Newkirk, Mycroft qualify for golf districts
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Two golfers from Highland County have advanced to the district round of the postseason following their performance in the 2019 Division II Sectional Tournament held at Jaycees Golf Course.
Those two golfers are McClain senior Trenton Newkirk and Hillsboro junior Gabe Mycroft with both golfers carding an 87 in the 18-hole event, with Newkirk winning a one-hole playoff.
McClain’s Newkirk had a front nine score of 44, along with a back nine score of 43. Mycroft finished with a 42 on the front nine and a 45 score on the back nine.
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As a team the Indians were sixth place, one spot away from qualifying to the district round as a team, being three strokes short with a score of 381, while in fifth place was Circleville with a score of 378. McClain finished in 11th place as a team with a score of 408.
The sectional champion in the boys tournament was Unioto with a score of 324.
In their sixth-place team finish, Hillsboro also had the following scores from their team, including junior Gavin Puckett with a 93 (45, 48), senior Bryce Bledsoe at 100 (53, 47), senior Hayden Miller at 106 (56, 50) and Lawton Parry at 101 (54, 47).
The rest of McClain’s scores included sophomore Wesley Potts at 98 (51, 47), junior Carson Spangler at 130 (62, 68), sophomore Wise at 108 (58, 50) and freshman David Edwards at 115 (51, 64).
The boys district tournament will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Crown Hill Golf Club, starting at 9 a.m.
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McClain girls place 7th overall at sectionals
The McClain Lady Tigers golfers placed seventh overall at the 2019 Division II Sectional Golf Tournament held at Jaycees by tallying a score of 477. Also from Highland County, the Fairfield Lady Lions were 10th place and the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs finished 14th overall.
McClain was led by junior Brianna Weller at 106 (54, 52), followed by sophomore Shayna Beatty with a 114 (62, 52) score. Next was senior Madison Beatty at 130 (68, 62), and junior Emma Stegbauer had a score of 127 (69, 58).
The event was won by Westfall with a 356 score.
In their 10th-place finish, Fairfield — with a score of 523 — was led by senior Alexis Tompkins at 109 (55, 54), while next was Bre Flint, a senior, with a score of 138 (75s, 63). Also for FHS, scores included senior Sarah Wuellner at 140 (68, 72), senior Abby Davis at 158 (85, 73) and freshman Layla Bradley had a score of 136 (74, 62).
Lynchburg-Clay scores included a 115 from sophomore India Williams (58, 57) and a 138 by senior Serena Smith (70, 68). Also for the Lady Mustangs, scores were: sophomore Zoe Weston 147 (75, 72), freshman Emily Robinson 164 (87, 77) and freshman Trinity Van Fleet 171 (89, 82).
Those two golfers are McClain senior Trenton Newkirk and Hillsboro junior Gabe Mycroft with both golfers carding an 87 in the 18-hole event, with Newkirk winning a one-hole playoff.
McClain’s Newkirk had a front nine score of 44, along with a back nine score of 43. Mycroft finished with a 42 on the front nine and a 45 score on the back nine.
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As a team the Indians were sixth place, one spot away from qualifying to the district round as a team, being three strokes short with a score of 381, while in fifth place was Circleville with a score of 378. McClain finished in 11th place as a team with a score of 408.
The sectional champion in the boys tournament was Unioto with a score of 324.
In their sixth-place team finish, Hillsboro also had the following scores from their team, including junior Gavin Puckett with a 93 (45, 48), senior Bryce Bledsoe at 100 (53, 47), senior Hayden Miller at 106 (56, 50) and Lawton Parry at 101 (54, 47).
The rest of McClain’s scores included sophomore Wesley Potts at 98 (51, 47), junior Carson Spangler at 130 (62, 68), sophomore Wise at 108 (58, 50) and freshman David Edwards at 115 (51, 64).
The boys district tournament will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Crown Hill Golf Club, starting at 9 a.m.
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McClain girls place 7th overall at sectionals
The McClain Lady Tigers golfers placed seventh overall at the 2019 Division II Sectional Golf Tournament held at Jaycees by tallying a score of 477. Also from Highland County, the Fairfield Lady Lions were 10th place and the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs finished 14th overall.
McClain was led by junior Brianna Weller at 106 (54, 52), followed by sophomore Shayna Beatty with a 114 (62, 52) score. Next was senior Madison Beatty at 130 (68, 62), and junior Emma Stegbauer had a score of 127 (69, 58).
The event was won by Westfall with a 356 score.
In their 10th-place finish, Fairfield — with a score of 523 — was led by senior Alexis Tompkins at 109 (55, 54), while next was Bre Flint, a senior, with a score of 138 (75s, 63). Also for FHS, scores included senior Sarah Wuellner at 140 (68, 72), senior Abby Davis at 158 (85, 73) and freshman Layla Bradley had a score of 136 (74, 62).
Lynchburg-Clay scores included a 115 from sophomore India Williams (58, 57) and a 138 by senior Serena Smith (70, 68). Also for the Lady Mustangs, scores were: sophomore Zoe Weston 147 (75, 72), freshman Emily Robinson 164 (87, 77) and freshman Trinity Van Fleet 171 (89, 82).