Photo: Steve Galluzzo
The arrow is pointing up for the Palisades High girls golf program after another year of progress ended in a fourth-place finish—the Dolphins’ highest ever—at last week’s City Section Championships at Balboa Golf Course in Encino.
Palisades’ six players combined to post a score of 528 (only the top five are counted). Cleveland (412) won its first title, defending champion Granada Hills (421) was second and Van Nuys (421) was third.
Sophomore Lillia Weissmuller led the Dolphins with a 97 to qualify for today’s Southern California Regional at Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside.
Junior Melanie Matayoshi, Palisades’ only regional qualifier last fall, shot a 103. Mariana Paleno shot a 102, Sara Medernach shot a 106, Spencer Kellen shot a 120 and Maliyah Flemmings shot a 125.
Angelina Kim of Fairfax and Jasmine Lew from Marshall each shot a 4-under 68 to tie for first before Kim won with a par on the first playoff hole.
“Overall, this season was a huge success,” Pali High Coach James Paleno said. “We won the Western League for the second straight year and improved one spot in City competition. I believe Melanie, Lillia and Mariana all had great chances to shoot a qualifying score based on their previous results at Balboa. We only lose Maliyah, so we expect improvement again next year. It’s a great group of young ladies who succeed in the classroom and on the course.”
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