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The North Branch girls’ golf team had another busy week by playing in three events April 24-27.

Players from 19 teams braved the cold weather and various forms of precipitation, liquid and solid, at the Purple Hawk Invitational Monday, April 24. After more than five hours in the less-than-perfect conditions, the Vikings recorded a 426, good enough for seventh place.

Centennial won the team championship with a 374. Duluth Marshall, behind medalist Lisa Moline’s 81, was next with a 377.

Amy Aho’s 97 led the Vikings and earned her a medal for ninth place, individually. Despite fighting illness, Lacee Scherer managed a 101 for the Vikes. Junior Kelsey Johnson was next with a 110. She struggled on the front nine, but shot a 52 on the tough back side. Eighth grader Katie Foley completed the scoring with a 118. Hope Chenevert (128) and Jeni Farr (130) also played for the Vikings.

The girls played in very difficult conditions with few complaints. This was the Vikings’ first 18 hole competition of the season. That, combined with the difficult weather conditions, took a lot of the fun out of the tournament. They should be complimented for their performance.

NB at Chisago Lakes

Wednesday, April 26

The Vikings traveled to Chisago Lakes to take on the Wildcats and came home with a 210-211 win.

Amy Aho led the Vikings for the second consecutive meet with a very steady round to earn medalist honors. Jeni Farr played much better than she had on Monday. Lacee Scherer survived a 12 on number four and played well enough the rest of the way to have her score count in the top four. Katie Foley’s performance sealed the victory for the Vikings.

NB vs Chisago Lakes

Amy Aho....................... 46

Jeni Farr......................... 54

Lacee Scherer................ 54

Katie Foley.................... 56

Kelsey Johnson............. 62

Hope Chenevert............ 65

Top Four 210

Cooper at North Branch

Thursday, April 27

The Vikings took advantage of beautiful weather conditions to run their NSC record to 4-1 with a 215-238 win over the Cooper Hawks.

Lacee Scherer earned medalist honors for the Vikings to lead her team to the win. Jeni Farr and Katie Foley continued to play steady golf and Amy Aho, despite an off day, contributed to the team score.

NB vs Cooper

Lacee Scherer................ 49

Amy Aho....................... 54

Jeni Farr......................... 54

Katie Foley.................... 56

Kelsey Johnson............. 59

Hope Chenevert............ 66

Top Four 215

The Vikings host NSC foe Totino-Grace at 3:30 today (May 4).

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