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AHSneedle

Girls Golf Upcoming Season

Saige Coffman and Scott Simonton March 18, 2026

Brooke Newell is the girls' head golf coach here at Atlantic High School. This season, she would like the girls' team to have fun as well as make it to state. When asked about her coaching styles, Newell...

Brooke Newel on Missouri State's 2022-23 roster.

Girls Golf Coach– Brooke Newel

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor March 21, 2025

The Atlantic Girls Golf team hired a new coach for the 2025 golf season. The previous head coach Kathy Hobson has retired after 34 years of coaching, and Atlantic’s school board hired Brooke Newel for...

Sophomore Jacobi Harter preparing for her tie-breaking serve.

Swinging to S̶p̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ Fall

Makenna Schroeder, Junior Editor September 10, 2024
This coming year will be the last season of boys golf and girls tennis appearing in the spring. The IHSAA and IGHSAU committees have decided to dilute the spring sports selection and move girls tennis and boys golf to the fall.
TEE TIME- Senior Lane Nelson spikes the ball down the green grass.

In Full Swing

Riley Wood, Staff Writer April 1, 2022

“Our top strength will be our experience,” said women's golf coach Kathy Hobson as she looks ahead to the upcoming golf season. There are five returning golfers from last year’s team, senior Reagan...

Sophomore Abby Smith preps for a swing at a home meet. A large portion of the girls golf team consists of underclassmen who didn't have the opportunity to play last season.

Girls Golf Prepares for Final Matches

Da’Jai Wesson, Editor May 7, 2021

Starting off the season in April, the Atlantic girls golf team has teed off a number of matches. As the end of the school year approaches, they have only a handful of matches left until the final tournaments...

Senior Alyssa Ginther swats the ball at a home meet. At the home tournament, Ginther placed second.

Trojan Golf is Winding Down

Grace Clay, Editor May 14, 2019

The girls’ golf team had a busy week in the first week of May. They teed it off with a home tournament on Friday, May 3. Following the weekend, the team competed in the conference meet at the Clarinda...

Sophomore Anna Wieser putts the ball on the green. This is Wieser's second year in golf.

Trojans Dominate the Green

Grace Clay, Editor April 26, 2019

Trojan girls’ golf had another meet on Monday, April 22 in Ames. It was an invitational against Ames, Waukee, and seven other teams. The girls placed 3rd overall with a score of 390, narrowly falling...

Senior Hannah Alff is on the green. Alff returned this year as a senior.

Trojans Compete In Two Meets

Grace Clay, Editor April 22, 2019

Over the past week, the girls’ golf team has competed in two meets. The first one was Monday, April 15 against West Des Moines Valley, and the second meet was on Thursday, April 18 against Clarinda....

Senior Alyssa Ginther eyes her putt at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Against Glenwood, Ginther shot a 41, tying teammate Baylee Newell.

Girls’ Golf Defeats Glenwood

Grace Clay, Editor April 10, 2019

The girls’ golf team had their first home meet on Tuesday, April 9 against Glenwood. They beat Glenwood with a score of 180, while Glenwood had 204. Seniors Alyssa Ginther and Baylee Newell both...

Senior Baylee Newell watches her drive from the tee off spot. Newell was a medalist at Denison-Schleswig with a score of 43.

Girls’ Golf Starts Rough But Bounces Back

Grace Clay, Editor April 9, 2019

The girls’ golf team had their first meet on Thursday, April 4. They fell to Creston 210-188. Senior Alyssa Ginther golfed a 41, senior Baylee Newell golfed a 45, and senior Hannah Alff golfed a 61....

BACK AT IT -- Sophomore Anna Wieser takes part in a golf meet at Atlantic Golf and Country Club last year. Last year, Wieser was a member of the varsity golf squad and is expected to maintain that position again this year.

Girls’ Golf Tees Off

Grace Clay, Editor April 1, 2019

The AHS Girls’ Golf team has officially teed off the season with practice starting on March 11. They held meetings to discuss the rules of golf. Junior Belle Wickman said she is looking forward to...

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