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Cardinal golfer earns 16th medalist honors
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Hoisington's (33) Wyatt Pedigo makes a 15 yard run for the Cardinals against Hutch Trinity. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

EMPORIA – Hoisington High’s Maleigha Schmidt earned the 16th medal with a 97 at Monday’s 321A girls state golf tournament. The high temperature at Emporia Golf Course was 45 degrees with the chill index hitting 33 degrees.

The Cardinals (444) placed fifth with Syracuse (362) defending its state championship ahead of runner-up Goodland (376) and third-place Caney Valley (383).  

Schmidt placed as seventh medalist last year. She finished her career with third, fourth and fifth-place team finishes. Hoisington also competed with 23rd-place Trinity Dolezal (101); 43rd-place Liza Ward (117); 66th-place Heavin Hipp (129); 70th-place Addison Smith (133) and 81st-place Chandra Ehler (146).

Stanton County’s Rylie Cook (76) earned medalist honors, three strokes ahead of Goodland’s state runner-up Kerrigan Rudolph (79) and third-place medalist Faith Hedges (81) of Lawrence Seabury.

321A STATE

Emporia Municipal Golf Course

TEAM TOTALS

1—SYRACUSE—362—5—Paige Barnes, 84; 7—Riley Baker, 87; 11—Carly Kullot, 92; 19—Andie Coleman, 99; 57—Hannah Lampe, 122

2—GOODLAND—376— 2—Kerrigan Rudolph, 79; 9—Colby Perryman, 91; 17—Brooke Drennan 98; 28—Bramalette Perryman, 107; 33—Keyly Jarrett, 110; 43—Peyton Belden, 117

3—CANEY VALLEY—383—8—Hannah Hedges, 90; 10—Liz Rogers, 91; 15—Bailey Price 93;  27—Kalyn Rodgers, 107; 35—Kloie Clegg, 113; 50—Lyndon Nunneley, 122 

4—COLBY—435—13—Brielle Bange 93; ; 31—Lacy Weigel, 109; 35—Mya Betz, 113; 52—Taylor Barnett, 120; 75—Makenna Husband, 139  

5—HOISINGTON—444—16—Maleigha Schmidt 97; 23—Trinity Dolezal, 101; 43—Liza Ward, 117; 66—Heavin Hipp, 129; 70—Addison Smith 133; 81—Chandra Ehler 146

6—HAYS-TMP—447—6—Shannen Chin 83; 40—Jenna Romme, 115; 47—Avin Inlow, 118; 67—Haleigh Spray, 131; 82—Anne Wasinger 149; Abi Heimerman, WD 

7—CIMARRON—462—31—Aspen Bell, 109; 28—Kacee Coast, 108; 54—Sydney Moler, 121; 59—Grace Greene, 124 

8—SILVER LAKE—477—13—Jayme Lindstrom 93, 59—Maddie Field, 124; 64—Victoria Smith, 128; 68—Madeline Cregan, 132; 75—Kyla Hay 139; 80—Micki Moore 145  

9–FRONTENAC—480—35—Brianna Green, 113; ; 55—MacKenzie Hensley, 122; 57—Kiera Threlfall, 122; 68—Autumn Bryant 132; 70—Hanna Switz 133; 84—Mallory Snow 159

10—OSAGE CITY—490—17—Taylor Woodward 98; 47—Hayden Serna, 118; 72—Laci Davenport 135; 75—Jenna Hastert 139; 79—Carleigh Gardner 143; WD—Lauren Phillips  

10—FREDONIA—490—43—Zelpha Estes, 117;  52—Jordan Smith, 120; 63—Shaley Sommer, 127; 64—Kaitlyn Martin, 128;  83—Sharon Timmons 156

12—JEFFERSON WEST—502—28—Mollie Williams, 108; 59—Gabrielle Overstreet, 125; 68—Tehya Starr 132; 73—Alex Thompson 136; 74—Lily Yager 137; 78—Zoe Holthaus 143;  

INDIVIDUALS

STANTON CO— 1—Rylie Cook, 76; 6—Caelyn Cook, 85 

LAWRENCE SEABURY—3—Faith Hedges, 81

PITTSBURG COLGAN—11—Sam Beykirch, 92; 38—Brenn Beykirch, 114; 38—Natalee Brake, 114

OAKLEY—19—Jordyn Lowrie, 99; 34—Leanna Huddle, 112 

CHENEY—19—Emory Ast, 99; 26—Jalyn Turner, 106  

GARDEN PLAIN—19—Isabelle Fontes, 99

COUNCIL GROVE—24—Hailey Hower, 102; 62—Hannah Konen, 126 

MEDICINE LODGE—25—Rylee Waller, 103

ST. MARYS—41—Devany Wison, 116; 43—Courtney Reiners, 117 

EUREKA—41—Miracle Dutton, 116

BAXTER SPRINGS—47—Lindi Schmelzer, 118 

LARNED—54—Cathleen Cowell, 122

HUGOTON—54—Brionna Beard, 122