It was another beautiful spring day as the St. Mary's and Gehlen girls golf teams competed in the CYO meet in Breda Thursday afternoon.

Shooting the low round of the day was runner-up Bishop Heelan's Emily Vogel. She shot rounds of 46 and 42 to card an 88 on the 18 hole competition.

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Heelan placed second in team standings with 396 strokes.

The individual runner-up was Mandy Kohlhaas from the team champion Bishop Garrigan. Kohlhaas was a couple strokes behind Vogel with a 90 (44-46).

Garrigan shot the low team round with a 389.

RSM's Jessica Heeren led all Plymouth County golfers. The senior carded her lowest rounds of the season to total 102 (51-51) on the 18 holes.

Two more of her teammates shot their lowest rounds of the season as the Hawks finished last in team standings with 464 strokes.

Linsey Stoll carded rounds of 59 and 61 for a total of 120 while Shanna Higgins was a stroke behind with a 121 (60-61).

Kristin Loutsch also totaled 121 with rounds of 60 and 61 for the Hawks.

The pair of non-counting scores came from Jessica Loutsch, shooting a 165 (77-88), and Emily Schilmoeller, shooting a 178 (86-92).

"I was really proud of the girls today," RSM coach Sue Klein said. "I was really pleased. For some of these girls, today was the first 18 holes they have played consecutively."

Gehlen had a tie for lowest score among the Lady Jays. Both Katie Freking and Emily Tentinger carded rounds of 103. They each shot a 49 on the first nine and a 54 on the second half.

Cayla Price carded a 107 (54-53) while Nicole Schmitz was a stroke behind her with a 108 (51-57).

Anna Geier had a consistent day with two rounds of 56 for a total, but non-counting, score of 112. The other non-counting score came from Tiffany Sitzmann, carding a 113 (62-51).

Gehlen coach Kathy Stelzer was impressed with the way the Lady Jays golfed. Like the Hawks, Stelzer believes Thursday's round of 18 holes proved more challenging than previous competitions.

"I totaled our two rounds and we had a 203, then a 212," she said. "I think they just wore out [on the second nine]."

The Lady Jays placed fourth in the seven-team field with a team score of 421.

Despite the somewhat lower scores on the back nine, Stelzer said, "They shot pretty close to their average."

"They were all doing the best they could," she continued. "I was pretty happy overall. They came in fourth and with the strong competition, there is nothing wrong with that."

Gehlen will take on West Sioux tonight in a final War Eagle Conference dual. The conference meet is slated for Monday the 5th in Alton.

The St. Mary's girls will enjoy a weekend off before joining the Lady Jays and the rest of the WEC in Alton on Monday.

Team standings: Bishop Garrigan 389, Bishop Heelan 396, Kuemper Catholic 411, Gehlen Catholic 421, Fort Dodge-St. Edmond 436, Remsen St. Mary's 464, Storm Lake-St. Mary's (no team score)