Austin Packers girls golf team takes second at Big 9 Conference triangular in Rochester Tuesday

The Austin Packers girls golf team, coming off an appearance in a Big 9 Conference meet at Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester last Thursday and Friday were back at Northern Hills Tuesday for a Big 9 Conference triangular with Rochester John Marshall and Faribault, and it was the host Rockets taking first place with a team total fo 373, 20 strokes ahead of the second place Packers with a 393, and Faribault finished with a team score of 462.

Austin had five 8th graders in their lineup Tuesday, led by Ailani Thiravong, who fired a 92, Sydney Lewis carded a 97, sophomore Izzy Sellers finished with a 101, 8th grader Reagan Harty registered a score of 103, 8th grader Gracie Greenman finished with a 108, and 8th grader Lucy Annis shot a round of 109.

The Packers will be back in action at the Austin Country Club next Tuesday in a Big 9 Conference triangular with Albert Lea and Owatonna, with the teams scheduled to tee off at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon.