West Valley senior Melia Cerenzia wins Kalispel Championship; Brian McGann scores go-ahead goal for Gonzaga Prep soccer | Prep roundup
May 9—West Valley senior Melia Cerenzia shot 2-under 71 to win the girls Kalispel Championship by 10 strokes at the Kalispel Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Cerenzia birdied two of the first four holes and cruised from there. She added another birdie on No.
10 but bogeyed the par-5 12th and strung six straight pars to finish the victory. "I figured there was more out there," she said about the quick start. "The first couple holes, those ones are easy to get pretty low on.
So I just was kind of trying to stay consistent through the tough ones. " Mead's Maryn Langham was second at 8-over 81 while Naomi Molitor of Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Lily Knight of Freeman tied for third at 12-over 85. Gonzaga Prep (plus-76) won the team event by one stroke over Mead.
West Valley was third at plus-86. Cerenzia wasn't concerned with scoreboard watching, even with top golfers from all six classifications participating at the unique tournament. "I think it doesn't really matter," she said.
"It's just kind of a game against yourself and seeing how good you can play, especially like giving yourself opportunities (to score). " Cerenzia had praise for the Kalispel's course. "The course is always very hard, so it's a fun one.
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