NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (December 11, 2012) - Michael Hocker II of Chapel Hill, NC and McKenzie Talbert of North Augusta, SC have won the 22nd Charles Tilghman Junior Championship played at the Surf Golf & Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach, SC.

It was a brisk, windy Sunday at the Surf Golf & Beach Club, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the scorecard of Michael Hocker II. Hocker put together one of the best rounds ever at the Surf Club, most certainly by a junior golfer, shooting a bogey-free round of 66. He recorded 6 birdies along the way, including three in a row at the 9th, 10th, and 11th holes. Sinking his par putt on the par-3 18th hole, Michael gave a slight fist pump and breathed a huge sigh of relief as he finished his best round ever. His final-round 66 was enough to give him both the overall boys and boys 17-18 division titles.

Hocker's 139 was just enough to hold off Townville, SC's Austin Langdale, who fired two straight 70's for a 140 (-4) total and took second place in the boys 17-18 division. Jacob Hicks of Mebane, NC took home third place in the boys 17-18 division with a 144 (E).

Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill, NC had a great showing in the tournament, winning the boys 15-16 division with a 71-72=143 (-1). There was a tie for second place between Jonathan Hardee of Greer, SC and Noah Edmondson of Davidson, NC with a 147 (+3).    Leaderboard........

West End, NC— December 2,  2011 - Sarah Bae of Cary has been named the 2011 N.C. Junior  Girl's Players of the Year by the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) and the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). This is the second straight year Bae has been named the NC junior girl’s player of the year.  The N.C. Junior Player of the Year award recognizes one girl and one boy who have had the most successful year in amateur and junior golf events at the local, state, regional and national levels. 

Bae, a 16 year old high school junior at Athens Drive High School, captured 10 individual titles including the North Carolina Junior Girls’ Championship, the Roy Jones Junior, the NC Trusted Choice Big I Junior and the TYGA Team Championship, along with winning five junior tour events conducted by the Tarheel Golf Foundation (4) and the Eastern Junior Golf Tour (1).  Bae’s highlight of the year was participating in the US Women’s Amateur Championship at Rhode Island CC in Barrington, RI.  Over the past 12 months, Bae has finished in the top ten 20 times in 23 tournaments and finished with a 75.4 tournament stroke average.<> Back to the top.....

“This class represents the nucleus of our 2012 recruiting class,” McPhaul said. “This group of young men will be vital to helping us attain our goal of being an annual fixture at the NCAA Championships.”

Hicks earned individual medalist honors at the 2010 North Carolina Christian School Association (NCCSA) championships and helped Alamance Christian School capture back-to-back titles in ’10 and ’11. He also finished among the top 10 at the N.C. Amateur Match Play Championships.

“Jacob comes from a rich golf background,” McPhaul explained. “He seems to have a firm grasp on what a good player needs to think and do in the moments leading up to executing a shot. He also is sneaky powerful, evidence of athletic gifts. His demeanor, game andpersonality are similar to (senior, co-captain) David Watkins’.”<> Back to the top.....

In the Junior-Senior Division, Reggie Crews of Jacksonville, N.C. came from one shot off the first round pace to defeat Micah Alexander of Durham, NC and Brigham Stewart, of Cedar Rapids, IA , who tied for runner-up honors, one shot in arrears.  Though there was only one stroke separating Crews, a junior at Jacksonville High School, and Mitchell Ellis of Greensboro following round one, Ellis fell out of contention in round two finishing 71-81—152, dropping him to the division’s fourth place position. Crews’ stellar start, which included four front-nine birdies, jump started his weekend with a four under par 32 on his opening nine in round one.

In the Freshman-Sophomore Division, Winternational veteran David Kocher, a sophomore at Charlotte Christian School, recorded the division’s low round on Saturday with his 76, and maintained his lead in round two to record the division’s low round and take the title 76-78—154.  Finishing just one shot behind Kocher was Event #1’s Freshman-Sophomore winner, Alex Smalley, a sophomore at Wake Forest-Rolesville High.  Winston-Salem resident Gray Townsend finished third, two strokes ahead of fourth place O’Neal School freshman James Sugg, of Pinehurst.

Mary Barbero’s, of Fairfax Station, VA consistent play through both rounds kept her in the Girl’s Division lead, finishing ahead of second place Hailey Crider of Pinehurst. Barbero, a senior at South Country Secondary School, will attend Winthrop College in the fall of 2012. Her play on the four par three holes each day consisted of two birdies and six pars, which spelled the difference for her victory.

The Winternational Junior Series will hold its third event December 10-11, at the The Golf Club at Pinehurst No. 6. - Leaderboard     Back to the top.....

November 21, 2011 - Elon women's golf coach Chris Dockrill announced that he has signed three players to National Letters of Intent to play for the Phoenix beginning in 2012-13.  Joining the maroon and gold next fall will be Emily Brooks (Chapel Hill, N.C./Northwood), Kathryn Buckingham (Boise, Idaho/Centennial) and Sunna Vidisdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland/The Commercial College of Iceland).

Brooks won the 2011 Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) championship as well as the 2011 Jimmy Anderson Invitational crown.  In 2011 she also finished first at the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour's SC University Classic.  Brooks earned a third-place finish at the 2011 Twin States Junior Girls event.  As of Nov. 10, 2011, Brooks was rated second in the Carolina Golf Association/TYGA junior girls rankings.  A second-team all-state selection in 2010, Brooks helped her Northwood team to a runner-up finish at the 1A/2A North Carolina state championships in 2011 where she also finished as the runner-up.  That same year, the program was the Eastern Regional medalist.  A three-time league golfer of the year, Brooks was an all-region pick in soccer in 2010.

Emily is the daughter of former Wake Forest baseball player Philip and Martha Brooks.

Buckingham is a three-time Junior World participant who earned medalist honors at the 2011 Eagle City Amateur.  She was named a second-team All-American by Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) for 2010-11.  Buckingham finished in the - Continue reading......Back to the top.....

CHARLOTTE, NC - Halton Arena -- November 22, 2011 - Charlotte 49ers first-year head golf coach Ryan Cabbage announced the signing of his first recruiting class.  Cabbage signed three players during the fall signing period:  John Boehme, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; Daniel Brantley, of Asheboro, N.C. and Riley Davenport, of Woodstock, Ga.

“We’re excited about all three of these guys,” said Cabbage of his first recruiting class.  “Losing four seniors, we will have some big shoes to fill.  All three of these players won high-level junior events over the summer and fall.  Personally, they are all great people who will fit in well with the quality of young men that are and have been a part of the program at Charlotte.”

Boehme, who is currently ranked 31st overall and 17th in the class of 2012 by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), won the AJGA Woodward Video Greenbriar Classic and added top 10 finishes at the AJGA Vaughn Taylor Junior (8th) and the AJGA Huntsville Junior (10th).  He led Sandalwood High to first place finishes in the conference and district and a fourth-place finish in the state in 2011.  A three-time MVP and four-time all-conference choice he has earned first team all-state honors the last two years.  Boehme’s home course is Pablo Creek.

An honor roll student, Brantley is ranked 47th in the 2012 senior class by the Junior Golf Scoreboard and 86th overall.  The winner of the Dogwood Junior, Brantley placed in the top 20 at the North Carolina Junior and had a top 10 finish at the Bobby Chapman Invitational. Brantley owns a 4.24 GPA at Asheboro High School. 

