Golf team finishes 5th

The Mountain Home Tiger golf teams hosted a conference golf match at Desert Canyon Golf Course last Monday.

Bishop Kelly won the girls competition, shooting a sizzling 168. Columbia was a distant second with 207. Middleton was third with 213, Skyview next with 228, Mountain Home, fifth with 242, and Nampa, a stroke back at 243.

Shayla Streeter led the Mountain Home girls with a 55.

Kimi Hamaishi had a 57, Carlotta Vaughn shot a 64, Jessica Egusquiza, 66, and Stephanie Hoover came in with a 68.

The varsity boys competition was won by Emmett with a 159 team total. Skyview, Kuna and Bishop Kelly all tied for second with 173, and Mountain Home and Middleton were both three shots back at 176, Nampa came in with a 189, and Columbia shot 228.

Eric Gardzina led Mountain Home with a 40, which tied him for fourth. Monte Rinebold shot a 44, Stephen Bitrick, 45, Kyle Moore, 47, and Ryan Hammer, 48.

Skyview won the JV boys competition, shooting a 168.

Middleton was second with a 176 total. Mountain Home and Emmett tied for third with 183. Bishop Kelly was next with 196, followed by Nampa with 223, and Columbia, 257.

Brad Yagues led Mountain Home with a 41, which tied him for second. Jake Ash came in with a 43, Chris Lyons shot a 47, Travis Goldsby carded a 52, and Andrew Fields came in with a 58.

Tiger golf coach Scott Mederios was pleased with the efforts of his golfers.

"We're in the mix. I think we're going to be right there every time, and the thing we've got to decide is some people have got to separate themselves from the rest, because right now, we've got JV guys out-playing varsity guys on one day and the next day it switches. What we have to do is get some guys to step up and start separating themselves from everybody else with consistency, and that way we can get our varsity down to our best five guys.

"As for our girls, not a bad effort. I think they know as well as I do that they can play a little better than that, and we have some brand new girls in there as well, and just getting out for the first time is tough enough, let alone putting up a good score. My girls that are experienced, they know that they can step it up and play a little better, and they expect that as well, so I expect to see their scores go down, too."