Golf: Shamrocks pick up another victory

The Westfield girls golf team won another invitational on Saturday, cruising to the championship at the Chippendale Invitational. The Shamrocks scored 301 and all had five players place in the top 10. (Photo provided)

The Westfield girls golf team continued its winning ways on Saturday, cruising to the Chippendale Invitational championship.
The No. 1-ranked Shamrocks scored a 301, well ahead of runner-up Penn’s 343. Sophie McGinnis was the meet medalist with a score of 72. All five Shamrocks finished in the individual top 10.
Sam Brown placed third with a 76, while Addi Kooi tied for fourth by scoring 76. Allie Hildebrand placed eighth with a 79 and Brette Hanavan tied for ninth with an 80.
“Today was a good day for us as a team,” said Westfield coach Trevor Neu. “Sophie had a really nice day and finished her round strong. Sam had a fantastic front nine today and battled through some tough stretches on her back nine. Another bright spot today was Freshman Addi Kooi. She showed some mental toughness today and also had a strong finish. Overall having all five players in the top 10 shows just how deep we are as a team.”
Noblesville placed fourth as a team with 369. Erin Burt’s 87 paced the Millers.
Fishers was sixth in the team standings with a 376. Lilly McVay’s 76 tied her for sixth place.

Team scores: Westfield 301, Penn 343, Western 348, Noblesville 369, Plymouth 372, Fishers 376, Logansport 379, Northwestern 379, Peru 385, Rochester 404, Lafayette Jefferson 409, Tipton 424, Twin Lakes 433, Kokomo 441, Eastern 445.
Medalist: Sophie McGinnis (Westfield) 36-36=72.
Other Westfield scores: Sam Brown 32-42=74, Addi Kooi 38-38=76, Allie Hildebrand 39-40=79, Brette Hanavan 39-41=80.
Noblesville scores: Erin Burt 46-41=87, Karis Shields 42-47=89, Emma Leming 51-42=93, Aubri Miller 51-49=100, Mia Price 46-55=101.
Fishers scores: Lilly McVay 37-41=78, Kristi Lilek 45-51=96, Chloe Holding 50-50=100, Sarah Majeski 51-51=102, Kate Jansen 57-48=105.

Carmel scored an impressive win at the Zionsville Invitational, which took place Saturday at the Golf Club of Indiana.
The No. 2-ranked Greyhounds totaled 296 and had three players finish in the individual top four. Claire Swathwood was the medalist with a four under par 68, while Michaela Headlee’s one under par 71 gave her second place. Ava Hedrick landed in fourth with a 75.
Ava Nguyen added an 82 and Kamryn Williams scored 87.
Carmel’s junior varsity team placed fourth with a 348. Sophie Mock scored a 79, followed by Sophie Cassidy 88, Caroline Enzor 89, Maya Berglund 92 and Gabby Saber 114.

Hamilton Southeastern won the Lapel Invitational Saturday at Edgewood Golf Course.
The No. 6-ranked Royals scored 301 with a consistent performance from all five golfers. Yanah Ralston tied for second place individual with a 72, while Marissa Spreitzer and Cora Zink both had 76s. Lauren Stewart and Ella Bui each scored 77.
Ninth-ranked Noblesville was the team runner-up, carding a 314. Caroline Whallon also tied for second with a 72, while Sophi Stutz scored a 76.
Westfield finished fifth by totaling 336. Allie McKeown led the Shamrocks with a 76. Hamilton Heights scored 369; Ashlyn Tharp led the Huskies with an 85.

Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 301, Noblesville 314, Lapel 329, Batesville 333, Westfield 336, Richmond 342, NorthWood 343, Heritage Christian 349, Park Tudor 356, Hamilton Heights 369, Pendleton Heights 372, Greenfield-Central 376, Franklin County 377, New Palestine 380, Hagerstown 432, Marion inc.
Medalist: Macy Beeson (Lapel) 66.
Southeastern scores: Yanah Rolston 72, Marissa Spreitzer 76, Cora Zink 76, Lauren Stewart 77, Ella Bui 77.
Noblesville scores: Caroline Whallon 72, Sophi Stutz 76, Bergan Zebrauskas 81, Olivia Anderson 85, Jordan Adam 86.
Westfield scores: Allie McKeown 76, Mallory Mortl 79, Sam Lemieux 90, Claire Thompson 91, Anna McKeown 92.
Heights scores: Ashlyn Tharp 85, Anna Rickey 92, Kaylee Rhoton 92, Ashlyn Fletcher 100, Lola Wilson 104.

University ran away with the Elwood Big Cat Invitational Saturday at the Elwood Golf Links.
The No. 14-ranked Trailblazers scored a 303, over 100 strokes ahead of second place. Becky Williams was the meet medalist with a score of 70. Other University scores were unavailable at press time.

Guerin Catholic’s Christina Pfefferkorn was the meet medalist at the Ben Davis Invitational on Saturday, with a 71.
The Golden Eagles scored 327 as a team. Other GC scores were Izzy Pinon 76, Jenny Zerla 87, Audrey Kunce 93 and Grace Cates 95.