Trojan boys shore up score

By Becky Walz,

Thursday, April 27, 2023 12:26 pm

Caleb Kurtenbach’s 46 helped push the Trojans to victory over Postville Monday at Tri-City Golf and Country Club. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

On yet another cold, windy night, the Turkey Valley boys and girls golf teams came away with a split against Postville on Monday. Tuesday the Trojan boys were back on the course in a triangular with New Hampton and Sumner-Fredericksburg.

Split night
Playing at Tri-City Golf and Country Club near Luana, the Trojan boys defeated Postville 182 to 226. Notching medalist honors once against was Oliver Schmitt with a 44. The runner-up was Calvin Bodensteiner, who fired a 45. Caleb Kurtenbach (46) and Carson Busta (47) finished right on the heels of the pacesetters. Bode Balk (57) and Garrett Dietzenbach (59) rounded out the Valley varsity scorecard. The 182 total is the lowest round of the season for the Trojans thus far.
“We finally got all four of our counters into the 40’s,” noted Coach Reicks.
The varsity girls fell to the Pirates 248 to 222. The Postville girls had just too much talent at the top of their scorecard as they swept medalist honors with Claire Martins (46) and Emily Timp (52) earning the hardware.
Annika Bodensteiner (60) led the way for the Trojans, while Sofia Rivera (62), Abby Schmitt (63), Morgan Vsetecka (63), Mariah Throndson (64) and Halle Weber (69) all scored in the 60’s.
“The girls’ UIC meet will be played at Tri-City this year so this was a good experience for our girls,” concluded Coach Reicks.

Boys only
The Turkey Valley boys competed in a triangular Tuesday against neighboring Class 2A schools New Hampton and Sumner-Fredericksburg, at Meadowbrook Country Club in Sumner.
On a nice night for golf, the Trojans finished a scant two strokes behind the host Cougar and settled for third place with 195 strokes. New Hampton combined for a team score of 167 to top the teams.
Junior stalwart Oliver Schmitt carved out a 44 to finish in a fourth-place tie. Meanwhile, senior leaders Calvin Bodensteiner (49), Carson Busta (50) and Garrett Dietzenbach (52) also counted for the Trojans with some very consistent scoring across the board. Caleb Kurtenbach (55) and Calen Franzen (56) completed the Valley scorecard.

Up next
The Trojans host Central Elkader Thursday, April 27, at 4 p.m. and are at Tri-City again Monday, May 1, to compete against MFL MarMac at 4 p.m.

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