Wolverines begin the golf season at Remsen
The South O’Brien Girls and Boys Golf Teams faced Remsen St. Mary’s at Remsen Golf Course in their first meet of the season on Thursday, April 4. The teams were able to take advantage of some good weather to start practice in mid-March. Likewise, Thursday was a good night for the first meet with temps in the 50s.
St. Mary’s won both the girls and boys team competitions. The Hawk girls posted a 238 total compared to 269 for South O’Brien. The host boys topped the Wolverines 170-197.
The Wolverine girls were led by sophomores Lindsey Einck and Chloe Hustedt, who have varsity experience from last year. Lindsey came home with medalists honors shooting a 53. Freshman Reagan Plaage and junior Shayli Johnson are both new to the team this year and are learning quickly. Coach Kris Faust said, “The Wolverine girls golf team has been small but mighty in recent years. I have high hopes to continue that tradition with this group.”
Team Scores: Remsen St. Mary’s 238, South O’Brien 269
Medalist: Lindsey Einck (SO’) 53, Runner-up: Zajara Galles (RSM) 54, 3rd: Josie Schwickerath (RSM) 55, 4th: Octavia Galles (RSM) 61.
Other SO’ scores: Chloe Hustedt, 70, 7th; Reagan Plagge, 69, 6th; Shayli Johnson, 77, 10th.
The boys have a strong group of golfers who will be competitive this season. Of the 16 guys, 10 golfers returned to the team from last year. Senior David Bottjen leads the team in the number 1 spot and shot a 47 for 6th place among a field of tough RSM golfers. Junior Ryan Fuller was the next best for the Wolverines with a 48. Coach Kris Faust said, “Although we didn’t play as well as we would like at Remsen, we did work out some of the early season jitters. Hopefully, we can settle in and improve next week.” Faust added, “Some of the younger and new guys are battling for varsity spots already, so it should shape up to be a great season for the Wolverines.”
Team Scores: Remsen St. Mary’s 170, South O’Brien 197
Medalist: Hunter Pick 39, Runner up: Colbey Penning 43, 3rd: Collin Homan 44, 4th: Ty Tritz 44 (all from RSM)
SO’ Varsity Scores: senior David Bottjen, 47, 6th; junior Ryan Fuller, 48, 7th; junior Derek Paulsen, 50, 8th; junior Jace Kleinwlterink, 52, 10th; senior Trevor Fiddelke, 54, 11th; sophomore Alex Griebel, 56, 12th.
SO’ JV Scores: freshman Nathan Harms 52, junior Teagan Bahrenfuss 59, junior Reese Lundquist 59, sophomore Brady Riedemann 67.