South O’Brien golfers get a split in WEC opener against St. Mary’s

Alli Griebel hits an iron shot from the fairway. The freshman barely missed a medal, shooting 58 as the Wolverines defeated St. Mary’s.

Ryan Fuller reacts to seeing a put slip past the edge of the hole. Despite the miss, the senior still captured medalist honors with a 43 in the Wolverines narrow loss to St. Mary’s.

The South O’Brien girls and boys golf teams welcomed Remsen St. Mary’s to Primghar Golf and Country Club April 10 to open up War Eagle Conference play. The teams split with the Wolverine girls winning 204-227 and St. Mary’s taking the boys dual 186-190.
The girls took the top two medals in defeating the Hawks. Junior Lindsey Einck shot a 40, which was a career best, to earn medalist honors. Einck had a fantastic night from start to finish. Freshman Cassidy Horstmann took runner-up honors with a 44, eight strokes better than the third place finisher from RSM. “Einck and Horstmann will continue to push each other,” said their coach Kris Faust. “Their competitiveness sets the tone for all of our golfers.” Freshman Alli Griebel took fifth place with a 58, missing a medal by only three strokes. Rounding out the leaderboard for the Wolverines was freshman Addi Odenbrett with a 62 for eighth place. “The girls seemed more relaxed tonight,” noted Faust. “It’s good to see some of the scores for the new golfers trending in the right direction.”
Team Scores: South O’Brien 204, RSM 227.
Medalist: Lindsey Einck (SO’) 40, Runner-up: Cassidy Horstmann (SO’) 44, 3rd: Josie Schwickerath (RSM) 52, 4th: Zajara Galles (RSM) 55.
Other SO’ scores: Alli Griebel, 58, 5th; Addi Odenbrett, 62, 8th; Anna Griebel, 64, 9th; Addi Triplett, 65, 11th.
The boys lost a close WEC matchup to St.Mary’s by just four strokes. It was a battle for medalist honors between RSM senior Collin Homan and South O’Brien senior Ryan Fuller, who both shot 43. Fuller took the medal after a handicap hole card playoff. The Hawks’ Caleb Gravenish took third with a 45, and Jace Kleinwolterink shot a 46 for fourth place. Seniors Fuller and Kleinwolterink continue to be consistent leaders for the Wolverines. Junior Alex Griebel faced some challenges on the first two holes but ended just one stroke out of the medals. “He found a way to finish strong, showing his resilience,” said Faust. “Sophomore Nathan Harms, senior Reese Lundquist and freshman Hunter Lange keep working to improve and learn from varsity experience”. Freshman Jasper Johnson, in his first meet of the season, brought in a 62 as a JV player.
Team Scores: RSM 186, South O’Brien 190.
Medalist: Ryan Fuller (SO’) 43 (won card playoff), Runner-up: Collin Homan (RSM) 43, 3rd: Caleb Gravenish (RSM) 45, 4th: Jace Kleinwolterink (SO’) 46.
Other SO’ Varsity Scores: Alex Griebel, 47, 5th; Nathan Harms, 54, 10th; Hunter Lange, 61, 11th; Reese Lundquist, 62, 12th.
SO’ JV Score: Jasper Johnson 62.