Hoisington's Ava Henry earns 12th medalist honors

HUTCHINSON — Hoisington Cardinal senior Ava Henry (180, 92/88) enjoyed a personal low score of 88 Tuesday to earn a 12th-place state medal at the 3-1A state golf tournament.

Henry parred three of the four par 3s Tuesday at Hutchinson's Carey Park Golf Course . Weather conditions were challenging. Temperatures started in the 30s and hit a high of 51 with a north wind of 10 to 15 mph.

"This is my P.R. today. I was surprised how well I played," Henry said. "I focused on having fun and when I made a mistake, I shook it off. I tried to score better than Monday. My driver helped me out today. It was cold, but playing conditions got better as the day went along."

The Cardinals just missed a third-place trophy with a fourth-place finish (773, 391/382). The Cardinals counted scores by 14th-place medalist Tricia Schremmer 184 (90/94), 38th-place Addison Guthrie 200 (104/96) and 44th-place Lexus Petersilie 209 (105/104). Ally Karst 216 (106/110) and Kaylee Shives 222 (112/110). also competed during the 2-day championship.

"Making the second day of state golf has been a goal since our first day," Henry said. "That's the first time in four years we've qualified for the second day together."

Henry and Guthrie played their final tournament. The Cardinals won six regular-season titles and finished runner-up at regionals.

"It's been a great four years for our seniors," said Hoisington coach Bruce Cooper. "This was truly an enjoyable group to coach. They're great girls with supportive parents."

Cooper said the players handled challenging wind Monday and cold temperatures Tuesday. The Cardinals posted a season-low score of 382 Tuesday in brisk conditions.

"We achieved our goal to make it to the second day. We're pleased how our girls battled for two days," Cooper said. "They had poor holes, but played through that. The girls won six tournaments this year and that gave them confidence."

Wichita Collegiate's defending state champion Margaret Ulrich (146, 69/77) cruised to an 8-stroke victory while carding birdies at Nos. 12 and 14 Tuesday. Ulrich birdied Nos. 2, 3 and 12 Monday. Pittsburg's Colgan's Ali Scripsick (154, 77/77) placed runner-up.

Pittsburg Colgan 660 (338-332) captured its third straight title and cruised to a 57-stroke victory over runner-up Colby 717 (361/356). Colgan featured four top 10 finishers.

Larned's Jocelyn Clawson, (108) and Erin Tims (123) missed the 18-hole cut. Clawson achieved a goal with a birdie 4 at No. 2.

3-1A STATE GOLF

HUTCHINSON, CAREY PARK G.C. par 71

TOP 20 MEDALISTS

146—Margaret Ulrich, Wichita Collegiate, 69-77

154—Ali Scripsick, Colgan, 77-77

156—Anna Starbuck, Colby, 82-74

165—Greta Ison, Colgan, 87-78

168—Ava Scripsick, Colgan, 85-83

175—Jaycee Brown, Garden Plain, 86-89

176—Ashley Hipp, Hays-TMP, 86-90; 176 —Audrey Goetting, Colgan 92-84; 176—Brinley Sims, Colby, 90-86; 176—Taylor Zordel, Silver Lake, 88-88

178—Saige Scott, Caney Valley, 88-90

180—Ava Henry, Hoisington, 92-88; 180—Ella Dickey, Jefferson West, 94-86

184—Tricia Schremmer, Hoisington, 90-94; 184—Kaitlyn Fowler, Cheney, 100-84

186—Tori Jones, Goodland, 92-94; 186—Emily Stamper, Plainville, 96-90

187—Allisa Mead, Lakin, 93-94; 187—Peyton Pitts, Osage City, 95-92; 187 —Molly Swezey, Colgan, 89-98

1—PITTSBURG COLGAN, 660 (338-332)—2 —Ali Scripsick, 154 (77-77); 4 —Greta Ison, 165 (87-78); 5—Ava Scripsick, 168 (85-83 ); 7--Audrey Goetting, 176 (92-84); 18—Molly Swezey, 187 (89-98 ); 28—Zoey Smith, 193 (90-103)

2—COLBY, 717 (361-356)—3 —Anna Starbuck, 156 (82-74), 7—Brinley Sims, 176 (90-86); 16—Logan Nolan, 93 (48-45); 31—Kaitlyn Williams, 194 (96-98); 41—Maryn King, 202 (104-98); 55—Natalie Wederski, 235 (114-121)

