Tiger golfers struggle at Girard

GIRARD -- Fort Scott High School's golf team struggled in its first 18-hole tournament of the season, finishing seventh out of nine full teams and unable to crack the top 20 individually.

"We didn't play nearly as well (Wednesday) as we did at Chanute on Monday," Fort Scott head coach Karen Curran said. "So goes the game of golf...lots of ups and downs. Hopefully, the girls will rebound (at Joplin) and fair better at Shifferdecker."

The report on Thursday's tournament, hosted by Galena, will be included in Saturday's edition of the Weekend Herald-Tribune.

Fort Scott shot 511 as a team. Nevada was the tournament champion with a score of 397. They had three golfers finish in the top 10, including champ Mariah Jones, who shot 42 on the front nine and 44 on the back to finish at 86.

Kacie Brown had Fort Scott's best finish, tying for 23rd at 60-57--117. Devan Lloyd finished 26th with her 60-58--118. The 58 was her career-best 9-hole score, according to Curran.

Riley Wunderly finished at 67-62--129 for the Tigers. Karley Stark shot 72-75--147 and Haley Kruse shot 77-70--147. Ashleigh Marquardt played her first varsity tournament and show 75-77--152. Stark and Marquardt also had 9-hole rounds that established new career lows for each.

TEAM SCORES

1. Nevada (N) 397 (Jones 86, Ells 96, Turner 105, Galimberto 110), 2. Caney Valley (CV) 416 (Roper 96, Chaffin 99, Ward 107, Rolls 114), 3. Girard (G) 422 (Westhoff 100, Evans 106, Viets 107, McLeod 109),

4. Chanute (CH) 456 (Gard 92, Woodard 117, Whitworth 120, Decker 127), 5. Carl Junction, Mo. 464 (Drummond 110, Ferson 112, Kerr 119, McNeely 123), 6. Columbus (CL) 479 (Newell 104, Schoech 110, Wary 117, Robinson 148),

7. Fort Scott 511 (Brown 117, Lloyd 118, Wunderly 129, Stark 147), 8. Seneca, Mo. 515 (Crawford 110, Montano 127, Francis 135, Espesito 143), 9. Parsons 548 (Carpenter 121, Woods 137, Wilson 142, Henry 148).

Incomplete teams: Galena, Pittsburg (P).

MEDALISTS

1. Mariah Jones, N, 42-44--86; 2. Maggie Sloan, P, 43-45--88; 3. Taylor Gard, CH, 42-50--92; 4. Lyndsay Roper, CV, 48-48--96; 5. Emmaly Ellis, N, 46-50--96;

6. Paige Chaffin, CV, 47-52--99; 7. Tessa Westhoff, G, 49-51--100; 8. Ashley Newell, CL, 53-51--104; 9. Morgan Turner, N, 55-50--105; 10. Miranda Evans, G, 54-52--106.