Husky golfers advance to regional final

Nashua-Plainfield girls place second to Clarksville

By Andrew Larson

Press Correspondent

NASHUA — Strong drives and smart play led the Nashua-Plainfield girls varsity golf team to a second-place finish in the first round of the regional tournament held Monday afternoon at Nashua Town and Country Club.

The effort advance the Huskies to the regional final next Monday (May 23) at Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Winthrop..

The Huskies finished with an overall team score of 427, 14 strokes shy of Clarksville, who claimed the top spot with a score of 413. Finishing third was East Buchanan, 452, followed by West Central at 476. Tripoli, Turkey Valley, and Central Elkader finished in sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.

Individually, the low score on the day for Nashua-Plainfield belonged to senior Kelsey Poppe, who finished second overall, carding an 18-hole score of 101, a performance highlighted by a 49 on the first nine holes. Finishing right behind Poppe was fellow senior Hailey Schmitz, who recorded a score of 107 and finished seventh overall. The best score on the day belonged to senior Bridget Ross of Clarksville, who carded a 95, highlighted by a 44 on the second nine.

Also playing for Nashua-Plainfield were junior Haley Hillesheim, who carded a 109 on the day; sophomore Megan Cerwinske, 110; as well as junior Kaitlyn Betsinger and freshman Keagan Betsinger, who each scored 111. Hillesheim and Cerwinske finished ninth and tenth overall, while Kaitlyn and Keagan tied for 13th.

“I feel pretty good,” Nashua-Plainfield head coach Jeff Trost said after the meet concluded. “We knew Clarksville was going to be very tough to beat. They’ve been playing very good golf. We had some girls turn in their best 9-hole scores of the year, so you’ve got to feel good about that.”

With nearly a whole week to prepare for the final, Trost noted that his team has some things to address in order to continue to see success.

“We need to work on the short game,” Trost said. “From what I saw today, we had way too many puts, so we’ve got to do better at that.”

Class 1A Nashua Regional

At Nashua Town and Country Club

May 16

CLARKSVILLE (413) — Bridget Ross 95, Madison Stirling 104, Chelsea Capper 103, Bethany Negen 118, Capri Rabatach 111.

NASHUA-PLAINFIELD (427) — Kelsey Poppe 52, Hailey Schmitz 107, Megan Cerwinske 110, Haley Hillesheim 109, Kaitlyn Betsinger 111, Kegan Betsinger 111.

EAST BUCHANAN (452) — Karen Sornson 114, Jaci Francois 110, Paige Kerkove 114, Becca Walhart 114, Cayden Griswold 122, Maddie Sweet 142.

EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG (461) — Allyson Snook 110, Danielle Childers 120, Alley Burgin 141, Lexi Ihde 116, Jenna Ries 115, Alysa Steger 125.

WEST CENTRAL (476) — Kenzie Squires 105, Cheridan Brickman 120, Brianne Martin 135, Kenadie Betz 148, Mary Michels 116, Ashley Buzynski 144.

TRIPOLI (478) — Brooke Dreesman 114, Morgan Moeller 105, Katelynn Piehl 126, Addi Franzen 133.

TURKEY VALLEY (519) — Morgan Kuennen 120, Sarah Busta 125, Kennedy Balk 127, Jenna Schmidt 154, Kaci Rausch 147.

CENTRAL (520) — Tracy Curran 107, Britani Schroeder 138, Megan Glawe 125, Alyssa Barker 150, Lauryn Swigart 174.