Lady Raider golfers shine on Day 1

The Sidney High School girls' golf team put itself in a position to contend for a state title after the opening day of the Class B State Championships on Monday.

And, the Lady Raiders' Rachel Blauert was near the top of the leaderboard after the first of two rounds of action and poised to make a run at the individual title.

Sidney shot a team score of 383 on Day 1, good for third place overall. Omaha Duchesne Academy was the leader with a 367, followed by defending state champion Scottsbluff at 378.

Blauert shot an 86 on Monday, which left her in a tie for third place in the individual standings.

Kendra Platte of Seward was the only golfer to break 80 over the par-72, Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus. She was followed by Callie Hawkins (85) of Grenta. Blauert was tied with Ashlyn Ostgren of Holdrege.

Besides Blauert's 86, Sidney also received strong efforts from several of its other golfers.

Megan Neal carded a 96 and teammate Emma Alexander shot a 98. Taylor Parson finished with a 103 to round out the Lady Raiders' scoring.

The second and final day of action resumed Tuesday morning.

CLASS B STATE GOLF RESULTS – DAY 1

Held at Quail Run Golf Course, Columbus – Par 72

Day 1 of 2

Team Scores

1. Omaha Duchesne 367

2. Scottsbluff 378

3. Sidney 383

4. McCook 394

5. Holdrege 395

6. Beatrice 397

7. Gretna 403

8. York 404

9. Elkhorn 419

10. Omaha Skutt 421

11. Grand Island Northwest 423

12. Norris 427

Top 10 Individuals

1. Kendra Placke, Seward 79

2. Callie Hawkins, Gretna 85

3. Ashlyn Ostgren, Holdrege 86

3. Rachel Blauert, Sidney 86

5. Shelby Poynter, Scottsbluff 87

5. Elyse Keller, Adams Central 87

7. Samantha Redfern, York 89

7. Kirsten Nelson, Omaha Duchesne 89

7. Kirsten Baete, Beatrice 89

10. Murphy Sears, Crete 90

11. Kristin Goertz, Omaha Duchesne 91

11. Maggie Elliott, Omaha Skutt 91

11. Hannah Holloway, Scottsbluff 91

14. Anna Cafferty, Hastings 92

14. Hannah Kohl, McCook 92

16. Sidney Hartig, Beatrice 93

16. Kara Pelster, Omaha Duchesne 93

18. Elia Healy, Omaha Skutt 94

18. Anna Boor, Omaha Duchesne 94

18. Karlie Johnson, Scottsbluff 94

18. Cassidy Redl, McCook 94

22. Lauren Wiegert, Elkhorn 95

22. Renee Marcotte, Nebraska City 95

24. Megan Neal, Sidney 96

24. Addison Pogreba, Norris 96

26. Emily Jeffers, Grand Island NW 97

26. Kacee Samway, McCook 97

26. Isabelle Koehler, Omaha Duchesne 97

29. Emma Alexander, Sidney 98

29. Jamison Karas, Gretna, 98

31. Tori Goodschmidt, Holdrege 100

31. Nicole Phinney, Grand Island NW 100

33. Hanna Baum, Crete 101

34. Lauren Shultz, Bennington 102

34. Alexandra Schroder, Holdrege 102

34. Abigail Enholm, Elkhorn 102

37. Dana Nugent, Elkhorn 103

37. Sophia Lentfer, Norris 103

37. Taylor Parsons, Sidney 103

37. Dianna Bokelman, Gering 103

41. Camryn Wiens, York 104

41. Ahnna Schouten, Blair 104

43. Alexandra Rauert, York 105

43. Emma DuBois, Beatrice 105

45. Payton DeMers-Sahling, York 106

45. Rachel Hancock, Scottsbluff 106

47. Kennedy Stolz, Holdrege 107

48. Anna Korte, Grand Island NW 108

49. Valerie Gabel, Norris 109

49. Haley Ringenberg, Lexington 109

49. Avery Fernau, York 109

52. Giselle Bergmeier, Beatrice 110

52. Samantha Zeleny, Gretna 110

52. Clairese Nelson, Holdrege 110

52. Kelly Mannewitz, Gretna 110

56. Holland Stagemeyer, McCook 111

56. Katie Augustine, Omaha Skutt 111

58. Brooke Speer, Lexington 112

59. Jordyn Hoxworth, Scottsbluff 113

59. Corinne Bortner, McCook 113

61. Madelyn Rivera, Grand Island NW 118

61. Paige Langley, Sidney 118

63. Olivia Kisling, Norris 119

63. Hannah Klanecky, Grand Island NW 119

63. Jocelyn Daubendiek, Elkhorn 119

66. Mason Hjermstad, Gretna 120

67. Brynn Ferguson, Elkhorn 123

68. Erica Neesen, Omaha Skutt 125

69. Ann Gregory, Omaha Skutt 130

70. Hannah Meints, Beatrice 135

71. Renae Mitchell, Norris 137