Davenport, an all-region golfer out of Sequoyah High, is ranked 150th overall junior rankings  by Golfweek.  He recently won the 2011 Kinderlou Forrest Junior Classic on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour and tied for first at the 2011 UGA Invitational.  He tied for 2nd at the 2011 Georgia Junior PGA Championship after a third-place finish in 2009.  Davenport posted three top 15 finishes at AJGA events in 2010-11.

The Charlotte 49ers men’s golf program has won six straight Atlantic 10 Championships and advanced to seven straight NCAA Tournaments.  The 49ers posted back-to-back top 10 NCAA finishes in 2007 (T3rd) and 2008 (T8th)

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"Casey has always been a talented golfer," Flesher added. "The last two years her abilities have taken her into the National spotlight. Casey is one of the most liked people I have met and after watching her the past two summers I can honestly say that I have heard nothing but positive comments about her. I know she will work hard on the course and in the classroom."

Cheeranont is from Bangkok, Thailand and spent her junior year as a foreign exchange student - Continue reading........    Back to the top.....

“Our signees in the class of 2012 are all great role models on an off the golf course,” said Stewart. “Taylor, Will and Luke will have an immediate impact on our line-up and will help us compete for championships.”

Coalson, a senior at North Surry High School in Mt. Airy, N.C., is the reigning North Carolina 2A champion. A three-time all-conference selection, Coalson also won the 2011 Joe Cheves Junior Invitational, a tournament which consists of championship junior golfers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Tennessee and Virginia.

In 2010, Coalson was named as the Tarheel Golf Foundation Player of the Year.

Haithcock, a senior at Williams High in Burlington, is currently the 33 ranked senior in the country by the National 

Junior Scoreboard. He helped lead Williams High to the 2011 3A state championship. Haithcock was also the individual runner-up in his conference.

Additionally, Haithcock was a first alternate for the U.S. Amateur Championship last summer, and he made the cut at the 2011 Carolinas Golf Association Men’s Amateur and North Carolina Men’s Match Play tournaments.

Thomas is a senior at Greenhope High School in Cary. The 2010 Dogwood State Champion, Thomas also finished as the runner-up at the AJGA All-Star, finishing second out of 109 golfers. He is currently ranked 75 in the country among juniors by Golfweek magazine.

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STONEY CREEK, NC - November 13, 2011 - Stoney Creek Golf Club - The Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational, the year end event, was won by Lucia Polo.

Lucia Polo is an exchange student from Guatemala and is currently in training at the Precision Golf School located in Greensboro, NC.

Polo, a junior in high school won the two day event by three strokes over the ever charging young freshman from Vienna, VA, Shannon Brooks. Brooks found herself two strokes back after the first day with a one over par round of 72 while Polo recorded the only sub par round of the 57 girls invited to play.

Polo continued her solid performance from the first tee to the last on day two bringing a one over par round to the scorers table. Brooks effort came up one three strokes short but good enough for the runner-up spot.

The event at Stoney Creek GC had entries from seven states in the Southeast and Mid Atlantic. The PKB Invitational featured many of the top players from these regions.

The third spot was claimed by Jessica Provasnik from Hinckley, Ohio. The junior from Ohio scored a 151 for her two day total which edged out North Carolina's #3 junior girl, Victoria Allred from Pfafftown, NC. by one stroke.  - Results........   Back to the top.....

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA: November 13, 2011 - The Winternational Junior Series, which consists of eight championship events for high school age boys and girls, played its first event of the 2011-2012 Season this weekend at the Pinehurst Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, NC. This series, the oldest of its kind in the Country, has had over 2000 young men and women pass through its membership since its inception in 1993. This year nearly 100 members of the Series are invited to play any or all of the events on six of the eight Pinehurst Resort courses, including two events on designer Donald Ross’ famous Pinehurst No. 2.

As in past years, the high school boys are divided into two divisions; one for  Juniors and Seniors and the other for Freshmen and Sophomores. Following round 1, Alex Smalley, from Wake Forest, was leading the Freshman-Sophomore Division, three shots ahead of Holly Springs’ Timothy Conover. Only three shots separated the next six players in the Freshman-Sophomore Division after the first day of play on Centennial Pinehurst No. 8. Smalley, in his second season as a Winternational Junior Series participant, and a freshman at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, went on to win the Freshman-Sophomore Division title 75-77—152, increasing his lead to five shots in round 2, due in no small part to four birdies in the second round. Conover, a sophomore at Holly Springs High School, remained in second place finishing 78-79—157, one shot ahead of third place Court Settle of Raleigh (79-79—158). Ethan Mead of Charlotte finished fourth.

It was a close race in the Junior-Senior  Division, as well. After round 1, Reggie Crews of Jacksonville was one shot ahead of a three-way tie for second between Mitchell Ellis of Greensboro, Trey Guy of Fayetteville, and Edmond Brooks IV of Sanford. But it was Guy, a junior at Terry Sanford High School, who battled stiff winds in round 2 to garner the Junior-Senior Division win 76-76—152. Crews followed one shot behind Guy (75-78—153) to take second. Greg Mauldin from Archdale, a junior at Westchester Country Day School finished third, and Edmond Brooks IV of Sanford finished fourth.  

In the Girl’s Division, Gabrielle Weiss of Pinehurst took home the Girl’s Division Champion trophy. Weiss, a sophomore at Pinecrest High School, who relocated to the area from Macungie, PA only two weeks ago, shot a solid 83-78—161. Though the seventeenth hole proved to be a challenge both days, Weiss used the first hole as an equalizer, scoring a birdie there in round 1 and an eagle in round 2. In second place, from Greenwich, CT, was Camilla Vik, scoring 87-87—174.  

The Winternational Junior Series will hold its second event November 26-27, on another of Tom Fazio’s design gems, Pinehurst No. 4. Please visit www.juniorgolfpinehurst.com.      Results.................

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CHAPEL HILL, NC - October 23, 2011 - East Chapel Hill High School Sophomore Ben Griffin, the reigning  NCHSAA 4A Champion  won the North Carolina Junior Golf Foundation’s UNC Tarheel Junior this weekend with a four under par total 140 for 36 holes over the 6800 yard AE Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill. Griffin beat a field of 63 high school boys from across North Carolina as well as four other states. His 36 hole total of 140, included 7 birdies and 3 bogeys. Timothy Conover, a sophomore at Holly Springs High  School placed second helped by a second round score of 71 to finish 6 strokes back at 146. Hough High School sophomore Patrick Cover of Huntersville, NC and Cannon School freshman William Gordon of Davidson tied for overall third with scores of 147. Griffin earned an AJGA exemption for his win.

The Middle School Division provided excitement and some fine scoring. Some of the top ranked middle school boys in North Carolina were joined by highly ranked Texan Harrison Murphy and New Jersey’s Chris Gotterup, a veteran of international competitions. However, the battle for the title came down to two North Carolina players, Patrick Stephenson of Four Oaks Middle School and Ryan Gerard of Ravenscroft School. Stephenson posted a first round 71 to Gerard’s 72. Round two saw the lead go back and forth between Patrick and Ryan until the pair were tied going into the final hole.  Gerard hit his approach shot to 10 feet and Stephenson hit his to 6 feet. Gerard’s birdie putt hung on the lip of the hole and just would not fall. Stephenson then drained his putt for birdie to win by one stroke.  Tied for third were Brian Chen of Davis Drive Middle School in Cary, Reid Darden of Sampson Middle School in Clinton and Harrison Murphy of the Dowell School, McKinney, Texas.  

