The Newton girls golf team finished 9th in the ten-team Class 4A Regional Golf Meet in Marshalltown on Tuesday, while the Newton baseball team lost their first home game of the season.
The Cardinals’ top four golfers at American Legion Post #46 Golf Course produced a total score of 432, while Norwalk won the meet with a 343. Addie Ratcliff paced Newton with a 93. She finished 18th. Teeah Yoder shot a 111 and was 41st. Mary Ham was one place back in 42nd with a 112. Sloan Broderson’s 116 put her 44th. Brooklyn Sterling was 49th with a 124, while Sophie MaHarry’s 127 placed her 52nd. The Newton girls golf team won one event this season. It was an April 21st triangular against Baxter and Grand View Christian at Colfax Country Club.
The Newton boys baseball team lost to Saydel at H.A. Lynn Field 6-4. The Cardinals trailed 6-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but the first three Newton batters drew walks to load the bases. Mason Mendez then hit a line drive just off the second base bag that was caught by the shortstop, who stepped on second to double off the Cardinal runner at second base. Newton then scored the runner from third on a wild pitch, but the base runner attempting to advance to third was thrown out to end the game. The Cardinals four runs came on five hits, including a triple from Gabe Otto. Aaden Grimm had a double while Mendez, Lane Rozendaal, and Dakota Winkleman added singles. Landry Rausch had Newton’s only RBI. The Cardinals are now 1-1, and will play at Bondurant-Farrar on Thursday.
