The REPORTER
The Carmel girls golf team won the Center Grove Classic last Saturday at Hickory Stick Golf Club.
The Greyhounds finished with a team score of 296. Claire Swathwood was the individual medalist, carding a one-under par 70. Sophie Mock tied for second with a 72. Michaela Headlee scored a 76 and Maddie Headlee completed the scoring with a 78.
Westfield placed third as a team with a 310. Addi Kooi also tied for second with a 72, while Sam Brown tied for sixth place with a 74. Kelsey Haverluck scored 80 and Sam Lemieux had an 83.
Noblesville tied for fourth with a 312. Jordan Adam was part of the sixth-place tie with a 74, followed by Olivia Fowler 78, Josie Kelley 79, Peyton Kauzlick 81 and Karis Shields 85.
Hamilton Southeastern finished seventh with a 341. Janelle Garcia scored a 73 to place fifth individually. Sophie Roberts scored an 85 while Paige O’Hara totaled an 87. O’Hara also made a hole in one on No. 4. Taylor Wetzel scored a 96 and Laci Hart had a 97.
Guerin Catholic took eighth as a team with a 358.
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Southeastern also had a team play at Heartland Crossing for the Mooresville Tournament, which is played in a two-man best ball format.
Ella Bui and Natalia Nieset scored a combined 72, Karolina Franssen and Brooke Willard scored a 76 and Alaina Summer and Emily Vandall totaled an 81.
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Hamilton Heights played a dual meet with Eastern Monday at Chippendale Golf Club.
The Comets won with a 191, but the Huskies had their low score of the season with a 203. Taylor Morrison and Camryn Runner both scored 48s to lead Heights, followed by Presley Cherry 51, Hadleigh Cherry 56, and Taylor Penwell with a 62 to round out the top five.
“The team continues to trend in the right direction every single time they step on a course,” said Heights coach Bryan Jones.
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Carmel returned to Hickory Stick on Tuesday for a three-team meet with Center Grove and Fishers.
The Trojans won with a 142, followed by the Greyhounds with a 145 and the Tigers with a 197. Michaela Headlee’s two-under 33 gave her co-medalist honors, while Claire Swathwood went one-under par for a 34. Sophie Mock carded an even-par 35 and Maddie Headlee scored a 43.
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Noblesville won a three-team match at The Hawthorns with Hamilton Southeastern and Western on Tuesday.
The Millers scored a 153, while the Royals were second with a 160 and the Panthers scored a 213. Noblesville’s Olivia Fowler was the meet medalist with a 36, Josie Kelley scored a 37, Jordan Adam carded a 39 and Karis Shields scored a 41.
Ella Bui led HSE with a 38, followed by Janelle Garcia 40, Sophie Roberts 41, Alaina Summer 41, Karolina Franssen 42, Natalia Nieset 43 and Emily Vandall 49.
Pre-season girls golf rankings
First-place votes in parentheses.
Rank Team Points
1 Carmel (7) 159
2 Westfield (1) 150
3 Center Grove 147
4 Homestead 130
5 Noblesville 120
6 Fort Wayne Carroll 118
7 Zionsville 115
8 Floyd Central 101
9 Franklin Community 99
10 Hamilton Southeastern 84
11 Penn 79
12 Batesville 78
13 Northridge 58
14 Terre Haute South 51
15 Culver Academies 44
16 DeKalb 37
17 Brownsburg 34
18 Bedford North Lawrence 32
19 Corydon Central 18
20 Avon 9
Honorable mention: Lake Central, Warsaw, West Lafayette, Bloomington South, Guerin Catholic.