DURHAM, NC - December 15, 2011 - The North Carolina Junior Golf Foundation completed the fall half of the 2011-2012 season at the Duke University Golf Course on December 10-11. The golf course was in excellent condition with icy slick greens. Cool temperatures and brisk winds combined to present an extra challenge to an already difficult golf course.

Despite facing the toughest playing conditions of the year, Gregory Maudlin (2013) of Archdale, NC relied on patience and consistency to post a pair of 78’s to win the overall high school title over David Song (2016) of Greensboro, NC an  8^th grader who was playing up, by one stroke. Song won  the Freshman/Sophomore Division by two strokes over Kaleb Lester (2014) of Chapel Hill. Patrick Stephenson, 2016, from Four Oaks, NC posted a 69 on day one and entered Sunday with an 8 stroke lead. Despite a rough start on Sunday that saw his lead slip to one stroke at the turn, he made his way around the back nine in even par to win by 5 strokes over Ryan Gerard who posted a pair of 77’s, for his third win on the NC Junior Tour.

This event marked the half way point for this new, volunteer non-profit junior golf Foundation that started this past September. The Foundation recently approved member number 556 and welcomes players from across the country.  Results...........

Eric Edwards of Salisbury, NC was also four shots ahead of the competition in the Freshman-Sophomore Division at the end of round one. Though Edwards struggled somewhat on the front nine Saturday, his 75-75—150 garnered him his first Winternational Championship of the 2011-2012 series. Improving his game by five strokes over round one, Court Settle of Raleigh took second with 84-79—163, followed one shot behind in third by Bishop Saunders of Pittsboro (85-79—164). 

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School freshman Jonathon Davis of Advance, NC finished fourth, improving his round one score by an impressive fourteen shots (90-76—166). Winternational Junior Series Event #4 is scheduled on two of Donald Ross’ masterpieces; the newly restored Pinehurst No. 2 on December 17, and Pinehurst No.1 on December 18. - Leaderboard........  YTD Points.........

Cullowhee, N.C. – November 29, 2011 - Western Carolina head women’s golf coach Mallory Hetzel today announced the signing of Mariah Hopkins to join her squad for the 2012-13 season. Mariah Hopkins (Greensboro, N.C. / Home Schooled) has signed National Letters of Intent with WCU.

“Western Carolina is lucky to have  Mariah Hopkins joining our women’s golf program,” said Hetzel who is amidst her second season leading the Catamounts. “She is very excited about the opportunity to represent WCU. We expect  Mariah to come in and contribute right away. Shey has the ability to add a lot to our team in terms of both leadership and enthusiasm.” 

Hopkins has recorded a trio of top-10 finishes during her junior campaign including a sixth-place showing at the 2011 Peggy Kirk Bell (PKB) Precision Junior Girls Championship. She also posted an eighth-place finish at the 2011 Peggy Kirk Bell Open Championship at Salisbury and was 10th at the Dogwood State Junior Championship. 

A native of Greensboro, N.C., who plays left-handed, Hopkins ranks 11th overall among junior girls in North Carolina and is ranked fourth in the North Carolina class of 2012. She fired a 73 at the Forest Creek Country Club in Pinehurst in June of 2011 to qualify for the United States Golf Association (USGA) Girls’ Junior Golf Championship – the most prestigious junior golf tournament in the country. Hopkins was the only player from North Carolina to qualify. 

 “Mariah comes from a very athletic family. She possesses the rare combination of strength and touch. I have seen Mariah hit wedge shots that would make most people jealous. I really admire the way she always seems to play with a cool and confident attitude.” 

Western Carolina opens the spring portion of its 2011-12 schedule on February 26-28 at the Kiawah Island Classic – a 36-hole event at the Oak Point Golf Club in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.<>Back to the top.......

Buchanan, a senior at Bluffton High School, helped lead the Bobcats to the South Carolina state championship in October, their second state title in three years. Her performance in the state tournament earned her All-State recognition.

“Sammie is a tremendous athlete,” said Marron. “She not only is an accomplished golfer but a 9-time World Karate Champion. I am confident her competitive nature will help her in her college golf career. Sammie somewhat flew under the radar in junior golf, but I truly believe she will continue to develop and contribute to our success right away.  I’m anxious to see how far Sammie can go with her game here at UNCG.”

A highly decorated junior player, Buchanan won three Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy   (HHIJGA) championships and captured the Palmetto Dunes Junior Challenge in 2010. She was voted team MVP five years in a row.

