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Wins keep piling up for Redbird golfers
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TINA KURSCHNER watches her drive off the #1 tee box during Mondays Darlington Triangular. Kurschner carded a 55 on the home course to help the Darlington/Cuba City team finish in first-place with a team score of 199.
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Updated: Sep 13, 2012, 2:32 PM
Published: Sep 13, 2012, 2:33 PM

     DARLINGTON – Two more outings resulted in two more first-place finishes for the Darlington/Cuba City girls’ golf team, which improved to 26-5 on the season after taking home the team titles from the Lancaster Quadrangular on Thursday, Sept. 6, and from the Darlington Triangular on Monday, Sept. 10.
    Senior Naomi Black earned medalist honors in both meets after firing back-to-back rounds of 43 to lead the Redbirds. Her 43 at the par 38 Lancaster Country Club course led the co-op to a nine-stroke victory, and her 43 on a windy day at the par 35 Darlington Country Club led the ‘Birds to a 16-stroke victory.
    The Redbirds locked up first-place at the Lancaster Quad after carding a team score of 204. The host Flying Arrows pulled in second with a round of 213, while Southwestern pulled in third at 231 and East Dubuque came in fourth with a 305.
    Senior Kayla Paquette was second overall with a 48 for the ‘Birds. Junior Tina Kurschner followed with a 55, and Sami Poss and Nikki Zimmerman each carded a 58 to complete the team scoring on the day.
    The Redbirds returned home on Monday to win their home triangular with a score of 199 despite missing Poss due to illness.
    Prairie du Chien was a distant second with a 215 and Southwestern placed third with a 220.
    Paquette finished third overall with a 49 and senior Nikki Zimmerman pulled in fourth overall with a 52, while Kurschner carded a 55 on the home course to cap the team score.
    Darlington/Cuba City hosts the 2012 SWAL-SWC Conference Meet at the Darlington Country Club on Wednesday, Sept. 19, starting at 10 a.m.

LANCASTER QUADRANGULAR
Team Scores: Darlington/Cuba City 204, Lancaster 213, Southwestern 231, East Dubuque 305.
Medalist: Naomi Black, Darl/CC, 43.
D/CC Results: Naomi Black 43, Kayla Paquette 48, Tina Kurschner 55, Sami Poss 58, Nikki Zimmerman 58.

JV team scores: L 249, Darl/CC 251, SW inc.
D/CC Results: MariKate Knellwolf 62, Shelly Augustin 62, Kaitlyn Wall 63, Jenny Wilberding 64.
At Lancaster CC, Par 38

DARLINGTON TRIANGULAR
Team Scores: Darlington/Cuba City 199, Prairie du Chien 215, Southwestern 220.
Medalist: Naomi Black, Darl/CC, 43.
D/CC Results: Naomi Black 43, Kayla Paquette 49, Nikki Zimmerman 52, Tina Kurschner 55, MariKate Knellwolf 58.

JV team scores: PdC 255, SW 258, Darl/CC inc.
D/CC Results: Kaitlyn Wall 50, Shelly Augustin 59, Jenny Wilberding 65.
At Darlington CC, Par 35
Darlington honors long-time coach Arnie Miehe
School renames cross country course after legendary coach
Arnie Miehe
Former Darlington cross country coach Arnie Miehe (left) stands as it is announced that the DHS cross country course will be renamed after him at the Darlington Invitational on Sept. 7. The years of accomplishments are displayed on the banner behind Miehe. - photo by Casey Lindecrantz
Natalie Dillon, Fox Tales
Updated: Sep 13, 2024, 4:03 PM
Published: Sep 13, 2024, 4:04 PM

DARLINGTON — At its 41st annual Darlington Invite, the cross country team honored long-time head coach Arnie Miehe by renaming the course after him.

“It’s an incredible honor,” Arnie said. “It’s very humbling. It makes me think of all the hours, days, weeks and years that went into it — all the events and kids I’ve come in contact with.”

Since taking over  the program in 1982, Arnie has had nine state championship teams — eight for the boys and one for the girls — including six consecutive boys’ titles from 2011-2016. Another 39 teams went to state — 23 for the boys and 16 for the girls. For four straight years from 1993-1996, Darlington boys were state runners-up to Cochrane-Fountain City. In this 41-year span, he’s also had numerous individual state runners.

Two of those runners were his sons, Kent and Tyson. Tyson has run in the Olympic trials, and Kent currently coaches the Redbirds cross country teams.

“The recognition needs to be spread out,” Arnie said. “It should really be named the Miehe course. My wife and kids had as much to do with the success as I did. It was an entire family effort.”

But Kent was quick to turn the recognition back to his father.

“All the success we had started here, with him,” Kent said of Darlington’s home course and the annual Invite, which Arnie had begun years ago.

Darlington kept its successful streak at home with the girls finishing runners-up to Lancaster. Adalee Berget led the squad with her third-place finish. As a team, the Lady Redbirds, ranked No. 9 in Division 3 per Week 1 of the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, ran faster than the 2023 squad that finished third at state.

“We are learning what good is,” Kent said. “The returners know what it takes to be good. We have a perspective of what we are working toward. The season is far from over.”