Centralia’s Julie Mettler wasn’t able to compete in the final match of the regular season, as the Tigers fell to Tumwater 70-36 on Wednesday at Riverside Golf Club in Chehalis.
Mettler was ill for the match, forcing Lydia Anderson into the No. 1 golfer role. Anderson finished in second place with 17 points, with the match scored via the Stableford system. Tumwater’s Kenzie Campbell earned medalist honors with 19 points, and Tumwater’s Maddy Pilon finished in third place with 16 points.
“Lydia shot her best round, that was fun to see her step up a bit,” Centralia coach Hal Gronseth said. “When you lose your number 1, that makes it really difficult.”
Natalie Elwanger was second for Centralia with 10 points, Lacey Duffy finished with six points and Tate-Madison Bell rounded out the Tigers with three points.
Centralia (1-7) travels to Tumwater Valley Golf Course for an all-league match on Tuesday.
Black Hills Edges W.F. West
TUMWATER — W.F. West and Black Hills played another close match on the links at Tumwater Valley Golf Course, with Black Hills earning an 87-85 win here on Wednesday in the final match of the regular season.
Black Hills’ Ellie Hirotaka earned medalist honors with a 26, scored via the Stableford system. W.F. West’s Carly Noble finished in second with a 25, and W.F. West’s Kate Balmelli and Black Hills’ Sari Sneden tied for third with 20 points.
“We were behind by a point after the first two players and at the end it looked like we were going to squeak it out,” W.F. West coach Bruce Thompson said. “It just didn’t work out, the two teams are pretty well matched.”
Delanie Calkins finished third for the Bearcats with 16 points, followed closely by Haley Simmons with 15 points. Abbey Link and Emily Burton rounded out the scores for W.F. West with nine points each.
W.F. West (8-2, 5-1 league) will head to the all-league match and play 18 holes at Tumwater Valley Golf Course on Tuesday.