Crane is currently a senior at Ragsdale High School. A two-time conference individual champion, Crane won the 4A Central Regional in 2011. She also won the Bryan Invitational in 2010 and 2011, and captured individual medalist honors at the Bubba Watson in 2010.

“Lily is a strong player with a great deal of potential,” said Marron. “She has improved tremendously over the past year, and is one of the best up-and-coming players in North Carolina.  Lily comes from a well-known golf family, and has experienced her own success on the junior level.  We are excited about Lily joining our program, and confident that she will be a contributor right away.” <>

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GREENVILLE, N.C. - November 21, 2011 - East Carolina Head Women’s Golf Coach Kevin Williams has announced that Lane Gakeler, Frida Gustafsson-Spang and Nicoline Engstrom Skaug have each signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf for the Pirates during the 2012-13 season.

“Obviously, we are very excited about signing, not one, but two National Champions,” said Williams. “The addition of Lane is a bonus for us. All three young ladies have tremendous upside and will make a huge impact for our program. On paper this is the best recruiting class we have ever signed. But, with any class it is not until their careers come to an end that you can truly judge whether it is or not. I am very excited about the future direction of our program based on the impact I feel this class will have for our program.”

Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, N.C.   (Western Guilford HS)

Three-time North Carolina All-State selection … Won the Peggy Kirk Bell Tour

and Four Oaks Championships … Placed third at the 2011 Peggy Kirk Bell Tour Open Championship … Took ninth at the North-South Junior Championships 2010.

Coach Williams’ Comments: “Lane is an extremely gifted athlete who has great potential. When her golf and athletic ability come together, then she will make a wonderful impact for our program.”

Frida Gustafsson-Spang, Kinna, Sweden (Klippans Gymnasieskola) - Continue reading.........     Back to the top.......

Davidson men’s golf Class of 2016, as head coach Tim Straub announced the signings of Alex Nianouris and David Sargent Thursday.

Nianouris, coming from Salisbury N.C., is ranked fourth and Cornelius, N.C. native Sargent ranks sixth in the state for the high school Class of 2012 by the Carolinas Golf Association.

“I am very excited to have David and Alex join our golf program next year,” said Straub. “They are terrific student-athletes who will have an immediate impact on our golf team and the Davidson College community.”

Nianouris is ranked 75th in the nation by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard. He led his Salisbury High School team to the 2011 NCHSAA Team State Championship and individually tied for second at the2011 Tarheel Youth Golf Association State Championship.

He also placed fourth in the Dogwood Junior Championship and sixth in the 2011 North and South Junior Championship. In the North Carolina Men’s Amateur Match Play Championship, he made it to the round of 16.

Sargent is ranked 151st in the country by the American Junior Golf Association and attends Hough High School. He took medalist honors at North Carolina’s U.S. Junior Sectional Qualifier to earn a place in the 2011 U.S. Junior Championship, and was a medalist in a state qualifying tournament for the 2011 Callaway Junior World Golf Championship. He tied for 20th at the 2011 North Carolina Men’s Amateur and tied for 13th in the 2011 AJGA Webb Simpson Championship.

“They both bring an extensive list of accomplishments in the junior golf world and I look for both of them to have terrific college careers,” said Straub. “The future of our golf team looks very
terrific college careers," said Straub.

"The future of our golf team looks very bright with our core group of returning players and the addition of Alex and David.”

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Lily Yatawara signed with Appalachian State. Alex Nianouris signed with Davidson and Alex Lee signed with Catawba. These three remarkable golfers are concluding what has been almost a lifetime of playing golf together.

Their relationship began in middle school as they all three played on the same middle school golf team and it

L-R Lily Yatawara, Alex Lee, Alex Nianouris and parents

turned out that they were very productive there for they won their middle school championship.

With a "Championship Taste" still in their mouths they entered high school and helped their respective teams earn berths in the state championships all four years and won both the men's and women's state championship this year, 2011. -  Continue reading .......     Back to the top.......

North Carolina's Over All 2011 Girls Champion Victoria Allred

PINEHURST, NC – November 1, 2011 – Pinehurst #6 – NC Girls 4A Championship – Three years ago at Cedar Rock CC in Lenoir, NC I met a young freshman name Hannah Craver from Reagan High school. She had just tied for the 2010 4A Regional medalist honors with Allison Emery from Ardrey Kell. After the sudden death playoff everyone was gathered around the score board and I noticed this young blonde girl that seemed to be a real good friend of Hannah Craver. Craver was a freshman at the time and the young blonde girl was in the eighth grade.

