Girls golf preview
4A GSHL
Battle Ground
Key players: Maddy Alamillo, jr; Kiley Thomas, sr.; Kassidy Hall, so.; Michael Lauterbach, so.; Briena Henery, so; Kenda Vanderhoet, so.
Of note: Tigers lost one senior off a team that was league and district champions. …. Alamillo was the league player of the year and district champion. … Thomas, Hall and Lauterbach all earn all-league honors.
Kelso
Key players: Stephanie Bernard, sr.; Casey Birdsell, jr.; Lauren Froberg, sr.
Of note: Bernard was an all-league first-team and a state participant … Froberg was an alternate to state
Mountain View
Key players: Amelia Dale, jr.; Morgan Pesut, sr.; Lauren Lackaff, jr.
Of note: Dale was an all-league first teamer and state participant. … Pesut and Lackaff were state alternate. … With a couple of promising freshmen, Thunder look to be competitive in league.
Skyview
Key players: Stacy Walker, jr.; Delaney Keser, so.; Kylie Cannon, so.; Emma Wristen, fr.; Lexi Brower, so.; Sam Kieling, so.; Shannon Pike, fr.
Of note: The Storm are young and have several first-year players on roster.
No reports: Evergreen, Heritage
3A GSHL
Camas
Key players: McKinsey Rodgers, sr.; Briawna Brooks, sr.; Betsy Howd, sr.; Ashley Dryden, jr.; Kara Amber, jr; Clair Coleman, jr.; Ashley Smit, jr.; Mindy Kim, so.; Sarah Cooke, fr.
Of note: Rodgers, Brooks and Howd were state-tournament participants on last year’s league and district championship team. … Papermakers need to find some low scores from Nos. 4-6 golfers to repeat those titles. … Rodgers was a first-team all-league pick.
Columbia River
Key players: Mele Ana Kastner, jr.; Chole Bartek, fr.; Haley Case, fr.; Kira Kallem, fr.; Claire Manning, fr.; Natalie Millhollen, fr.; Kennady Schaller, fr.
Of note: Kastner was a second-team all-league pick last year. … Rest of the team are freshmen.
Union
Key players: Kayla Jech, sr.; Belex Cheng, fr.
Of note: Jech is the two-time defending district champion. … Jech placed 26th at state … Cheng is shooting in the low 40s and could push Jech for the No. 1 position on the team. … Entire team back from squad that went 8-2 last season.
No reports: Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay, Prairie
2A GSHL
Hockinson
Key players: Stephanie Swindell, jr.; Leslie Hanks, sr.
Of note: Hanks was a state participant last season. … Swindell also is a returning letterwinner.
Washougal
Key players: Courtney Bright, sr.; Dana Lackey, sr.; Megan Wright, sr.; Taylor Heinrich, jr.; Lindsay Harrell, jr.; Lacyee Hyde, jr.; Coreena Breazeale, jr.; Jordan Heinrich, fr.; Cady Merriman, sr.; Taylor Carranza, so.
Of note: Bright placed 10th at district and advanced to the state tournament.
Woodland
Key players: Nicolle Sallee, jr.; Alyssa Black, sr.; Tia Tsugawa, so.; Jaclyn Wolf, so.; Lacy Ramey, so.; Mohsesca Jouwsma, fr.; Rachael Ditzler, so.; Tess Burchett, fr.
Of note: Sallee is a two-time state tournament participant.
No reports: Ridgefield, Mark Morris, R.A. Long
CLASS 1A
La Center
Key players: Melanie Hodge, sr.; Rachel Hodge, sr.; Mackenzie Cross, jr.; Kecley Hay, jr.; Ali Chord, fr.; Heather Haasl, fr.
Of note: Melanie Hodge was a 2009 state participant. … Rachel Hodge was a 2008 state participant.
