Xavier’s Helminen takes fourth in Division 2, Appleton East’s Feller 22nd in D-1 at WIAA State Girls Golf Tournament
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MADISON – Xavier’s Aliisa Helminen shot a second-round 77 to end up in fourth place in the Division 2 individual standings, and the Hawks finished fourth in the team standings as well as the 2023 WIAA State Girls Golf Tournament concluded Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course.
Xavier finished with a two-day score of 734 to take fourth place, eight shots behind third-place Jefferson. Prescott won its fourth-straight Division 2 state title with a 704, three strokes in front of Green Bay Notre Dame.
Belle Kongshaug of Colfax/Elk Mound was the Division 2 individual champion after shooting a 77 on Tuesday and coming from three strokes back to finish with an overall score of 157, one shot ahead of Ava Pesha of Somerset and first-round leader Payton Schmidt of Jefferson. Helminen was another shot back to take fourth.
May Shimek shot an 89, Elizabeth Schubbe had a 91, Caroline VandenHeuvel had a 95 and Molly Martine had a 107 on Tuesday to finish off Xavier’s scoring. Schubbe ended up 16th (184) and May Shimek 19th (188) in the overall individual standings.
Appleton East’s Jaelyn Feller wrapped up play in the Division 1 tournament with an 80. Her score was four strokes better than Monday’s opening round, but she didn’t move any where in the standings, finishing in a tie for 22nd place.
Waunakee’s Izzy Stricker won her second-straight Division 1 individual title as she closed with a 73 to finish with a two-day total of 144, two shots better than Payton Haugen of Brookfield East.
Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels won its first state title, taking the Division 1 crown with a two-round score of 641, just two shots in front of Waunakee. Kaukauna ended up seventh with a 686.
2023 WIAA State Girls Golf Tournament
Oct. 9-10, at University Ridge Golf Course, Madison
Division 1
Team scores: 1. Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels 641; 2. Waunakee 643; 3. Middleton 651; 4. Westosha Central 654; 5. Brookfield East 672; 6. Bay Port 677; 7. Kaukauna 686; 8. Brookfield Central 721; 9. Oconomowoc 735; 10. Hudson 752; 11. Union Grove 779; 12. Holmen 789.
Top 10 overall and local finisher: 1. Izzy Stricker (Waunakee) 71-73-144; 2. Payton Haugen (Brookfield East) 71-75-146; 3. McKenna Nelson (Beaver Dam) 73-75-158 and Vivian Cressman (Middleton) 74-74-148; 5. Kylie Walker (Westosha Central) 72-77-149; 6. Ava Roesch (DSHA) 76-75-151; 7. Daniella Honkamp (Whitefish Bay) 74-79-153; 8. Madison Haugen (Brookfield East) 74-80-154; 9. Lexi Manteufel (Union Grove) 77-79-156 and Lauren Lupinek (Oconomowoc) 77-79-156; 22. (tie) Jaelyn Feller (Appleton East) 84-80-164.
Division 2
Team scores: 1. Prescott 704; 2. Green Bay Notre Dame 707; 3. Jefferson 726; 4. Xavier 734; 5. Lancaster 758; 6. Hayward 771.
Top 10 overall and Xavier golfers: 1. Belle Kongshaug (Colfax/Elk Mound) 80-77-157; 2. Ava Pesha (Somerset) 80-78-158 and Payton Schmidt (Jefferson) 77-81-158; 4. Aliisa Helminen (Xavier) 82-77-159; 5. Brianna Kirsch (Lancaster) 82-79-161; 6. Sophia Baek (Notre Dame) 85-78-163; 7. Kadyn Peery (The Prairie School, Racine) 84-85-169; 8. Layla Salay (Prescott) 89-81-170 and Gabbi Matzek (Prescott) 85-85-170; 10. Ella Gelb (Notre Dame) 87-87-174; 16. Elizabeth Schubbe (Xavier) 93-91-184; 19. May Shimek (Xavier) 99-89-188; 30. Caroline VandenHeuval (Xavier) 109-95-204; 34. Molly Martine (Xavier) 108-107-215.