Tigers sixth at Girard tournament

Friday, September 13, 2013

GIRARD -- Things didn't go as well as Fort Scott head girls' golf coach Karen Curran would have liked as the Tigers finished sixth and had no medalists at the Girard Invitational here Thursday.

Fort Scott shot 492 in its first 18-hole tournament of the year. Caney Valley shot 390 in winning while Girard was second at 399.

Fort Scott's best finish was a 118 posted by Maggie McDonald, 63 on the front nine, 55 on the back, which tied for 26th. Mogran Robertson tied for 28th with her 59-61--120.

"Well, we experienced our first letdown of the season," Curran said. "Expectations were high, but we just didn't meet them today.

"The first 18-hole tournament is always a tough one and today was exactly that. The greens were extremely fast and girls struggled with them all day. There were lots of great shots by each player, but not enough were strung together to score as they have been."

Katie Brown shot 61-65--126 to finish in 30th place. Emily Martin was 31st at 59-69--128. Hayden Shelden was 37th with her score of 72-66--138.

Coffeyville's Anna Pool was the individual winner, shooting 40-38--78, 7 strokes up on runner-up Timberlee McNair of Girard (42-43).

The next outing for Fort Scott's team will at 3 p.m. Monday in Parsons. This will not one of the three Southeast Kansas League designated tournaments.


Team Scores

1. Caney Valley (CV) 390 (Nelson 89, Wyant 94, Helfey 103, Garnder 104), 2. Girard (G) 399 (McNair 85, Heatherly 94, Johnson 104, Battori 116), 3. Pittsburg (PT) 437 (Lopez 98, Runyan 111, Biggs 112, Otter 116),

4. Labette County (LC) 458 (Gartner 91, White 103, Callahan 110, Brooks 154), 5. Frontenac (FR) 479 (Moody 91, Simoncic 129, Tackkett 129, Ha. Casey 130), 6. Fort Scott 492 (McDonald 118, Robertson 120, Brown 126, Martin 128),

7. Fredonia 512 (Cox 105, Comstock 111, Morris 141, Ponce 155), 8. Columbus 573 (Clark 129, Carriger 142, Conner 144, Morris 158).

Incomplete teams: Chanute (CH), Coffeyville (CF), Parsons (PA).

Medalists

1. Anna Pool, CF, 40-38--78; 2. Timberlee McNair, G, 42-43--85; 3. Desiree Nelson, CV, 44-45--89; 4. Maggie Moody, FR, 47-44--91; 5. Erica Gartner, LC, 48-43--91;

6. Kelsey Weyant, CV, 48-46--94; 7. Carly Heatherly, G, 46-48--94; 8. Gracie Lopez, PT, 49-49--98; 9. Abbe Funk, CH, 50-48--98; 10. Ashlyn Hefley, 55-48--103.