Cecily Overbey of Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point won by 24 strokes with a two day of 152 over Eleanor Cosgrove of John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington.  Emma Parson of Chapel Hill and the IJGA/Heritage Academy in Hilton Head, SC placed third with a total of 194. 

The next NC Junior Golf Foundation event is the Central Carolina Junior presented by Bojangles’ at the Club at 12 Oaks in Holly Springs on November 19-20. This event is part of the NC Junior Tour affordable entry fee series.  For more information visit http://ncjuniorgolf.org<>  Results.......

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HIGH POINT - October 23, 2011 - The spectacular weather stayed for round two of the Triad Fall Championship.  The junior golfers took full advantage and posted lower scores on average, including two under par rounds.  The greens continued to play fast, leaving little room for error.   

Tanner Owen of High Point, NC held onto his lead from round one by a narrow margin.  Owen shot a 73 for a two-day total of 144 (71-73--144).  Owen earned first place in the overall high school boys division and the freshman/sophomore division.  Thomas Walsh of High Point, NC had a phenomenal two under par round to come from behind and earn second place in the freshman/sophomore division with a two-day total of 145 (75-70--145).  After a scorecard playoff, Joshua Martin of Pinehurst, NC earned third place with a two-day total of 147 (74-73--147).  Troy Beaver of Salisbury, NC shot one under par to claim first place in the junior/senior division.  His two-day total of 147 (76-71--147) left him one stroke ahead of Zachary Martin of Pinehurst, NC.  Martin played a solid round at even par to earn second place with a two-day total of 148 (76-72--148).  Rounding out the leader board in the junior/senior division was Thomas Lilly of Netwon, NC with a two-day total of 153 (80-73--153).  Blake Wagoner of Cornelius, NC played two excellent rounds of golf, earning him first place in the middle school boys division by eight strokes with a two-day total of 151 (73-78--151).  Scott Campbell of Greensboro, NC captured second place with a two-day total of 159 (83-76--159) and Grant Powell of Colfax, NC earned third place with a two-day total of 162 (79-83--162).  Results......<> Back to the top.....

Morgan Brock led the Panthers with an 80 and was aided by Alexis Kershaw who carded an 86. Both Panthers finished in the top ten scorers at the Meadowlands.

The Medalist in the event was Northern Guilford's Taylor Penzer with a 77. The rest of the top ten at the Meadowlands are:2. Rebecca Riley Taylor Penzer     (Cardinal Gibbons) 78; 3. Morgan Brock (Ledford) 80; t-4. Caroline Jones (Chapel Hill) 82; t-4. Rachel Jones (SW Randolph) 82;  t-6. Allie Vaughn (Williams) 84; t-6. Sarah Bertram (Concord) 84; 8. Kira Aiken (Cox Mill) 85; t-9. Ellen Smith (Cardinal Gibbons) 86; t-9. Alexis Kershaw (Ledford) 86. Results..........

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Evie Dole Jessica Kittelberger

The T.I.S.A.C held their conference championship this week at Hasentree CC consisting of teams from Ravenscroft, Saint Mary’s School, Durham Academy and North Raleigh Christian Academy. Ravenscroft came off the course the victor completing their season undefeated. The Ravens are led by Evie Dole, a junior and one of the top 15 junior girl golfers in the state. Her round of 75 was good enough for the medalist honors but Dole had to share the honor with teammate Jessica Kittelberger, a sophomore who is currently ranked as the 22nd best junior girl golfer in the state. Comments from Coach Dough Hodges about this outing were, ““We had a very successful event at the beautiful but extremely challenging Hasentree Club.  This was a first complete 18 hole event for a number of these girls and they did very well on this challenging 5166 yard rolling course with very fast greens.  Evie Dole and Jessica   Kittelberger distinguished themselves with very fine rounds of 75 to earn medalist honors and lead their Ravenscroft team to the team championship in this first ever event.  Cameron Little with 81 and Katie Seymour with 83 led the Saint Mary's School Saints to a second place finish.”

 Coach Hodges continued, “Evie Dole was the conference Player of the Year and joining her on the All-Conference team are teammates Jessica Kittelberger, Caroline Hansen, and Mariel Ziperski. Katie Seymour, Cameron Little, Katie Nash, and Taylor Currin join them from Saint Mary's School and Kim Bryan rounds out the All-conference team from North Raleigh Christian Academy.” 

And in closing his comments he said, “We all look forward to next week’s State Championship, another inaugural event, at the Champions Course at Bryan Park in Greensboro.  We expect girls from up to 10 schools to come together for this first event of this kind for girls from NCISAA schools.  Tee times will start next Monday at 8:30 am from both #1 and #10 tees”. 

The boy’s teams in the NCISAA have been playing state playoffs for several years now but this is the first for the girl’s teams who belong to the NCISAA. The CHNT will have complete results on Monday night as for this first time the State Championship will be contested over 18 holes. As this effort matures most like the girls will play 36 hole events for the championship. - Match Results.......<>Back to the top.....

New London, NC- October 18, 2011- Old North State Club- This year marked the 7^th Annual Emma Ducey Memorial Tournament, which was played on Tuesday, October 18 and held at Old North State Club in New London.

Old North State Club is a private golf course that was honored as the #2 spot by Golf Digest in the ranking of best private courses in the United States.  Old North State Club has received the ranking of having the best par three and finishing hole in North Carolina, and has also been recurrently ranked by the North Carolina Golf Panel as the top private course of the state.  Old North State Club was an accommodating host to the teams, providing a delicious lunch to the golfers, and a beautiful course to play.        

This tournament is played each year in honor of Emma Ducey, a former Asheboro golfer who was an outstanding player and led the Blue Comets to a regional championship.  She graduated from Asheboro High School in 2002 and was tragically killed in a car accident in July of 2004.

Asheboro won the tournament with a total score of 290, being the second consecutive year that the Comets have won.  The Blue Comets were led by silver medalist, Jana Morehart, who shot an 83.  Senior’s Addie Schoenberger (100) and Cala Farina (107) contributed to the team score.  Tanner Brown also carded a matching score of 107.

Southwestern Randolph got second place with a team score of 296.  The Cougars were led by gold medalist, Rachel Jones, with an 81, followed by Alicia Marion (105) and Kaylie Hamby (110).

Eastern Randolph came in third with a total of 324.  Bronze medalist, Tessa Davis, led the team with a score of 88.  This was Davis’ third successive year that she medaled in this tournament.  Taylor Maness (117) and Jennifer Hubbard (119) added to their team score.               

The Emma Ducey Memorial Tournament is an event that all the girls look forward to and is a memorable end to every golf season.

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Asheboro, NC- October 17, 2011- Asheboro Municipal Golf Course - The last Mid Piedmont Conference golf match of the 2011 season was played at Asheboro Municipal Golf Course on Monday, October 17. 

Asheboro hosted Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high school teams.

The Ledford Panthers won the final match with a score of 134.  Medalist Julia Carroll led the team with a score of 41, followed by Morgan Brock (46) and Alexis Kershaw (47).  The Panthers were undefeated in the Mid Piedmont Conference this season.

The Asheboro Blue Comets came in second on their home course with a total of 142.  Jana Morehart led the Comets with a 42, followed by Addie Schoenberger (45) and Cala Farina (55).

Southwestern Randolph came in third place with a team score of 144.  Rachel Jones led the Cougars with a 44, along with Erin Hayes and Alicia Marion who both carded matching scores of 50.

