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Shaffer wins state golf title for Mount Ayr
Shaffer Is State Champ! Raiderettes Place 7th As A Team
Mount Ayr sophomore Jaylee Shaffer is at the top of the Class 1A state mountain after last week’s state golf meet in Marshalltown.
Shaffer claimed the top individual spot as the Class 1A state champion, a year after she was the runner-up as a freshman.
The Raiderette team was also at state and placed fourth in the final team standings. East Union, another POI school in the state, placed 10th in Class 1A.
Shaffer was one of three Class 1A golfers out of 77 golfers to have a score in the 70s on day one. Shaffer shot a score of 79, two strokes back from the pair of leaders after day one in Calista Joyce from Emmetsburg and Bretlyn Decker from Central City, who each shot scores of 77.
On day two, Shaffer had the best score of all of the 77 golfers at state with a score of 77. She was one of only two scorers in the 70s on day two, which helped propel her to the individual title. Joyce and Decker had day two scores of 83 and 84.
Two other POI golfers also qualified for the state meet in Martensdale-St. Mary’s Kathryn Ballard and Southwest Valley’s Miaya Fourez. The East Union Eagles also made the Class 1A state meet, placing tenth with a team score of 819. East Union was led by Gwen Nixon’s 33rd-place finish with a score of 184. That included a first nine-hole score of 83 and a second nine-hole score of 101.
Easton Valley repeated as Class 1A champions. Last year, the Riverhawks had a score of 711. This year, Easton Valley scored a team score of 690 with a day one score of 344 and a day two score of 690.
The Raiderettes had another top-50 score from Alana Doolittle, who placed 47th with a score of 198. That included a first 18-hole score of 107, but a better score in the second round of 91. All of the Raiderettes lowered their first round scores on their second round.
Other Mount Ayr finishers were Kamryn Willis and Olivia Huntington, tied for 57th with scores of 206. Izzy Gilbertson placed 64th with a score of 215, and Abby Larson placed 69th with a score of 225.
Last year, Shaffer was the runner-up in the Class 1A state meet. Shaffer had a score of 151 to place as the Class 1A runner-up at the state golf meet in Marshalltown.
Shaffer was one of 78 individual golfers at the tournament.
On day one, Shaffer shot a score of 75 with a first nine-hole score of 38 and a second nine-hole score of 37.
Shaffer shot scores of a bogey on the first two holes and had a birdie on the third hole. The rest of the way, Shaffer had one bogey and shot par for five of the last six holes.
On the second nine-hole scores, Shaffer had par on five holes, three holes with bogey, and another with a birdie.
On day two, Shaffer shot a first nine-hole score of 38 and a second nine-hole score of 38.
Her second-day score totaled 76.
Shaffer shot par on five of the nine holes to start day two. She also had a birdie on the first hole on day two, as well as three holes with bogey scores.
Shaffer ended the tournament with a good round. Shaffer shot par on seven of the nine holes with a bogey on one of the two last holes.
Class 1A Girls State Golf Meet
American
Legion Golf Course
Marshalltown, Iowa
Top-10 Class 1A Individual Finishers:
1. Jaylee Shaffer (Mount Ayr) 79-77 156, 2. Calista Joyce (Emmetsburg) 77-83 160, 3. Bretlyn Decker (Central City) 77-84 161, 4. Paige Franzen (Nashua-Plainfield) 81-83 164, 5. Josie Rokusek (Boyden-Hull) 87-78 165, 6. Emersyn Schultz (Highland) 77-89 166, 7. Faith Franzen (Nashua-Plainfield) 81-85 166, 8. Aly Steil (North Mahaska) 84-84 168, 9. Addie Fier (Easton Valley) 85-84 169, 10. Hadley Farrell (Easton Valley) 84-86 170.
Team Scores:
1. Easton Valley 344-346 690; 2. Nashua-Plainfield 361-358 719; 3. Newman Catholic 364-365 729; 4. Highland 368-368 736; 5. Akron-Westfield 374-365 739; 6. East Buchan 369-379 748; 7. Mount Ayr 398-367 765; 8. Newell-Fonda 392-393 785; 9. Lake Mills 404-388 792; 10. East Union 402-417 819.
Individual Team Results:
MOUNT AYR (398-367-765): 1. Jaylee Shaffer 79-77 156, 47. Alana Doolittle 107-91 198, 57. Kamryn Willis 105-101 206, 57. Olivia Huntington 107-99 206, 64. Izzy Gilbertson 115-100 215, 69. Abby Larson 114-111 225.
EAST UNION (402-417-819): 33. Gwen Nixon 83-101 184, 45. Kathryn Lack 97-98 195, 61. Mia Tallmon 102-110 212, 72. Marlys Mitchell 120-108 228, 74. Kaelee Buffington 126-121 247.
