Lady Jays Golf
Girls Golf Competes at Boone
by Emma Risinger
On Saturday, September 18, the Pierce girls golf team competed at the Boone Central Invite against many teams including Columbus Scotus, O’Neill, Battle Creek, Boone Central, Fullerton, Columbus Lakeview, West Holt, Clarkson-Leigh, Stanton, Shelby-Rising City, and Wayne, and Pierce’s team placement overall was fifth with a 431.
Coach Melinda Stelling was proud of the work the girls did Saturday, saying, “Overall I thought the team played well. Ashley and Katelyn both had personal bests so that was nice to see. Their hard work is starting to pay off.”
The lone medalist of the day, junior Keli Shermer, ended with a 100. To give a breakdown of the rest of the teammates, sophomore Ashley Wacker ended the day with a 105, junior Zaylah Pfansteil shot a 110, and junior Katelyn Gubbels had a 116.
Wacker commented, ”I thought overall the team did a great job, and the fact that two members got their PB proves it.”
The Boone Invite gave the team a chance to compete against a diverse array of schools and really size up the challenge of their future competition.
Pierce Dominated Their Second Triangular
by Emma Risinger
On Thursday, September 16, the Pierce golf team hosted the second triangular of the season, competing against Hartington Cedar Catholic and Wayne.
Pierce finished the best of the three teams ending with a 227. As for individual members of the team, Keli Shermer ended with a 51, the lowest score of anyone competing that day, and Ashley Wacker’s final total was a 56, giving her the fourth lowest score of the day. In addition to the top placements, junior Zaylah Pfanstiel had a 59, junior Katelyn Gubbels ended with a 61, freshman Soiyer Pfeiffer also came out with a 61, freshman Veronica Orona ended with a 68, and freshman Bailey Oleson’s total of the day was a 69.
Coach Melinda Stelling remarked on how many personal bests were broken on Thursday and indicated that the team is in a good place when she said, “I think the girls are showing signs of putting together what we have been working on in practice and applying it to meets.”
As for the thoughts of one of the girls, Wacker commented on her day of competing when she said, “I could've done better, I had a few bad strokes, but it happens.”
Both the girls and their coaches hold their performance on the green to a very high standard and are always striving to get better and improve for their next competition.
