Cascade golfers compete in CTL match

After having a week away from the greens, the Cascade High School boys and girls golf teams traveled to Okanogan on April 8 for their first Caribou Trail League match against Omak.

Head Coach Randy Alexander said the Cascade golfers managed to get some time on the links and shake some dust off their clubs after missing a week of school for Spring Break.

“I think the long drive did something to most of the players,” he added. “We did not play well.”

The Cascade girls team won their match via forfeit as Omak did not have a girls team. In one of the bright spots of the day, Emma Halseth shot a 50 in nine holes. Alexander noted Halseth’s score is a good for her at this time of the season. Natalie Craig followed with a 58 while Emma Nielson shot a 66.

“The girls normally play 18 holes but since there was no Omak girls it was decided to play just nine,” Alexander said. “I then split the varsity girls up with the JV girls and sent them out. We thought that would be a good idea to have the experienced girls play with the inexperienced (golfers) and helping them with scoring and course rules.”

Carly Ostrem led the JV girls with an 87, followed up by Rithie Biebesheimer’s score of101 and Laura Lyman’s finish of 116.

The Cascade boys, who finished with a 494, won their match via forfeit as well. Omak only had two golfers and a team needs at least four athletes to score. Isaac Cortes struggled through the course to shoot 106.

“Golf can be a funny game … you think you get it figured out (then) you go out and play not very well," Alexander said. "It’s back to the practice range for all."

Ledger Parrish hit a 121, one point better than his score at the March 28 match. Gavin Dwyer finished with a 130 while Michael Whitehead shot 137. JV golfer Chandler Pulse shot his best round of golf with 70.

“Chandlers scores, as is with all, will start coming down as the season progresses,” Alexander said.

Cascade continues CTL action on April 11 when they travel to Chelan to compete in a conference match. The Kodiak girls will travel to Highlander Golf Course to compete in the Wenatchee Valley Girls Invite in East Wenatchee.