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The Ross girls golf team is seeing first-hand that with patience, time and hard work comes improvement.

Nearly every time the Lady Giants have stepped onto the course thus far this season they’ve achieved something new.

Shelby Level

In its season-opener, Ross finished ahead of an opponent, Whitmer, at a TRAC Jamboree. Then three players shots 111 or lower in an 18-hole round, whereas 112 was the team’s low-round all of last season.

Then, Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Giants checked another two boxes on their to-do list: Shelby Level’s score of 45 blew way past the mark of breaking 50 and the Lady Giants won their first non-forfeit duel match under third-year coach Nicole Kulasa, outshooting Mohawk 230-236.

“They’re starting to see they can do it and their scores are coming down and they’re making these shots that they didn’t think they could make,” Kulasa said.

Level’s personal-best nine-hole round of 45 is the program’s first round in the 40s in at least three seasons. Level drained a pair of a pars and a birdie in her day at Seneca Hills golf course, playing just three over par over the last five holes.

“She was hitting the ball well,” Kulasa said of Level. “She hit the ball straighter than she normally does. She normally slices the ball to the right and she was making good contact with the ball and she was putting well. I think those two things together put her in a position to score well.”

Along with Level, Alana Smith carded a 55, Mekhia Williams had a 62 and Jasannah Sabiers rounded out the scoring with 68.

Ross girls golf coach Nicole Kulasa and Shelby discuss strategy prior to teeing off at Fremont Country Club.

In addition to the experience level compared to last year, the biggest difference between this season’s squad and last year’s is its depth. Ross only had four golfers last year, the minimum, number required for a team score. Having so few players put the Lady Giants at the mercy of their worst round.

This year, Kulasa has twice the roster, allowing her to play up to six players in a match and giving her team a little room for error.

“I think the kids are less stressed out about (their scores), they’re less pressured,” Kulasa said. “If they miss a shot, they’re not upset about it knowing it’ll hurt our team’s score because they know they have a couple pother girls that can pick them up if they need help. … We’ve never had that opportunity. Having those two extra scores are huge. That’s how we got the win today. We were able to use two other scores from the other girls and that’s what gave us those six strokes that we needed. That’s really helping us out.”

Monday, Ross hosted Margaretta at Fremont County Club. Smith led the way with a nine-hole score of 50 with Williams carding a 55. Level shot 57 and Sarah Widman had a 68.

Margaretta brought its entire team, which allowed Kulasa to play her entire team, including first-year players Madison Hunt, Chelsea Aberg and Emily Morris.

“I asked Margaretta if they could bring all their kids, that way all of our kids can get experience because the only way they’ll get better is if they get experience in a competition like that,” Kulasa said. “It was a great experience for them and I think that prepared them for today. I think it was a great practice round for today.”

 
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