Then later that same year at the annual TYGA awards dinner Craver and the young blonde seemed inseparable. I soon found out that the young blonde was the daughter of the girl’s golf coach at Reagan high school. The young girl was Victoria Allred. 

From 2009 onward Victoria Allred’s name began to show up near the top of many junior events held around the state. Allred’s freshman year at Reagan, 2010 was not overly productive and in her regional tournament she finished with a 79 and advanced to the state playoffs with her team.

In the first round of 2010 4A state championship Allred shot a blazing 74 putting her in third place behind Kristi Ingram and Katie Kirk who were tied at 73 for the lead but on day two the 5’0” one hundred and five pounds of pure heart carded an 83 dropping her back to a finish of T-12.  

From the close of the 2010 season, through the spring and into the summer Allred’s name was seen in the top five in every event she played. By the start of the 2011 high school season Allred had won two of the events that she had entered. Then as the first reports of the Central Piedmont Conference 2011 season came in the most conspicuous fact was that Allred’s name did not appear in the scoring. Ok, something - Continue reading......     Back to the top.......

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Rusher had a three-shot lead over the field after the first day with a 74 and shot an 83 on Tuesday for a 157 total, but it was enough to win the title by a single shot. Allea Hawkins of Hendersonville and Emily Brooks of Pittsboro Northwood each had 158s, with Brooks shooting a 79 on the final day.

Lily Yatawara of Salisbury and Mary Frances Hall of Elkin were tied for fourth at 162. Hall had the best round of the second day with a 77.

The championship layout was a par 71 and 5,770 yards for the two-day, 36-hole tournament.

Salisbury rolled to a convincing 33-shot victory in the team standings after holding a 20-stroke lead after the first day. Salisbury recorded a 496 to 529 for runner-up Pittsboro Northwood, with East Surry third at 541.

Salisbury was second to champion West Henderson in last year's championship that had 1-A, 2-A and 3-A schools together.

 The best three scores of a team counted toward the team totals, and a total of 13 teams and 78 golfers competed in the event, the ninth year that the sport has been classified. It was the first time that three separate championships have been held and the 31st year for state championship competition in the sport. 1/2A Championship results.....      Back to the top.......

(Editor’s Note: I received an email one day from Sade’cia Riggs who was answering the call I had put our for intern reporters. I had no idea how well Sade’cia played the game of golf but I soon found out. Sade’cia and her team, West Forsyth, finished the regular season in third place. Sade’cia finished the season as No.2 in her conference. Only Sade’cia and Katie Green from West Forsyth secured a berth in the regional of which Sade’cia won a spot at the state playoffs in Pinehurst. When she had finished at the regional I asked Sade’cia to put to paper her thoughts and feeling on her day at the regional.)

I woke up Tuesday morning from a great night's sleep feeling very energetic and enthusiastic about playing in the 2011 4A Regional tournament. As I ate breakfast with my parents we talked about how I've accomplished nearly all of my goals for this season. I have been working hard all year long to improve my skill level and scoring in order to play some good golf. I finished in second place in the Central Piedmont Conference this season with an average of 42, which is a big improvement from my ninth place finish with a 46 average from last year. After my good breakfast I had a

chance to converse with a few of the other State qualifiers at the hotel before we made our way to the beautiful layout of Pine Island Country Club.

While driving over to the course I sat in the back seat contemplating my 18 holes of competition, I felt butterflies in my stomach but I was also confident in my abilities. When I arrived at the driving range I went through my stretching routine for a few minutes to get warmed up for the fun yet competitive day I would be having. 

After hitting about 40-50 range balls, I headed over to the putting green for about 15 minutes to do some putting drills and to get a feel of the speed of the faster than usual greens. After I was satisfied with my putting, I headed over to the first tee which was about 12 minutes before my tee time to meet and greet my playing partners and to get an overview of the rules.

When I was introduced to tee off I received a round of applause and proceeded to hit a straight drive right down the middle of the fairway but unfortunately I made a poor club selection on my - Continue reading.....    Back to the top.......

L-R Coach Allred, Chloe Sizemore, Alicia Fazenbaker, Savanah Langston, Hannah Craver, Victoria Allred (Click on photo for larger view)

CHARLOTTE, NC – October 25, 2011 – Pine Island Country Club – West 4A regional – The 8AM tee times were pushed back till 9AM making for a very long day. The consolation was that you could not ask for a better playing field than Pine Island CC. As the players got off the sun began to melt away the coolness of the morning making for a very fine day to be playing golf. 

