Butler girls golf team repeats as section champs
SUMMIT TWP — It's nice to share.
The Butler High School girls golf team doesn't think so.
The Golden Tornado shared the section title with Mars last season — and wasn't particularly happy about it.
“That definitely served as motivation for us this year,” senior Hannah Folk said. “We wanted that thing for ourselves.”
They got it this year. The Tornado finished 12-2 overall, 9-1 in section competition. The section title was the program's fourth in 13 years, all under coach Sarah Zediker.
Zediker is the only coach the program has ever had.
Folk led Butler with a 40.8 average for nine holes this season. She placed 10th with an 86 at the WPIAL Girls Golf Championships at Diamond Run Golf Club in Sewickley. Feczko placed 15th in that event with a 93.
Folk also led Butler with an 82 in the WPIAL team championships. The Tornado finished sixth out of nine teams in that event.
“This was a good year,” Zediker said. “These girls knew how to get themselves out of jams if they made a mistake.
“We were good hitters off the tee — 175 to 200 yards consistently — and our chipping and short games were good. Putting was our problem.”
A full story appears in Thursdays Butler Eagle.
