H.S. golf: Abilene Wylie girls finish sixth at region; Goodman leads Eula girls

LUBBOCK – Grapevine’s Chloe Sirkin shot 1-under-par 70 to win the Region I-5A girls golf tournament by eight strokes Tuesday at The Rawls Course.

Sirkin, who led the tournament after Day 1, shooting 71, topped Burleson Centennial’s Makena Junkin by nine strokes. Both were the only representatives of their school and each claimed one of the three at-large state berths.

The other went to Joshua’s Kaylee Yuan, who tied Argyle’s Madison Wert for third with a two-day total 150. Wert won a playoff for third place, but Yuan gets a state berth since Arygle advances as a team.

In fact, Argyle won the tournament with a 641 – eight shots better than Aledo. Amarillo High Black (668) beat District 4-5A champion Lubbock-Cooper for the final state berth.

The top three teams and top three players not on a state qualifying team advance to state May 15-16 at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown.

Wylie (368-368—736) finished sixth, led by Amelie Liew (81-80—161), who tied Lubbock-Cooper’s Ayers Findley (81-80—161) for ninth.

Wylie’s Kierra Fierro (92-83—172) tied another for 18^th, while Brighton Diller (92-98—190), Linden Smalley (106-110—216) and Zoey Anzaldua (108-107—215) rounded out the Lady Bulldogs’ scores.

“As a coach, I am super proud of my girls,” Wylie coach Justin Jarrett said. “They did an amazing job staying composed and competing with good competition. I had a goal of beating half the field in my head, and we accomplished just that by finishing sixth. When you have teams like Argyle and Aledo in your region, you know the competition is going to be tough.”

Jarrett was encouraged, since he has a young team.

“I am just so happy we were able to make it (to region) as a team with sophomores and freshmen. What a big step towards our future. All the girls played so hard and did as I asked.”

Region I-5A tournament

At The Rawls Course, Lubbock

Monday-Tuesday

Team — 1. Argyle 321-320—641, 2. Aledo 322-327—649, 3. Amarillo High Black 351-317—668, 4. Lubbock-Cooper 358-337—695, 5. Joshua 361-363—724, 6. Wylie 368-368—736, 7. Colleyville Heritage 370-370—740, 8. Granbury 374-371—745, 9. Fort Worth Arlington Heights 394-365—759, 10. Midlothian 384-376—760, 11. Amarillo High Gold 390-381—771, 12. El Paso Burges 438-418—856, 13. El Paso High 417-439—856, 14. El Paso Del Valle 485-459—944, 15. El Paso Hanks 500-484—984, 16. Fort Worth Northside 506-527—1,033.

Individuals — 1. Chloe Sirkin, Grapevine, 71-70—141; 2. Makena Junkin, Burleson Centennial, 76-73—149; 3. Madison Wert, Argyle, 75-75—150 (Wert won playoff hole to finish third); 4. Kaylee Yuan, Joshua, 72-78—150; 5. Sana’a Lemen, Aledo, 77-76—153; 6. (tie) Ryan Purczynski, Argyle, 77-78—155; Charlee Thacker, Amarillo High Black, 80-75—155; 8. Lindy Gaither, Midlothian, 82-78—160; 9. (tie) Amelie Liew, Abilene Wylie, 81-80—161; Ayers Findley, Lubbock-Cooper, 81-80—161; 11. Tyler Held, Amarillo High Black, 84-78—162; 12. Lauren Gastos, Arlington Heights, 83-80—163; 13. Maddi Warner, Aledo, 79-85—164; 14. Mallory Miller, Aledo, 80-85—165; 15. (tie) Akyah Ditto, Granbury, 86-81—167; Berklie Benge, Amarillo Tascosa, 87-82—169; 17. Ella Murphree, Lubbock-Cooper, 91-80—171; 18. (tie) Addi Britten, Amarillo High Black, 93-79—172; Kierra Fierro, Abilene Wylie, 89-83—172; 20. Emeri Tran, Lubbock High, 78-95—173.

Team Scores (Wylie only)

Wylie (736) – Amelie Liew 81-80—161, Kierra Fierro 92-83—172, Brighton Diller 92-98—190, Linden Smalley 106-110—216, Zoey Anzaldua 108-107—215.

Andrews wins 4A regional

At Lubbock, Kyleigh McGowen led a 1-2-3 finish for the Andrews Black team as the Lady Mustangs ran away with the Region I-4A girls golf title at Shadow Hills Golf Course.

McGowen shot 2-over-par 73 on the final day to finish with a 152 and beat teammate Zoe Woemmel by a shot. Emme Darnold was two shots off the lead.

