The Wayne High girls golf team got its first tournament medalist of the year as Natalie Bentjen took top honors at Friday’s Stanton Invitational.
The junior linkster shot a 98 and won a playoff over Kailey Johnson of West Point-Beemer to claim top honors in the 30-player tournament.
Senior Cassidy Manz earned her first medal on Friday, placing sixth int he tournament with a 118. Jayden Calhoon rounded out the Wayne effort with a 171. Wayne did not have the minimum four players competing to post a team score.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge claimed runner-up honors and its JV team finished third.
For the LCC varsity, Jadyn Kinkaid was third with a 100, Glenda Vance placed fifth with a 116, Sarah Karnes was seventh with a 120, Maddy Graham finished 12th with a 132 and London VanCleave was 14th with a 132.
For the LCC JV, Sydney Groene was the team’s lone medalist with a 136, finishing 15th. Also competing were Allison Babl with a 139, Brianna Campbell with a 140 and Delaney Hall with a 146.
In triangular action Tuesday at Battle Creek, Wayne shot a 258 to finish behind the host Bravettes (209) and ahead of Elkhorn Valley (271).
Bentjen was runner-up medalist with a 49, Manz shot 64, Bailee Leise had a 70 and Riley Haschke shot 75.
Both Wayne and LCC will compete in the Pierce Invitational on Saturday.
