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Lowry’s Tatyana Carlson (let) was the low medalist at the Spring Creek Tournament last Thursday as part of the Northern 3A tournament. Lowry placed second as a team. Photo courtesy Humboldt Sun
By Tony Erquiaga
Humboldt Sun
For the second tournament in a row, the Lowry High School girls golf team finished in the runner-up spot.
The Lady Bucks were in Spring Creek last Thursday to finish up the eastern swing to the Northern 3A golf schedule. Elko claimed first places with a score of 375, but Lowry closed the gap to nine strokes at 384.
Spring Creek finished third on its home course with a 426, while Fernley (480) and Churchhill County (514) rounded out the top five. Truckee was sixth at 527 and South Tahoe (536) was seventh. Dayton did not have enough players for a team score and Sparks did not bring any players.
Lowry sophomore Tatyana Carlson was the low medalist on the day with an 89, and she was the only golfer to break 90 on the day. Elko was propelled with a 2-3-4 finish by Annika Criss (91), Chalee Mullin (93) and Shelby Mullin (93).
Lowry seniors Brooklyn Backus (94) and Kaity Sample (98) were fifth and sixth, respectively. Savanna Cox had the final kept score for the Lady Bucks at 108.
Hannah Havens shot a 103 for her best round of her high school career.
For the second tournament in a row, Lowry did not play with senior Elise Rose. Rose attempted to play in the first tournament of the year on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko.
Rose started play in the round but did not finish after becoming ill. The senior ended up in the hospital in the emergency room in Elko. After a CT scan, to look for kidney stones, the doctor found that rose had gall stones.
After starting treatment, Rose still wanted to pay in Spring Creek but headed home instead. On Friday, Rose had her gallbladder removed.
The Lady Bucks are still in a good spot to reach the state championships in October, with an opportunity to still win with Northern 3A title. Elko, Lowry and Spring Creek look poised to claim the top three spots for the state tournament.
Lowry is off this week and returns to the course in Lake Tahoe on Monday. The league will stay in the area and play in Truckee on Tuesday.
Tatyana is the granddaughter of Nacho “Mac” and Dora Villaverde and the daughter of Anna Villaverde Carlson.
Reprinted with permission.
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