Lakeside golfers end season at sectional; Gebhart medalist at regional

COTTAGE GROVE — Lakeside Lutheran’s girls golf team finished its season by shooting 406 to place sixth at Monday’s WIAA Division 2 sectional held at The Oaks Golf Course.

Lakeside senior Reagan Gebhart shot 86 on the par-72 layout to tie for fourth individually. She lost a 2-for-1 sudden death playoff for the final individual state qualifying berth. Gebhart made a bogey five on the par-4 first hole, while Southwestern junior Brooklyn Bussan made par to advance.

Gebhart posted a front-nine 44 and a back-nine 42. Bussan shot a back-nine 39 with a pair of birdies on the par-3 10th and par-3 13th holes to move up the leaderboard on a day when there were only two sub-40 nine-hole tallies recorded.

Senior Tessa Schmocker and Bella Roman both shot 106 for the Warriors while senior Gabby Schmid shot 108. Senior Kayla Hirschfeld’s round of 113 was not counted.

Lancaster junior Lynell Miller shot 81 to win the 54-golfer event by three strokes over Aquinas senior Tennysen Makepeace. Both players advanced to state individually.

Edgewood (357) and Catholic Memorial (377) finished first and second, respectively, to qualify for state as a team. Aquinas (380) took third and just missed out.

Team scores: Edgewood 357, Catholic Memorial 377, La Crosse Aquinas 380, Southwestern Co-Op 400, Wisconsin Dells 405, Lakeside Lutheran 406, Cambridge 418, Prairie du Chien 419, Black River Falls 473.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTSPORTAGE — Lakeside Lutheran, led by tournament medalist Reagan Gebhart, qualified for sectionals out of a WIAA Division 2 girls golf regional held at Portage Golf Club on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Gebhart, a senior, shot 80 on the par-70 layout on a breezy day to finish two strokes clear of Catholic Memorial senior Riley Riesch in the 35-golfer field.

Lakeside shot 383 to finish second while Cambridge shot 387 to finish third and nab the final team sectional berth. Catholic Memorial shot 374 to win the team title.

Lakeside freshman Bella Roman shot 99 to tie for 11th, senior Tessa Schmocker shot 100 and senior Kayla Hirschfeld shot 104. Senior Gabby Schmid’s round of 114 was not counted.

Team scores — Catholic Memorial 374, Lakeside Lutheran 383, Cambridge 387, Jefferson 404, The Prairie School 407, East Troy 421, Portage 442.