PREP GOLF: Raiders rewrite record books; team heads to state in school's first appearance
Sep. 22—KENDALLVILLE — The curtain closed on the IHSAA regional round in Kendallville Friday afternoon, but not without a shining performance from Northridge girl's golf to send itself to the state finals for the first time in program history.
The Raiders, who shot a team score of 319, had enough in the tank to power past a strong Culver Academy (324) and DeKalb (322) squad in a tight race for the final spot.
For making the three-team cut, the Raiders season will continue next week.
That two-day fray will begin next Friday, Sept. 29, in Carmel at Prairie View Golf Club where the competitors will get two days and 36 holes to vie for a state title.
For Northridge to advance, the depth had to show up as well as the top of the card to do its job. That happened, and Karisa Dyer's 71 from the No. 1 spot in the lineup paired with Macey Riegsecker's 84 from the No. 5 spot (placing third on the Raiders) accomplished both.
Dyer shot one-over on the par-70 course to lead the group with sophomore Alex Reschly adding a score of 78, Riegsecker's 84 jumping in for third and Lizzy Irving shooting an 86 to round out the scoring.
Ken Brewster's group went undefeated in the regular season but suffered a second-place finish at sectionals to Fort Wayne Carroll in Middlebury. Northridge had been seeded fourth by sectional scores, trailing Homestead, Carroll and Culver.
The Chargers placed six strokes in front of the Raiders again, scoring 313 and placing second. First place was unsurprisingly claimed by Homestead (290).
Also in The Goshen News' area was Concord as well as two individuals from both Fairfield and NorthWood.
The Minutemen, led by coach Cate Tompkins finished 10th with a season low 388 on the day. That effort was led by Mia McEachern (95), Mahra Chris (97), Avery McDowell (97) and Annika Troyer (99).
NorthWood's Sophie Richmond (78), Joey Slone (89) and Fairfield's Addie Mast (79) and Mallory McGowen (96) summed up other area scores. All were left outside the top three individuals to advance.
The Northridge team has used its experience as its strength this season, returning all five members of the starting lineup from the year prior.
That experience will shorten this coming week with Dyer as the only member having prior history at the state competition. She finished tied for 71st her sophomore year, scoring 188 across the two days of action.
The IHSAA state finals begin Friday, Sept. 29, and run into the following Saturday.
IHSAA GIRLS GOLF REGIONAL
(At Noble Hawk Golf Links in Kendallville)
Advancing to IHSAA state round in Carmel:
Teams: Homestead (290), FW Carrol (313), Northridge (319)
Individuals: Lynne Zhang (Culver 71), Abbey Peterson (Warsaw 73), Karilyn Teglia (Culver 75)
TEAM SCORES
Homestead: 290 (Scarlett Senk 68, Cassidy Ayers 70, Eliza Saal 71, Breana Noll 81).
FW Carroll: 313 (Taylor Larkins 72, Marissa GeRue 74, Gaby Frick 80, Maggie Carr 87)
Northridge: 319 (Karisa Dyer 71, Alex Reschly 78, Macey Riegsecker 84, Lizzy Irving 86)
DeKalb: 322 (Paige Williams 76, Grace Pfister 80, Sophie Pfister 81, Jadan Tompkins 85)
Culver Academy 324 (Lynne Zhang 71, Karilyn Teglia 75, Joylynn Chung 85, Sofia Neswold 93)
Warsaw: 340 (Abbey Peterson 73, Olivia Robinson-Gay 78, Lilly Henderson 94, Abigail Davis 95)
Plymouth: 349 (Madeline Borden 83, Hannah LaFree 84, Noelle Hutchings 88, Madi Hauptmann 94)
Concordia: 357 (Olivia Stronczek 76, Lauren Goodman 89, Mia Loggins 94, Addison Myers (98)
Bishop Dwenger: 370 (Cassidy Clark 78, Lily Stowe 86, Lauren Striker 101, Jillian Brita 105)
Concord: 388 (Mia McEachern 95, Mahra Chris 97, Avery McDowell 97, Annika Troyer 99)
Norwell: 397 (Anna Dodane 96, Nevada Lenwell 99, Emmy Heaston 99, Savanna Simerman 103)
Bellmont: 414 (Ella Hockmeyer 96, Meghan Pettibone 103, Krosbi Butler 103, Abigail Blythe 112)
Southwood: 426 (Madison Chenoweth 95, Rowan Goodpasture 107, Lydia Topliff 107, Hope Niccum 117)
Northfield: 437 (Hannah Wilson 96, Ayla Dale 104, Addison Sorg 104, Emma Wilson 133)
Wabash: 441 (Kenley McWhirt 93, Emma Adams 110, Sydney Till 116, Kaylee Indrutz 122)
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Sophie Richmond (NorthWood): 78
Addie Mast (Fairfield): 79
Lily Oburn (East Noble): 86
Joey Slone (NorthWood): 89
Ella Turney (Eastbrook): 89
Danika Eagle (Northrop): 91
Khole Glendening (Fremont): 91
Adalyn Cutting (Huntington North): 95
Alex Bremer (Leo): 95
Mallory McGowen (Fairfield): 96
Emma Schwartz (Bluffton): 96
Ashlynn Brubaker (Mississnewa): 99
Chloe McKinney (Triton): 106
Alexa Coble (Canterbury): 107
Kendyll Zimmerman (New Haven): 118
Reach Matt Lucas at 574-533-2151, ext. 240325, or at matt.lucas@goshennews.com.
