“What a day for weather!” Mark Keeton, head coach for Milbank’s Lady Bulldogs remarked regarding the girls Region 1A golf championship. The meet was held May 23 at Olive Grove Golf Course in Groton. Keeton said, “The tournament started out with wind, then we had a short delay due to lightning, followed by no wind, and then the wind really decided to blow.”
Shaylee Schuchard, a 2024 MHS graduate, defied Mother Nature to card a season low, take15th place, and punch her ticket to State to be held June 3-4 in Sioux Falls. It will be Schuchard’s second time competing in a state tourney. “I’m very happy to see Shaylee make another state tournament,” Keeton added.
Camila Monroy (GRAD) missed the cut by just two spots. Monroy had just played in the Groton Invitational at Olive Grove and had led Milbank with her best round of the year. She carded a 98 and finished in eighth place.
At the Region 1A meet, however, only the top 17 golfers and ties qualified for State. Monroy scored a 109 for 20th place. Jaclyn Wiik (GRAD) was just two spots behind her with a 113. Mia VanLith, also a 2024 MHS grad, tied for 28th place. Along with most of her teammates, VanLith wrapped up her high school golf career. “I am very proud of how Mia finished the season,” Keeton said, She beat her season average by 23 strokes.”
Keeton also commented, “It’s never easy to see the season end for anyone. It’s a tough game. The winner on Tuesday (at the invitational) posted a 79 and followed it up with a 97 (at the regional tourney) on Thursday.”
Only the top-three-scoring teams from the Region 1A tournament advance to the state tournament. Aberdeen Roncalli clinched the team title with their score of 379, just one stroke under Madison’s second-place total of 380. Groton claimed the third state berth at 407. Milbank came in fourth at 451.
Submitted Photos: Top- Shaylee Schuchard. Middle -Camila Monroy. Bottom – Jaclyn Wiik.
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