Shields secures return trip to state golf

ANITA — Sophomore Tessa Shields’ score of 94 helped her advance to her second state golf tournament Friday at the Class 1A girls district meet at Crestwood Hills.

“It was a very rainy, wet and cool regional final golf tournament,” Mount Ayr Raiderette coach Scott Giles said. “We had a very young team this year and I’m proud of the work these girls did and they way they went out and competed this season and in today’s tournament.”

Shields posted a 48 on the front nine and improved to a 46 on the final nine holes en route to her fourth place finish of 94. Second through fifth place was separated by only five strokes.

Mount Ayr’s Abbey Schafer carded a 104 for Mount Ayr and teammates Cheyenne Hoveman and Hallie Still scored 123 and 132 respectively. The Raiderettes finished fifth as a team.

Pleasantville ran away with the regional team title, earning the top three individual spots with a combined score of 373. River Valley was second with a score of 401.

The state tournament is June 1-2 at Ames Golf and Country Club.

Class 1A District

Crestwood Hills

Par: 35-36 — 71.

Team scoring — 1. Pleasantville 373 (state qualifier); 2. River Valley 401 (state qualifier); 3. Boyer Valley 431; 4. Griswold 448; 5. Mount Ayr 453; 6. CAM 468.

Individual qualifiers — 1. Hannah Gordon, Pleasantville, 85 (medalist); 2. Bailey Olivia, Pleasantville, 91 (runner-up); 3. Avari Heinz-Pence, Pleasantville, 93; 4. Tessa Shields, Mount Ayr, 94; 5. Alycen Knaack, River Valley, 95.

Mount Ayr (453) — Tessa Shields 48-46 — 94; Abbey Schafer 47-57—104; Cheyenne Hoveman 59-64 — 123; Hallie Still 60-72 — 132.