With the start of another fall sports season, girls golf teams in Kearney, Liberty, Liberty North and Smithville are getting back into the swing of things on the links. Ahead of the season, coaches from each team discussed what is to come this season.

LIBERTY — The Liberty North girls golf team faced challenging conditions at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 4 girls golf tournament, which had its first day canceled and scores thrown out due to weather.

SMITHVILLE — Junior Kali Brown and sophomore Marie Peach represented Smithville at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 2 girls golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 21 and Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield.

KEARNEY — Kearney girls golf team finished seventh at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 3 girls golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 21 and Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Twin Hills Golf Course in Joplin.

LIBERTY — Liberty North freshman Bailey Burkett has had two cracks as postseason tournaments in her young high school golf career.

SMITHVILLE — Smithville’s Marie Peach and Kali Brown finished in the top 14 of the Missouri Class 2 District 4 tournament to advance to the state tournament on Monday, Oct. 12 at Excelsior Springs Golf Course.

KEARNEY — Kearney girls golf will compete for a team title at state this year after four of its golfers finished in the top 17 at the Missouri Class 3 District 4 girls golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 12.

LIBERTY — Liberty North girls golf won the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Gold Division on the strength of the performances of co-champions in junior Averi Mickelson and freshman Bailey Burkett.

KEARNEY — Kearney girls golf finished second at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Blue Division. The Bulldogs shot 402 behind only the 359 shot by Platte County, who won the conference title for the fifth straight season.

LIBERTY — Liberty North girls golf finished first at the Tom Stout Invitational Monday at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville.

LIBERTY — Liberty North girls golf finished second as a team at its Liberty North Invitational Monday at WinterStone Golf Course in Independence. The Eagles shot 336, 21 shots behind Notre Dame’s 315 to win the event.

LIBERTY — Liberty North girls golf may have a legitimate shot at being in the top three at every tournament the team plays in if Eagles head coach Jeff Braden has his way.

LIBERTY — The Eagles girls golf team finished second in the MO-KAN Golf Tournament at Blue Hills Country Club, 777 W Burning Tree Drive, Kansas City. 

SMITHVILLE — The Warriors girls golf team finished second in a three-team event hosted by Cameron on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Smithville shot 219, nine behind Cameron and 18 ahead of Plattsburg.

LIBERTY — Liberty golfer Abby Howard has announced her intentions to play at the Division II level.

BOLIVAR — The Liberty girls golf team, led by three seniors, took on the challenge of the Class 2 state tournament with windy and chilly conditions Monday, Oct. 21 and Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club in Bolivar.

BOLIVAR — On the biggest stage, Averi Mickelson came to play.

INDEPENDENCE — The Liberty girls golf team is back in the fold as a state team qualifier after finishing second at the Class 2 Sectional 4 tournament on Monday, Oct. 14, at the par-72 WinterStone Golf Course.