The Hays High School varsity girls golf team began its season with a home tournament at Smoky Hill Country Club on Sept. 3.
Hays High finished third overall with a 212, just four strokes behind the Thomas More Prep team, and senior Jaycee Oakley placed second individually to lead the Indians.
The team’s next tournament was the varsity/junior varsity Salina Central Invitational on Sept. 10. The lady Indians finished seventh overall with a 425. Freshman Kinley Pfannenstiel placed 25th individually with a 96, and junior Liz Cunningham placed 26th with a 99.
Continuing on, the varsity team played at the Dodge City Invitational on Sept. 12. They placed fourth overall, and Oakley finished ninth individually with an 86.
The team’s most recent tournament was the Liberal Redskin Invitational, which both varsity and junior varsity traveled to on Sept. 16. The team finished second, shooting a 396. Oakley placed second with an 83, junior Ava Erbert placed sixth with a 102, senior Liz Dreiling placed ninth with a 105 and Pfannenstiel placed 10th with a 106.
“This season has started out a little rocky,” Dreiling said. “Everyone on the team is excited this year, and most everyone is new – we have an all-new top six other than Jaycee. I think we are ready and eager for the challenge this season brings!”
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