Samo leads Grundy Center girls golf

GRUNDY CENTER — Just months removed from a cancer diagnosis, Grundy Center High School senior Hilary Samo showed that her battle left no rust on her golf game.
Samo grabbed medalist honors Friday as the Class 1A defending state champion Spartans opened with a 189-241 victory over East Marshall at the Town and Country Golf Club. Samo, one of five returnees from last year’s state title team, carded a 42, finishing one shot ahead of teammate Lindsay Freeman in the medalist race.
Maddy Grineski shot 47 for the Spartans while Reagan Derrick shot the final contributing score, a 57, from the No. 6 spot in the lineup. Scratched scores included a 60 from Kate Ross and a 65 from Sarah Hockemeyer. GC played without junior Josie McMartin, its low scorer last year, who will miss the first few meets of the season while recovering from a knee injury.

For more of this story see the April 17 Grundy Register.