Concordia Wins Clay Center Golf Invitational

For the second time this season, the Concordia Lady Panther golf team wins a round of golf, and Senior Mya Niehues earns her third individual title of the year. On Monday, September 28th, Concordia traveled to the Clay Center Country Club to compete with 9 other schools and a JV team.

Concordia won their home invitational for the first round of the season with a team score of 366 back on September 1st. Concordia on Monday was 45 strokes better than the start of the season for the lowest team score of the entire year. Below are the full team standings.

1 Concordia - Varsity    321
2 Rock Creek - Varsity    350
3 Wamego - A    388
4 Clay Center - Varsity    395
5 Manhattan - A    420
6 Marion - Varsity    431
- Clay Center - JV- Not enough players for team score
- Council Grove - Not enough players for team score
- Marysville - Not enough players for team score
- Riley County - Not enough players for team score

Senior Niehues earned her 9th individual title of her high school golfing career and her third individual title of the season after winning in Concordia, and Wamego in the first two rounds of the season. On Monday, Niehues had her lowest round of the season, going 2 below par with a round of 66. Concordia teammate Preslee Marsh finished right behind Niehues in second, the best individual finish for her this season, after finishing in 3rd on her home course at Concordia to start the season. Abby Herman finished 7th, the best individual finish and best round of her career, with an 87. Maddie Bowers finished in the top 10 for the second time this season with an 88, the best 18-hole round of her career.

The Clay Center Country Club had the 43 varsity golfers play 18 holes with a par set at 68. The course stretched over five thousand yards. Below are the top 10 individuals along with the other Lady Panther golfers:

1 Mya Niehues- Concordia    66    -2
2 Preslee Marsh- Concordia    80    +12
3 Elliot Barnes- Rock Creek   82    +14
T4 Ella Schroller- Marysville    85    +17
T4 Jordyn Schneider- Rock Creek    85    +17
6 Bria Link- Clay Center    86    +18
7 Abby Herman- Concordia    87    +19
8 Maddie Bowers- Concordia    88    +20
9 Kennedy Eichman- Wamego    90    +22
T10 Neely King- Wamego    91    +23
T10 Makenna Wallace- Rock Creek    91    +23

37    Keylee Gennette- Concordia    118    +50
40    Zaely Garst- Concordia    124    +56

The Lady Panthers will look to keep the momentum on Friday, October 2nd, when they travel to Seneca for the Nemaha Central Invitational beginning at 12:30 in the afternoon.