It was a great golf season for the ladies of the Mid-Piedmont Conference.  The teams are now off to the 3A Central Golf Regional, which will be held on Monday, October 24 at Meadowlands Golf Club in Winston Salem. Match Results......
Team Scores:
Ledford  134
Asheboro 142
SW Randolph 144
E. Randolph 159
Wheatmore 168
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Northern Guilford wins for their sixth time at Deep Springs

STONEVILLE, NC – October 17, 2011 – Deep Springs GC – The Mid-State 3A Conference put the crowning touch to their season with an 18 hole event at Deep Springs GC in Stoneville, NC. 

There was some great golf played at Deep Springs today. The Northern Guilford Nighthawks and the West Alamance Warriors clashed for the last time this season in conference play and boy did they leave an impression on each other as they fought down to the last stroke. 

All year these two teams have been going at each other. The Season opened with the Warriors winning the first two matches. Then the Nighthawks came back and won the next three matches. At the end of five matches the Nighthawks had a 13 stroke advantage from which the Warriors could not recover. The Warriors did win the sixth match but by only thee strokes.  

But, with today’s match, the Warriors gave the Nighthawks something to remember them by, a real hard fought match that the Nighthawks scraped by with a single stroke to win their sixth match of the season. So the Nighthawks go home with all the marbles except for one – the Player of the Year award.

marbles except for one – the Player of the Year award.

Head Warrior Heather Dockrill, who had a heck of a first half of the season, was crowned the Mid-State 3A Player of the Year. Dockrill also won this title last season, the first year of coverage by the CGNT. Dockrill’s round of 82 won for her a sixth medalist honor this season though she had to share this last one with Allie Vaughn of Williams. 

Vaughn’s effort brought the Williams Bulldogs in at 281 for a third place finish today at Deep Springs. 

Chris Jones, head coach for the Nighthawks came away with another Coach of the Year award after his Nighthawks demonstrated how good a team they are. By season’s end Coach Jones had a powerful one two punch in his No. one and two, Taylor Penzer and Elizabeth Ewing. Both players today finished with a pair of 86’s. Coach Jones put together a well rounded team this season ending up with four of his six players finishing the season in the top ten. Nicole Kasica and Bryce Houtoon provided all season long good No. 3 scores that enabled the Nighthawks to be as successful as they were.  

Now it is on to the regional at the Meadowlands on Monday, October 24^th. - Match results......<>Back to the top.......

 BADIN, NC - October 15, 2011 - The postponed Middle School Championship was finally completed this past weekend at Badin Inn GC in Badin, NC.

Dillard Drive Middle school, Carry, NC  won the championship with a score of 146. Eric Bae, an eighth grader and Jennifer Chang, a sixth grader  were the banner carries for Dillard Drive Middle school, Bae place second overall with an even par round of 71 while teammate Jennifer Chang won the the girl's title with a four over par round of 75.

Jennifer Chang John Freeman

John Freeman of Carolina Day School, Asheville, NC won the boys individual title with a three under par 68 to win by three strokes over Bae. Freeman is an an eighth grader. This years Middle School Championship listed 15 schools participating.  Click here for the full leaderboard.......<>Back to the top.......

MEBANE, NC – October 13, 2011 – The Club at Mill Creek – The Nighthawks of Northern Guilford went into this match 15 strokes ahead of  the Warriors of West Alamance. It would be almost impossible to make that many strokes up in a nine hole event. All the Nighthawks had to do was go out there and play fairways and greens and that is what they did. 

In this last match of this season Elizabeth Ewing won her first medalist medal with a round of 38, a round that was three strokes under her stroke average. Taylor Penzer and Bryce Huntoon completed the team total of 124 with round of 42 and 44 respectively. 

The threesome of Warriors that made up their team total of 126 was Heather Dockrill with a 40, Taylor Ross with a 42 and Clarie Dockrill topping it out with a 44. This is Heather Dockrill’s third round at forty or more out of the last four rounds. Prior to that, she had shot nothing higher than a 37 in her first four matches.  

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RALEIGH, NC – October 13, 2011 – Hedingham Golf Club – In this final conference match of the Cap 8 4A Conference the Wakefield Wolverines capped off their 2011 season with their sixth victory of the season. The lead Wolverine, Stephanie Pribonic, came away with the individual champion title as well with a stroke total of 269 and averaged 38.43 strokes a round*.  

It is here that the CGNT would like to acknowledge that over the last few articles published concerning the Cap 8 Conference in regards to the individual championship race our comments were based on our incomplete totals. The reports from the conference were correct but in getting them posted the CGNT had misplaced one complete match causing the CGNT to report incorrect totals which reflected a different set of challengers to Stephanie Pribonic as the season was winding down.  

We had reported that this final match would contain a battle for the

individual championship between Stephanie and Kendra Dalton when it should have been between Stephanie and the Heritage player Rhea Bhatia. 

The CGNT had reported that Miss Dalton and Miss Pribonic were separated by just one stroke when in actuality they were separated by 13 strokes. In the real race - which was not as close as described by the CGNT between Dalton and Pribonic, - between Pribonic and Bhatia showed a five stroke spread. We ask everyone concerned for your forgiveness and assure you that through this lesson we have learned to not only check but double check our own accuracy on all submissions. With that said this season was still an exciting one to watch.  Match Results......

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Siler City, NC- October 12, 2011- Siler City Country Club – The Jordan Matthews Jets hosted their second golf match of the season at Siler Country Club on Wednesday, October 12.  This match was the Jet’s 4^th golf match hosted in history with Coach Dot Brinkley, who founded the first girl’s golf program at Jordan Matthews high school.

Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high schools attended the match.

The Southwestern Randolph Cougars won with a total of 140.  Medalist Rachel Jones led the team with a score of 40, followed by Alicia Marion (49) and Katie Hunt (51).

Asheboro came in second with a 145.  Jana Morehart led the Blue Comets with a 45, followed by Addie Schoenberger (46) and Tanner Brown (54). 

Eastern Randolph (160) got third place.  Tessa Davis led the team with a 42, followed by Taylor Maness and Kelsey Ferguson with matching scores of 59.

The last Mid-Piedmont Conference match of the season will be held at the Asheboro Municipal Golf Course on Monday, October 17.<> Match results..<>Back to the top.......

RALEIGH, NC – October 10, 2011 – TPC Wakefield Plantation – The Wakefield Wolverines are in the coasting mode as they wind down this season and heading to the regional. At the TPC the Wolverines scored their highest round of this season, a 134. This high score gave the Heritage Huskies an opening and they took it led by Kendra Dalton.  

Dalton carded her second consecutive round of 38 giving her a third medalist medal for the season, In her last match she share the medalist honors with Alli Mossinghoff who also posted a 38 in the last event. 

Dalton’s 38 along with Rhea Bhatia’s 42 and Kelly Dovel’s 49 gave the Huskies their second lowest round of this season, a 129 that was five strokes lower than conference leader Walkefield but no where near enough to affect the huge lead that the Wolverines have. Dalton’s back to back 38’s helped send her up the ladder to where she is now in second place only one stroke behind the leader Pribonic.

One of the leading causes of Wake-  field’s loss was their No.1, Stephanie Pribonic, who had her worst round of the season. Everybody is entitled to a day off but at this juncture of the season is no place for hiccups that might carry over into the regional. Pribonic’s 46 was seven strokes over her YTD stroke average but was not enough to damage her conference lead. Yet is does put her lead in jeopardy as her lead is down to one stroke over the Huskie’s Dalton with one match to go.  

