Girls' Golf
From The Cumberland Advocate
Girl’s Golf Team Takes 5th at HON Tournament; Neitzel Makes All-Conference
The Cumberland Girl’s Golf Team wrapped up their 2025 regular season by finishing 5th at the HON Conference Tournament held last Wednesday at Hidden Greens Golf Course in Solon Springs. The team now readies for the WIAA Regional, which will take place on Wednesday, October 1 in Luck.
Prior to last week’s Conference Tournament, Cumberland swept by Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Ashland in a regular season triangular on September 22. The Beavers defeated second place C/W by 10 strokes in a convincing victory.
Junior Bella Neitzel led the victors with a 52, while Senior Keyra Spychalla came in second with a solid score of 53. Senior Brook Colburn and Junior MaKenzie Tahtinen added 54s. Cumberland had four of the top five scores on the day.
Two days later, the team headed to the Conference Tournament, where they had an excellent day in the 13-team field.
The State’s 2nd ranked D2 Spooner Rails easily took the Team Championship with a score of 368, to defeat 2nd place Hayward by 41 strokes. Cumberland’s score of 447 put them into the top five, two strokes ahead of 6th place Ladysmith.
Spooner’s Ava Thompson was Medalist with an 84, four strokes ahead of teammate Avery Voeltz, who was runner-up. Brook Colburn was Cumberland’s top scorer with a 103, good for 12th place.
Other Cumberland scores included a 111 by Tahtinen, a 114 by Neitzel, and a 119 by Spychalla. “Brook had a fantastic day, while our whole team helped us take 5th overall,” said Head Coach Jess Olson.
Following the day’s activities, it was announced that Bella Neitzel captured All-Conference Honors due to her consistent play throughout the fall. “Bella played well all fall,” added Olson.
Cumberland will face a strong field at the Luck Regional with Rice Lake, Northwestern, Grantsburg and Spooner among the team’s competing in Wednesday’s competition.