Friday, October 30, 2026

Niehues finishes second at State meet

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MCPHERSON — Wrapping up the second day of state golf and concluding one of the greatest high school careers that Concordia High School has ever seen, the CHS girls golf team’s year officially ended in McPherson at Turkey Creek Golf Course.

Mya Niehues finished second with a score of 146, earning second place for the second straight year and finishing in the top 10 all four years.

Peyton Wright of Baldwin was first with a score of 144.

Edyn Mettling of Augusta was third with a score of 150.

Maizie Nickel of Wamego was fourth with a score of 155.

Ella Niederklein of Frontenac was fifth with a score of 156.

Wamego was first as a team with a score of 653, including three top-15 finishes. Baldwin was second with a score of 664. Augusta was third with a score of 666.

Niehues will continue her golfing career post-high school, committing to the University of Nebraska-Kearney, which competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) as part of the NCAA Division II level, with the women’s golf program ending the fall season as the 27th-ranked program in Division II.