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Edgewood girls golf
Crusaders roll to state Jaeger were named second-team all-conference. Hegenbarth shot a 91 that included birdies on the par5 5th and par-4 8th. Leske and Jaeger had a 93 and 94, respectively.
ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Edgewood will attempt to defend its Division 2 state championship Monday, Oct. 14 and Tuesday, Oct. 15, at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona after winning the Prairie du Chien Sectional on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The Crusaders have remained No. 1 in Division 2 in the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin Rankings throughout the regular season and postseason. Edgewood won its own regional Wednesday, Oct. 2, with a team score of 333 at Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton. The Crusaders shot 356 as a team to win the Badger South Conference Tournament at The Legend of Bergamont in Oregon on Tuesday, Sept. 24. “We really value our conference and the dual season,” Edgewood coach Peggy Gierhart said. “It’s been a while since we won the conference tournament, and we’re proud to have done that this season.” The Crusaders finished 6-0 in Badger South duals with a win over Stoughton on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Yahara Hills Golf Course in Madison. Edgewood finished third with a team score of 361 at the 10th annual Crusade Fore A Cure Tournament on Monday, Sept. 16, at Maple Bluff Country Club in Madison. The Crusaders took third out of 15 teams with a season-low score of 327 at Janesville’s Riverside Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Edgewood 168, Stoughton 177
Welch carded a 4-over-par 40. Jaeger and Hegenbarth had a 41 and 42, respectively. Leske rounded out the counting scores with a 45.
Crusade Fore A Cure
The tournament was rescheduled from Aug. 26, due to inclement weather. Welch tied for third with a 4-over-par 78. Jaeger (89), Hegenbarth (95) and Leske (99) rounded out the counting scores. The event raised over $110,000, with all proceeds supporting women’s health at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. “We gear up for that all Photo by Adam Feiner season,” Gierhart said. “We Edgewood’s Grace Jaeger putts on the 6th hole at Yahara Hills’ want to teach the girls about East Course on Wednesday, Sept. 18, against Stoughton. fundraising, and that also lines up with what we value 80, and Leske was third with at Edgewood. It’s also excitPrairie du Chien an 84. Jaeger claimed sixth ing to hear from other teams Sectional with a 93. and hear how they fundraise. Edgewood blew away I think it bonds people, and the field with a team score Badger Conference we’re really proud of that.” of 351 at Prairie du Chien Tournament Country Club. Welch earned first-team Janesville Parker Crusaders senior Grace all conference honors after Invitational Welch won the individufinishing third with a 6-overWelch finished second al sectional title with an par 78. She rebounded from with a 1-over-par 72, while 8-over-par 80. Junior Caitlyn Hegenbarth a 42 on the front nine with a Jaeger claimed seventh with finished third with an 86, 36 on the back, including a a 78. Hegenbarth (87) and Leske (90) had the other and senior Anaka Leske was birdie on the par-4 10th. “After a good par on 9, counting scores. fourth with an 87. Junior “We came into the seaGrace Jaeger rounded out that got my momentum going,” Welch said. “That son a little rusty, but that’s Edgewood’s counting scores lifted my spirits knowing I what’s nice about these long with a 98. had a fresh nine. I’ve come seasons. You warm up for Edgewood Regional back from a bad nine before, the end,” Gierhart said. “We Welch was the medalist and I knew I could do it did really well in the conwith a 4-over-par 76. Hege- again.” ference matches and played nbarth took second with an Hegenbarth, Leske and really well at Riverside.”
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Verona girls golf
Wildcats’ season comes to a close ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Verona senior Andrea Schleeper finished two shots out of a playoff for the final individual state tournament berth Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Division 1 DeForest Sectional. Schleeper carded a 14-over-par 84 at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, finishing ninth overall and recording the best score among all individuals not on teams competing at the sectional. She advanced to the DeForest Sectional after a strong performance at the Madison Memorial Regional on Friday, Oct. 4. Schleeper earned firstteam all-Big Eight Conference honors Thursday, Sept. 26, at the conference tournament.
