MUSKEGON — Reeths-Puffer put together a solid effort Wednesday at
its home O-K Green Conference jamboree, shooting a season-best nine-hole
score of 180 and finishing in third place.
The Rockets outdueled Mona Shores by two strokes and finished only 12 shots behind first-place Byron Center.
“Looking back at the scores, it was not a great start for the team," R-P coach Matt Pallett said. "I am
glad to see many of the girls battle through the tough start and finish
strong. We will need that mental toughness with the city tournament and regionals coming soon.”
Rowan
Bluhm paced the Rockets and was second overall, shooting a 38 to mark
her lowest score ever in a jamboree. She birdied three holes in a
four-hole span and only once shot worse than a bogey on a hole.
“I am very happy for Rowan Bluhm," Pallett said. "She has worked hard to put herself in a
position to have a great senior year. She put a great round together
tonight.”
Sophia McCollum added a 44, rebounding from a tough
start to her day. She scored a triple bogey and a double bogey on her
first two holes but was able to play well the rest of the way, scoring
par on four of the remaining seven holes. She finished eighth overall.
Like
McCollum, Olivia Ambler was able to pull things together after a tough
start and shot a 47. Ambler double-bogeyed each of her first three
holes, but rebounded to score no worse than a bogey on the remaining six
holes.
Ella Voorhies and Emma Dvorak each shot a 51 to tie
for the Rockets' fourth scoring spot, both marking personal nine-hole
bests. Pallett brought junior Ava Gibbs up to the varsity for the first
time this season to play in the jamboree. Gibbs got her round off to a
good start, scoring a par, before shooting a 62 for the day.
"It was great to see all my girls have personal bests and/or battle
through some not so great starts to finish strong," Pallett said. "I am looking forward
to seeing what we can still accomplish as a team.”
