Four!

The golf team at Newark High is eight meets into the season, and the Norsemen are “looking better than expected!” said, Karter Kunkel. “Every time we play, we improve in some way,” sophomore Caleb Dierzen said.

The golf team was on a four-game win streak
before losing to Reed Custer September 4, by a couple strokes. The next meet for the Norsemen was a tri-meet with Indian Creek and Harvest Christian. Despite Karter Kunkel’s 37, a school tying record, and Tyler Kaufman’s 42 in the tri- meet, Indian Creek ended with a 164, the Norsemen got a 177, and Harvest Christian got a 210.

On September 15, the Norsemen participated in the Ottawa invite. The meet was supposed to be 18 holes, but with the rain it turned into a 9- hole meet. When we asked Coach Hissong about how he felt about how the team played at Ottawa he replied, “With the rain and the cold weather being a factor, we played overall decent. There were scores that came in, that were possible, we just needed to adjust.” The Norsemen came in with a 196 and finished in 9th place.

On September 15, the Norsemen played against Putnam County in a match. The Norsemen got a 192 and Putnam had a 195. The Norsemen pulled through to beat Putnam in an away match. Next up for the Norsemen was a meet against Wilmington and IMSA on September 18 at home. The Norsemen swept through that tri-meet with Cam Myre bringing in a 40, Karter Kunkel and Zach Ward with 43’s, and Seth Larson with a 46. The total score was a 172, which is the lowest score of this year for the Norsemen!

The Norsemen participated in the Little Ten Conference tournament that was at Orchard Valley Golf Course. The Norsemen as a team finished 2nd, right behind Indian Creek by 5 strokes. Cam Myre came in with 2nd overall score with an 83 on 18 holes, Zach Ward came in with a 87, Seth Larson with an 88, and Karter Kunkel with a 93. “With scores like these, we will definitely be a competitor in regionals,” stated by Coach Hissong. The Norsemen have the Dwight invite and a meet with Hinckley and Earlville in the end of September. In October, they will compete in regionals. Good Luck Golfers!

By Karter Kunkel and Ian Cerney