Warriors ready to hit the links
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Head Coach Darryl Winkelman has a young roster on both the boys and girls side of this year's Steeleville golf program, but he is still positive about his team's chances.
"We are just looking to improve from match to match" said Winkelman. "We get to play two or three times every week, which is what you need to do in high school golf. We have a young team but if our players stick with it we will be pretty good in the future."
On the boys side, the two seniors on the roster are Nick Potter and Zach Harris. Potter should lead the way for the team this year as he has been on the varsity roster for four years and appears to be the number one player right now. Junior Luke Kilgore has just started golfing this year but is already showing great improvement and moving up in the ranks. Other players mentioned by Coach Winkelman as being key players are Seth Troue, Darin Winkelman, Reid Wilson and Cole Diercks.
The leader on the girls side would be senior Jill Winkelman, a veteran of the team and winner of last year's most improved award. Junior Morgan Linder is new to the sport but already showing great promise. Coach Winkelman is also looking for contributions from sophomores Alyssa Diercks, Kate Hurst and Sarah Wolters. All three played a little last year and should be even better players as they get to learn more about the game.
While Coach Winkelman is looking for good efforts and improvement in every match, one key event early in the season might be the Okawville Tournament.
"They always run a nice tournament there" said Winkelman. "There will be several Class A schools to compete against."
With a few veteran players in place and several underclassmen battling for playing time, things are looking good for Steeleville golf both now and in the future.