Baxter’s Koehler, C-M’s Brenner end golf seasons at regionals

NEW SHARON — The golf seasons for Baxter’s Karlee Koehler and Colfax-Mingo’s Lily Brenner ended short of the state tournament on Wednesday.

The Class 1A Region 4 final round was played at Prairie Knolls Country Club and both Koehler and Brenner finished outside the top six in the final standings.

The top two teams and the top six individuals advanced to the state tournament.

Koehler finished 12th with a 94 and Brenner was 18th with a 101.

East Buchanan (356) and Highland (370) advanced to the state tournament as teams and among the top six individuals were East Buchanan’s Brooklyn Kelchen and Central City’s Bretlyn Decker, who both shot an 80 in the top two spots.

North Mahaska’s Aly Steil grabbed the final qualifying spot after shooting an 87.