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Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025
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Montague golf wins again at Hart Jamboree, with Whitehall 2nd; Riley Shafer earns medalist honors

HART — Montague all but secured the West Michigan Conference championship Monday by winning its fourth consecutive jamboree at Hart, edging out Whitehall by eight strokes, 371-379. It was the fourth straight time the two local schools took the top two spots.
However, center stage went to the Vikings' Riley Shafer, who ran away with medalist honors with an impressive score of 83. Shafer never shot worse than bogey on any hole and also made a birdie during her round.
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Montague's Marguerite O'Connell follows through on a shot during Monday's Hart Jamboree at The Colonial Golf Course. O'Connell tied her personal best score, helping the Wildcats win for the 4th straight jamboree.

Addi Smith led four Wildcats in the individual top 10 by tying for second place with a 90. Cadence Fox was right behind her with a 92, good for fourth place, and Marguerite O'Connell tied her personal best 18-hole score with a 93, tying for sixth. Brynlee Kessler was the Wildcats' fourth scorer, placing ninth with a 96.
Morgan Garcia joined Shafer in the individual top 10, finishing eighth for the Vikings with a score of 94. Kelsie McClure posted a 98 and Avarie Bentz shot a 104 for Whitehall.