HHS girls’ golfers open with clean slate

Hamand, Packard return for Wildcats

After graduating six seniors from last year’s state tournament squad, Humboldt girls’ golf coach Jess Harklau says the Wildcats will be starting off this year with a clean slate.

Senior Noelle Hamand and junior Aries Packard are the only returning letterwinners. Hamand shot a nine-hole average of 49.67 while Packard was at 52.67. Both had low scores of 46.

As a team last year Humboldt had a nine-hole low of 181 with an average of 193.57 as they finished seventh in the team scoring of the Class 3A state tournament. Hamand had her team’s third-best score in the meet with a 221 total while Packard carded 222 over four rounds.

“We began pre-season practice with 15 girls out. It’s a good number,” said Harklau, who begins her 17th season leading the Wildcats.

2023 WILDCAT GIRLS
GOLF SCHEDULE
April 11 Fort Dodge
April 13 at Spencer/Garrigan
April 14 at Pocahontas
April 17 Manson-NW
April 18 at Hampton/CGD
April 21 at Clear Lake/Algona
April 28 at Iowa Falls
April 29 at Clarion
May 2 FDSE/Webster City
May 8 NCC at Mason City
May 12 at Fort Dodge
May 13 at Storm Lake
May 17 3A regional
May 25-26 State

Girls Golf Roster
Seniors: Noelle Hamand. Taylar Nolting. Kali Beaman. Abby Bruening. Regina Pacheco-Reyes.
Juniors: McKenna Mathis. Aries Packard. Lillian Holm.
Sophomores: Asja Anderson. Macy Berte. Kayli Ohm, Shelby Wood, Serenity Krannitz. Morgan Mayall. Jordyn Fritz.
Freshmen: none.