The 4A West Region is sprinkled with some of the highest ranked junior golfers in the sate. In attendance after missing most of her school matches do to a pinched nerve was the number two best junior girl golfer in the state Victoria Allred who plays for Reagan High. 

Allyson Markiewicz, ranked No.6 plays for Ardrey Kell; Hannah Carver, ranked 14^th, a Reagan Raider; Emily Stinson, ranked 23^rd, plays for Ardrey Kell; Logan Garman, ranked 34^th, plays for Butler. With this much talent on hand you can expect some good golf and low scoring.  

Allred and Markiewicz were in the first flights to the scorer’s table and set the early bar with a pair of matching 76’s. In the next group came Craver with a 78 and the young freshman Phnom from Alexander Central, Abby Hartsell with her first ever regional entry with an 82, Stinson also in that group recorded a round of 81. From there on out the scoring which was expected to be lower began to escalate and the cut line was headed into the ninety’s.

 Allred and Markiewicz were in the first flights to the scorer’s table and set the early bar with a pair of matching 76’s. In  the next group came Craver with a 78 and the young freshman Phnom from Alexander Central, Abby Hartsell with her first ever regional entry with an 82, Stinson also in that group,  recorded a round of 81. From there on out the scoring which was expected be lower began to escalate and the cut line was headed into the ninety’s.  

The pair of 76’s by Allred and Markiewicz held good for the 79 golfers that followed them onto this fine course. The pair was taken out onto the course to settle the tie in a sudden death playoff. Click here to see and hear from Allred and Markiewicz how the sudden death playoff was settled. 

The winning team of the West 4A Regional was the Raider Nation of Reagan High in Pfafftown, NC. However, it was no cake walk to the finish line. The Ardrey Kell Knight’s put a very worthy battle but fell one shot short of a tie with the Raiders. Reagan was led by Allred and Kell was led by Markiewicz who won the medalist honors in a one hole sudden death playoff with Allred. 

The third place team to claim their ticket to the state was the Cougars from Alexander Central in Taylorsville, NC. The Cougars were led by Abbey Hartsell.  

The fourth team to get a reserved seat at the state was the Providence Panthers led by Michelle Fogarty.  

The state 4A schools and individuals who won their way to the state will be on Pinehurst No.6 to find out who brought their “A Game” to Pinehurst.

The state 4A schools and individuals who won their way to the state will be on Pinehurst No.6 to find out who brought their “A Game” to Pinehurst.   Results......      Back to the top.......

HINA GROVE, NC – October 24, 2011 – Girls 1/2A Central Regional – Warrior Golf Club – The Salisbury Hornets are state playoff bound after claiming their first place ticket to the big shindig in Pinehurst next weekend.  

The Hornets were led by the very talented Isabella Rusher a top 30 ranked junior girl golfer in the state. Rusher’s 76 were two strokes shy of winning her the medalist honors. The Medalist honors went to Katie Nance from East Davidson for her round of 74, two over par. 

Rusher’s teammates Madeline Hoskins and Lily Yatawara, both highly ranked NC junior golfers fired rounds of 85 and 87 respectfully to fill out the team total of 248 to win the regional title. 

The second place team, East Surry was led by Sarah Johnson with a round of 82. Ashley Jessup and Madison Moore contributed rounds of 90 and 91 for East Surry’s team total of 263. 

Winning the third of four berths for the state playoffs was Elkin. Elkin was led by Mary Frances Hall who carded an 83. The team total of 280 was filled in with the aid of Annika Winebarger’s 88 and Laura Burgess’s 109.  

Katie Nance’s 74 helped East Davidson’s ticket to the state playoffs get punched for the fourth and last berth awarded at the Warrior. Katie McAdam’s 98 and Samantha Smith’s120 gave East Davidson a team total of 292. 

Under normal circumstances only the four lowest scoring teams will earn berths in the state playoff however the rules call for an exception

exception and that is when a team does not shoot one of the four lowest rounds at the regional but the team members shoot low enough to qualify for three of the fourteen individual spots then they can play at the state as a team rather than as three individuals. North Surry will now go to the state as the fourth team from this Central region.

North Surry was led by Kasie Tolbert with a round of 95. Gatlin Hiatt shot a 101 and Sarah Holleman shot a 102 for a team total of 298.

The total number of individuals playing in the state from this regional will be only 11 as the state will only allow 26 players from each regional made up of four three member teams and 14 individuals.

Eastern Randolph’s Tessa Davis led the list of the 14 individuals that won spots at the state to play as individuals. Davis shot the fifth best score at the Warrior which was an 84.

