Holland Christian sophomore reaches state golf finals, team fifth, regional roundup

Holland Christian had the lone golfer in the area to qualify for the state finals.

Holland Christian's Annika Kruithof qualified for the Division 3 state golf finals on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

The sophomore shot an 87 in the 18-hole regional tournament to finish ninth overall but grab one of the top three individual spots for the state finals.

Holland Christian finished fifth overall with a team score of 388.

Senior Stella Tjepkema fired a 97 to finish 21st. Seniors Cora Rigterink and Alyssa Hunderman each shot 102s to tie for 28th, while senior Olivia Culver added a 104 to finish 31st.

Holland Christian's Annika Kruithof qualified for the Division 3 state golf finals.

Here is a look at the other divisions:

Division 1

West Ottawa finished ninth at the Division 1 regional at Muskegon Country Club with a total of 410.

Byron Center won with 336 and heads to state with Portage Central (337) and Rockford (365).

West Ottawa's Maggie Rothstein shot a 101, Adelaide Hollingsworth shot a 102, Lily Uzelac shot a 103 and Kallyn Gaul shot a 104.

Division 2

In Division 2, Zeeland East finished ninth, Zeeland West was 12th and Holland was 13th at Lincoln Golf Club in Muskegon.

The Chix scored a 410 with Lucy Ehinger leading with a 98. Ximena Knittel shot a 102, Ashleigh Pomeroy shot a 104, Taya Schanski shot a 106 and Natalie Bailey added a 124.

The Dux shot 479 with Aaliyah Le leading the way with a 112. Brynlee DeYoung shot a 120, Gabriella Hoekwater shot a 123, Allison Purtee shot a 124 and Laci Kooinga shot a 131.

Holland shot a 493. Alex Perales shot a 110, Keoni Gainey shot a 121, Faolan Rohr shot a 122 and Kinsley McGraw shot a 140.

Spring Lake won the regional with 362 and qualified for state with Sparta (374) and Greenville (383).

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