BEEMER - The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bears golf team opened the 2025 golf season with a runner-up finish at the West Point-Beemer Invitational at Indian Trails Country Club on Aug. 21.
The Lady Bears were 11 shots behind tournament champion Oakland-Craig after carding a 458 as a group with the Lady Knights posting a 447.
“We are excited and encouraged for the season after getting second,” said LCC coach Christina Patefield. “It should be a great season. We had a player sick today (Holly Patefield), so that’s not bad for the first meet.”
Archbishop Bergan was third at 472, Ashland-Greenwood was a stroke behind Bergan at 473 and West Point-Beemer was fifth after shooting a 475.
Oakland-Craig’s Emma Anderson carded the low round of the day with an 83, Molli Miller from West Point-Beemer was the runner-up after firing a 97 and winning a scorecard playoff with South Sioux City’s Madelynn Bohnet who also came in with a 97.
Lydia Felber of the TC Thunder was fourth with a 106 and Jordy Grohs of Bergan rounded out the top five with a 107.
Lady Bear Harper Bruning was sixth with a 108 and teammate Alyza Leinard led a log jam of seven players at 113, winning a scorecard playoff to take seventh.
Danica Gould finished just two spots out of the medals, taking 17th with a 118, Kennedy Hall was 20th, just one shot back and Mavis Jonas used a 129 to place 25th.
The Lady Bears had a couple of players in the JV tournament, with Stella Kock shooting a 95 and Tanya Miranda firing a 104.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will continue its season in a triangular on Aug. 26 at the Wayne Country Club with the Lady Blue Devils and Cedar Catholic then return to Wayne for the Wayne Invitational on Aug. 29.
WEST POINT-BEEMER INVITE Indian Trails Country Club
Team Results: 1. Oakland-Craig 447; 2. LCC 458; 3. Archbishop Bergan 472; 4. Ashland-Greenwood 473; 5. West Pt-Beemer 475; 6. S.Sioux City 485; 7. TC Thunder 492; 8. Shelby-Rising City 494. Individual Results (Top 15 and LCC): 1. E. Anderson (O-C) 83; 2. M. Miller (WP-B) 97; 3. M. Bohnet (SSC) 97; 4. L. Felber (TC) 106; 5. J. Grohs (AB) 107; 6. Harper Bruning (LCC) 108; 7. Alyza Leonard (LCC) 113; 8. Jenna Mills (A-G) 113; 9. Josie Peterson (O-C) 113; 10. Abigail Anderson (SSC) 113; 11. Austyn Batenhorst (WP-B) 113; 12. Alexis Wetjen (S-RC) 113; 13. Loralie Logan (S-RC) 113; 14. Laityn Johnson (O-C) 116; 15. Sophia Mortensen (AG) 117; 17. Danica Gould (LCC) 118; 20. Kennedy Hall (LCC) 119; 25. Mavis Jonas (LCC) 129.
JV LCC Individual Results
3. Stella Kock (LCC) 95; 4. Tanya Miranda (LCC) 104.
LCC Bear 2025 Football Schedule
Aug. 29 GACC Sept. 5 at Pender Sept. 12 at Tri County NE Sept. 19 Luth High NE Sept. 26 at Elkhorn Valley Oct. 3 Plainview Oct. 10 Summerland Oct. 17 at Stanton Oct. 23 Playoffs