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Bureau Valley’s Michaela Noder earns improbable sectional berth: NewsTribune/BCR girls golf regional roundup · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Bureau Valley Michaela Noder earns improbable sectional berth News Tribune BCR Girls
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  Golf Regional Roundup. Written by Kevin Schlum This article is
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  being read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Bureau
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  Valley senior Michaela Noder earned an improbable sectional birth Tuesday. As the
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  scores were coming in at the Class I A Rockridge Regional at
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  Highland Springs Golf Course, it didn't look like Noder would make the
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  cut. My coach said a miracle had to happen for me to
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  go, so I
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  sent my clubs and shoes home with my parents to have one
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  less thing in the van, Nodor said. The three girls who were
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  ahead of Noder fell behind her, and the storm golfer faced a
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  playoff. I started to panic, Noder said. I not only had to
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  find clubs, I had to find left handed clubs. I asked the
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  Rockridge coach if she had any extra, and she was gracious enough
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  to call one of her friends to bring her clubs in. I
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  was overjoyed. After the first playoff hole, it was down to Noder
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  and Riverdale's Cameron Covemaker. We started the hole, and I made it
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  on the fringe on my first shot, Noder said. Then second shot
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  I made it within eight feet of the hole. If there was
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  ever a time for me to one put, it was then. I
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  took a deep breath, all eyes were on me, and hit the
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  ball. I thought it was going to roll out, but then it
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  leaned and went in. I felt like one of those guys you
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  see on the golf channel after they win the green jacket. I
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  was shaking so bad I was wondering how I even made the
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  shot. I'm so glad I
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  have this opportunity to move on, especially with this being my senior
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  year. Noder wasn't the only area golfer to advance. Princeton's Illy Jones
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  and Hannah Claiborne and Mendota's Camila Preciado also qualified. They'll play in
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  the Cambridge Sectional on Monday. Jones placed eighth with a ninety-five to
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  earn her second straight sectional birth. I kept the ball in front
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  of me and in the fairway 80 of the time, Jones said.
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  That was a great confidence booster for me today. Claiborne also is
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  returning to a sectional, after shooting a 104. It feels great since
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  I was so close to the cut line, Claiborne said. I was
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  terrified that I would be in a playoff, but luckily the number
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  changed, and I could relax a little bit. Presciato also carted a
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  one hundred and four. I am very excited for, and proud of
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  Camilla for advancing to the sectional. Mendota coach David Ross said, This
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  is the first time a lady Trojan golfer accomplished this since I
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  have been here. Camilla played her freshman year without a full team,
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  so she played with the boys. I'm sure there were times she
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  questioned that decision, but she battled. She worked hard at her game
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  over the last two years, and today she saw it pay off.
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  The Tigers has carted a four hundred and twenty seven to finish
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  fourth, just one stroke behind Cambridge for the final team berth. At
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  Joliet, LaSalle Peru's Maggie Bumgarner shot a 90 to advance out of
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  The
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  Class 2A Plainfield Central Regional at Wedgewood Golf Course. It feels great
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  to qualify for the sectional tournament, Bumgarner said. I went into today's
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  tournament with a lot of confidence from last week's matches. I hit
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  my driver really well and stayed out of the water and sand
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  well. Bumgarner will play in the normal West sectional on Monday. I'm
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  expecting to face tough competition at sectional, but I'm really excited to
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  represent my school and team, Bumgarner said. The Cavaliers finished fifth in
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  the team standings with a three hundred and ninety. LP's Charlie Sluzerec
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  shot a 98 and fell in a playoff for they final sectional
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  berth, while Kara Kilmartin and Quinn Mertise each had a 101. Mary
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  Craven and Lily Morshizer each added a 102. I'm very proud of
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  the way Charlie fought and gave herself a chance to advance out
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  LPP coach Patrick Goy said. Although she fell shot
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  in the playoff, she still gave herself a chance. It was a
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  grind today, but the girls hung in there. Cara and Quinn missed
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  the cut by three, and Lily and Mary missed it by four,
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  so they gave themselves a chance, but came up just a bit
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  short, unfortunately. I'm proud of what they accomplished as a team this
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  year. It was a good season. It's really exciting knowing they'll all
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  be back next year. At Metamora, St. Bede's Aliana Artiaga and Henry
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  Senequine's Isabel Nucki qualified for the Class 1A Cambridge sectional out of
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  the Metamora Regional at Metamora Fields Golf Club. Artiaga shot a 96
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  to tie for 17th, while Nuckie carted a 106 and won a
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  four-person playoff for the final sectional berth. At Pontiac, Fieldcrest's Madeline Thiesfield
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  shot a 94-tie for 11th in advance out of the Class I
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  of Pontiac Regional at Wolf Creek Golf Club. These field will play
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  Monday in the St. Viatur's sectional. R. Morris. Earlville's Paisley Whitaker shot
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  a 114 to finish three strokes away from advancing out of the
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  Class I A. Seneca regional at the creek.