Lady Vikings’ golf at Hammond and New Richmond, see improvement

By Cara L. Dempski

The Vikings started out last week on shaky ground after putting together a score of 406 as a team at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Hammond.

No results for the August 29 match were available prior to publication, but Colfax coach Ryan Krall noted the team had hoped for a better score.

“Overall we were pretty pleased with how we finished. Conditions were pretty difficult, so overall the girls did a great job,” he said.

Krall and the Lady Vikings headed out to play nine holes at the New Richmond Golf Club August 31. Colfax came away with a sixth-place team finish out of 11 schools after scoring just 215 on the course.

Abby DeMoe led the team with a second-place finish overall for 44 strokes. Krall said DeMoe only had one poor hole on the day, and indicated her swing is improving, leading to lower scores.

Amanda Christianson finished second for the Lady Vikings after taking 55 strokes over the course. 

“Mandy (Christianson) is a great kid that always is positive and has worked really hard” Krall said of the senior. “I was happy to see her have some success on a difficult day.”

Morgan Schleusner took 25th overall after shooting for 57 on the course, Haley Seston shot 59 to take 29th, and Abby Klueckmann was 46th with 71 strokes.

Colfax is scheduled to play back-to-back games this week. They will be at Clifton Highlands to take on Prescott September 6, and head back to Pheasant Ridge September 7. The Vikings travel to Amery September 12.