The Comets hosted a Class 1A first-round regional meet on Monday at South Hardin Recreation Area, using their home-course advantage to take the team title by 16 strokes. BCLUW shot 408 to set the pace in front of the seven-team pack, with Grundy Center (424) and Lynnville-Sully (465) also gaining advancement to next week’s regional finals in Nashua.

BCLUW senior Lauren Anderson settled for runner-up medalist honors after a cardback separated her round of 94 from the same score shot by North Tama senior Olivia Schrier, but the Comets had more than enough cushion to cash their ticket to the next round.

Three BCLUW golfers finished inside the top eight, and Grundy Center had the same success for the runner-up finish. Behind BCLUW senior Mackenzie Trinkle’s fourth-place round of 101, Grundy Center charted the next three spots with Frannie Brown (102), Josie Holke-Farnam (103) and Lauren Dirks (103). Lili Wilson tied for eighth for the Comets at 104, sharing the spot with another North Tama senior — Claire Schafer.

Both Schrier and Schafer advance alongside the top three teams to next Monday’s Region 3 final at Nashua Town & Country Club, which tees up at 10 a.m. The Redhawks missed out on the third team position by eight strokes despite playing with only four golfers.

T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE • North Tama senior Olivia Schrier attempts a putt on the ninth green during Monday’s Class 1A first-round regional girls’ golf meet at South Hardin Recreation Area in Union. Schrier tied for the low round of the day, winning medalist honors on a cardback to advance to next week’s regional finals.

Bailey Ashton rounded out BCLUW’s team score with her round of 109, while Lauren Buhrow’s 116 sealed second place for Grundy Center.

AGWSR’s fifth-place team finish was paced by Mollie Abkes with a 110, while Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s sixth-place score was led by Reagan Skovgard’s 111.

West Marshall and two individuals advance

DIKE — The North Iowa Cedar League’s West Division will have its fair share of representation at the Class 2A Region 3 girls’ golf final next week.

West Marshall senior Brooke Snider tied for sixth place and led her Trojans to the third and final qualifying spot after Monday’s first-round regional meet at Fox Ridge Golf Course.

T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE

Snider shot a 94 to pace West Marshall, which totaled 395 to distance itself from NICL West counterpart East Marshall (417) for third place. That earned the Trojans another round as a team thanks to meet host Dike-New Hartford finishing in one of the top two spots. The Wolverines totaled 387 to take a distant second to New Hampton (341), which had three of the best four scores of the day.

While East Marshall didn’t advance as a team, senior Tylyn Eicher advanced individually after sharing that sixth-best score with Snider. South Hardin junior Jaelyn Allen also qualified for next Monday’s regional finals, finishing with a 95 for eighth place and the last individual spot.

Behind Snider’s 94, Jenna Kifer contributed a 98 and both Whitney Edler and Karisa Blocker carded 100. East Marshall’s team score came from Eicher’s 94, a 103 from Jazzy Leavy, Abigail Beal’s 106 and Emma Wildman’s 114.

Ashley Heubner was the next-best scorer for South Hardin with her 107. Sybil Below (117) and Chloe Edgerton (121) rounded out the Tigers’ total.

Dike-New Hartford’s Morgan Weber earned medalist honors on her home course, shooting a 2-over-par 72. A trio of New Hampton golfers followed: Allison Nuss at 77, Morgan Nuss with an 81 and Emma Ewert’s 82.

T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE

Next Monday’s 2A Region 3 final is at Garner Golf Club near Garner, starting at 10 a.m. The top two teams and eight individuals from that meet advance to state.

First Round Regional Girls Golf

CLASS 1A

Region 3B

At Union

South Hardin Recreation Area, par 70

Team Standings — 1. BCLUW 408, 2. Grundy Center 424, 3. Lynnville-Sully 465, 4. North Tama 473, 5. AGWSR 503, 6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 504, 7. Baxter 524.

Individual Qualifiers (top 8) — 1. *Olivia Schrier, NT, 94; 2. Lauren Anderson, BCLUW, 94; 3. Tessa Van Maanen, L-S, 97; 4. Mackenzie Trinkle, BCLUW, 101; 5. Frannie Brown, GC, 102; 6. (tie) Josie Holke-Farnam, GC, 103; Lauren Dirks, GC, 103; 8. (tie) Lili Wilson, BCLUW, 104; Claire Schafer, NT, 104.

(* — won tiebreaker on cardback)

BCLUW (408) — Anderson 94, Mac. Trinkle 101, Wilson 104, Bailey Ashton 109, Katie Garber 112, Madison Trinkle 115.

GRUNDY CENTER (424) — Brown 102, Holke-Farnam 103, Dirks 103, Lauren Buhrow 116, Claire Verly 117, Lauren Krausman 131.

NORTH TAMA (473) — Schrier 94, Schafer 104, Allie Rund 126, Lexie Bradley 149.

AGWSR (503) — Mollie Abkes 110, Morgan Roelfs 129, Kenzie Kielty 131, Hannah Homeier 133, Alayna Hunt 138.

GLADBROOK-REINBECK (504) — Reagan Skovgard 111, Chloe Ritchey 121, Ella Murphy 135, Maia McLean 137, Paige Creswell 150.

CLASS 2A

Region 3B

At Dike

Fox Ridge Golf Club, par 72

Team Standings — 1. New Hampton 341, 2. Dike-New Hartford 387, 3. West Marshall 395, 4. East Marshall 417, 5. Osage 418, 6. Hampton-Dumont 422, 7. Aplington-Parkersburg 434, 8. South Hardin 440.

Individual Qualifiers (top 8) — 1. Morgan Weber, DNH, 75; 2. Allison Nuss, NHA, 77; 3. Morgan Nuss, NHA, 81; 4. Emma Ewert, NHA, 82; 5. Jaycie Ellis, A-P, 93; 6. (tie) Brooke Snider, WM, 94; Tylyn Eicher, EM, 94; 8. Jaelyn Allen, SH, 95.

WEST MARSHALL (395) — Snider 94, Jenna Kifer 98, Whitney Edler 100, Karisa Blocker 100, Jaiden Hart 118.

EAST MARSHALL (417) — Eicher 94, Jazzy Leavy 103, Abigail Beal 106, Emma Wildman 114, Kayla Mommer 123, Rachael McAnulty 125.

SOUTH HARDIN (440) — Allen 95, Ashley Heubner 107, Sybil Below 117, Chloe Edgerton 121, Emily Stansbury 122, Claire Brinkmeyer 129.

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