Morgan Schultz led the Wolverines with her right on the target 41 strokes. It appears that the success of Wakefield can be accredited to their No.3 Carly Herndon. Herndon, like Schultz was a very consistent golfer this season and provided the scoring that fortifies a team’s No. 1 and two. Herndon will be an integral asset in the regional. 

The habitual third placer, the Sanderson Spartans, was there again. The Spartans showed a lot of potential in their first two matches of the season. Then their scoring began to escalate on them and they were never able to bring them back down. In their first two matches of the season all three of their golfers finished in the top 12 places averaging a score of 46 between them.  

Two golfers will be giving it their all at the Cap 8’s next event. Dalton and Pribonic will provide some very good golf to watch as they do battle for the individual conference championship.<>

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"One thing I have learned over the past couple of months when coaching golf is that it is 90 percent mental and the other10 percent is skill.  All of these girls have the skill but their mental game is what often holds them back.  I try to encourage them to take the shot they are confident with and to always believe in their skill.  If they have a bad hole, they just have to let it go because the next hole is a new one.  I admire their work ethic on the course.  My job as a coach is to help them focus sometimes, but often to remind them to just relax."<>Back to the top.......

WINSTON-SALEM, NC- October 10, 2011- Meadowlands Golf Club – A Mid-Piedmont Conference golf match was held at Meadowlands Golf Club on Monday, October 10.  This course will be the site of the 3A Central Golf regional which will be held on Monday, October 24.

Ledford hosted Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high school teams.

The Ledford Panthers won another match with a total of 115.  The team was led by medalist Morgan Brock, who carded one under par with a 35.  Alexis Kershaw (39) and Julia Carroll (41) contributed to the team’s score.  The Panthers remain undefeated for the 2011 golf season.

Southwestern Randolph came in second with a score of 133.  Rachel Jones led the Cougars with a 38, followed by Katie Hunt (47) and Alicia Marion (48).

The Asheboro Blue Comets came in third with a team total of 146.  Addie Schoenberger led the team with a 47, followed by Jana Morehart (48) and Tanner Brown (51). 

The last MPC match will be held on Monday, October 17 at the Asheboro Municipal Golf Course.  Match results...<>Back to the top.......

BURLINGTON, NC – October 10, 2011 – Alamance CC – Just a couple of matches ago the Mid State 3A Conference was all tied up between Northern Guilford and West Alamance. It was showdown time and whoever blinked first would find themselves on the short end of the stick. 

In the first match after the all square N. Guilford rallied the troops and won by thirteen strokes severely injuring the hopes of W. Alamance but there was an outside chance the Warriors could bounce back.  

The Warriors did bounce, or I should say bump back, as the Warriors won their match but only by three strokes. Now ten strokes down and only two matches left, which are not 18 hole matches as the CGNT thought they would be, the Warriors needed to go to guns, pull out all of the stops dig deep inside of themselves and find what it takes to be the victors in the next match. 

That match was today at Alamance CC and the Warriors’ could not pull it out. Dockrill, the lead Warrior had her worst round of the season while the rest of her troops shot their stroke averages. Dockrill’s 42 with Taylor Ross’s 39 and Erin Pleasants’ 50 were just not good enough. Their team total of 130 was five strokes short of victory. W. Alamance needs fifteen strokes to tie and sixteen to win the Mid State 3A Conference Championship. 

Coach Jones must have pulled out all of his inspirational notes to get his Nighthawks to rise to the occasion after they posted their highest team total in their last match to come over to Alamance CC and post their third lowest total of this season, a 125. The Nighthawks had all three of their players in the top six with Taylor Penzer taking the point with a round of 40 while Elizabeth Ewing was one back of her leader and the Nighthawks rearguard came in with a 44. 

Now the Nighthawks with their 15 stroke margin can relax and work on their shortcomings in preparation for the regional being held at Meadowlands Golf Club in Winston-Salem.  Match Results.......      Back to the top.......

LEXINGTON, NC—October 9, 2011 - Sapona Country Club - It took extra holes, but Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill went the extra distance and captured the girls’ title in the TYGA State Championship in playoff.  Brooks, a high school senior, finished with a two day total of 153 on the par 71 Sapona CC golf course.  Brooks defeated Evelyn Dole of Raleigh and Emily Stinson of Charlotte on number ten, the first playoff hole.  Finishing tied for fourth at 154 was Sarah Bae, the NC Junior Girls’ champion, of Cary and Tara Simmons of Goldsboro.

Tanner Owen of High Point won the boys’ division by seven shots finishing with a two day total of five under par 137.  Owen, a high school sophomore, was the only player to finish the tournament under par.  Finishing tied for second at two over par 142 were Tanner Gross of High Point, Alex Nianouris of Salisbury, Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill and Carter Jenkins of Raleigh.  Results........      Back to the top.......

BURLINGTON, NC – October 6, 2011 – Indian Valley Golf Club – The Mid-State 3A conference met a Indian Valley Golf Club to see who wins out in the battle for the conference championship between West Alamance and Northern Guilford. Two matches age these two teams were dead even and then Northern Guilford comes back in their last meeting and pulls off the win by 13 strokes. As close as these two teams play each other thirteen strokes would seem to put an end to this chase to finish. Well West Alamance is not about to lie down and die. 

At Indian Valley the West Alamance Warriors came back at the hand of their No.1 Heather Dockrill, Dockrill had one of her rare off days in their last meeting but looked pretty good at Indian Valley where she posted a two over par 37. Teammate Taylor Ross helped the Warriors with her round of 42. The Warriors No.3, Erin Pleasants, came in with a 50 for a team total of 129. Regrettably this score was only three strokes better than the Nighthawks of N. Guilford and with two matches left on the schedule the Warriors have got to make up ten strokes or better if they want to win the conference championship.

The N. Guilford Nighthawks were led to the runner-up slot by their No.1 Taylor Penzer who was aided in this defense of their lead by Elizabeth Ewing. Penzer shot a 41 and Ewing closed with a 46 which for both of these golfers were higher than their stroke average. The team total of 132 was completed by Nicole Kascia who finished within her strokes average with a 45.  

Generally the last two matches of the season are 18 hole events which will give W. Alamance a better opportunity to come back. Regardless, both teams will still have to make every shot count as the season winds down. 

The 3A Regional will be held for these two teams at the Meadowlands Golf Club located near by in Winston-Salem, NC on October 24^th, 2011.  Match results……

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Staley, NC- October 5, 2011- Sandy Creek Golf Club - A girl’s golf match was held at Sandy Creek Golf Club on Wednesday, October 5.

The match was hosted by Providence Grove with Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high schools attending. 

The Ledford Panthers won the match with an impressive score of 123.  Morgan Brock led the team with a 38, followed by Alexis Kershaw (41) and Julia Carroll (44).

Southwestern Randolph got second place with team score of 146.  Rachel Jones (41) led the Cougars with Erin Hayes (51) and Katie Hunt (54).

Asheboro came in third with a score of 152.  Jana Morehart carded a score of 47, followed by Addie Schoenberger (52) and Mary Beth Kidd (53).

Tessa Davis from Eastern Randolph was the medalist of the day with a low score of 37.

GREENSBORO, NC – October 5, 2011 – Bryan Park Golf Club – The Nighthawks of Northern Guilford took the fight to Western Alamance as they were all square after their match. In what will be an epic fight for the remainder of this season the Nighthawks gave a warning of what is to come as they posted their lowest round of the season in conference play at Bryan Park. Not only was it the lowest round of the season for Northern Guilford it was the lowest round carded in the conference this season. 

