Wilmot’s Stanek takes 3rd, Nolan leads Central golfers

Lady Panthers' McKenna Stanek (left) and Colleen Nolan of Westosha Central, shown here in last year's Southern Lakes Conference tournament, opened their senior golf seasons on Thursday (File Photo).
Lady Panthers’ McKenna Stanek (left) and Colleen Nolan of Westosha Central, shown here in last year’s Southern Lakes Conference tournament, opened their senior golf seasons on Thursday (File Photo).

McKenna Stanek placed third to open her senior golf campaign, helping Wilmot Union High School to a fourth place finish among nine teams in Thursday’s Badger Par 3 Invitational, held on the Barn Hollow Course of Hawk’s View Golf Club in Lake Geneva.

Meanwhile, for fifth place Westosha Central/Shoreland Lutheran, Colleen Nolan led a core of returning seniors, finishing three strokes shy of cracking the top 10 among the 45 golfers on the links.

Waterford won the meet, courtesy of Taitum Beck’s meet record of 62, edging last year’s Southern Lakes Conference champion Union Grove by two shots.

Stanek, who finished eight strokes behind Beck Thursday at 70, is coming off a stellar summer tour where she finished among the top five in four of her eight tournaments, according to the Wisconsin Junior PGA website.

Her best finish was a tie for second place on June 15 at Johnson Park Golf Course.

Highlights

In the front nine, Wilmot sophomore Lauren Christensen led the team with a 34, one stroke ahead of Stanek.

Christensen, who finished with a 75, took par in four of 18 holes.

For the Lady Falcons, senior Lexi Carlson took par on five of 18 holes, finishing two strokes behind Nolan.

Senior Mallory Scheppa, who had 11 shots on the second hole, bounced back to par on five of the next seven holes to finish with an 81.

Team Scores:
1. Waterford 284, 2. Union Grove 286, 3. Badger Cardinal 291, 4. WILMOT 310, 5. WESTOSHA CENTRAL/SHORELAND 327, 6. Burlington 337, 7. Elkhorn 364, 8. Badger White 374, 9. East Troy 412.

Wilmot: 1. McKenna Stanek (3) 70, 2. Keegan Destree 86, 3. Lauren Christensen 75, 4. Madison Bailey 82, 5. Audrey Awe 83.

Westosha: 1. Mallory Scheppa 81, 2. Colleen Nolan 76, 3. Lexi Carlson 78, 4. Claudia Fox 92, 5. Carli Podella 117.

Top Ten: 1. Taitum Beck, Waterford, 62; 2. Holly Murphy, Badger Cardinal, 67; 3. MCKENNA STANEK, WILMOT, 70; 4. Megan Koch, Union Grove, 70; 5. Sarah Schuster, Union Grove, 71; 6. Madison Whitehead, Badger Cardinal, 71; 7. Aubrie Torhorst, Waterford, 72; 8. Sydney Staaden, Union Grove, 72; 9. Liz D’Auria, Badger Cardinal, 73; 10. Maddy Anderson, Waterford, 73.


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