A Look at the Links
May 13, 2024 10:54AM ● By Jody Reeves
Jamie Smith putts his way to third place.
Last week the Soda Springs and Grace golfers faced off once again. This matchup saw the girls battle it out at the Caribou Highlands course in Grace, while the boys took the trip over Fish Creek to play the Dempsey Ridge Course in Lava Hot Springs. The boys teams was joined by Aberdeen, Bear Lake, Snake River, Marsh Valley and Grace Lutheran. The Cardinal men continue to improve with each week, but still fell short of placing in the top three in the team scoring. Despite falling short as a team, Ryker Tingey placed an impressive sixth overall, followed closely by Preston Ozburn just a few places behind.
The Grizzly men failed to finish in first place for the first time this season as they were edged out by 3A powerhouse Marsh Valley who grabbed the top spot with a team score of 348 to Grace’s 359. Freshman standout Kethan Edwards placed second overall, and Jamie Smith tied for the third best individual score. District foes Aberdeen and Bear Lake continue to keep the pressure on the Grizz as they scored 370 and 372 respectively as a team. Soda scored 387 as a team, and will continue to build on their recent improvements.
The girls scoring was less competitive as several of the schools did not have enough individual players to tally a full team score. Only Grace, Soda Springs and Bear Lake posted team scores. The Lady Grizzlies ran away with this one once again, as they took the top spot with a team score of 368. In addition to taking the top team spot, the Grizzlies took all three top individual spots as Karlie Christensen placed first with Kamryn Mansfield taking second and Shaston Lloyd placing third. The Lady Cardinal took the second team spot as Oakley Peck and Jasta Stoor led the way, tying one another for the fourth individual placing. The Cardinals JV team would play well as Kale Hopkins placed second overall individually, followed by Jocee Tingey and Addelyn Smith who tied for third.
