Comets come out swinging

Charles City golf teams host season opener

By John Burbridge

sports@charlescitypress.com

CHARLES CITY — According to Charles City girls golf coach Eric Johanningmeier, the first real competition of the season gives you a better idea what needs to done.

“You find out what you can do, and you find out what needs to be worked on,” Johanningmeier said after his Comet team hosted Nashua-Plainfield and Osage Monday at Cedar Ridge Golf Course.

So what needs to be worked on?

“Just about everything,” Johanningmeier said.

Playing the back nine, the Comet girls recorded a 211 team score which put them smack between Osage (200) and Nashua-Plainfield (239).

During cold and windy day made somewhat bearable by sunny skies, Osage’s Courtney Tusler recorded lowest score of the day (39) even when including the boys competition on the front nine featuring the same schools.

Charles City senior and returning state qualifier Jamie Sindlinger was runner-up to medalist Tusler with a 5-over-par 41.

“In golf it comes down to individuals making individual plans to improve themselves,” Johanningmeier said. “As coaches, we’re here to help.”

For Nashua-Plainfield, Monday was also its season opener.

For Osage, it was its second meet as the Green Devils improved to 3-0.

On the boys side, Charles City was paced by sophomore Theo Arndt, who shot a medalist score of 40. With a team score of 178, the Comets went 2-0 for the day besting Osage (191) and Nashua-Plainfield 203.

“There were a lot of positives out there … some good scores,” Charles City boys coach Dave Williams said. “Theo shot well, Jackson (Molstead) shot well (43). It’s early in the season, but we should be competitive.”

Charles City’s next meet for both squads is today with the boys taking on Waukon at Cedar Ridge, and the girls traveling to Waukon.

“But the weather we’re supposed to get might not allow it,” Williams said. “We actually started playing a little earlier this year from past years.

“The practices have been choppy. You’d like to get five good days in a row instead of two or three.”

Girls Scores

OSAGE (200) — Courtney Tusler 39, Macy Ott 45, Emma Williams 55, Sophie Muller 64, Abby Wagner 61.

CHARLES CITY (211) — Jamie Sindlinger 41, Emma Williams 60, Gen Wandro 57, Taylor Hoffman 63, Mija Cotton 53, Abby Milligan 60.

NASHUA-PLAINFIELD (239) — Kelsey Poppe 55, Megan Cersinske 61, Kaitlyn Betsinger 61, Haley Hillesheim 63, Keagan Betsinger 62.

Boys Scores

CHARLES CITY (178) — Cameron Stock 58, Drew Mitchell 49, Nate Lasher 46, Theo Arndt 40, Jackson Molstead 43, Carter Johanningmeier 53.

OSAGE (191) — Drew Olson 46, Ben Grimm 44, Noah Krabbe 50, Caleb Bushbaum 53, Isaac Oberfoell 58, Jake Wihlm 51.

NASHUA-PLAINFIELD (203) — Zach Bond 45, Devin Koob 46, Devin Aushstetter 60, Dillon Auchstetter 54, Brandon Raymer 58, Matthew Stille 61.