Both the Fort Mill and Catawba Ridge girls’ golf teams qualified for the 4A and 5A state golf tournaments next week.
At the Chester Golf Club, Catawba Ridge finished third in the 4A Upper State tournament with a 332 as TL Hanna won the event with a score of 317. Brooke Mehlhouse finished second overall with an 18-hole score of 75 for the Copperheads. Bella Troxler followed that up with an 83 and Ella Gaither shot an 84 for the Copperheads. Ella Rose Hill rounded out the scoring for Catawba Ridge with a 90.
Catawba Ridge moves on to the 4A state championship held at the Hackler Golf Course on the campus of Coastal Carolina on Oct. 26 and 27.
Nation Ford failed to qualify for the state championship, ending their season as they finished 11th with a team score of 400. They were led by a 95 from Campbell Reiking, followed by a 96 from Brooke Parker. Carolina Miller shot a 102 for the Falcons and Layla Wilson finished with a 107 for Nation Ford.
At the Greer Country Club in the 5A Upper State tournament, Fort Mill finished third overall with a 337, behind River Bluff in second with a 326 and Dorman, who won the tournament, with a 325. The Jackets were six shots ahead of Byrnes, who finished fourth with a 343.
Addie Lupton led Fort Mill with a second-place finish overall shooting a 76. River Bluff’s Minghe Huang finished first with a round of 69. Following Lupton for Fort Mill was Claire Collins with an 81 and Lauren Venino with an 84. Skylar Sartwell finished with a 96 for the Jackets.
Fort Mill moves on to the 5A state championship held at the River Hills Golf and Country Club in Little River, SC, also on Oct. 26 and 27.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