4—CANEY VALLEY, 769 (383-386)—8—Saige Scott, 87 (41-46); 24—Anna Washburn, 191 (95-96); 37—Talynn Thornton, 199 (96-103); 39—Alysa Scott, 201 (104-97); 49—Marayah Gulick, 217 (112-105) 52—Adisyn Thompson, 223 (112-111)

4—HOISINGTON, 773 (391-382)—12—Ava Henry, 180 (92-88); 14—Tricia Schremmer, 184 (90-94); 38—Addison Guthrie, 200 (104-96); 44—Lexus Petersilie, 209 (105-104); 48—Ally Karst, 216 (106-110); 51—Kaylee Shives, 222 (112-110)

4—SILVER LAKE, 773 (381-392)—7—Taylor Zordel, 176 (88-88); 24—Madeline Fieger, 191 (96-95); 42—Tristyn Boxberger, 203 (99-104); 43—Avri Broxterman 207 (102-105); 44—Jaiden Whitehead, 209 (98-111); 50—Kate Osterhaus, 221 (109-112)

6—OSAGE CITY, 808 (398-410)—18—Peyton Pitts, 187 (95 92); 34—Olivia Phillips, 198 (96-102)-; 44—Kenia Mejia-Cortez, 209 (101-108); 47—Emma Theel, 214 (106 -108); 52—Lynsey Davenport, 223 (110-113); 54—Riley Petitjean, 225 (110-115)

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

21—Grace Chard, Fredonia, 188 (94-94)

22—Kennedy Jarnagin, Cimarron, 189 (95-94)

23—Adysen Van Zandt, Jefferson West, 190 (99-91)

24—Celeste Schneider, Jayhawk-Linn, 191 (97-94); 24—Mallory Thompson, Columbus, 191 (94-97)

28—Annaliese Casper, Eureka, 193 (96-97); 28—Allyson Sheldon, Goodland, 193 (100-93)

33—Zoey Sims, Fredonia, 196 (97-99)

34—Allison Bachura, Council Grove, 198 (100-98); 34—Mykayla Romme, TMP, 198 (100-98)

39—Reagan Witherspoon, Anderson County, 201 (99-102)

TEAMS DID NOT QUALIFY x-qualifiers

6—GOODLAND (398-114)—14—Tori Jones, 92 (42-50); 37—x-Allyson Sheldon, 100 (48-52); 41—Ella Wolf, 101 (52-49); 56—Casja McCary, 105 (56-49); 76—Allison Cure, 114 (63-61); 79—Brei Carmichael, 116 (54-62)

8—JEFFERSON WEST (399)—19—x-Ella Dickey, 94 (47-47); 35—x-Adysen Van Zandt, 99 (47-52); 49—Cooper Brading, 103 (52-51); 49—Sydney Thompson, 103 (55-48); 50—Taylor Rowe, 104 (51-53); 63—Kinley Stones, 107 (57-50)

9—FREDONIA (405)—19—x-Grace Chard, 94 (46-48), 31—x-Zoey Sims, 97 (52-45), 61—Emma Dinkel, 107 (54-53), 61—Vaylin Spohn, 107 (54-53); 85—Audrey Smith, 125 (62-63)

10—HAYS-TMP (409)—5—x-Ashley Hipp, 86 (45-41); 38—x-Mykayla Romme, 100 (54-46); 50—Madelyn Rozean, 104 (49-55); 82—Jenna Brull 119 (60-59); 87—Ava Schumacher 143 (73-70)

11—CHENEY (421)— 38—x-Kaitlyn Fowler, 100 (51-49); 42—x-Rachel Rosenhagen, 101 (52-49); 68—Payton Ryba, 109 (53-56); 71—Reagan Ayres, 111 (59-52); 76—Amelia Meng, 114 (59-55); 82—Chloe Young, 119 (57-62)

12—COLUMBUS (445)—19—x-Mallory Thompson, 94 (46-48); 45—Reese Grundy, 102 (52-50); 80—Kenlyn Christiansen 118 (54-54); 85—Paige Patton 131 (66-65); 86—Anna Head, 134 (75-59), 88—Emily Buffington 144 (70-74)

INDIVIDUALS

WICHITA COLLEGIATE—45—Hyemin Choe, 102

CIMARRON—66—Anna Cofer, 108

UNIONTOWN—56—Reese Gorman, 105

FRONTENAC—60—Ruth Frederick, 106

LARNED—66—Jocelyn Clawson, 108; 84—Erin Tims, 123

ANDERSON COUNTY—70—Reese Witherspoon, 112

KINGMAN—79—Peyton Graber, 116