Lady Bears just miss return trip to State; Patefield punches ticket

WAYNE — The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears golf team missed a second-straight trip to the Class C State Golf Championships this week, coming in one spot out of the top three teams at the C-3 District Golf Tournament held on Oct. 4 at Wayne Country Club.

The Lady Bears shot a team total of 414, six strokes out of third place, which would have made them an automatic qualifier.

Wayne won the meet with a 390, West Holt was second at 395 and O’Neill came in third with a 408.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge sophomore Holly Patefield did grab a State pass to North Platte after she tied for 10th as an individual with a 101 along with two other players.

Joslyn Johnson of Wayne won a playoff with Kaylin Gaughenbaugh of O’Neill on the second hole to take the top spot after both carded an 85.

Rylee Altwine of Pierce was third with a 91 and won a playoff with Delani Knust of West Holt, who ended up fourth.

All five Lady Bears finished in the top 25 of the 65-player event. Skylar Swanson missed a trip southwest by just two shots, placing 14th with a 103.

Harper Bruning was 19th and Clara Brummels was 21st after both fired a 105 and Rebeka Lipp was 24th after recording a 110.

Patefield was set to play in the State meet Oct. 9-10 in North Platte.

Class C-3 Girls Golf District at Wayne Country Club Team Results: 1. Wayne390;2. West Holt395;3. O’Neill 408; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 414;5. Battle Creek 442;6. Pierce 447; 7. Cedar Catholic 454; 8. Crofton514;9. Stanton 517; 10. TC 531; 11. Norfolk Catholic 533; 12. Tri County Northeast 705; Elkhorn Valley NTS; Ainsworth NTS; Winnebago NTS. IndividualResults: 1. Joslyn Johnson (WAY) 85; 2. Kaylin Gaughenbaugh (O’N) 85; 3. Rylee Altwine (PIE) 91; 4. Delani Knust (WH) 91; 5. Carli Canham (WAY) 95; 6. Molly Heimes (BC) 96; 7. Charli Sievers (WAY) 97; 8. Maci Schommer (CC) 97; 9. Brooklyn Butterfield (WH) 101; T10. Abigail Mathis (WH) 101; T10. Holly Patefield (LCC) 101; 14. Skylar Swanson (LCC) 103; 19. Harper Bruning (LCC) 105; 21. Clara Brummels (LCC) 105; 24. Rebeka Lipp (LCC) 110.