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3rd place — The Central Cougars girls golf team celebrates after claiming third-place at the Class 1A State Golf Tournament in Decatur this weekend. The Cougars were the first golf team in school history to bring home hardware. For the first time in school history, the Central girls golf program brought a State Tournament trophy back home to the halls of Community District 71.
The Lady Cougars had a successful regular season before embarking on a memorable postseason run that began with a regional championship at the Father McGivney Regional. They then claimed second place at the Jacksonville Sectional where they were runners up to a talented Quincy Notre Dame squad.
At the State Tournament on Friday at Red Tail Run Golf Course, four-time defending State Champ Mt. Carmel stormed out to a commanding 13-stroke lead after the first day.
Quincy Notre Dame was in second place with a 329, 13 shots behind the leaders. The Central Lady Cougars were strong in third place with a 332 which was 25 strokes better than fourth place Mater Dei.
“This is a special group of young ladies,” said Central head coach Steve Ellis. “They love playing the game of golf and they are each great teammates. This will be a season that none of us will ever forget.”
The top four spots didn’t change after Saturday’s round with the Aces winning their fifth-straight title with a round of 624. QND ended with a 647 and Central was at 657. MD was in fourth with a 699.
Central’s Maya Kampwerth earned All-State honors with a seventh-place effort overall with a two-day total of 154.
On her first day of work in Decatur, the Aviston native had six pars on the front side and five on the back side with a birdie on hole 14.
On the second day, Kampwerth had birdies on holes four, six and 15. She added 11 pars on the day to end in seventh place overall.
“She’s been our leader all season and Maya has a bright future,” added Ellis. “She works so hard at all phases of the game.”
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4th place — The Mater Dei Lady Knights had a successful weekend in Decatur with a fourth-place effort in the Class 1A State Tournament. Mater Dei fell just one spot away from bringing home their first-ever girls golf trophy. The Mater Dei Lady Knights golf team almost accomplished a feat that no other MD girls team had done.
The Lady Knights missed out by just one place in earning a State trophy when they had a remarkable tournament and season where they were fourth last weekend at the Class 1A State Tournament in Decatur.
Mt. Carmel won the event with 624 shots followed in second by Quincy Notre Dame with 649 shots and Central with 657 shots. MD finished with 699 strokes.
Mater Dei junior Abilene Winkeler was their top shooter in 35th place with a two-day total of 172. She had seven pars on day one with a birdie on hole 11. She tallied par on eight holes on Saturday.
Fellow junior Finley Meyer was in 50th place with a two-day total of 175. On day one she birdied hole five and had par on holes 11 and 14. She was strong on Saturday with a par on 11 holes.
Freshman Bryn Winkeler was in 54th place with a shot total of 177. On Friday she had par on holes six, 10 and 14. On day two she had pars on six holes.
MD sophomore Elena Winter finished in 64th overall with a two-day total of 181. She had five pars on day one with a birdie on hole 11. On Saturday she had par on six of the 18 holes.
Mater Dei senior Addison Ringwald was in 68th place with a two-day total of 182 shots. On day one she had a birdie on hole three and par on six other holes. The second day saw her card a par on five holes.
Mater Dei senior Taylor Robert was in 75th place overall with a two-day total of 193 shots. She had par on four holes on Friday while hitting par on three holes on Saturday to round out the MD golfers.
