Shawano girls golf preview

Team: Shawano Hawks

Conference: Bay

2020 conference result: Tied for second place

Tournament results: Team placed fifth at Wausau East/Wausau West Regional; Taylor Johnson qualified for sectionals as an individual.

Returning starters/varsity players: Juniors: Teghan Kristof; Riley Dreier.

Returning all-conference players: First team: Teghan Kristof. Honorable mention: Riley Dreier.

Coach’s comment on upcoming season: “We have two girls returning from the varsity last year. Junior Teghan Kristof was first team all-conference and junior Riley Dreier was honorable mention. We hope they can continue to improve and provide some leadership for the team,” said coach Dean Kugler. “We have a number of girls coming back after playing JV last year, and they will be vying for those last spots. Lizzy Kary, Alli Johnson, Braylyn Babino and Aubrey Holstein will be relied on to help round out the varsity five. Freshmen Sophia Eggert, Lily Glysch and Kendra Strebel will round out the team, and we look forward to them learning the ropes.”

“We hope to battle with the better teams again in conference, but as good as second place felt last year, we always strive for that conference championship. We will give it our best shot, even though both Xavier and West De Pere continue to reload year after year,” Kugler added. “Coach (Josh) Pyne and I were very proud of the effort that the girls gave it last year, and we are looking forward to the season.”