Raiders squeak past BRF to win Coulee mini meet
By a single stroke, the Arcadia girls golf team put together a statement performance to win the second Coulee mini meet of the season and stake their claim as a conference championship contender.
The Raiders compiled a team score of 193 to just barely eke past Black River Falls (194) and finish atop the standings at a conference mini meet held last Thursday at The Grove Golf Course in Cochrane.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (228) and Westby/Viroqua (238) finished third and fourth, respectively, to complete the team standings.
Junior Riley Walters fired a 42 to lead the way for the Raiders, placing her third in the individual standings behind only Westby/Viroqua senior Maddi Fletcher (37) in first and Cochrane-Fountain City freshman Bailey Kujak (41) in second.
In addition to Walters, Arcadia’s winning team score was fueled by juniors Amaya Schlesser with a 44, Sacia Boland with a 49 and Kalyce Sobotta with a 58. Though her score didn’t count towards the team total, Arcadia freshman Abigail Slaby shot a 47.
G-E-T senior Jazlynn Olson carded a 47 as well to lead the way for the Red Hawks, followed by junior Madeline Ruud with a 56, sophomore Julia Baures with a 60 and freshman Addy Devine with a 65.
Following a mini meet in Arcadia early in the week, the Coulee teams will converge together again at Ettrick Golf Course Thursday at 4 p.m.
Arcadia competes in Northwest Classic
The Raiders took part in an 18-hole invitational prior to that second mini meet, placing 16th of 18 teams competing at the Northwest Classic last Wednesday at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax.
Arcadia posted a team score of 456 for the day, consisting of Amaya Schlesser with a 112, Sacia Boland and Kalyce Sobotta each with a 114 and Riley Walters with a 116.
Colfax/Elk Mound won the event with a 330, ahead of runner-up Hudson in second with a 344. The top of the individual standings featured the Colfax/Elk Mound fair of senior Belle Kongshaug (71) and Clara Kongshaug (74) in first and second, respectively, followed by Saint Croix Central senior Addison Kofal (76) in third.