Andrews Black won the team title with a 617, followed by Canyon (651) and Seminole (681). Canyon Randall was fourth (699), and Brownwood was fifth (728). Sweetwater (8^th, 769) and Snyder (10^th, 815) rounded out Big Country teams.

The top three teams and top three individuals not on a state qualifying team advance to the state tournament May 15-16 at Legends Golf Course in Kingsland.

Decatur’s Tori Gardner (4^th, 156), Monahans’ Talyssa Griner (5^th, 157) and Canyon Randall’s Kimber Nunn (10^th, 166) nabbed the three at-large berths.

Brownwood’s Haylee Martindale (90-85—175) had the best individual score for Big Country teams.

Region I-4A tournament

At Shadow Hills Golf Course, Lubbock

Monday-Tuesday

Team Scores – 1. Andrews Black 316-301—617, 2. Canyon 329-322—651, 3. Seminole 341-340—681, 4. Canyon Randall 356-343—699, 5. Brownwood 366-362—728, 6. Glen Rose 379-367—746, 7. Decatur 367-390—757, 8. Sweetwater 389-380—769, 9. Bridgeport 391-390—781, 10. Snyder 400-415—815, 11. Sanger 470-421—891, 12. Clint Mountain View 451-456—907, 13. El Paso Irvin 454-459—913, 14. El Paso Riverside 470-469—939, 15. Burkburnett 488-453—941, 16. El Paso Austin 522-519—1,041.

Individuals – 1. Kyleigh McGowen, Andrews Black, 79-73—152; 2. Zoe Woemmel, Andrews Black, 79-74—153; 3. Emme Darnold, Andrews Black, 77-77—154; 4. Tori Gardner, Decatur, 77-79—156; 5. (tie) Talyssa Griner, Monahans, 80-77—157; Lauren Robason, Canyon, 80-77—157; 7. Peighton Manning, Andrews Black, 81-77—158; 8. Chloe Stenberg, Canyon, 81-81—163; 9. Gracie Sutton, Canyon, 87-77—164; 10. Kimber Nunn, Randall, 83-83—166.

Team Scores (Big Country only)

Brownwood (728) – Haylee Martindale 90-85—175, River Jones 93-89—182, London England 91-94—185, Tristyn Garcia 92-94—186, Riley Morton 104-106—210.

Sweetwater (769) – Bailey Rainbolt 86-95—181, Clarissa Gomez 102-90—192, Taylor Horn 97-100-197, Hailey Nixon 104-95—199, Ameri Withrow 109-107—216.

Snyder (815) – Emma Brunson 98-93—191, Mallory Chappell 96-97—193, Julieann Benitez 103-112—215, Aspen Reeves 103-113—216, Jalee Guerrero 123-127—250.

Eula’s Goodman wins Region II title

Eula’s Maris Pree Goodman shot 9-over-par 80 for the second consecutive day to win the Region II-1A girls golf title by three strokes at Maxwell Golf Course.

Garden City’s Rylee Wood shot 83 on the final day to finish second with a 163.

Garden City won the team title with a 724. Veribest was second (761), while Eula nabbed the third and final state berth with an 810 – 14 shots better than Munday.

The top three teams and top three individuals not on one of the top three teams advances to the Class 1A state tournament May 15-16 at Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, near Austin.

Robert Lee’s Kailey Freeman qualified for state, tying Veribest’s Ryley Buckner for third (180). Munday’s Brooklyn Rodriguez (7th, 185) and Crowell’s Hadley Henry (10th, 195) garnered the other two at-large state berths. Henry beat Knox City’s Devon Hernandez by a stroke.

Region II-1A tournament

At Maxwell Golf Course

Monday-Tuesday

Team – 1. Garden City 363-361—724, 2. Veribest 371-390—761, 3. Eula 411-399—810, 4. Munday 412-412—824, 5. Highland 435-436—871, 6. Iraan 448-428—876, 7. Sierra Blanca 465-430—895, 8. Crowell 459-447—906, 9. Rankin 480-436—916, 10. Marfa 465-456—921; 11. Westbrook 487-468—955, 12. Panther Creek 475-476—951, 13. Rule 546-526—1,072, 14. Rising Star NS-NS-NS.

Individual – 1. Maris Pree Goodman, Eula, 80-80—160; 2. Rylee Wood, Garden City, 80-83—163; 3. (tie) Kailey Freeman, Robert Lee, 89-91—180; Ryley Buckner, Veribest, 86-91—180; 5. (tie) Shelby Braden, Garden City, 92-90—182; Olivia Abbott, Veribest, 91-91—182; 7. Brooklyn Rodriguez, Munday, 95-90—185; 8. Kara Roberts, Garden City, 100-88—188; 9. Briana Halfmann, Garden City, 91-100—191; 10. Hadley Henry, Crowell, 96-99—195.

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