Golf Roundup: McCarty Shoots One Under to Earn Medalist Honors
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Clear Creek Amana junior Brandon McCarty fired a one-under-par 35 to earn medalist honors in a WAMAC Conference dual with Benton Community on Thursday at the Amana Colonies Golf Club in Amana.
Benton Community defeated Clear Creek Amana 187-170 in the dual but McCarty earned medalist honors by four strokes after a 35 on the back nine of the course.
Ryan Navara added a 45 for the Clippers and Isaac Quinn shot a 53 for CCA.
Clear Creek Amana (187) – Brandon McCarty 35, Ryan Navara 45, Isaac Quinn 53, Nolan Schwarting 54, Cole Liebe 55, Kaden Gisleson 60
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West Branch Fifth at Hawk Invite
The West Branch girls golf team shot 410 to place fifth at the Mid-Prairie Hawk Invite on Thursday at Kalona Country Club.
Tipton edged runner-up Williamsburg for the team title by one stroke shooting a 371 while host Mid-Prairie was third with a 386 followed by Wilton with a 407.
Lexi Clemens shot a 99 to pace West Branch while teammate Lauren Nalan fired a 100 and Savannah Sexton shot a 103.
Tipton’s Alli Nash won the individual title with an 89.
Mid-Prairie Hawk Invite
At Kalona Country Club
Team scores – 1. Tipton 371; 2. Williamsburg 372; 3. Mid-Prairie 386; 4. Wilton 407; 5. West Branch 410; 6. North Cedar 425; 7. West Liberty 430; 8. Durant 434
Individual leaders – 1. Alli Nash (TIP) 46-43 – 89; 2. Karly Berkland (WIL) 46-43 – 89; 3. Blayke McKown (WIL) 44-45 – 89; 4. Alex Hoffman (TIP) 48-44 – 92; 5. Abbi Patterson (M-P) 47-46 – 93; 6. Parker Stout (NC) 46-47 – 93; 7. Abby Statler (M-P) 48-46 – 94; 8. Addy Duwe (TIP) 49-46 – 95; 9. Britney Ford (TIP) 47-48 – 95; Eleney Owens (WIL) 49-48 – 97
West Branch (410) – Lexi Clemens 48-51 – 99; Lauren Nalan 51-49 – 100; Savannah Sexton 51-52 – 103; Melanie Lamont 55-53 – 108; Jessica Myers 57-56 – 113; Olivia Poppen 66-57 – 123
City High Third at MVC Quad
City High shot a 208 to place third at a Mississippi Valley Conference quadrangular hosted by Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Twin Pines Golf Course in Cedar Rapids on Thursday.
Emily Knoche fired a 49 to pace the Little Hawks while Kaylee Paulsen carded a 50 for City High.
Cedar Rapids Washington won the team title with a 183 followed by Linn-Mar with a 194.
CR Jefferson Quad
At Twin Pins
Team scores – 1. Cedar Rapids Washington 183; 2. Linn-Mar 194; 3. City High 208; 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 224
City High (208) – Emily Knoche 49, Kaylee Paulsen 50; Grace Bormann 52; April Wilson 57, Anna Knoche 59, Savanna Josephson 63