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First-time champs — The Central girls golf team won their first-ever Cahokia Conference, Mississippi Division match. Team members are, FROM LEFT, Mabree Strubhart, Maya Kampwerth, Lucah Lyons, Mallory Strubhart, Lily Lappe and Sophie Markus. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON For the first time in school history, the Central Lady golf team sits atop of the Cahokia Conference, Mississippi Division with a match win on Thursday at Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Carlyle.
Also, for the first time in school history, the Lady Cougars had an overall champion in the event with Maya Kampwerth winning the event on Thursday.
The Carlyle Lady Indians made it back-to-back as they claimed their second-straight conference title in the Illinois Division.
Carlyle won the event by 17 shots over host Okawville. They beat Red Bud by two strokes last year.
Back-to-back champs — The Carlyle girls golf team won the Cahokia Conference Illinois Division Meet. Members of the team are, FRONT, FROM LEFT, head coach Brenden Boles, Addie Gansauer, Cameryn Pollmann, Ella Rolfingsmeyer, Abby Steinkamp, Ava Meyer and Kailee Gregg and, BACK, are coaches Steve Meyer and Jeffrey Tolliver. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON The Indians had the top two golfers in the field as well, with junior Abby Steinkamp carding a 76 and Ava Meyer scoring a 77.
Cahokia Conference - Mississippi Division Match: The Central Lady Cougars claimed their first-ever conference title with a seven-stroke victory on Thursday in Okawville.
The Cougars won the event by seven strokes over defending champion Salem as CHS registered 327 shots to Salem’s 334. Columbia was next with 342 followed by Freeburg at 393 and Roxana at 526.
Central sophomore Maya Kampwerth stole the show as she won medalist honors with a 75. She had a birdie on holes nine and 11 while hitting par on nine other holes.
Up next for the Lady Cougars was junior Lucah Lyons who came in fifth overall with a score of 82. She had eight pars. Fellow junior Lily Lappe was in eighth place overall with an 84 that featured a birdie on hole two and par on eight other holes.
Rounding out the Cougars golfers were senior Mallory Strubhart in 11th with an 86 and junior Sophie Markus in 12th with an 89. Junior Mabree Strubhart carded a 94.
