Girls Golf Roundup: Wihebrink Gets Ace As Lady Tigers Split In NLC Play

Warsaw Delaney Wihebrink got off to a terrific start Thursday, getting a hole-in-one on her first shot of the day, at the 142-yard par 3 hole at Stonehenge Golf Club. She went on to record a career-best 44 and lead the Lady Tigers to a split with NorthWood and Goshen in a Northern Lakes Conference girls golf match. NorthWood’s 168 outpaced the Lady Tigers’ 190 and Goshen’s 243.
Seniors Madi Graham and Page Desenberg shot a 46 and a 49, respectively, for Warsaw. Madelyn Ray checked in with a 51 and Izzy Ray with a 54.
NorthWood’s Summer Stillson and Mackenzie Weaver were co-medalists, each shooting a 39.
Warsaw finished the NLC round-robin schedule with a 2-5 record, and are now 8-6 overall. The Lady Tigers host Manchester and Huntington North at Stonehenge on Sept. 8.
NORTHWOOD 168, WARSAW 190,
GOSHEN 243
at Stonehenge GC, Warsaw
NorthWood – Summer Stillson 39, Mackenzie Weaver 39 (co-medalists). Madison Richner 44, Abby Slabaugh 46, Alaina Benjamin 47
Warsaw – Delaney Wihebrink 44, Madi Graham 46, Page Desenberg 49, Madelyn Ray 51, Izzy Ray 54
Goshen – Olivia Lehr 54, Olivia Thomas 56, Katie Kercher 66, Megan Fleicher 67, Grace Hernley 69
Warsaw record: 8-6 (2-5 NLC)
JV – Warsaw 239, NorthWood 240
Warsaw – Grayson Kilburn 51, Miriam Hagg 57, Valerie Messmore 58. Madison Martz 63, Julia Hildebrand 65
NorthWood – Makenna Gall 55, Hope Cripe 57, Delaney Davis 59, Kylee Gall 59, Kristen Shrock 69
Goshen – Samantha Myers 87
Warsaw record: 13-1 (7-0 NLC)

Valley Downs Southwood
ROCHESTER – Tippecanoe Valley head girls golf coach Darren Parker said his team played its best match this year, beating Southwood 202-206 in Three Rivers Conference play at Mill Creek/Round Barn Golf Club Thursday.
Four of the Vikings’ top-five players posted their best nine hole scores of the year; Victoria Biddle posted a 43, Blake McBrier a 51, and Jordan Krotke and Bethany Johnson both shot 56s. Makayla Sandbakken had a 52 for Valley.
Viking junior varsity players Brianna McBrier and Kelsey Shafer had a 67 and an 87, respectively.
Southwood’s Dayna Dale was the match medalist with a 40.
Now 5-11 on the season, The Lady Vikings will take part in this Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational at Swan Lake Golf Club near Plymouth.

Lady Squires Beat Oak Hill
NORTH MANCHESTER – Madyson Ulrey paced Manchester with a 48 to lead the Lady Squires to a 206-219 girls golf win over visiting Oak Hill at Sycamore Golf Club Thursday.
Samantha Kissel had a 49 for Manchester, with Karly Eichenauer coming in at 54, Madison Hire at 55 and Leiah Brandenburg at 54.
The Manchester junior varsity also posted a team score of 206. Lydia Little shot a team-best 42, and Kelsey Eichenauer had a 48. Cora Barnett posted a 57, Rebekah Pyle a 59, Morgan Stroud a 62 and Megan Sites a 72.
Next up for Manchester is a three-way match with Huntington North and host Norwell on Wednesday.

Whitko Falls To Canterbury
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Whitko Lady Wildcats girls golf team dropped a 190-234 decision to Fort Wayne Canterbury at Sycamore Golf Club Thursday.
Bailey Wright led Whitko with a 56, while Claire Reiff and Kennedy Krull both shot 58. Makayla Compton finished out the scoring with a 62.
Canterbury's Maria Teel was match medalist with a 43.
Whitko returns to action Tuesday when they host Southwood at Sycamore.