Panthers Complete Unbeaten Season
NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team closed out a perfect regular season with a pair of wins Wednesday.
The host Panthers shot 174 to defeat Penn (179) and LaPorte (216) in action at McCormick Creek.
The outstanding trio of Linnzie Richner, Summer Stillson and Rachel Beebe each shot a 42 for NorthWood.
The Panthers, who shared the NLC title with Wawasee, finish at 11-0. It’s the second undefeated season in program history, joining the 2012 squad. It was also the first ever dual match win over Penn for the Panthers.
Baillie Richner shot a 48 and Madison Richner had a 51 for coach Adam Yoder’s talented team.
Cassidy Jurkaites of Penn earned medalist honors with a 40.
NorthWood, which was a state finalist last year, will compete in the Warsaw Sectional on Saturday at the Stonehenge Golf Club.