, 46; Kinsey Schirmer, No. 3, 49; and Gracie Knobloch, No. 4, 53.
Also competing were Megan Ten Kley 56, Emma Schmillen 57 and Morgan Grooters 59.
"I am super proud of the ladies in our first home meet. Many of the girls had season/career-best performances and we shaved 25 strokes off of Thursday night's score," said Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese. "I'm excited to see what this group can do the rest of the season."
• Narrow loss to Knights
A stroke here and a stroke there made a big difference for H-M-S in a 222-229 loss to Unity Christian. The teams played April 28 at the Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City.
Kinsey Schirmer had a "great night" with her 9-hole score of 53, putting her at the top of the leaderboard. However, the next three players were from Unity Christian and their scores helped determine which team would win the meet.
Other H-M-S scores were Knobloch 56, Haack 59, Schmillen 61, Kaley Pearson 64 and Ten Kley 65. Junior varsity scores were Grooters 59 and Abby Kunzman 65.
"Scores weren't as low as we'd like but the girls are working hard and learning," Kroese noted. "Biggest thing we need to work on is becoming more consistent with our game. That will come as we get more meets under our belt."
H-M-S (2-2, 1-2) concludes the dual season at West Sioux (Hawarden) on May 6. The conference girls' meet is scheduled for May 10 at The Ridge Golf Club in Sioux Center.
