DeMoe finishes 18th in State golf tournament

By Cara L. Dempski

MADISON — Colfax freshman Abby DeMoe participated in the Division 2 state Girls Golf tournament at University Ridge in Madison October 10 and 11 and finished tied for 18th with Arcadia’s Rylee Haines after carding a 188 in the 36-hole tournament.

DeMoe’s final score for the two-day tournament put her 44 over par.

Sarah Busey from Racine St. Catherine’s was the individual Division 2 state championship after shooting a seven-over-par 151. The Prairie School won the D2 state team title with a score of 687 to best runner-up Spooner who shot a 737. Fellow Heart O’ North member Hayward was just four shots behind the Rails and took third.

“Abby played phenomenally at state,” coach Kim Myers said. “I watched other girls get into a lot of trouble – bunkers, red stakes, and out-of-bounds – but Abby consistently hit her ball down the middle of the fairway.”

DeMoe had a 10:10 a.m. tee time October 10 and played her first round in a group that included players from LaCrosse Aquinas, Hayward, and the Prairie School. She started at the first hole and stayed one above par on each of the first three holes. DeMoe played to six on the par-four fourth hole before going just one over again on the fifth.

The freshman stayed within one or two strokes of par on each hole she played October 10, and swung for one under on the eighth and 12th holes and went par on the 15th to end her first day of play with 90 strokes.

DeMoe’s second-day round on October 11 started at 9:50 a.m. on the tenth hole. This time players from the Prairie School, Aquinas and Spooner joined her. She managed to make par on the tenth hole with four strokes, but could not get under on any holes during her second round. While DeMoe stayed within a stroke or two of par for the second day in a row, she struggled with the par-four first and 14th holes, swinging for seven on both.

With DeMoe’s state match complete, coach Kim Myers is looking forward to next year’s team and matches. She explained that having two freshmen qualify for sectional play bodes well for the team’s future.

“I am extremely proud of what the Colfax girls’ golf team accomplished this year,” Myers said. “As a team we had one first-place finish and two second-place finishes, our best season yet.”