Goshen Too Much For Wawasee, NorthWood
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - Rewind one year. The Goshen girls golf team was in the midst of an undefeated conference season and a trip to the state tournament with a starting lineup of one senior and four freshmen.
Now, return to the present.
Those four freshmen are a year older and a year more experienced. Add a new freshman into the starting lineup. Suddenly, one of the youngest teams in the state is also one of the best teams in the state.
On Tuesday, the Goshen Redskins flexed their muscles and shot a 188 to defeat NorthWood and Wawasee at Maxwelton Golf Course. The Panthers shot a 209, while the Warriors shot a 237.
Despite the 188, most of the members of the Goshen team were not too pleased with the effort. However, Julie Riley, the Redskins No. 3 golfer, shot a career best 42 to take medalist honors. After that, Erin Sample shot a 45, Lisa Robertson a 48 and Megan Thomas a 53. Jaime Sarbaugh shot a 55 to round out the Goshen scoring.
For Wawasee, Kari Wortinger once again performed well, shooting a 45. Julia Wolfe added a 51, but the Warriors struggled to find a solid third and fourth score. The final three golfers all shot in the low 70s.
"(Our performance) was just about what it's been all year," Wawasee head coach Bill Lantz said. "We got two pretty good scores and we just don't have anything to back it up. It's just a lot of inexperienced kids who haven't played. It will take a while to knock those scores down. Normally, we can get one in the 60s, but that didn't happen today."
Michelle Taylor led NorthWood with a 45 and Sarah Anderson backed her up with a 51. Jill VanBruaene added a 55 and Mandy Gerber shot a 58 for the Panthers.
"We probably could have played a little better on the last three or four holes," head coach Jay Taylor said. "We didn't play the par 5s too well, but it's our first conference match and we'll take a split."
Taylor has seen his team play better, but realizes that improvement will come over time and that this was a difficult course.
"We've shot some 190s, but the rough was long tonight and that probably added to our stroke count," Taylor said.
Wawasee will host Plymouth at Maxwelton Golf Course on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. NorthWood will be at Rozella Ford Golf Course to play Concord and Warsaw on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
GOSHEN 188, NORTHWOOD 209, WAWASEE 237
Goshen - Erin Sample 45, Lisa Robertson 48, Julie Riley 42, Megan Thomas 53, Jaime Sarbaugh 55
NorthWood - Michelle Taylor 45, Jill VanBruane 55, Sarah Anderson 51, Mandy Gerber 58, Lindsay Detwiler 65
Wawasee - Kari Wortinger 45, Julia Wolfe 51, Steph Wihebrink 71, Kelly Drake 73, Emily Robertson 70 [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - Rewind one year. The Goshen girls golf team was in the midst of an undefeated conference season and a trip to the state tournament with a starting lineup of one senior and four freshmen.
Now, return to the present.
Those four freshmen are a year older and a year more experienced. Add a new freshman into the starting lineup. Suddenly, one of the youngest teams in the state is also one of the best teams in the state.
On Tuesday, the Goshen Redskins flexed their muscles and shot a 188 to defeat NorthWood and Wawasee at Maxwelton Golf Course. The Panthers shot a 209, while the Warriors shot a 237.
Despite the 188, most of the members of the Goshen team were not too pleased with the effort. However, Julie Riley, the Redskins No. 3 golfer, shot a career best 42 to take medalist honors. After that, Erin Sample shot a 45, Lisa Robertson a 48 and Megan Thomas a 53. Jaime Sarbaugh shot a 55 to round out the Goshen scoring.
For Wawasee, Kari Wortinger once again performed well, shooting a 45. Julia Wolfe added a 51, but the Warriors struggled to find a solid third and fourth score. The final three golfers all shot in the low 70s.
"(Our performance) was just about what it's been all year," Wawasee head coach Bill Lantz said. "We got two pretty good scores and we just don't have anything to back it up. It's just a lot of inexperienced kids who haven't played. It will take a while to knock those scores down. Normally, we can get one in the 60s, but that didn't happen today."
Michelle Taylor led NorthWood with a 45 and Sarah Anderson backed her up with a 51. Jill VanBruaene added a 55 and Mandy Gerber shot a 58 for the Panthers.
"We probably could have played a little better on the last three or four holes," head coach Jay Taylor said. "We didn't play the par 5s too well, but it's our first conference match and we'll take a split."
Taylor has seen his team play better, but realizes that improvement will come over time and that this was a difficult course.
"We've shot some 190s, but the rough was long tonight and that probably added to our stroke count," Taylor said.
Wawasee will host Plymouth at Maxwelton Golf Course on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. NorthWood will be at Rozella Ford Golf Course to play Concord and Warsaw on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
GOSHEN 188, NORTHWOOD 209, WAWASEE 237
Goshen - Erin Sample 45, Lisa Robertson 48, Julie Riley 42, Megan Thomas 53, Jaime Sarbaugh 55
NorthWood - Michelle Taylor 45, Jill VanBruane 55, Sarah Anderson 51, Mandy Gerber 58, Lindsay Detwiler 65
Wawasee - Kari Wortinger 45, Julia Wolfe 51, Steph Wihebrink 71, Kelly Drake 73, Emily Robertson 70 [[In-content Ad]]