3 Wildcats qualify for state | Girls golf

Fueled by strong second rounds, three Oak Harbor High School girl golfers qualified for next week's state championships by placing in the top 19 at the Northwest District 3A tournament Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20, at Stanwood's Kayak Point Golf Course.

By Jim Waller • May 21, 2015 5:40 pm
Marisa Sligh likes the look of her drive at the district tournament Wednesday.
Marisa Sligh likes the look of her drive at the district tournament Wednesday.

Fueled by strong second rounds, three Oak Harbor High School girl golfers qualified for next week’s state championships by placing in the top 19 at the Northwest District 3A tournament Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19 and 20, at Stanwood’s Kayak Point Golf Course.

Seniors Marisa Sligh and Hailey Beecher and junior Resego Mooki earned spots in state. Sligh finished 10th (195 strokes), Mooki 14th (200) and Beecher 19th (205) in the 13-team field.

Beecher earned her spot by winning a three-way playoff for the final berth.

Mooki missed out on going to state last year when a putt lipped out on a playoff hole.

Ana Maria Beall of Meadowdale earned medalist honors with a two-day total of 181.

All three Oak Harbor golfers improved their positions in the tournament from where they stood after the tournament’s opening round Tuesday.

Going into Wednesday, Sligh (102) was 19th, Mooki (101) 17th and Beecher (107) 25th.

The state tournament is Wednesday and Thursday, May 27 and 28, at Richland’s Horn Rapids Golf Course.

(Resego Mooki, top left, and Hailey Beecher tee off at the district tournament. Both earned spots in next week’s state tournament. Photos by lohn Fisken.)