Southeast Valley girls played in the 2A First Round Regional Meet at Five Island Golf Course in Emmetsburg on May 15th.

Seven teams competed. Seventh place was Okoboji with a 430. Sixth place was Southeast Valley with a 414. Fifth place was Forest City with a 408. Fourth place was Estherville Lincoln Central with a 406. Third place and advancing to the second round regional meet was Pocahontas Area with a 396. Second place and advancing to the second round regional meet was Woodward-Granger with a 375. First place and advancing to the second round regional meet was Emmetsburg with a 362.

The top 6 individuals, including ties, were Natalie Bunda from Emmetsburg in sixth place with a 92. Alayna Kakacek from Pocahontas Area in fifth place with a 91. Lilly Hecht from Estherville Lincoln Central in fourth place with a 90. Mallory Polito from Woodward-Granger in third place with a 86. Ella Chambers from Woodward-Granger is runner-up with an 86. Calista Joyce from Emmetsburg is medalist with an79. Those not already advancing with their team will advance as individuals at the second round regional meet.

Varsity players and scores for SV:

Karley Rae Smith: 58-53 (111)

Ellie Gernhart: 53-53 (106)

Taylor Willardson: 53-48 (101)

Farrah Tuel: 55-53 (108)

Paizley Jondle: 69-69 (138)

Jacey Carlson: 47-52 (99)

These ladies played some good golf on a beautiful day! I'm very proud of them! Thank you to our assistant coach, Scott Kelley, for taking the girls to the meet today. 

I am very proud of my entire team this season! They worked hard, encouraged each other, improved immensely, and most important of all, they had fun.