Mavericks girls golf finishes fourth at home match
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The Mavs’ McKenna Good tees off at their home match Tuesday morning. Good finished 21st after shooting at a 111.
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The Mavs’ Amberly Vasquez, left, and Head Coach Collin Christensen, right, talk before she tees off at their home tournament Tuesday.
The Mavericks’ Ally Hindman warms up her swing Tuesday. Hindman shot 116, which earned her 25th at their home tournament.
Tristan Raymond warms up ahead of the Mavericks home tournament Tuesday.
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks girls golf squad hosted a league match at the Moses Lake Golf Club, with six golfers finishing in the top 25 and the team took fourth overall with a 425 score. According to Head Coach Collin Christensen it was a solid day all around.
“There's lots of ups and downs and things like that. They're playing pretty okay lately. There were a few shots left out there, but that's okay, and we're still learning and growing,” Christensen said.
The top scorer for the Mavs was Lilliana Roylance, who finished 10th with a 99. Having a personal best day was Ava Swett, Christensen said. She shot a 104, which earned her a 13th place finish. Tying for 21st place were McKenna Good, Amberly Vasquez and Tristan Raymond, who all shot a 111. Taking 25th was Ally Hindman who shot a 116 and Rebecca Rettkowski shot a 122 which put her in the top 30 at 28.
In his first year as head coach, Christensen said he has enjoyed helping his players improve consistently throughout the season.
“There's always going to be challenges with doing something new, but all in all, with coaching these girls, it's been a lot of fun being able to go out there and work on things every single day. It's been a great time,” he said.
As they look ahead to the final weeks of the regular season, the team has only three matches left before the postseason begins. Their next outing is on April 27 at Three Lakes Golf Course at 1 p.m. As they push through the final stretch, Christensen and the Mavericks will continue to work on their mental game, he said.
“The big thing I told a couple girls yesterday was, ‘Just stay in it,’ there's a big tendency in the sport to get frustrated because it is hard, it's a really hard technical sport. You hit one bad shot, and if you can't get over it, then the next one tumbles to a bad shot. It just cycles to bad shot after bad shot. Keeping the mental clear and knowing that, ‘Hey, the only thing that matters is our next shot.’ That's probably the biggest thing that we've worked on all season. Is just the mentality of being a golfer is, is you're going to have bad shots, and that's okay,” Christensen said.
Though it has crossed over the horizon, Christensen is not thinking too far ahead when it comes to the district tournament and ultimately the state tournament.
“I think we'll have at least four, and if not five, of them showing up. Then state all just depends on how they play at the district tournament. So hopefully we will get a couple there, but it all just depends on when we get there,” he said.
The Mavs’ Amberly Vasquez, left, and Head Coach Collin Christensen, right, talk before she tees off at their home tournament Tuesday.
The Mavericks’ Ally Hindman warms up her swing Tuesday. Hindman shot 116, which earned her 25th at their home tournament.
Tristan Raymond warms up ahead of the Mavericks home tournament Tuesday.ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
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