State Golf

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After a phenomenal victory at the Class A-1 District Tournament, Marian’s Varsity golf team advanced to State. Twelve schools gathered at the Norfolk Country Club for the State Class A Tournament on Oct. 12 and 13. With guidance from Coach Robert Davis and Assistant Coach Connie Cavel, the Marian golf team chipped, putt- ed, and swung their way up the ranks.

“I’m proud of my team for not giving up after the first day, and continuing to do their best and move our way to Runners-Up,” Jalea Culliver ’19 said.

The five golfers catapulted from fourth to second place with a fantastic final round. The girls made up 20 strokes, ending with a total score of 737 strokes. Makenzie Fuss ’16 tied individually for ninth place. At the end of the day, the girls took home the trophy, proud of their new title of State Runners-Up.

State Cross Country 

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At 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, Marian students ran like the wind at State Cross Country. The Kearney Country Club offered its course to 102 of Nebraska’s most talented runners. Three of Marian’s fastest freshmen, Emma Boever, Kira Bravo, and Maria Klein- smith, really brought their A game. Boever placed 67th, Bravo placed 68th, and Klein- smith placed 90th. At 64th, sophomore Julia Hingorani was the second highest scoring Marian runner. Juniors Katie Williams, Emily Evans, and Laura Tatten also blew the shoes off the competition. Williams was the fastest Marian runner, placing in third. Tatten placed 84th and Evans placed 77th. Overall, Marian finished in ninth place out of 28 Class A teams, a solid end to a great season. The future of Marian cross country is in good hands, or rather, good feet.

State Softball 

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Marian’s Varsity softball team celebrates by raising the State Championship trophy high above their heads. The team went undefeated at the NSAA Class A State Softball tournament, finishing off their sea- son with a 29-3 record. Two home runs, one by right fielder Aly Freeman ‘16 and a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning by Brook Linderman ‘17, led to the victory against Papillion-LaVista. The final score was 8-5. Going from a silver medal in 2014 to a gold one in 2015 brought a feeling of great pride and accomplish- ment to the team. This is the first State Championship won by Marian’s softball program, filling a slot on the once-empty State Championship banner.