Pair of Raiderettes finish in Top-10 at Sidney Golf Invitational; both teams defend home course
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By Ryan Stonebreaker
SIDNEY, Iowa — The Raiderettes girl’s golf team traveled to Sidney on last Wednesday for its first invitational this year. Mount Ayr would finish as the runner-up in a seven team field at the event with a combined score of 434, while two Raiderettes were among the top 10 individual scores. The Raiderettes survived a cold and soggy week to place second at the event.
“The weather is what it is,” Mount Ayr girl’s coach Kelly Shaffer said. “We needed rain, but the golf season didn’t need rain. We saw some good things and I think by the end of the season we will be playing our best.”
Mount Ayr’s Jaylee Shaffer won overall medalist honors with a score of 79 which included a first nine-hole score of 38 and second nine-hole score of 41 for a total score of 79. The runner-up medalist was Sophie Pedersen from Treynor with a score of 88. Treynor claimed the meet with a team score of 410.
Mount Ayr’s Izzy Gilbertson also finished in the top-10 with a score of 108. Treynor had four golfers finish in the top-10 overall finishers. Lenox’s Sadie Brown was also in the top-10 finishers with a ninth place finish and score of 112. Sidney was the third place team with a score of 468 points. Alyssa Downing was Sidney’s top finisher with a third place finish in 94 points. Lenox placed 6th as a team and was led by Sadie Brown who was ninth with a score of 112.
Out of the 18 holes, Shaffer had only two holes where she scored a 6. She had three holes that she shot a score of 3. Gilbertson trimmed eight strokes from her first nine-hole score of 58 on the second nine score to finish with a 50 for a seventh place finish overall. There were 36 total golfers at the meet.
Treynor won the team title with a score of 410. They were led by four golfers in the top-10 finishers. Sophi Pedersen was second with an 88, Molly Coffman fourth with a 102, Kailey Cooper 6th with a 107, and Saylee Smith with a 10th place finish and score of 113. Lenox was also at the meet. The Tigers placed 6th as a team and were led by a 9th place finish by Sadie Brown who had a score of 112.
Mount Ayr also had a 13th place finish from Abby Larson with a score of 117. Larson lowered her first nine score of 63 by nine strokes on the second nine holes after scoring a 54. Clarie Routh and Alyssa Doolittle placed 25th with a score of 130 and 37th with a score of 144 respectively. Dallas Newton had a score of 162 with a score of 80 on the first nine and 82 on the second nine. On the first nine, Newton’s best scores were on holes 1, 5, and 8. On the second nine, her best score was on holes 10 and 17.
The Raiderettes meet at Martensdale-St. Mary’s scheduled for Thursday, April 9 was cancelled due to weather. The Raiderettes will compete at the Shenandoah Fillie Invitational on April 17.
Both the Mount Ayr boys and girls golf teams hosted a joint event on Tuesday at the Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club
The boys won the three team event by shooting a combined 167 at their home course, which was 22 strokes fewer than Melcher-Dallas and 25 less than Wayne.
Drew Graham and Jaxson Greene led the Raiders and all golfers as each shot a 40. Tytan Gourley rounded out the top 3 with a 42. Tanner Streit shot a 47 and Nathan Rusk a 51.
The Mount Ayr girls dominated Wayne winning by 90 strokes as the team shot a 210.
The Raiderettes Jaylee Shaffer led the way with a round best 35. Izzy Gilbertson was second in the match with a 51. Other Mount Ayr scores were Claire Routh with a 60, Abby Larson a 64, Alyssa Doolittle 74 and Dallas Newton with a 76.
Sidney Girl’s Golf
Invitational
Wednesday, April 8
Team Scores: 1. Treynor 410, 2. Mount Ayr 434, Sidney 468, 4. CAM 474, 5. Glenwood 503, 6. Lenox 507, 7. East Mills 517.
Medalist Top-10 Individual Standings:
1. Jaylee Shaffer (Mount Ayr) 79, 2. Sophi Pedersen (Treynor) 88, 3. Alyssa Downing (S) 94, 4. Molly Coffman (Treynor) 102, 5. Loycee Palmer (EM) 106, 6. Kailey Cooper (Treynor) 107, 7. Izzy Gilbertson (Mount Ayr) 108, 8. Addy Foster (Sidney) 110, 9. Sadie Brown (Lenox) 112, 10. Shaylee Smith (Treynor) 113.
Individual
Team Results
MOUNT AYR (434): 1.Jaylee Shaffer 38-41 79, 7. Izzy Gilbertson 58-50 108 108, 13. Abby Larson 63-54 117, 25. Claire Routh 62-68 130, 37. Alyssa Doolittle 70-74 144, 36. Dallas Newton 80-82 162.
