May 20, 2008 01:01 am
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STATE CENTER — Amy Garver got Albia back to the state tournament on Monday night.
Albia girls golf coach Mary Sauter brought her Lady Dees to the Class 2A Region 2 meet at State Center. Sauter was hoping for a top-two team finish to qualify Albia for next week’s state meet.
That didn’t happen as the Lady Dees finished fourth overall, but Albia will have a linkster in competition at state in Marshalltown on May 27-28.
Albia junior Amy Garver’s 87 was good enough to make state. She became the first Lady Dee to compete at state since junior Jenah Duea did it in 2000. Duea finished fifth at state that year.
“Amy is very excited. This is career low for her,” said Sauter.
Albia’s fourth-place total of 401 was one of the best team scores at regionals that Sauter can remember in recent years.
Kaitlyn Vitko shot a 102 and Christy Belzer fired a 104. Mary Pat Sinclair carded a 108 while Kim Kurimski shot a 116. Jenna Ross fired a 119 for the Lady Dees.
“The team did fantastic,” said Sauter.
West Marshall, the host school, and Emmetsburg qualified as a team for state. West Marshall shot a 378 while Emmetsburg carded a 387. Pocahontas Area finished third with a team score of 399.
Class 2A Region 2
At State Center
Monday, May 19, 2008
Par 72
Team scoring — 1. West Marshall 378; 2. Emmetsburg 387; 3. South Hamilton 399; 4. Albia 401; 5. Pocahontas Area 416; 6. BCLUW 431.
Medalist — Juree Muench, West Marshall 86.
Runner-up — Trudi Francis, Pocahontas Area 86.
Individual State Qualifiers — Muench, West Marshall 86; Francis Pocahontas Area 86; Katie Gustafson, South Hamilton 87; Amy Garver, Albia 87, Susan Johnson, West Marshall 90; Katie Heddinger, Emmetsburg 90.
Albia individuals — Garver 87, Kaitlyn Vitko 102, Christy Belzer 104, Mary Pat Sinclair 108, Kim Kurimski 116, Jenna Ross 119.
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