All of the 1/2A teams will gather at Long Leaf in Southern Pines next Monday for a two day, 36 hole stroke play to determine who is the best team in North Carolina in this classification. This will be the first time that the 1/2A teams will play without the 3A classification as they have been split off and will have their own state playoff at Fox Fire. Results.......        Back to the top.......

Concord School upset the Ravens of Ravenscroft by twenty two strokes with a superb round of 232. Kate Collom lead Concord with a three over par round of 75. Sister Annie Collom added 78 strokes to her sister's and with Anna Reddings 79 made up the team total of 232.

Ravenscroft was led by Evie Dole, a highly rated junior golfer in North Carolina. Dole carded a four over par round of 76 that was matched by teammate Jessica Kittelberger's 76. Completing the Raven's score of 254 was Croline Hansen's 102.

Evie Dole-POY Kate Collom Medalist

Saint Mary's School claimed the third spot with a team total of 266. St. Mary's Cameron Little led her team with an 84. Katie Seymour and Taylor Currin added a pair of 91's to complete St. Mary's team total of 266. 42 players from ten schools converged on Bryan Park for this inaugural event. The NCISAA's All State Team is led by Player of the Year Evie Dole from Ravenscroft. Joining her are Jessica Kittelberger (Rav), Kate Collom (Cannon), Mary Kate Holanek (Cary Christian School), Anna Redding (Cannon), Annie Collom (Cannon), Cameron Little (Saint Mary's School), Katie Seymour (Saint Mary's School), Brook Vann (Charlotte Country Day),and Taylor Bunten (Cannon) The individual winner was Katie  Collom from Cannon School with a 75 T-2  Evie Dole --- Ravenscroft     76 Jessica Kittelberger --- Ravenscroft  76 4. Annie Collom --- Cannon School   78  5. Anna Redding --- Cannon School  79. CannonSchool  Kate Collom  75 Annie Collom  78 Anna Redding  79  Taylor Bunten  88 Ravenscroft    Evie Dole  76 Jessica Kittelberger  76 Caroline Hansen  102 Mariel Ziperski  104 Cameron Litcher 109     Emily Velk  124 Saint Mary's   Cameron Little  84 Katie Seymour  91 Taylor Currin  91 Katie Nash  103 Holden Stanley  107  Catherine Scott  123 Charlotte Country Day   Brook Vann  86 Natalie Mauney  99 Morgan Harden 102 Jessica Lee  104 Megan Schoonmaker  104 Durham Academy   Madi Dunk  94 Sammy Lanevi  103 Kit McHutchison  112 Maggie Mishra 116 Elizabeth Hall  127 Forsyth Country Day  Lilly Sessions  95 Annie Dillon  101 Ellie Klass  122 Katelyn Calloway  137 Charlotte Latin     Emily Herron  94 Tanvi Kumar  104 Meredith Douglas  121 Cary Christian School   Mary Kate Holanek  84 Stacy Spivey  120 Caroline Knox  128 Providence Day     Emily Dickson  116 Kelsey Perry  119 Sara Hader  127 Sarah Johnson  129 Lauren Dillingham  131 North Raleigh Christian Academy was represented by Kim Bryan who shot 89

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Click on photo for larger view (Photo by Sade'cia Rigs)

The Central Peidmont Conference is ready and geared up for the 4A Regional being played this Tuesday at Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte, NC. This 2011 season the number one seed of the CPC, Reagan Raiders, has five players who have qualified to the Regional. Two of those players are Victoria Allred and Hannah Craver who are both ranked in the top 15 of the TYGA State     Ranking. Also on Reagan's team is the much improved and competitive Chloe Sizemore with a scoring average of 43. Sizemore is very proud of rebounding from her first conference match to finishing third place in the conference. 

The second place team in the CPC is RJ Reynolds who also have five players   going to the Regional. RJ Reynolds'     Hannah Carver two most valuable players would be Senior Madison Clinard and Freshman Aubrey Patti. Patti has big dreams of the 2011 post season and future years of high school golf. Both Clinard and Patti had a good scoring average of 44 this season.  

West Forsyth's Katie Green and Sade'cia Riggs who came in third place this season also made it to the Regional. Both Green and Riggs improved their averages from last season by 3 and 4 strokes respectively. Green has a 44 and Riggs led the team with a 42 average. Both Titans have

played quite a few golf tournaments over the summer along with having a few golf lessons along the way. 

The Mt. Tabor's Sophomore Sarah Tong improved her golf game from last year to be the only Spartan to qualify for this year's Regional. Many players of the CPC enjoy the company and character of Tong as she is always able to put a smile on her face.  

