SHS golfers endure brutal conditions in Moscow

MOSCOW - The Sandpoint girls golf team finished in sixth place in the Moscow Invitational on Monday, a tournament shortened to nine holes due to torrential rain and a 29-degree wind chill factor.

Jesse Merwin, Bonnie Snow and Anna Ballard each shot in the 50s, which head coach Jim Alsager termed a great accomplishment, considering that it was raining sideways at times.

“It was a hypothermia special - wind, cold and rain,” Alsager said of the brutal conditions, which continued to worsen as the round progressed. “It was a long time to be out there being blown around.”

Sandpoint is at the Lakeland Invitational on Wednesday, then hosts its own tournament Monday at Stoneridge, provided they are open.

TEAM SCORES - 1, Lewiston 202. 2, Moscow 205. 3, Pullman 209. 4, Coeur d'Alene 212. 5, Lewison No. 2 222. 6, Sandpoint 231. 7, Post Falls 236. 8, Clarkston 248.

SANDPOINT - Bonnie Snow 59, Michelle Stone 70, Jesse Merwin 52, Sandy Whalen 64, Anna Ballard 56, Morgan Braun 65.