Girls’ golf just misses CCS
Compiling a 428 over 18 holes at the par-72 Salinas Golf and
Country Club on Monday, the San Benito girls golf team missed the
qualifying mark of 390 – a score that would have sent them to next
week’s Central Coast Section Finals, a score they missed by a
single stroke last year.
Girls’ golf just misses CCS
Compiling a 428 over 18 holes at the par-72 Salinas Golf and Country Club on Monday, the San Benito girls golf team missed the qualifying mark of 390 – a score that would have sent them to next week’s Central Coast Section Finals, a score they missed by a single stroke last year.
“I knew we were gonna be close,” said coach Chris Branon of the fifth-place finish. “That’s a good score. Looking forward and looking to the future, that’s gonna be a 15-stroke improvement, and we won’t be sitting here wondering if we made it or not.
“But I’m proud of them.”
Jam Vilairantana earned medalist honors by shooting a 2-under 70 Monday as she paced her Stevenson team, which finished first with a 327. Santa Catalina (346) and Salinas (361) were the only other teams to make the CCS cut, while Pacific Grove’s Haley Andreas (74) and Monte Vista Christian’s Caroline Belmont (85) were the only two golfers to qualify as individuals.
Jordan Davies led San Benito with a 106, although she said she was disappointed afterward, despite shooting 18 strokes better compared to last year’s TCAL Finals.
“My putting could have been way better,” Davies said. “Short game and putting.”
Yumi Kimura and Katie Moeller each recorded 107s for the Lady Balers. Nicole Rianda carded a 108, Jenny Glosser shot a 112, and Alexis Sanchez rounded out San Benito with a 115.
San Benito girls’ tennis
The San Benito girls tennis team lost just a single match last Thursday against Everett Alvarez at home, and even that match went to a third-set tiebreaker.
The Lady Balers improved to 8-2 in the Tri-County Athletic League when they coasted to a 6-1 victory over the visiting Eagles at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club.
Thursday’s win put an end to an otherwise easy week for the Lady Balers, which were coming off a 7-0 victory against North Salinas last Tuesday.
San Benito is now 15-4 overall. They played at Salinas on Tuesday this week, although no score was reported at press time.
San Benito girl’s volleyball
The San Benito Lady Balers split their matches last week when they lost to North Salinas Tuesday in four games (23-25, 25-21, 12-25, 15-25) but rebounded to defeat Everett Alvarez in three (25-12, 25-12, 25-18).
San Benito is 6-3 in the Tri-County Athletic League, 12-19 overall. They visited Salinas on Tuesday this week, although no score was reported at press time.
