Sports : Vikettes win close third place in cold, windy South Tama meet

On a very windy, cold Saturday morning, the V-S girls golf team began an 18-hole meet at South Tama.

The Vikettes finished a close third, just 4 strokes behind first-place Nevada.

Coach's summary:

South Tama Invitational

Tama-Toledo Country Club, par 70

Sat. May 14, 2016

Weather: Very cold! Started in the 30s with Northwest wind

Team Results:

Nevada 397

Newton 399

Vinton-Shellsburg 401

Benton Comm. 424

Grinnell 431

South Tama 445

Medalist:

Claire Ausman, Nevada 86 (won on card back)

Runner-up:

Jessica Reynolds, Nevada 86

V-S Scores:

Rachel Tandy 97

Lauren Tandy 98

Olivia Walker 100

Olivia Ketchen 106

Non counters: Brandi Gerber, Halie Engler

It was a cold, cold day! Tee off was at 8:30 a.m. and the temperature was in the 30s with a stiff northwest wind. Our golfers had to deal with playing in layers of clothing again! Due to the conditions, most scores were considerably higher than previous years. Three V-S ladies made Top 10 and were awarded medals: Rachel Tandy 6th, Lauren Tandy 7th, Olivia Walker 8th. Olivia Ketchen was very close to earning a medal as well. Our team was only four strokes back of the champions and two strokes back from second place. Our overall record at present is 46 – 10. This team has had a very successful season.

This is our last competition before Regionals at Waverly on May 23.