Linn-Mar Girls Golf

Kennedy wins meet at Gardner

Kennedy's Siedrra Hargens shot a 5-over par 41 to take medalist honors and lead the Cougars to a narrow two-shot victory over Washington in a five-team meet Thursday at Gardner.

Prairie was a close third with a 197. The Hawks' Emily Machula took second with a 43.

Kandis O'Donnell and Grace Claassen each shot 47s to lead the way for Washington.

TEAM SCORING: Kennedy 194, Washington 196, Prairie 197, Linn-Mar 216, Marion 238.

KENNEDY: Sierra Hargens 41, Val Davidson 48, Nicole DeCoste 51, Avery Haefner 54, Annette Marsalli 55, Abbie Haller 57.

LINN-MAR: Kristen Harding 50, Alexa Mindrup 52, Hannah Westfall 57, Danielle Gerlach 57, Allie Cahill 62, Megan Murphy 63.

MARION: Carly Eichelberger 54, Skylar Dede 54, Anna Martinson 64, Erin Thomason 66, Isabelle Webber 71.

PRAIRIE: Emily Machula 43, Hannah Stebral 49, Peyton Staab 51, Lexi Poundstone 54, Amanda Happel 57, Milayla Winter 57.

WASHINGTON: Kandis O'Donnell 47, Grace Claassen 47, Mady Goodwin 49, Brett Visser 53, Devon O'Donnell 55, Riley DeWolf 55, Anna Rhode 57.

Hempstead beats Hawks, Lions in meet

WATERLOO - Dubuque Hempstead dominated a Mississippi Valley Conference guadrangular girls golf meet at Gates Park in Waterloo Thursday.

Hempstead finished with 165 shots, followed by Prairie (188), Linn-Mar (211) and Waterloo East (224). Tierney Dalsing of Hempstead took medalist honors with a 3-over-par 39.

Emily Machula led Prairie with a 5-over 41. Megan Murphy shot a 50 for Linn-Mar.

PRAIRIE: Emily Machula 41, Lexi Poundstone 46, Hannah Stebral 50, Kennedy Fisher 51, Grace Lindgren 54, Peyton Staab 60.

LINN-MAR: Megan Murphy 50, Kristen Harding 53, Danielle Gerlach 53, Alexa Mindrup 55, Hannah Westfall 59, Allie Cahill 66.

Hargens leads Kennedy at Linn-Mar golf

Sierra Hargens shot an 87 Tuesday to help Kennedy finish third at the Linn-Mar Invitational golf tournament at Hunters Ridge.

Hargens tied for fourth in the individual standings.

Emily Machula of Prairie finished sixth with an 88 and Amy Olberding of Xavier tied for seventh place with an 89.

Cedar Falls defeated Pleasant Valley by 13 shots for the team championship. Brittany Coppess of Clinton and Rachele Miller of Pleasant Valley posted the low scores with 83's.

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Wahlert wins MVC triangular

Charlotte Flynn's 46 led Dubuque Wahlert to victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference triangular meet on Monday at Hunters Ridge in Marion.

Host Linn-Mar finished third. Kristen Hardling led the Lions with a 51.

Team standings

1. Dubuque Wahlert 204, 2. Iowa City High 209, 3. Linn-Mar 220.

Linn-Mar: Kristen Harding 51, Hanna Westfall 55, Danielle Gerlach 56, Megan Murphy 58, Alexa Mindrup 65, Alie Cahill 67.