Washington Girls Golf

Saints grab big lead at state golf

Maddie Bertsch and the Xavier Saints took a commanding lead at the Class 4A state golf tournament Monday at the Ames Golf & Country Club.

Bertsch topped the leader board with a 1-over-par 74 and the Saints grabbed a 22-shot advantage over Mount Pleasant in the team standings.

The final 18 holes will be played Tuesday.

Grace Winker of Xavier fired a 5-over 78 and is in second place behind Bertsch in the individual standings.

MJ Kamin of Washington shot a 9-over-par 80 Monday and is in second place at the Class 5A state meet at the Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown. Karli Kerrigan of Ankeny Centennial took the first-day lead with a 4-over 75.

The Linn-Mar Lions are in seventh place in the Class 5A team standings at 380. Waukee took the first-day lead with a 340.

Teresa Lopez Moreno led Linn-Mar Monday with an 87.

CLASS 4A STATE MEET

Ames Golf & CC

Team Standings

1. Xavier 352, 2. Mount Pleasant 374, 3. Charles City 376, 4. ADM 378, 5. Newton 380, 6. Western Dubuque 385, 7. Washington (Iowa) 397, 8. Dubuque Wahlert 400.

CLASS 5A STATE MEET

Elmwood CC, Marshalltown

Team Standings

1. Waukee 340, 2. West Des Moines Valley 358, 3. Dowling 362, 4. Johnston 370, 5. Iowa City West 372, 6. Pleasant Valley 374, 7. Linn-Mar 380, 8. Dubuque Hempstead 389.

Wash girls win MVC golf meet

Brett Visser shot a 47 Thursday to help the Washington Warriors win a Mississippi Valley Conference triangular golf meet at Jones Park.

The Warriors finished at 198, topping Cedar Falls (203) and Jefferson (244).

Haley Bermel of Cedar Falls was the medalist with a 10-over-par 45.

WASHINGTON: Brett Visser 47, Mady Goodwin 48, Anna Rohde 51, Hannah Harberts 52, Devon O'Donnell 54, Kandis O'Donnell 55, Maura Wilkey 56, Grace Claassen 58.

JEFFERSON: Emily Smith 57, Regan Grekoff 60, Cassidy Simpson 62, Holly Moershel 65, Marisa Dobrochowski 69, Victoria Day 79, Jordan Henderson 84.

Winker paces Xavier golfers with 38

Grace Winker shot a 3-over-par 38 Wednesday to win medalist honors for the Xavier Saints in a triangular meet at St. Andrews.

The Saints finished at 171 to top Washington (201) and Maquoketa (244).

Maddie Bertsch of Xavier placed second with a 41. MJ Kamin of Washington shot a 44.

XAVIER: Grace Winker 38, Maddie Bertsch 41, Katie Locher 45, Kara Zwanziger 47, Amy Olberding 48, Maddie Ries 50, Melanie Wertzberger 58, Abby Watson 78.

WASHINGTON: MJ Kamin 44, Mady Goodwin 48, Hannah Harberts 54, Grace Claassen 55, Kandis O'Donnell 55, Anna Rohde 56, Devon O'Donnell 59, Sophie Ochs 62.

Kamin fires 72 for Valley title

DUBUQUE - Cedar Rapids Washington senior MJ Kamin tamed the stormy weather and The Meadows Golf Course Monday with an even-par 72 to claim medalist honors at the MVC Valley Division tournament.

Kamin collected six birdies during her round along with seven pars, four bogeys and one double-bogey. She was named the Valley Division Athlete ofthe Year.

Xavier senior Maddie Bertsch finished second with a 4-over 76 to help the Saints claim the meet with a 359 total, 15 shots better than Cedar Falls.

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