The REPORTER
The Westfield girls golf team put together a historic day at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet, which took place Monday at Bear Slide.
The Shamrocks won the meet with a new HCC meet record team score of 294. Westfield lowered its own record; the old mark was 295 set in 2020.
In addition, Shamrocks senior Samantha Brown won individual medalist honors for the fourth consecutive year, making her the only HCC golfer – girl or boy – to win four straight HCC titles. Brown finished with a 66, lowering the individual record that she set last year at 67.
Brown was one of four Westfield golfers to finish All-HCC. The others were junior Addi Kooi, the runner-up with a 70, sophomore Kelsey Haverluck, who tied for eighth with a 78, and senior Sam Lemieux, who tied for 12th with an 80.
Noblesville scored a 305 to take second as a team. The Millers also had four all-conference golfers: Sophomore Josie Kelly (third place, 72), sophomore Olivia Fowler (sixth place, 76), sophomore Karis Shields (tied for eighth, 78) and sophomore Jordan Adam (10th place, 79).
Hamilton Southeastern placed fourth with a 326. Sophomore Janelle Garcia tied for fourth place with a 74 to earn all-HCC honors.
Fishers scored a 398. Kate Jansen led the Tigers with a 94.
Team scores: Westfield 294, Noblesville 305, Zionsville 319, Hamilton Southeastern 326, Brownsburg 339, Avon 349, Fishers 398, Franklin Central 408.
Medalist: Samantha Brown (Westfield) 66.
Other Westfield scores: Addi Kooi 70, Kelsey Haverluck 78, Sam Lemieux 80, Anna McKeown 85, Sami Hanavan 86.
Noblesville scores: Josie Kelley 72, Olivia Fowler 76, Karis Shields 78, Jordan Adam 79, Olivia Anderson 86, Peyton Kauzlick 95.
Southeastern scores: Janelle Garcia 74, Ella Bui 77, Natalia Nieset 83, Alaina Summer 92, Karolina Franssen 94, Sophie Roberts 101.
Fishers scores: Kate Jansen 94, Lola Kivett 101, Sophia Rush 101, Elli Webster 102, Ava Wellbaum 111, Maren Spencer 117.
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Guerin Catholic also won a conference championship on Monday, triumphing at the Circle City Conference meet at Eagle Creek.
The Golden Eagles won with a team score of 330 and had four players finish in the top six individually. Ali Scott was the runner-up with a 77, Sydney Delagrange placed fourth with an 82, Sarah Rigg took fifth with an 85 and Gracie Navarro was sixth with an 86. Avery Wall scored a 99.
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Five Hamilton County teams participated at the Hall of Fame Tournament last Saturday at The Legends.
Carmel was the highest finisher as a team, placing second with a 301. Homestead won the tournament with a 298.
The Greyhounds had two players reach the top five. Michaela Headlee carded an even-par 70, good for sixth place. Claire Swathwood’s 72 landed her in eighth place.
Hamilton Southeastern had a strong day, taking third with a 303. Ella Bui led the Royals with a 71, placing her seventh.
Westfield was fifth as a team with a 311. Samantha Brown was the individual runner-up with a 68, and also made a hole in one on the fourth hole of the Road 9 course.
Noblesville took sixth as a team with a 313; Josie Kelley led the Millers with a 73. Guerin Catholic totaled a 351, with Sarah Rigg the low woman for the Golden Eagles with an 84.
Carmel scores: Michaela Headlee 70, Claire Swathwood 72, Maddie Headlee 77, Kamryn Williams 82, Gabby Saber 101.
Southeastern scores: Ella Bui 71, Janelle Garcia 73, Sophie Roberts 78, Alaina Summer 83, Natalia Nieset 89.
Westfield scores: Samantha Brown 68, Kelsey Haverluck 78, Addi Kooi 81, Sam Lemieux 84, Anna McKeown 94.
Noblesville scores: Josie Kelley 73, Olivia Fowler 76, Jordan Adam 81, Olivia Anderson 83, Karis Shields 86.
Guerin Catholic scores: Sarah Rigg 83, Sydney Delagrange 85, Ali Scott 89, Gracie Navarro 93, Avery Wall 105.
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Westfield had two other teams in action last Saturday.
The Shamrocks sent a squad to Ulen Country Club for the Ulen Invitational, and the team finished first with a 335. Sadie Edwards and Lilley Ku both scored 83, Sophie Thompson added an 84, Ellison Daggy scored 85 and Lily Murray had a 96.
Another Westfield team played at the New Palestine Invitational at The Links, scoring a 361. Sophia Raines scored an 81, followed by Kate Brown 90, Taylor Nokes 94, Addison Crosby 96 and Isabella Snyder 107.