PANORA — Woodward-Granger and Des Moines Christian were the guests of Panorama for a coed meet Thursday at Lake Panorama National.
A powerful DMC boys team handed Panorama (16-1) their first setback of the season by posting a winning score of 170. Panorama shot 174 and W-G 227, with the DMC junior varsity topping the Panorama JV 211-214.
DMC’s 237 claimed the girls side, with Panorama carding a combined 251 and W-G a 264.
Kolby Shackelford led the Panorama boys with a 40. Ryan Klinge had a 42, Lucas Leiferman a 45 and Wyatt Appleseth a 47, with rounds of 48 from both Trey Cobb and Dylan Douglass not used for the team total.
A 49 from Tate Lettow paced W-G, with Coby Peters shooting 56 while Nick Buch and Alex Foster both had rounds of 61. Nate Rosen (62) and August Thielen (64) also played for the Hawks.
Nate Juffer (38), Matt Wynne (43), Jake Weissenburger (44) and Tommy Weissenburger (45) were the four scorers for DMC. Grant Christy and Nick Nelson had untabulated rounds of 45 and of 50 for the Lions.
Juffer was the boys medalist and Shackelford the runner-up medalist. Girls medalist honors went to DMC’s Cece Sturdivant (48) with W-G’s Cierra DeHoet (52) the runner-up.
Scoring for the Panorama girls were Alex Kurtz (55), Abby Cobb (60), Gabby Welberg (64) and Amanda Holwegner (72). Taylor Raibikis (77) and Gracie Phillips (80) also played nine holes for the hosts.
DeHoet (52), Emily Trewet (63), Emma Greiner (71) and Quinn Kaufman (78) had the four low rounds for W-G. Kylie Limoges (80) and Natalie Helbling (87) also competed for the Hawk girls.
DMC counted Sturdivant’s 48, as well as cards from Ashley Kimami (52), Mwihaki Njoroge (57) and Elainia Towers (80).
Panorama was able to send their boys JV team around the course. Malachi Peasley had a 50, Nathan Wolfe a 54, Connor Powell a 55 and Bli Wearmouth a 55 for the hosts.
Despite the first setback of the season for the Panther boys, Panorama head coach David Vanahn was unfazed.
“I am certainly happy with the progress that we have made up to this point,” he said. “If we continue to improve our course management skills we will definitely be a contender in the remaining meets on our schedule.”
The Panorama girls host AC/GC, DMC, Earlham and Van Meter for 18 holes Monday, with the boys squad joining Van Meter at Pleastanville Tuesday. The Panorama boys will host Ballard Thursday while the girls squad visits W-G, with the Panther boys hosting Coon Rapids-Bayard, Nevada, South Hamilton, West Central Valley and Webster City for the Hal Rossow Invite Saturday, with the Panorama JV also playing.
W-G is at WCV Tuesday for a coed at the 5×80 course in Menlo, with the Hawk girls hosting their 18-hole invitational Thursday.
