Lions put in extra work on the links

The Clear Lake girls golf team is putting in plenty of time on the links in preparation for Regional play.  The Lions posted wins in duals and triangular meets before competing in the North Central Conference Meet Tuesday, May 10.

NCC Meet

Humboldt earned the North Central Conference Tournament title, topping Clear Lake by 19 strokes.  The Wildcats finished with a score of 179 at Clarion.  The Lions came in with 193, followed by Clarion-Goldfield with 204, Algona 215, Hampton-Dumont 229, Webster City 243 and St. Ed’s 265. Iowa Falls-Alden did not have a team score.

“The weather conditions were not ideal and we may not have played our best golf, but we will take a second place finish any day,” said Coach Adam Brinkman.

Clear Lake’s best round was recorded by Emily Snelling, who carded a 46. Ashley DeLong finished fourth with a 46, Jordyn Barragy tied for eighth with a 49 and Erin Carew had a score of 52.

“Emily was a little disappointed in her outcome today, but we are looking at in a positive manner.  Everyone will have a day or two where absolutely nothing goes right, and so we are just going to move on from it and focus on Regionals,” said Coach Brinkman.

CL 188, Charles City 205

On Monday, May 2, the Lions hosted Charles City in a non-confer

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ence dual.  The Lions picked up a win, 188-205.  Emily Snelling was medalist with a  36.  other counting scores for the Lions were provided by Ashley DeLong, 45, Erin Carew, 52, and Jordyn Barragy, 55.

CL 193, H-D 219

The Lions returned to North Central Conference play on Tuesday, May 3.  They were back at Veterans Memorial in Clear Lake, hosting Hampton-Dumont in a dual.  Clear Lake was a 26-stroke winner, 193-219.  Emily Snelling again was medalist with a 39.  Ashley DeLong carded a 48, while Jordyn Barragy and Mattie Krause each had 53s.

Triangular

On Thursday, May 5, the team traveled to Dike-New Hartford for a triangular.  The Lions were the best in the field with a  team score of 173.  East Marshall finished with 216 and Dike-New Hartford scored 233. Snelling was medalist with a 38, followed by Ashley DeLong with 39, Jordyn Barragy, 45, and Erin Carew, 51.

“This (173) was our lowest round of the season by 12 strokes,” said Coach Adam Brinkman. “It was good to see all six girls playing well in the same meet.  Five out of the six girls shot their season low, so this is a great motivation booster heading into the postseason.”

Forest City Tournament

On Friday, May 13, the Lions traveled to Forest City for a tournament. Mason City topped the team standings with a 185.  Clear Lake was runner-up with 199.  Newman Catholic fired 202, Charles City 203, Algona 206, Clarion-Goldfield 207, and Forest City 235.

Emily Snelling led the Lions with a 40.  Ashley DeLong came in with a 48, while Mattie Krause and Erin Carew had 55 and 56.

  “We may not have shot out best scores overall today, but this tournament was a good practice round heading into regionals,” said Brinkman.

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