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Bulldogs swing into league tourney undefeated
girls golf
Turlock and Pitman squared off on Oct. 6 on their combined Senior Day. The Turlock seniors were Mika Viray, Natalia Lightfoot, Gracie Ronveau and Jacqueline Maggard, while the Pride seniors were Sofie Higle, Gracen Russell and Monet Sayadian.

The Turlock High girls golf team has been on a roll of late, finishing the regular season undefeated with just Monday’s Central California Athletic League tournament left on the schedule before Sac-Joaquin Section postseason play gets underway on Oct. 24.

Just before the end of the first half of the CCAL schedule, the heat wave forced the rescheduling of two matches, leading to CCAL teams having to play three matches a week.

Turlock coach Mary Krupka believes this was a good thing for her squad.

“We really got into the swing of things,” said Krupka. “I think this really helped our stamina and will come in handy as we head into playing 18-hole tournaments in the coming weeks.” 

Turlock and Pitman squared off on Oct. 6, with the Bulldogs taking a 215-298 decision on their combined Senior Day.

The Turlock seniors were Mika Viray, Natalia Lightfoot, Gracie Ronveau and Jacqueline Maggard, while the Pride seniors were Sofie Higle, Gracen Russell and Monet Sayadian.

“Coach Jen Olesen has done a really good job with her team,” said Krupka. “Those young ladies are working hard to take the Pride to the next level.”

The Bulldogs will look to cap a perfect season Monday at Creekside Golf Course in Modesto, then get ready for the SJS divisional round at Turlock Golf and Country Club.

“The CCAL is lucky to host the tournament at Turlock Golf and Country Club,” said Krupka. “The course is in great shape and there isn’t much around here that can compare to the course conditions.”

Nine teams total from the CCAL, Central Valley Conference, Metro and San Joaquin Athletic Association — along with 24 individuals — will be competing at TG&CC.

So far this season, the Bulldogs have won the Merced and Hilmar invitationals and the CCAL midseason tourney, but remember all too well what happened last season when they won league, only to lose to Enochs, by three strokes, at sections.
“When the team watched Enochs put the CIF pennant in their hands, the wheels started turning,” said Krupka. “The girls vowed that they were going to win it (this) year. And they know that wanting something is different than winning something. They’re ready to go out there, score low and get their hands on their own pennant.”

Monday’s CCAL tournaments gets underway at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.