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Kennedy Girls Golf

Kennedy - Girls Golf

Cougars 5th at own invitational

Kimmy Askelson shot a 36 Monday to help Xavier win a five-team meet at Ellis Golf Course.

Xavier nipped Western Dubuque, 183-185, for the title.

Megan Furnish of Jefferson finished second with a 38.

Teams -- 1. Xavier 183, 2. Western Dubuque 185, 3. Linn-Mar 194, 4. Jefferson 197, 5. Kennedy 199.

Xavier (183): Kimmy Askelson 36, Maddie Bertsch 45, Grace Winker 49, Lisa Olberding 53.

Western Dubuque (185): Molly Lembezeder 43, Jill Snyder 46, Stephanie Then 47, Rochelle Beardsley 49.

Linn-Mar (194): Julie Pople 44, Emma Lorenz 50, Dionna Jensen 50, Sarah Tegtmeier 50.

Jefferson (197): Megan Furnish 38, Emily Aukes 48, Leah Grow 53, Hillary Harriman 58.

Kennedy (199): Ali Lindo 44, Haley Corkery 47, Paige Ermer 53, Sadie Schultz 55.

Last Updated on Monday, 25 April 2011 20:48
 

Kennedy - Girls Golf

Cougars 7th at CRANDIC

Megan Furnish missed qualifying for the Class 4A state golf tournament by a single shot last year, but it looks like she could be on course for a trip this season.

Furnish won top honors at the CRANDIC meet Wednesday and helped Cedar Rapids Jefferson claim the team championship on a cold, gray day at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion.

Furnish fired a 7-over-par 79 on the 5,090-yard layout to beat Madison Goodfellow of Iowa City West by one stroke. Kimmy Askelson of Xavier finished third at 89 in the blustery conditions.

The golfers wore jackets, hats and mittens in an effort to keep warm with the temperature in the low 40s and the wind-chill lower than that. It was not a day for low scores, but Furnish topped the field of 49 golfers from nine schools.

"It shows a lot of character and heart," Jefferson Coach Dan Ray said. "She came off the front-9 with a 42 and I could tell she wasn't satisfied."

Furnish shot a 1-over-par 37 on the back-9 for the title. "That's tough to do under these conditions," Ray said.

Furnish had to beat the elements before she could beat the rest of the golfers.

"Try to stay positive and stay focused on the ball, not the weather," she said. "I tried to focus on my shots, not the other people. Stay positive, stay focused, and my putting came around a little better."

Furnish was paired with Askelson and Emma Lorenz of Linn-Mar. Askelson finished fourth in the Class 4A state tournament last year and has signed with Drake, but she struggled with a lingering calf injury and shot 43-46 for her 89.

Askelson had a pair of triple-bogey 7s on her card and a triple-bogey 8, hardly a typical day for the Xavier ace. She tore a muscle in her right calf last season and it bothered her Wednesday in the cold air.

"It was miserable," Askelson said 20 minutes after her round, her hands still cold. "It was really cold and it looked like it was going to rain all day, but it didn't. It was windy. Just not golf weather."

Furnish had a double-bogey 6 on the second hole, but otherwise avoided serious trouble.

"She's a student of the game," Ray said. "She knows her yardage, she knows the club she wants to hit.

"She's a hard worker," he said. "She really puts a lot into her game and stays the extra time after practices. She's very coachable and willing to learn, and it's all paying off for her."

Furnish, a junior at Jefferson, would like to play golf in college in two years. "I'm definitely looking at some colleges," she said. "I like Missouri State, and Iowa is definitely a possibility. I'd like to stay around the Midwest."

Furnish is aiming for the state tournament this year, and she'd like to do much more than just qualify.

"She has set her goal high," Ray said. "She wants to win state."

Jefferson won the CRANDIC team championship with a four-girl total of 393 shots. Xavier placed second at 399.

CRANDIC GOLF MEET
 At Hunters Ridge

Team Standings

1. Jefferson 393, 2. Xavier 399, 3. Iowa City West 403, 4. Linn-Mar 406, 5. Iowa City High 414, 6. Prairie 441, 7. Kennedy 449, 8. Washington 450, 9. Marion 457.

Top 5 Individuals
 Par-72

1. Megan Furnish (CRJ) 79, 2. Madison Goodfellow (ICW) 80, 3. Kimmy Askelson (CRX) 89, 4. Emma Lorenz (LM) 94, 5. (tie) Ali Lindo (CRK) 95, Alyssa Adamec (ICW) 95.

 JEFFERSON (393): Megan Furnish 79, Leah Groe 101, Hillary Harriman 104, Emily Aukes 109.
 XAVIER (399): Kimmy Askelson 89, Lisa Olberding 98, Grace Winker 100, Maddie Bertsch 112.
 IOWA CITY WEST (403): Madison Goodfellow 80, Alyssa Adamec 95, Madyson Boardman 114, Olivia Ewing 114.
 LINN-MAR (406): Emma Lorenz 94, Julie Pople 102, Sarah Tegtmeier 102, Dionna Jensen 108.
 IOWA CITY HIGH (414): Elizabeth Wheeler 100, Katherine vanderWoude 102, Rachel Stewart 106, Mackenzie Mertens 106.
 PRAIRIE (441): Jehri Wagner 104, Alyssa Beisker 106, Emily Perrin 115, Kerstin Flugum 116.
 KENNEDY (449): Ali Lindo 95, Paige Ermer 113, Sadie Schultz 115, Haley Corkery 126.
 WASHINGTON (450): Abbey Overland 101, Katie Rohde 108, Becca Herron 115, Alex Stephens 126.
 MARION (457): Ashley Reed 108, Heather McGuire 111, Alicia Livingston 117, Brooke Eichelberger 121.

 

Kennedy - Girls Golf

Cougars 3rd at Brown Deer

CORALVILLE -- Kennedy struggled around Brown Deer golf course for the second team in three days and finished third in a triangular girls meet hosted by Iowa City West.

West won with a 187. West Lieberty was second at 197 and Kennedy had a 212.

Ali Lindo's 49 led Kennedy.

Teams -- 1. Iowa City West 187, 2. West Liberty 197, 3. Kennedy 212.

Medalist -- Madi Goodfellow (ICW) 41. Runners up -- Haley Smith and Samantha Smith (WL) 47

KENNEDY (212): Ali Lindo 49, Emily O'Brien 50, Paige Ermer 56, Sadie Schultz 57

IC WEST (187): Goodfellow 41, Alyssa Adamec 48, Kaylee Richmond 48, Sarah Hellem 50

 

   

Kennedy - Girls Golf

Kennedy last at Iowa City West triangular

CORALVILLE -- Waterloo West tipped Iowa City West by one stroke in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls golf triangular Tuesday at Brown Deer golf course.

Kennedy was third, 14 shots behind Waterloo West.

Ali Lindo's 48 led the Cougars.

Teams -- 1. Waterloo West 203, 2. Iowa City West 204, 3. Kennedy 217

Medalist -- Alyssa Adamec (ICW) 44

KENNEDY (217): Ali Lindo 48, Paige Ermer, 55, Haley Corkery 55, Emily O'Brien 59

IOWA CITY WEST (204): Alyssa Adamec 44, Sarah Hellem 52, Kaylee Richmond 53, Madyson Boardman 55

 

 

Kennedy - Girls Golf

Lindo, Cougars third at Dubuque

DUBUQUE -- Alli Lindo shot a 46 to finish in third place, three shots behind Maquoketa's Allison Vandemore, in a girls golf quadrangular meet Tuesday at Bunker Hill golf course.

Maquoketa won the evnt with a 194 that was 19 shots better than second-place Dubuque Senior. Kennedy was third, three shots behind Senior.

The meet was the first of the season for the Cougars.

Teams -- 1. Maquoketa 194, 2. Dubuque Senior 213, 3. Kennedy 216, 4. Hempstead 229.

Individuals -- 1. Allison Vandemore (Maq) 43, 2. Stine Larson (Maq) 45, 3. Alli Lindo (CRK) 46.

Kennedy (216): Lindo 46, Paige Ermer 50, Emily O'Brien 60, Sadie Schultz 60.

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 April 2011 20:50
   
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