Focused and ready, the Oakdale Mustangs traveled to Fairfield to play Paradise Valley Golf Course for the CIF-SJS Division 3 Section golf championship on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Oakdale’s varsity girls came away victorious, shooting a team score of 459. Second place Rodriguez of Fairfield shot a 503 and Merced came in third at 513.

Individual scores for Oakdale were: Bella Cortes 83 (5th overall); Amelia Bradshaw 85 (6th overall); McKinnley Antrim 90 (8th overall); Elyn O’Roark 100 (Tied for 18th overall); Ella Christensen 101 (20th overall); Charley Montey 109 (Tied 44th overall).

“There were 105 players, with 13 full teams competing plus individuals from other schools,” said head coach Jeremy Fields.

After capturing the D3 Section banner, members of the team competed in the CIF Masters Tournament on Monday, Nov. 2 at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton, a Par 72 course.

“The team took fifth place out 13 competing teams from all divisions in the Sac-Joaquin section. The top three teams advanced to NorCals,” explained Fields. “We lost to four Division 1 programs. We beat two Division 1 teams plus both Division 2 teams, including the D2 section champion and the D4 and D5 section champions.”

Team score for Oakdale was 468, which put them fifth behind Granite Bay, first, 375; St. Francis, 428; Oak Ridge, 443; and Rocklin, fourth, 452.

Bella Cortes came in with an 82 for Oakdale; 78 was the score needed to move on to NorCals as an individual.

Charley Montey shot a 93, followed by Amelia Bradshaw, 94; Ella Christensen, 98; McKinnley Antrim, 101; Elyn O’Roark, 106.

“While our season ended here, it was still a good showing for the only tournament we didn’t win all year,” said Fields.