Colfax-Elk Mound girls golfer open season
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EAU CLAIRE — The Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative teed off the 2021 season by competing in a pair of large invitationals hosted by the two Eau Claire High Schools last Monday and Tuesday, August 16 and 17.
The local girls opened their season competing in the 2021 Eau Claire North Husky’s Invitational held at Lake Hallie Golf Course on Monday, August 16 and they traveled back the very next day (Tuesday, August 17) to take part in the 2021 Eau Claire Memorial Old Abe Invitational played on the Wild Ridge Golf Course in Eau Claire.
The Colfax-Elk Mound squad placed tenth in both invitationals, finishing in a tie with Stanley-Boyd at the 12-team Husky Invite with a score of 444 and followed it up with a score of 493 the next day at the Old Abe Invite to finish ahead of Menomonie (515) in the 11-team tournament.
Husky Invite
Senior Ella Reese led the C-EM team with an 18-hole score of 108 on the Lake Hallie course in last Monday’s Husky Invite. Reese finished in a tie for 34th place.
Reese was followed closely by fellow senior teammate Olivia Clickner who shot a 110 to tie for 37th.
Sophomore Selena Clickner and senior Brynna Streifel tied for 42nd with two other golfers after carding scores of 113.
Rounding out the varsity scores was sophomore Josie Seehaver who tallied a 121 to take 51st.
Lanie Veenedall, a senior from New Richmond won the meet with a score of 72 while sophomore teammate Nora Harris carded a 84 to help lead the Tigers to the team title with a low score of 337.
Hudson finished second with a 368 followed by Regis-Altoona in third with a 377, River Falls at 387 and Osseo-Fairchild shot a 403 to take fifth.
Old Abe Invite
The Tomah girls dominated Eau Claire Memorial’s Old Abe Invitational as it secured the top two individual finishes, three of the top four and had its fourth-place golfer take seventh to finish with a winning tally of 330 last Tuesday at Wild Ridge.
Tomah’s Sophie Pokela and Brin Neumann shot a 77 and 80-, respectively, to earn the top two individual spots on the leader board.
Big Rivers’ member Hudson was a distant second with a 362 followed by Onalaska at 376, Regis-Altoona with a 400 and River Falls shot a 424 to finish in fifth.
Colfax-Elk Mound combined tally of 493 was combined scores of its top four finishers – seniors Emma Nechanicky, Brynna Streifel and Ella Reese along with sophomore Josie Seehaver.
Emma Nechanicky topped the local players with a score of 114 in the 18-hole competition thanks to a pair of 57s on the front and back nines to finish in 31st place.
Brynna Streifel turned in a 124 to tie for 39th while Josie Seehaver carded a 127 and Ella Reese a 128 to finish 44th and 45th, respectively.
Colfax-Elk Mound’s fifth golfer, senior Grace Shafer, signed out with a 136.
The Colfax-Elk Mound girls competed today (Wednesday, August 25) at Baldwin-Woodville and will be in Mondovi next Tuesday, August 31.