The Nighthawks went on a tear lead by the No.1 Taylor Penzer with a 38 that is good enough for the medalist honors, her second this season. Sitting just one stroke behind Penzer was Nighthawk Elizabeth Ewing with a 39. N. Guilford’s No.3, Nicole Kasica, turned in her best performance of this season with a 40. With this outstanding performance by N. Guilford they go up 13 strokes over West Alamance with their round of 117 at Bryan Park.

McMichael who had been playing back in the rear all season seems to have stepped up their game as this season is drawing to an end. Last week they scored their best team total of the season and came within two strokes of doing it again. McMichael’s 139 gave them their best finish thus far this season, third place, most because of Courtney Holt who also had her best round this season. Holt’s 40 along with Julia Shelton’s 45 made McMichael’s No.3 score really count. Macey Ferguson came in with a 54 to secure McMichael’s third place finish.

Mid-State 3A has another match on heels of this one which we will report on the outcome of it over the weekend. Stay tuned.

Match Leaderboard.............

Asheboro, NC- October 3, 2011- Asheboro Municipal Golf Course -  The Ledford Panthers won another Mid- Piedmont Conference girl’s golf match at the Asheboro Municipal Golf Course on Monday, October 3. 

Asheboro hosted their second golf match of the season at their home course.  Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high schools played in this match.

The Ledford Panthers won the match with a team total of 128.  Alexis Kershaw and Morgan Brock were both medalists of the day with matching scores of 42.  Julia Carroll contributed to the team score with a 44.

Southwestern Randolph came in second place with a score of 143.  The team was led by Rachel Jones with a

46, followed by fellow Cougar teammates Alicia Marion (45) and Katie Hunt (52).

 The Asheboro Blue Comets came in third with a team score of 148.  Jana Morehart and Addie Schoenberger led the team with equal scores of 45, followed by Madison Bulla (58).

The next golf match will be held at Sandy Creek Golf Club on Wednesday, October 5.

Team Scores:
Ledford 128
Southwestern Randolph 143
Asheboro 148
Wheatmore 162
Eastern Randolph 162
Jordan Matthews (with 2 scores) 104
Providence Grove (with 2 scores) 120  Click here for the full leaderboard.....       Click here for the YTD conference scores..

DURHAM, NC – October 4, 2011 – Falls Village Golf Club – The Cap 8 4A Conference took their conference over to Durham to play Falls Village. With only two matches after Falls Village the certainty of the Wakefield Wolverines will claim the conference championship.

At Falls Village the Wolverines posted their highest team total of this season, a 129. The 129 was good enough to keep their string of consecutive victories in tact. Stephanie Pribonic led the Wolverines with a fine round of three over par though it was not low enough to win her a third medalist honor.  

Wakefields Pribonic has been the stalwart for the Wolverines this season. Pribonic is carrying a 37 stroke average and that is without throwing out her high round. Helping Pribonic out is Morgan Schultz, though she is not under a 40 stroke average, she is a very consistent golfer. The Wolverines No.3 is Carly Herndon. Herndon can be the lynchpin to help get the Wolverines under that magical number of 120 which they will need if they get to the state playoffs. 

The claimant of the third spot at Falls Village was the Spartans of Sanderson High. Savannah Gowarty was again the lead Spartan with a round of 43. 

The number of holes left to play this season is dwindling quickly and the regional is just around the corner with the state playoffs just four weeks off. Falls Village results.....    Click here full conference scoring......Back to the top.......

HIGH POINT, NC- September 28, 2011- Emery Wood Golf Course- A Mid-Piedmont Conference girl’s golf match was held at Emery Wood Golf Course in High Point on Wednesday, September 28. 

Wheatmore hosted Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Providence Grove, and Southwestern Randolph high schools this day.

Ledford won the match with a team score of 120.  The Panthers were led by Morgan Brock who shot a 37, followed by Alexis Kershaw (38), and Julia Carroll (45).

The Asheboro Blue Comets and the Southwestern Randolph Cougars tied for second with a score of 139. 

The Blue Comets were led by Jana Morehart who carded a 42, followed by Addie Schoenberger (44), and Cala Farina (53).

Medalist Rachel Jones led the Cougars with a score of (36), followed by Alicia Marion (51), and Katie Hunt (52).

Wheatmore got third place with a total score of 165.  Megan Smith, Brooke Patterson, and Amber Ozment led the team with matching scores of 55.

The next golf match will be held on Monday, October 3 at the Municipal Golf Course in Asheboro. - Results.....Back to the top.......

This time the Nighthawks came out on top 122 to 126 for the Warrior. Leading the way for the Nighthawks was Taylor Penzer with a 39, the same score that team mate Elizabeth Ewing came in with. Nighthawks Nicole Kasica and Bryce Huntoon were fighting it out to see which one would add their score to the team total. Kasica won out by one stroke with a 44. 

The indomitable Heather Dockrill continues her quest to be crowned Mid State 3A conference champion. Dockrill, with a one over par 37, was crowned for her fourth medalist honors with her one over par round. Warrior Taylor Ross came in with three strokes off of Dockrill’s. Warrior Erin Pleasants’ score of 49 completed the team total of 126 and the runner-up title. 

Now with four matches in the books the remaining four matches will be knock down drag out affairs as both Northern Guilford and Western Alamance are all square – deadlocked at 493 strokes each. Stay tuned as this will come down to how their No.3’s will do in each of the remaining four matches.

Williams took the third spot with a round of 133 led by Allie Vaughn with a 39.  Full leaderboard...............Back to the top.......

STONEVILLE, NC – September 28, 2011 – Deep Springs CC – For the third match of the Mid State 3A conference they played at Deep Springs CC located in Stoneville, NC.

The Nighthawks of Northern Guilford displaced the West Alamance Warriors from their winning streak of the last two weeks. The Nighthawks were led to victory by Elizabeth Ewing who finished two strokes behind the medalist with a 39. The two other scores contributing to the Nighthawks team total of 126 were Taylor Penzer with a 40 and Nicole Kasica with a 47. The Nighthawks enjoyed a five stroke victory the Warriors. 

The Warriors No.1, Heather Dockrill, shot a medalist winning round of 37 to make it three medalist honors in a row. Her wingmen, Taylor Ross and Erin Pleasants had an off day recoding scores of 44 and 50 respectively.  

The Williams Bulldogs claimed the third spot with a team total of 138. Results...Back to the top.......

RALEIGH, NC – September 27, 2011 – Wilmar Golf Club – With a team stroke average of 123 the Wakefield Wolverines may make a clean sweep of their schedule this season. Their lead Wolverine, Stephanie Pribonic, is playing some serious golf. Her 35.33 stroke average places her at the top of the list of Cap 8 golfers. Season to date, in the top five there are two Wolverines, Pribonic and Schultz. All of this bodes well for the Wolverines as they head into the last three weeks before the regional.  

Stephanie Pribonic Morgan Schultz

Pribonic claimed her third medalist honors at Wilmar. The Wolverines matched their low round of the season at 121. Morgan Schultz came in with a 39 and the Wolverines No. 3, Carly Herndon came in with a 47.   Surprising everyone at Wilmar was Broughton. Broughton has played for the number four spot each of the last three matches but this time someone lit a match to them.  Broughton came in second behind Wakefield with a team round of 126, their best so far this season; their best by thirteen strokes. Broughton’s Katie Brown came in with a 39, Rachel Lea with a 43 and Mackenzie Fulford completed the total with a 44. This was indeed a good week for the Broughton duffers.  Sanderson High prevented Heritage, who really gave Wakefield a run for their money last week, from taking the third spot. Sanderson had a great round this week as well carding their best team score of the season. Sanderson came in eight strokes better than their stroke average to claim the number three spot.    Results........Back to the top.......

