Maher, Reed lead PCM girls to fourth at Heart of Iowa meet

BOONE — Prairie City-Monroe senior Bre Maher collected her highest finish in the girls Heart of Iowa Conference tournament on Thursday at Cedar Pointe Golf Course.

Maher shot an 84 and claimed runner-up medalist honors for the Mustangs, who placed fourth in the tournament with a 410.

Gilbert’s Britta Snyder won medalist honors with a 77. Gilbert was the runner-up in the team race with a 383, trailing champion Nevada by 12 shots. South Hamilton finished third with a 402. After PCM was Roland-Story (424), Collins-Maxwell/Baxter (461) and Greene County (465). North Polk had just two golfers.

Junior Sabrina Reed joined Maher on the all-conference team with a ninth-place finish. She shot a 97.

“I am very happy for both of them as they played well with some really tough competition,” PCM coach Val Edwards said of Maher and Reed.

The other two counting scores were juniors Madeline Mitchell and Ellie Steenhoek, who shot a 113 and 116, respectively.

PCM’s two non-counting scores came from sophomores Mack Bussan (123) and Lexi Reed (134).

“Some of the girls struggled today with tough course conditions due to the previous rainy days,” Edwards said. “Overall, I am pleased with our results as we knew this was going to be a very tough meet.”

CMB welcomed back junior Brynne Pritchard to the lineup. She finished 13th overall in her first tournament of the season. Pritchard carded a 103. Freshman Sadie Meyer shot a 115, junior Abbie Ericson had a 118 and the final counting score was freshman Abbey Shepley’s 125.

CMB’s non-counting score came from junior Payton Cory (154).