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Girl golfers get it in gear

The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls golf team has not participated in many meets this spring but they are growing into the game, now that the weather is cooperating.

Last week the Lady ’Jacks competed in the Lake Superior Conference meet in Cloquet. While only Hermantown and CEC had enough participants on the girls’ side, head coach Matt Carlson said it was a great learning experience.

“We have 15 girls out for this year’s team, which is the most it has been in years,” Carlson said. “We are very young — it should only get better in the future.”

Avery Carlson and Juli Steinart played in both of the...