North Davidson finished in fifth place of the CPC with two qualifiers for the Regional, Seniors Lindsey Ball and Joy Furlipa. 

Davie County's new golf coach is rebuilding the team after losing four seniors from last year. Coach Walwik is determined to build a new and improved team to compete for years to come. Back to the top.......

GO CPC!!!

The medalist of the day was the pleasant and talented Victoria Allred recently returning from an injury with an astounding round of one under par 36. Allred enjoyed the two rounds that she played this season and has some high expectations for this and next year's golf season. In a close second place was the high spirited and aggressive Hannah  Craver with another great round of 2 over par 39. Craver enjoyed her round and had many really great up and downs.

The CPC Player of the Year went to Hannah Craver with a 37 average. Craver said she has worked very hard on her golf game to get to the level she is at now but she still knows she has room for improvement. In second place of the CPC is Sade'cia Riggs with an average of 42. Riggs hopes to play well at the 4A Regional and even better in the State Championship.

In third place of this conference championship is the long hitting and energetic Chloe Sizemore with an average of 43. Sizemore said she and her team has worked really hard this season with practicing everyday and having a good mindset going into each matched they played. Sizemore  feels all of their hard work has finally paid off this season with a team record of 39-0. In fourth place was the rising star Aubrey Patti, the Freshman from RJ Reynolds scored an average of 44. Patti hopes to play really well at the Regional and be able to make it to the 4A State Championship. In fifth place is the Mother-hen of  West Forsyth Katie Green who made it to the State Championship as a Sophomore last year.

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Ragsdale’s No.2 and No.3, Joliana Lilas and Savanna Mackie added rounds of 78 and 81 for a team total of 228.

 NW Guilford collected another runner-up title with a team total of 243. Amanda Wyrick led the Vikings with a three over par round of 75. Sarah Choi and Elise Wright contributed rounds of 83 and 85 respectively. 

East Forsyth filled in the third spot on the card with a round of 313.

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KERNERSVILLE, NC – October 13, 2011 – Maple Leaf Golf Club – The Piedmont Triad 4A Conference held its last conference match at Maple Leaf Golf Club in Kernersville, NC on Thursday. The onus was on the backs of the Vikings of NW Guilford as they were down eighteen strokes going into this final match. An insurmountable number for sure but there is always the hope. 

Amanda Wyrick, the lead Viking, looks like she came in with the purpose of an upset. Wyrick came into this match with the memory of her second worse round of the season in her last outing. Pushing all of that aside Wyrick went toe to toe with the lead Tigress from Ragsdale, Lily Crane. Both Crane and Wyrick posted identical rounds of 38 to share the medalist honors in this last match of the regular season. But the sharing didn’t stop there.

The Viking’s number two and the Tiger’s number two fought it out just like their leaders did and when the match was up both Savanna Mackie from Ragsdale and Maddie Haley from NW Guilford carded a pair of 40’s. With two tied matches that means the match decision would fall on the shoulders of the team’s number threes.

Carrying that responsibility can tighten the muscles creating bad strokes and costing strokes however it appears that the number three on both teams stood up well under that responsibility.

Tigress Joliana Lilas, Ragsdale’s number three, played like this was the match to win the conference championship with. Lilas, whose stroke average is just under 46 posted her second best round of the season with a 43 to make the team total 121, a better than average team score. 

These kids played their hearts out in this match. Needing to beat or match a 43 the Vikings had Sarah Choi whose stroke average is 42.50 and then two others whose stroke average was 45 and above. 

Elise Wright was one of those last two and like Ragsdale’s Lilas Wright stepped up to the plate and hit a home run. She too had carded a 43, her third 43 of the season to tie Lilas and make the team total 121 and the match all square. Choi also came in with a 43 for some insurance.  

The identical score of 121 was the second best team total for both of these teams this season. It is the perfect way to end a hard fought battle for the conference crown. With this tie it brings the total of tied matches by these two teams to three for this season.  

The third place finish belongs to East Forsyth led by Alexis Gregory.

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JAMESTOWN, NC – October 10, 2011 – Jamestown Park – Ragsdale pulled even further away from their Piedmont Triad 4A Conference nemeses, NW Guilford. NW needed this win but they were not able to swing it. As the song says, “The party’s over, its time to call it a night.” 

Lily Crane continued her complete domination of the Piedmont Triad Conference with a great round of 37 essentially giving her the individual conference championship. Crane’s running mate, Savannah Mackie had a hiccup at Jamestown with a round of 42, four more strokes than her last two matches. Joliana Lilas came in as Ragsdale’s No.3 at Jamestown with a round of 47 giving the team a total of 126.  