Asheboro, NC- September 26, 2011- Tot Hill Farm Golf Club – A Mid-Piedmont Conference girl’s golf match was played on Monday, September 26 at Tot Hill Farm Golf Club in Asheboro, North Carolina.  With the course being ranked by Golf Digest as the 7^th hardest course in the country, this attested to be a difficult match for the young golfers. 

The Southwestern Randolph Cougars hosted Asheboro, Jordan Matthews, Providence Grove, and Wheatmore high schools at Tot Hill this day. 

The Ledford Panthers won with an impressive score of 127.  Medalist Alexis Kershaw led the team with a score of 39, followed by Julia Carroll (42), and Morgan Brock (46).

The Asheboro Blue Comets got second place with a team total of 144, led by Jana Moreheart (43).  Following were fellow teammates Addie Schoenberger (45) and Madison Bulla, who stepped up and played in the place of Cala Farina who was out due to illness, and carded a score of 56.

Southwestern Randolph came in third with a team score of 151.  The Cougars were led by Rachel Jones (40) followed by Katie Hunt (53), and Alicia Marion (58).   

The next golf match, which has been rescheduled from last week after its cancellation due to bad weather, will be played at Sandy Creek Golf Club in Staley, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 27.   Results............Back to the top.......

Eden, NC – September 26, 2011 – Oak Hills Golf and Events Ctr. – The Warriors of Western Alamance High stood firm in their determination to be the team to beat in the Mid-State 3A conference.  

The lead Warrior, Heather Dockrill, is taking up where she left off last season. By the end of 2010 Dockrill amassed a stroke average of 38.90. In the Warriors win last week Dockrill shared the medalist honors with a two over par round of 37. This week she shares the medalist honors with no one with her two under par round of 34. This young lady has really been working on her game over the summer. 

Aiding Dockrill in the Warrior win with a duplicate score from last week’s match of 118 was Taylor Ross with a one over par round of 37 and Erin Pleasants with a round of 47. Maddie Flemming shot a 58.

Last week Williams edged out Northern Guilford by one stroke to take the runner-up title but not this week as the Nighthawks of Northern Guilford took the runner-up title with a comfortable eight stroke margin.  

Last week Williams edged out Northern Guilford by one stroke to take the runner-up title but not this week as the Nighthawks of Northern Guilford took the runner-up title with a comfortable eight stroke margin.  

The outcome for the Nighthawks might have been a little different had not their No.1, Taylor Penzer, have an uncommon off day. Penzer carded a six over par round of 42. In her place the Nighthawk’s No. 2 Elizabeth Ewing stepped up with a three over par round of 39. To finish out the Nighthawks team total of 122 was the round shot by Nicole Kascia, a 41. 

The Lady Bulldogs of Williams was led by Allie Vaughn with a round of 39, three over par. Mary Kirkman and Catherine Deal added 44 and 47 respectively to the team total of 130 for a third place finish. 

The Warriors are looking like they will be tough to beat this season but to do so they will have to keep their mind on their business as Northern Guilford and Williams have the where with all to do them in. The Mid-State 3A conference is one of the hottest conferences thus far this season.  Results.....Back to the top.......

WAKE FOREST, NC - September 20, 2011 - Heritage Golf Club - The Wakefield Wolverines have kicked off the 2011 season with a bang. Right out of the gate they have won their second consecutive match at the Heritage Golf Club in Wake Forest, NC, but it was now walk in the park. The Wolverines had to claw their way to this victory as the Heritage Huskies was snapping at the Wolverines hind legs all the way to the clubhouse.

How tough was it, the top two golfers who shared in the medalist honors were Huskies Rhea Bhatia and Kendra Dalton with a matching pair of 35's. Last week's medalist Wolverine Stephanie Pribonic was aided in the Wolverine’s one stroke victory by two of her wingmen that had improved rounds over last week’s round. 

Morgan Shultz improved her game by four strokes and Carly Herndon

   recorded a two stroke improvement. This Wolverine victory can surely be attributed to the improved rounds of both of these ladies.

The pair of Huskies medalists were aided in their near victory over an improving Wolverine team by Kelly Dovel who herself carded a much improved round over her previous weeks match. Dovel came in nine strokes better than last week. 

With all of this improving play by the numbers two and threes the Cap Eight 4A Conference is set to be a house afire every week. 

Sanderson came in as the third place finisher at Heritage Golf Club.

The Cap Eight 4A Conference held their second match of this week at famed Lonnie Poole golf course at NCSU and based on the scoring the Lonnie Poole

 course may have been a bit more demanding than the other tracts that the Cap Eight conference has played that is, for every team but the Walkefield Wolverines. 

The Wolverines came off of Lonnie Poole with their third consecutive victory with a score of 124, their average team total for their first two matches. Wakefield won this match over their arch rival the Heritage Huskies by thirteen strokes. Head Wolverine Stephanie Pribonic earned her second medalist medal with a round of 38. Adding to the team total of 124 for the Wolverines was Morgan Schultz with a 39 and Carly Herndon with a 47. 

The real fight at this match was for the number two slot between the Heritage Huskies and the Spartans of Sanderson High. Heritage’s Bhatia and Dalton were having an off day which allowed the Spartans to challenge the Huskies. And challenge them they did.  

The Spartans came within one stroke of upsetting the Huskies who were lead by Savannah Gowarty, Najah Owens and Jessica Perez. 

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The medalist honors was shared by three great golfers. Taylor Penzer from Northern Guilford, Heather Dockrill from West Alamance and Kristen Hackbarth.

All three shot rounds of two over par 37's.

The Warriors won by four strokes but the real race was for second place with Williams winning the race by one stroke over Northern Guilford.

As it is shaping up the Mid State conference is packed full of some fine golfers that are sure to be creating some great excitement each week as they fight their way to a slot at the regional.Back to the top.......

Results..........

Winston-Salem, NC- September 19, 2011- Meadowlands Golf Club - The Mid-Piedmont Conference held the 3^rd girl’s golf match of the season at Meadowlands Golf Club, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Monday, September 19, 2011.  The Hale Irwin designed golf course, which is home to PGA tour winner, Bubba Watson, showed to be an interesting course to play for the golfers.

Ledford hosted Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high schools at Meadowlands this day. Once again, the Ledford Panthers came in first place with an astounding team total of 120.  Morgan Brock led the Panters with a 38, followed closely by Alexis Kershaw 39), and Meghan Holbrooks (43).

Southwestern Randolph was runner up with a final score of 135, led by medalist Cougar, Rachel Jones (37), followed by Alicia Marion (48), and Kaylee Hamby(50).

The Asheboro Blue Comets came in third with a score of 145.  Jana Moreheart (46) led the team, followed by Addie Schoenberger with a close 47, and Tanner Brown (52). 

The next golf match will be played at Sandy Creek Golf Club in Staley, North Carolina on Wednesday, Rachel Jones           September 21.

Team Scores:

Ledford 120
Southwestern Randolph 135
Asheboro 145
Eastern Randolph 158
Providence Grove 161
Wheatmore 178Back to the top.......

