Girls golf sectionals are only eight days away, and several Hamilton County teams traveled to Harbour Trees on Saturday to get in one last big tournament before the post-season.
That tournament was Noblesville’s Miller Invitational. Carmel was the team winner, carding a 309 in order to win the unique sailboat shaped trophy that was presented to the champions. Hamilton Southeastern was the runner-up, totaling a 314.
The Greyhounds had the meet medalist, Michaela Headlee. She finished with a two-under par 69, making five birdies in her round.
“I played really solid,” said Headlee. “I didn’t make many mistakes. I told myself when I made mistakes, I’d come back from them and I did at the end of my round.”
Ava Hedrick finished in the top 10, as her 78 was good for eighth place. Hedrick made two birdies. Claire Swathwood drained three birdies and Ava Nguyen made one.
“They played great,” said Carmel coach Kelly Kluesner. “We had a challenging day with the wind. But I think they navigated it really well. We have a couple things that we’ll want to work on before the state tournament, but it’s always nice to finish the season with a win.”
The Royals were led by Yanah Rolston, who carded a 74 to take third place. Rolston had one birdie in her round. Cora Zink’s 77 tied her for sixth place; she collected three birdies. Marissa Spreitzer drained two birdies on her way to a 79, which tied her for ninth place. Lauren Stewart and Ella Bui both made one.
Noblesville fielded two teams at the event, with the Noblesville Black team taking third by carding a 320. Sophi Stutz and Caroline Whallon both had 76s, tying them for fourth place. Whallon made two birdies and Stutz had one birdie. Jordan Adam also made one birdie.
Guerin Catholic finished with a score of 352. Christina Pfefferkorn tied for sixth place with her round of 77, which included one birdie. Audrey Kunce and Izzy Pinon both made one birdie as well.
Noblesville’s Gold team scored 359. Mia Price led the way with an 86, including two birdies. Kendall Cooper drained one birdie.
Fishers totaled a 364. Lilly McVay’s score of 79 tied her for ninth place. Kristi Lilek made one birdie in her round.
Team scores: Carmel 309, Hamilton Southeastern 314, Noblesville Black 320, Guerin Catholic 352, Noblesville Gold 359, Fishers 364, Lapel 365, Cathedral 401, Lafayette Jefferson 403.
Medalist: Michaela Headlee (Carmel) 69.
Other Carmel scores: Ava Hedrick 78, Claire Swathwood 80, Ava Nguyen 82, Sophie Mock 86.
Southeastern scores: Yanah Ralston 74, Cora Zink 77, Marissa Spreitzer 79, Lauren Stewart 84, Ella Bui 86.
Noblesville Black scores: Sophi Stutz 76, Caroline Whallon 76, Erin Burt 83, Jordan Adam 85, Olivia Anderson 89.
Guerin Catholic scores: Christina Pfefferkorn 77, Audrey Kunce 86, Jenny Zerla 93, Izzy Pinon 96, Sarah Rigg 122.
Noblesville Gold scores: Mia Price 86, Bergan Zebrauskas 88, Karis Shields 92, Kendall Cooper 93, Emma Leming 94.
Fishers scores: Lilly McVay 79, Kristi Lilek 89, Sarah Majeski 97, Olivia Holding 98, Megan Lapp 104.
Westfield played at the Franklin Central Invitational on Saturday, which took place at Smock Golf Course.
The Shamrocks edged out Center Grove 308-309 for the team trophy. Sophie McGinnis finished second individual with a 74, making five birdies along the way.
Other Westfield scores were Sam Brown 76, Addi Kooi 78, Allie Hildebrand 80 and Brette Hanavan 82. Brown and Hanavan both collected two birdies and Kooi made one birdie.
“I’m really proud of how the girls competed today,” said Shamrocks coach Trevor Neu. “It was tough windy conditions and that makes Smock a really challenging course. We really turned it on as a team on our second nine, so it was good to see the kids battle.”