Solon bests Vinton-Shellsburg at home
SOLON — The Lady Spartans battled windy conditions and the Vikettes of Vinton-Shellsburg Monday, April 14, at home (Saddleback Ridge), besting their guests 168-205.
Sydney Dee was the medalist with 36, tying Solon’s 9-hole record, with Izzy Frees taking runner up at 42.
“Windy conditions made it tough to judge distances, but both teams shot their season best scores tonight,” said Coach Curtis Hendrickson.
Jaya Farlinger shot 44, Taylor Jett had 46, and Macy Fuller and Emma Phelps carded 49 each. Solon’s JV 1 had 209 strokes on the day with 224 for the JV 2 squad.
Julia Steinbrech medaled with 47 and Maddy Harp was the runner up at 49.
“After Saturday (April 12 at Benton’s Bobcat Invitational), the girls were prettydisappointed (in a second place finish),” said Hendrickson. “They’ve been working hard all winter and they came out tonight with a different kind of focus. A lot of that helps being at our home course, but to shoot that score in that wind, we are happy with how they played tonight. We are also excited for Sydney to tie the school record. The record was set by Lauren Carter in 2008. Now Syd has the 18 hole record and a share of the 9 hole record.”
Solon reigns at Raider Invitational
WILLIAMSBURG — The Lady Spartans won the 2025 Raider Invitational Wednesday, April 16, at the Stone Creek Golf Club, topping the eleven-team field with 361. Mid-Prairie was a distant second at 387 with the host Raiders third at 388.
Benton Community’s Hale Sobaski medaled at 77 with Sydney Dee taking runner up with 83.
Jaya Farlinger carded 89, Taylor Jett had 93, Macy Fuller and Izzy Frees both shot 96 with 107 by Emma Phelps.
“We are proud of the girls’ performance today,” said Coach Hendrickson. “We still have little things that we can do better, so we will continue to work on them, but today was a good early season test for us.”
Team scores – 1 Solon 361, 2 Mid-Prairie 387, 3 Williamsburg 1 388, 4 Benton 390, 5 Clear Creek Amana 391, 6 Vinton-Shellsburg 461, Williamsburg 2 464, Wilton 475, 9 Anamosa 190, 10 Calamus-Wheatland 509, 11 Marion 539.