Siler City, NC - September 14, 2011- Siler City Country Club – Dot Brinkley, founder of the Jet’s girl’s golf program, and her Jordan Matthews Jets played host to a girl’s golf match for the third time in school history on Wednesday September 14, 2011 at Siler City Country Club in Siler City, North Carolina.

Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Providence Grove, and Southwestern Randolph teams all competed this day.

The Ledford Panthers (126) repeated their performance from a day earlier at Tot Hill Farm Golf Club by taking the win, led by medalist Alexis Kershaw (41), Morgan Brock (42) and Julia Carroll (43).

The Cougars of Southwestern Randolph (143) again finished second, led by Rachel Jones (43), and a pair of teammates, Katie Hunt and Alicia Marion, both carding 50. 

The Asheboro Blue Comets (147) came in third with qualifying scores coming from Jana Moreheart (45), Addie  Schoenberger close behind with a 46 and Cala Farina (56).  Click here for the full leaderboard...Back to the top.......

This event is an 18 hole match instead of the nine hole match played in their high school matches.

Ragsdale's Lily Crane stepped up her game at Bryan Park. Crane's 68 is her best score reported this season. Crane's 68 also won for her the medalist honors.

Whenever you find Crane at or near the top you will also find Taylor Penzer. Penzer carded a 76 which is one of her highest scores of this new season. 

Like wise in any match in or around the Guilford County area you will one of the the Gallerani twins in the midst of the battle. This time it was Erica with a 76 also.  The full results can be found here.Back to the top.......

ASHEBORO, NC- September 13, 2011- Tot Hill Farm Golf Club  -  The Mid Piedmont Conference had their girl’s golf season opening match on Tuesday, September 13 at the Mike Strantz designed Tot Hill Farm Golf Club in Asheboro, North Carolina.  The layout – rated as the 7^th hardest in the country by Golf Digest – was an early test for the 2011 campaign.

The Mid Piedmont Conference includes Asheboro, Eastern Randolph, Jordan Matthews, Ledford, Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph, and Wheatmore high schools.

Ledford won the day with an impressive team total of 127, led by Morgan Brock (39) followed by teammates Alexis Kershaw (40) and Julia Carroll (48).  

Event host Southwestern Randolph finished second with a team total of 145, led by overall medalist Rachel   Jones (38) followed by Cougar teammates Alicia Morien (50) and Katie Hunt (57).      

The Blue Comets of Asheboro finished a close third (147) with Jana Moreheart carding a 44, Addie Schoenberger (49) and Tanner Brown and Cala Farina tying with matching 54’s.

 The next Mid Piedmont Conference Match will be held on Monday, September 19th at Meadowlands Golf Club in Winston-Salem.<>

Team Scores:

Ledford 127
Southwestern Randolph 145
Asheboro 147
Eastern Randolph 169
Wheatmore 174
Providence Grove 182
Jordan Matthews (with 2 players) 105Back to the top.......

The Cap 8 conference consist of Wakefield, Heritage, Sanderson, Broughton, Wake Forest Roleville, Enloe, Leesville and Millbrok high schools. This conference for both the boys and girls produces some real fine golf matches.

Today Wakefield took home the gold led by medalist Stephanie Pribonic who carded an even par round of 35 for nine holes. 

Stephanie Pribonic

Morgan Schultz

Carly Hendon

Pribonic is ranked currently as the 25th best junior girl golfer in the state and is a senior at Walkefield. Adding to Wakefield's team total of 126 was Sophomore Morgan Schultz with a 43 and Senior Carly Hendon with a 48. The runner-up title goes to the Heritage Huskies. The leader for the  Huskies was Rhea Bhatia with a five over par 40. Team mate

 Kendra Dalton and Alex Karpuk carded rounds of 42 and 52 respectively. Full leaderboard........Back to the top.......

Taylor Penzer   Lily Crane

Besides the great battle between the two teams there was even a more fierce battle waged between the head Nighthawk Taylor Penzer and head Tigress Lily Crane. By the time the dust had settled Penzer came out on top by one stroke with a one over par 36 while Crane carded a two over par round of 37.  As reported earlier these two, though not in the same conference will be a force to be reckoned with in the region and state.

Nighthawk's Bryce Huntoon and Elizabeth Ewing contributed scores of 41 and 42 respectively for a team total of 119. Tigers Savannah Mackie and  Jolianna Elias carded rounds of 42 each for Ragsdale.Back to the top.......

GREENSBORO, NC - September 8, 2011 - Bryan Park Golf Club - The Lady Nighthawks of Northern Guilford are all smiles today after tying their school record for a nine hole match at 118.

Taylor Penzer won the medalist honors with a round of one over 37. Her nemeses from Northwest Guilford, Amanda Wyrick, finished one stroke behind Penzer at 38.

Lady Nighthawks Nicole Kasica and Bryce Huntoon completed the record tying round with scores of 39 and 42 respectively.

The Lady Vikings finished with a team total of 125 aided by Sarah Choi's 42 and Elise Wright's 48.

Northern Guilford's record is 8-2 , Final Results........Back to the top.......

Taylor Penzer led the rout over the Cowboys with a round of 39. Of the top five players four of them were Northern Guilford's.

Penzer's wingmen was Elizabeth  Ewing and Bryce Huntoon posted rounds of 44 each for the team total of 127.

Southwest Guiolford was lead by Alyssa Nance also with a 44. Back to the top.......
Results....

Asheboro's Jana Morehart led the Blue Comets to their first victory with a nine hole round of 38 which was good enough to earn her the medalist honors.

Addie Schoenberger (44) and Cala Farina (56) contributed the second and third scores that game the Blue Comets a team total of 138.

Southwest Randolph's Rachel Jones was the lead Cougar in their second place finish behind Asheboro. Jones carded a 43 that earned her the runner-up slot overall.

Ashlyn D. was the lead Bison for High Point Central with a carded score of 53. Asheboro is now 2-0  Final Results..Back to the top........

GREENSBORO, NC - August 31, 2011 - Bryan Park Golf Course - Northern, Southwest and Northwest Guilford high schools met at Bryan Park in what appeared to be a county match but was not. In the last meeting of Northern and Northwest Northwest came away with the win by six strokes. It appears this was payback time for Northern but was not a full eye for an eye.

Northern eased by Northwest by three strokes, 121 to 124. Winning the medalist honors was not easy task as three very talented young players posted identical scores of 39 each.

Taylor Penzer and Elizabeth Ewing of Northern Guilford and Amanda Wyrick of Northwest Guilford tied for medalist honors at Bryan Park. This was an inter conference match between two 3A and one 4A schools.

Alyssa Nance carried the banner for the 3A Southwest Guilford team with a round of 45. Southwest appears to be in a rebuilding phase this season.

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The head Tigress was Lily Crane with a one under par round of 35 that was matched by Lady Nighthawk Taylor Penzer. Penzer has be the leader for Northern Guilford each of their first three matches Ragsdale's Savanna Mackie and Joliana Elias rounded out the team score of 119 with rounds of 39 and 45 respectively. Elizabeth Ewing and Alex Berg completed the Nighthawks score of 125 with rounds of 40 and 50 respectively.              Back to the top.......                                                                                     Taylor Penzer

Lily Crane

In their defeat they were lead by Taylor Penzer with a two over par 37, the best of the day. Chasing Penzer was Raider Hannah Carver who finished one stroke back at 38.

Carver got help from the 2011 Twin  States Champ Victoria Allred with a 40 and capping off the 124 was Chole Sizemore. Back to the top.......

Taylor Penzer                                                                 Hannah Carver