By Shari Friedel
Tribune Staff
Three members of the Perkins County golf team, Jeannie Kuskie, Janet Kuskie and Steph Reichert, participated in the Lexington Invitational on Friday, Sept. 11. One member, Emily Kolbasa, was unable to attend due to illness.
Coach Troy Kemling was pleased with the consistent play of the girls, as well as improvements they have shown.
“The girls played well today, continuing to demonstrate improvement each week,” he said. “I was particularly encouraged by the consistent scores the ladies had, all three scored within one stroke of each round.”
Senior Jeannie Kuskie finished in the top 15, at 10th with a score of 91 (45-46), in spite of not having a good long game. She relied on her chipping and putting to put her on the scoreboard.
Janet Kuskie finished just out of medals with a score of 95, missing the 15th spot with one stroke. She posted both nine holes in the 40s for the first time this year.
Eliminating some big numbers in her round, Stephanie Reichert set a personal best by 14 strokes.
“Stephanie played exceptionally well today,” said Kemling. “Her game is coming along nicely and her confidence is growing with each meet.”
Lexington Invite
Team Scores
1. McCook    358
2. North Platte    363
3. Hastings    376
4. Minden    381
5. Gothenburg    433
6. Lexington    435
7. Holdrege    437
8. Broken Bow    481
9. Cozad    483
10. Perkins County    NS
10. York    NS
Top 15
1. Shayla Belka NP    83
2. Taylor Thompson Has    83
3. Allie Exstrom Min    86
4. Shelby Allen McC    87
5. Jenna Blazer Has    87
6. Abrea Hernandez Lex    87
7. Kaylee Samway McC    88
8. Megan Rokusek McC    89
9. Hilary Spelts NP    90
10. Jeannie Kuskie PC    91
11. Rachael Leibhart Lex    92
12. Brittany Vohland BB    93
13. Karissa Moreland NP    93
14. Laynee Woodward Min    93
15. Alex Trew McC    94
Other PC Scores
Janet Kuskie    95
Stephanie Reichert    113
Sidney Invite
Finishing in the top spot at the Sidney Invitational was Jeannie Kuskie of Perkins County, who scored 90.
“I was pleased that Jeannie finished on top today,” said Coach Troy Kemling. “She played some of her best golf for the first 12 holes and was only eight over par after that.”
Janet Kuskie also made the top 10, finishing eighth with a score of 110.
The year’s meet had a different format, participants were put into two divisions, large school and small school. This enabled the girls to complete against other schools of similar size.
Sidney Invite
Team Scores
1. Bridgeport    419
2. Kimball    453
3. Ogallala JV    484
4. Bayard    NS
4. Perkins County    NS
4. Sidney JV    NS
4. Alliance JV    NS
4. McCook JV    NS
Individual Results (Div. 2)
1. Jeannie Kuskie PC    90
2. E. Wright Br    94
3. T. Hager Kim    95
4. T. Huck  Br    100
5. J. Pilkington Bay    100
6. C. Faessler Sid    103
7. M. Houston Br    106
8. Janet Kuskie PC    110
9. J. Kay Og JV    114
10. E. Merrfield Kim    116
Other PC Scores
Steph Reichert    129