NW Guilford’s Amanda Wyrick, their No.1 came in six strokes higher than her average for the last two matches, but it was not enough to cover the 8 stroke deficit needed to tie the match.  

Sarah Choi excited everyone last week with her lowest round of the season, a 37 and hoped that she had made the turn in these last couple of weeks before the regional and state. Not to be. Choi came in at Jamestown with a 45. Add to Wyrick’s 43 and Choi’s 45 a 46 brought in by Emma Lee for a team total of 134.  

Third place was again awared to the East Forsyth team with a score of 167. Match results...............<>Back to the top.......

WINSTON-SALEM,NC-Pine Brook Country Club- October 10, 2011- On a beautiful afternoon the Central Piedmont Conference had their sixth and final regular season match hosted by the Reagan Raiders at Pine Brook Country Club.

The medalist of the day was the 14th ranked player in the state Hannah Craver with a one over par round of 37. Craver, as usual, was bombing her drives and sticking her approach shots close to the pin. 

The CPC had the pleasure of welcoming back the energetic and talented Victoria Allred playing in her first conference match of this season. Allred had been sidelined with an injury. Allred finished her round in second place with a great round of 39. Allred is ranked as the 3^rd best junior girl golfer in the state.

Reagan's Chloe Sizemore and Mt. Tabor's Sarah Tong finished tied for third place with a good round of 41. Sizemore felt that she was hitting some really good drives and woods but she felt she left a few strokes out on the golf course. Tong enjoyed her best round of the season and hopes to score similar in the Central Piedmont Conference Championship.

Chloe Sizemore

Sarah Tong

Katie Green

In 5th place was West Forsyth’s Sade'cia Riggs who shot her season long average of 42. In 6th place out of the 28 players was West Forsyth’s Katie Green with a good round of 43. Green was happy with her round but she knows that she had a few putting problems and hopes to  putt better in the post season matches.  Next week on October 17th is the Central Piedmont Conference Championship which will be held at Winston Lake Golf Course.

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GREENSBORO, NC – October 10, 2011 – Bryan Park Golf Club – The Metro 4A Conference met for their next to last conference match before the regional on the 24^th. This match was an 18 hole match as will be their last one. Page entered this match 55 strokes ahead of Grimsley and extended that lead even further after this match. 

Grimsley’s Shannon Paylor won her fourth medalist honors at this match with a three over par 75. Paylor has a pretty good grip on being named the conference champion based on stroke average of 40.60 before this match. 

Her competition, Erica Gallerani of Page, sat at 1.60 behind Paylor before this match and in this match Gallerani carded a nine over par 81 essentially closing the door on her chances of catching Paylor.  

The Page Pirates continued their winning ways due to the continued good play of their one two punch, the Gallerani twins. With aide of their No.3, AB Osteen’s 90, the Pirates won their sixth consecutive match of this season in conference play. 

Paylor and Shelby Armentrout shot a 75 and 88 respectively to come within two strokes of the Gallerani twins. The real battle of this match was between the team’s number three's. Grimsley’s No.3, Beth Cauble, gave it her all managing a round four strokes lower than her stroke average but was just not enough for the win.

The Metro 4A Conference has one more match before their regional play that will be contested in Pinehurst on their Centennial Course #8 on Monday October 24^th, 2011.<>  YTD Results....<>Back to the top.......

CLEMMONS, NC - October 9, 2011 - Salem Glen Country Club - The Triad Youth Golf Foundation West League had their last home match of their regular season at the beautiful layout of Salem Glen Country Club. The medalist of the day was the consistent 12 year old Matthew Guo with a round of 43 by playing from the white tees. Guo won or tied every match he played during the regular season. Guo awaits and welcomes the challenge from the top players of the Futures League East competition at Bryan Park.    

Tied for second place was the youngest player in the West League, the joyful and skill improving 11 year old from Davie County Christopher Carr, with a round of 45, was pleased with his round and hopes to play the same or better next week at Bryan Park in Greensboro.

West Forsyth Titan's number one player Sade'cia Riggs, as usual, knew she could have played better if it wasn't for a few miss-hits and lazy putts, otherwise she was content with her ball striking.  

The talented and long hitting Seth Lomison came in a close third place with a round of 46. Lomison realized there were a few missed par putts left out there on the greens and he also felt this was a great learning experience. In fourth place this week was the sportsman Ryan Lantz with his best round of the season a 49. Lantz was hitting a lot of great shots and is excited to play at Bryan Park next week.