DeForest Sectional
Schleeper carded a 45 on the front nine, which is a par-36. She had double bogeys on the par-3 2nd hole and par-4 6th in between a birdie on the par5 4th. However, a 9 on the par-4 8th hole was a crucial blow to her shot at state.
Schleeper played solid down the stretch with a 5-over 39 on the back nine. She had bogeys on the par3 10th hole and par-4 10th and 12th, then had a double bogey on the par-4 16th before closing with two pars.
Madison Memorial Regional
Schleeper tied for second with a 13-over-par 85 at Blackhawk Country Club in Madison. Alice Overland tied for 25th with a 118, as she improved four strokes on the back nine (61-57). Audrey Stoetz was 35th with a 135, as she improved three strokes on the back (69-66).
Big Eight Conference Tournament
Schleeper shot a 16-overpar 88 to finish fifth at Evansville Golf Club. Verona rounded out the seven-team field with 444 strokes. Caitlyn Ott carded a 105, and Overland finished with a 124. Page Comstock rounded out the Wildcats’ counting scores with a 127.
Oregon girls golf
Schmidt captures individual conference crown ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Oregon girls golf team rounded out the seven-team field at the Division 1 Madison Memorial Regional with a score of 488 on Friday, Oct. 4. The Panthers did not have an individual advance to the DeForest Sectional. Junior Alyssa Schmidt won the individual title at the Badger South Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 24, helping Oregon take fifth out of seven teams with 421 strokes.
Madison Memorial Regional
Schmidt’s aspirations of leading the Panthers to the DeForest Sectional and a finish at or near the top of the leaderboard came to an end after seven holes. She tried to fight through
an injury on the front nine at Madison’s Blackhawk Country Club, but was ultimately forced to withdraw. “She battled and tried to play through it,” Oregon coach Eric Instefjord said of Schmidt’s injury. “That was a huge blow to us. She carries us with that low score.” Pa n t h e r s j u n i o r S a m McKee placed 19th with a team-best 110. Freshman Tori Disch tied for 27th with a 120, freshman Kennedy Gladden was 32nd with a 126, and freshman Reece King rounded out Oregon’s counting scores in 35th place with a 132.
Badger Conference Tournament
Even though The Legend at Bergamont is not Oregon’s home course, Schmidt felt right at home. She won the individual title with a
2-over-par 74, earning firstteam all-conference honors with her performance in blustery conditions. Schmidt fired a 1-underpar 35 on the front nine, the only player in the tournament with a nine-hole round under par. She led Stoughton junior Caylie Kotlowski by three strokes at the turn, and shook off a double bogey-bogey start to her back nine by finishing the final four holes 1 under. “I’ve learned to focus on the shot coming next,” Schmidt said. “I had to remind myself that I had just shot 35 on the front and could do it.” McKee carded a 106, and Disch added a 116. Bella Lindert rounded out the counting scores with a 125, one stroke ahead of Gladden. “This was about where we thought we’d finish,”
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Verona’s Andrea Schleeper watches her approach on the par-4 14th hole at the Division 1 DeForest Sectional.
Madison West girls golf
Two Regents play at sectional ADAM FEINER Sports editor
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Oregon’s Alyssa Schmidt hits a drive at the Badger South Conference Tournament. Instefjord said. “Alyssa had the great round, but our other girls battled through some tough holes and tough conditions.”
Madison West senior Ashley Fleming wrapped up her high school career with a 96 at the Division 1 DeForest Sectional on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove. Junior Ava Downing bounced back from a 55 on the front nine to shoot 45 on the back at the DeForest Sectional as the other Regent to qualify out of the Baraboo Regional. Both players missed out on qualifying for the Division 1 state tournament.
Baraboo Regional
West finished fifth out of nine teams with 384 strokes at Baraboo Country Club on Friday, Oct. 4, five strokes behind Reedsburg for the final team-qualifying spot at the DeForest Sectional. Downing tied for sixth place with a 13-over-par 85. Fleming tied for 12th and snagged the final individual-qualifying spot for the sectional with a 91. Freshman Ava Rikkers tied for 26th with a 101, and classmate Brooklyn Fleming tied for 33rd with a 107 to round out the Regents’ lineup.