Kapaun hosts and wins 5A golf regional at Braeburn

The 5A regional held at Braeburn Golf Course was not only hosted by Kapaun, but it was also where the Crusaders qualified for state.

“It helps when you practice here every day,” said sophomore Hannah Perkins after leading her team to win the regional.

Wednesday, Perkins hit an 88 as the Kapaun team won the city league tournament by a score of 369. She says that with some adjustments, she was able to improve from last week.

Today, Perkins shot a 42 in the front nine and an impressive 38 in the back in order to finish with an 80.

“My putts and my chips were really good (today),” said Perkins. “My short game was better than normal.”

Teammates that will join Perkins at state are Wells (85), Hannah Johnston (90), Alex Jennings (98), Katie Miller (104), and Kali Babich (105).

The individual second place winner was Carly Hill from Bishop Carroll with an 84. Kapaun’s Katie Wells tied with Eisenhower’s Makena Mucciaccio at 85 to round up the top four.

The top three teams punched a ticket into the state tournament including Kapaun who took first with a score of 353. Bishop Carroll finished seven strokes behind them with a 360, and Goddard Eisenhower took third with a 373.

Other teams that competed in the regional were Arkansas City (395), Goddard (429), Andover Central (436), and Liberal.

From the teams that did not qualify, there were seven players who won a spot due to individual performace. Jace Goode from Ark City (95), Shelby Hooper from Goddard (95), Abbi Moulton from Ark City (98), Lea Clubb from Andover Central (98), Kacee Campbell from Ark City (101), Bailey Gage from Ark City (101), and Taylor Schlyer from Goddard (101).