Next week on October 16, 2011 is the end of the Fall Triad Youth Golf Foundation Futures League where awards will be given to the League MVP, Most Dedicated Player and the Most Improved Player. Also, during this final week at Bryan Park, the TYGF will decide the Futures League Team Champions.<>Back to the top.......

The Salisbury Hornets – In his own words Coach Dale Snyder had this to say about his team and the on going season, “We've had a very good start.  Currently our record is 24 - 2, losing two contests to Ledford and to Cannon School.

We've defeated some teams like Ledford, Grimsley, Greensboro Page, and Statesville to name a few. We are only carrying four girls on our team this year.

We're being led by freshman Isabella Rusher, who currently has a 37 average over 9 holes.  In 8 matches, she has been at or under par twice, and has been under 40 in all but one match.

Senior Lily Yatawara is close behind her with a 40 average over 9 holes.  Lily hit a bit of a rough patch earlier in the year, but has posted 3 consecutive scores under 40.

Madeline Hoskins is a sophomore who we are currently sharing with the tennis team.  When she plays with us, she is a vital part of our team.  She has a 43 average on 9 holes thru 6 matches that she's played in.  She recently recorded a 38 on the front 9 of Sapona.

Brooke Smith is a junior that rounds out our team.  She is currently carrying a 47 average and we are looking for all four of our girls to qualify for the state tournament.

In the next few weeks, we've got the Rowan County Championship, plus we have a rematch with Cannon School.” 

Salisbury’s location for the up coming regional will be in their backyard at the Warrior Golf Club in China Grove, NC on October 24. 2011. <>Back to the top.......

KERNERSVILLE, NC – October 5, 2011 – Pine Knolls GC – After two tied matches Ragsdale managed to win the rubber match. Ragsdale came off of Pine Knolls with a one stroke victory over NW Guilford but what a match it was. 

Ragsdale led the duo of Crane and Mackie scored a state championship round but so did NW Guilford. Ragsdale posted a team total of 114 to NW’s team total of 115. This is the kind of match where every shot counts. The intensity on both sides must have been a fever pitch.  

Lily Crane Sarah Choi

Crane, Mackie and Wyrick did their regular thing-play well. The hero of the day was in NW Guilford’s Sarah Choi. In a match of this importance the pressure hardly lets someone play out of their game. Choi did just that. Choi turned in a huge round for NW Guilford, a 37! Choi’s 37 keep the score close through out the match. It was only the game of Crane that turned the dial in favor or Ragsdale.  Crane came off of Pine Knolls with a score matching her best round of this season, a 35. This round will solidify her stroke average at even. This is the time of the season when the good players are getting into their grooves and Crane is there. Crane will be the top dog at her regional and the state.   Crane’s running mate Savannah   Mackie is no slouch by any means. Mackie has been the perfect wingman for Crane. Mackie and Crane are a great one two punch.   Talk about gelling at the right time. That may be happening with Ragsdale’s No.3 and 4. Both Joliana Lilas and Victoria Edwards looks to have began a little gelling themselves. They both turned in rounds of 41 at Pine Knolls. That may not sound like much to the average reader but these two shot rounds that was seven strokes under their stroke average. If they continue to perform like this the rest of the season then the Ragsdale team will travel to the state together.

East Forsyth took home the third place finish led by Alexis Gregory.        Pine Knolls Leaderboard......        Back to the top.......

GREENSBORO, NC – October 6, 2011 – The Metro-7 4A Conference – The Metro conference is very busy conference during the Spring golf season but during the girls golf season the conference has only three of seven schools fielding golf teams. They are the Page Pirates, Grimsley Whirlies and the Southern Alamance Patriots. To date the Metro has played four matches and the Page Pirates are leading the conference with a 129 stroke average, eleven strokes better than second place Grimsley. The Patriots of Southern Alamance are in third place with a 166.60 stroke average. 

Osteen opened her season with back to back medalist honors in her first two matches. Since the first two matches Osteen has be what all golfers strive for, consistent play. Consistency is what the Pirates are all about. All three of the Pirates are within three strokes of each other and they consistently finish in the top four of every match.

The stalwart for Grimsley is Shannon Paylor. Paylor is also leading the Metro 7 conference. Her excellent play has rewarded her three times this season with the medalist honors. She is currently ranked as the 63^rd best junior girl golfer in the state.  Grimsley’s No.2 is Shelby Armentrout while the No.3 spot switches between freshman Beth Cauble and sophomore Jinny Lee.

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