SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls golf team held off Columbia City to win its own invitational at South Shore Golf Club Saturday. Shooting a 391 on the par-72 course, the Wawasee Lady Warriors just bested Columbia City’s 392, while Goshen finished a distant third with a 418. The Whitko Lady Wildcats carded a 474, finishing seventh at the 10-team tournament. Wawasee sophomore Mikala Mawhorter was the medalist with her 85, followed by 86s out of Goshen’s Teague Minier and Mishawaka’s Aubri Young. Also from Wawasee, Elizabeth Jackson and Aubrey Schmeltz each shot a 97 and Courtney McDaniel finished with a 112. Whitko’s low score was April Bishop’s 99, followed by Samantha Shell’s 121, Elizabeth Gensch’s 124 and Kennedy Krull’s 130. The Lady Warriors host Manchester today, then welcome in Mishawaka Marian and West Noble Tuesday. For Whitko, it’s next competition is Tuesday at home against Northfield. WAWASEE INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Wawasee 391, Columbia City 392, Goshen 418, Fairfield 421, West Noble 424, Concord 430, Whitko 474, Northridge 481, Wawasee (B) 485, Mishawaka 510 (South Shore G.C., Par 72) Wawasee – Mikala Mawhorter 85, Elizabeth Jackson 97, Aubrey Schmeltz 97, Courtney McDaniel 112 Whitko – April Bishop 99, Samantha Shell 121, Elizabeth Gensch 124, Kennedy Krull 130 Wawasee (B) – Kamryn Fox 116, Madison Beaman 110, Megan Goralczyk 119, Rebecca Bender 140
Saturday in Kokomo At Kokomo’s Chippendale Golf Club Saturday, the Warsaw girls golf team finished 10th in Western Invitational loaded with state-ranked teams. No. 1 Penn won the 18-team event with a 308 on the par-73 course, followed by No. 7 Noblesville’s 319, No. 5 Hamilton Southeastern’s 320, No. 8 Lafayette Jefferson’s 328 and Northwestern’s 345, rounding out the top five. The Warsaw Lady Tigers shot a 351, with senior Nikki LaLonde leading the charge with an 81. Also from Warsaw, senior Elizabeth Meadows shot an 82, junior Alexis Manwaring finished with an 188, junior Kristen Watson posted a 100 and sophomore Aarshia Jain carded a 122. The Lady Tigers are at Lafontaine Golf Club Wednesday to take on Huntington North. WESTERN INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Penn 308, Noblesville 319, Hamilton Southeastern 320, Lafayette Jefferson 328, Northwestern 345, Marion 346, Center Grove 347, Rochester 349, Indianapolis Roncalli 349, Warsaw 351, Twin Lakes 356, Kokomo 363, Western 369, Peru 370, Fishers 370, Plymouth 386, Westfield 394, Western Boone 414 (Chippendale G.C., Par 73) Warsaw – Alexis Manwaring 88, Nikki LaLonde 81, Elizabeth Meadows 82, Kristen Watson 100, Aarshia Jain 122
Saturday in Wabash Playing at Honeywell Golf Course Saturday, the Manchester girls golf team finished third out of four teams at the Wabash County Tournament. Southwood’s 391 was the low score on the par-71 course, followed by Wabash’s 415, Manchester’s 475 and Northfield’s 572. From Manchester, Claire Barnett finished with a 95, while the squad’s other scores were Erin Working’s 114, Nina Smith’s 130, Gabbi Wilcox’s 136 and Madison Hire’s 140. The Lady Squires are in Syracuse today to take on Wawasee, then hosts Fort Wayne Canterbury Thursday. WABASH COUNTY TOURNAMENT Team Scores – Southwood 391, Wabash 415, Manchester 475, Northfield 572 (Honeywell G.C., Par 71) Manchester – Claire Barnett 95, Nina Smith 130, Erin Working 114, Gabbi Wilcox 136, Madison Hire 140
Friday in Peru The Manchester girls golf team fell 203-256 Friday at Peru. In the loss, Manchester was led by Claire Barnett’s 48 on the par-37 course. PERU 203, MANCHESTER 256 Manchester – Claire Barnett 48, Erin Working 67, Gabbi Wilcox 77, Madison Hire 64
