Sports : Vikette golfers finish 4th at Benton Invite

Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette golfers competed in the 18-hole Benton Community Invitational on Saturday, finishing in 4th place. Brandi Gerber led the Vikettes with a 97. Coach's summary from Mrs. Woodhouse: April 22, 2017 V-S Girls Golf Benton Community Invitational Tara Hills Golf Course, par 36 Weather: cool, sunny, slight breeze Team Results: C. R. Prairie 373 Columbus Cath. 396 Benton 397 V-S 403 Independence 427 Individuals: Medalist: Peyton Staab, Prairie 89 Runner up: Kelsey Gruber, Indee 93 Addison Lytle, Columbus 93 Emma Rubsam, Prairie 93 Brandi Gerber, V-S 97 8th place medal (Top Ten medaled) V-S Scores: Brandi Gerber 51,46 97 Rachel Tandy 49,51 100 Halie Engler 51,49 100 Emily Blake 48,58 106 Lillie Lamont 55,52 107 Alex Maynard 58,55 113 Brandi Gerber rebounded from an unusually high score last Thursday to be team medalist today; she had a strong second nine and only 16 putts that round. Our other team members all were disappointed to not shoot as well as they had on Thursday at our dual with Benton. Both Rachel Tandy and Halie Engler missed a top ten finish by one stroke. We know this was an off day for most of our team; we should be able to shave 20 strokes from our 403. Our record is now 9-3. We have two chances to rebound this week. Monday varsity plays in a 9 hole invitational at Pin Oaks in Manchester with several larger schools and a strong field. Thursday varsity and JV travel to Center Point for a dual with the Pointers. Next Monday we return to Tara Hills for the WAMAC West Divisional 9 hole tourney.