NEWSPAPER RESULTS
WILDCATS COME FROM BEHIND TO CAPTURE THIRD PLACE FINISH IN CLASS-1A STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
On Wednesday and Thursday, April 27th & 28th, the Wildcats and Ladycats competed in the Class-1A – State Golf Tournament in Austin. Both teams played the Lions Golf Course, with the boys starting early on Wednesday followed by the girls. On Thursday the tee times were switched. The weather conditions were good both days.
At the end of the first round, nerves and trying to hard to make things happen, caused the Wildcats to post a 381, the highest score of the year. However, when all scores were on the board, the 5th place Wildcats were only 19 shots out of 2nd, 8 out of 3rd, and only 1 behind Garden City. Happy had a 22 shot lead over 2nd place. With nothing to lose, the Wildcats started day 2 with the attitude of play your game, have fun, and see what happens. This worked well, they improved 36 strokes, much like the Regional Touranment when they passed first round leader, Robert Lee, to win the Championship by 35 strokes. This time they passed Garden City and Matador Motley County to move into the 3rd place position. They lacked 2 shots catching 2nd place Douglass.
In the medalist race, Wildcat Kenny Hrncir, made a run at the medals firing a 77 on day two. This was good enough to move Kenny into the 4th place position his freshman year at the State Tournament.
The Ladycats also had a rough first day. They posted a round of 466, which put them in 9th place in the 12 team field. With the same attitude as the boys on day 2, they improved 27 strokes, finishing in the 9th position for the tournament. Jaycie Mills was the closest Ladycat to the individual medals. She finished 12th in the 72 player field.
Both teams are young, with only 1 senior, Donavan Garcia, among the 10 players at the State Tournament. The girls, led by Jaycie and Sarah Turnbo(2015 State Alternate) gained some vauable experience on the biggest stage in the state. This group of boys were first timers on the big stage. They too gained vauable experience.
The Ladycats and Wildcats had a great season. They saw 2 players pick up and learn the game in the last 4 months. They saw others sharpen their skills while imporving their game. To qualify 2 teams to the State Tournament is awesome!!! Way to go Wildcats and Ladycats!!!
All results follow: Class-1A State Tournament
Wildcats 1st Day 2nd Day Total Place
Kenny Hrncir 85 77 162 4th
Donavan Garcia 93 84 177
Victor Berzoza 104 83 187
Derek Fostel 99 101 200
Soemon Corrado 131 112 243
Team Total 381 345 726 3rd
Team 1st Day 2nd Day Total Place
Happy 340 333 673 1st Gold
Douglass 362 362 724 2nd Silver
Wink 381 345 726 3rd Bronze
Matador Motley Co. 373 378 751 4th
Garden City 380 378 758 5th
Throckmorton 387 375 762 6th
McLean 382 394 776 7th
Blanket 405 388 793 8th
Leakey 409 401 810 9th
Robert Lee 405 419 824 10th
Chester 423 422 845 11th
Iredell 425 427 852 12th
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Ladycats 1st Day 2nd Day Total Place
Jaycie Mills 101 98 199
Sarah Turnbo 111 106 217
Sydney Payne 131 115 246
Haley Garcia 128 120 248
Kaelyn Haynes 126 122 248
Team Total 466 439 905 9th
Team 1st Day 2nd Day Total Place
Utopia 395 394 789 1st Gold
Robert Lee 418 411 829 2nd Silver
Tioga 423 414 837 3rd Bronze
Blanket 442 399 841 4th
Matador Motley Co. 416 426 842 5th
Briscoe Fort Elliott 435 430 865 6th
Paducah 450 441 891 7th
Iredell 463 435 898 8th
Wink 466 439 905 9th
Bronte 487 469 956 10th
Leakey 486 472 958 11th
Runge 481 489 970 12th
Coach Stodghill