It was always going to be a long shot to bring down Maysville at the Grand River Conference Girls Golf Tournament this year. But Monday at the Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Cameron, Gallatin was able to put its team and top individual right behind the Wolverines.
Maysville laid claim to the conference crown with a team score of 411, but Gallatin was able to grab the runner-up spot, carding a team mark of 439.
Individually Maysville’s Hannah Riner shot an 89 to win Champion Golfer of the Year honors, but Gallatin again grabbed the second spot as Courtney Crose had the second-lowest total of the tournament, carding a 97.
Crose was one of two individual medalists for Gallatin as Elle Copple carded a score of 106, good for seventh-place overall.
Crose parred three holes on the day, shooting a 48 on the front nine and a 49 on the back. Copple, meanwhile, parred four holes, finishing with a front-nine 54 and back-nine 52.
Behind that duo, Gallatin got scores of 118 from both Kylie Stagner and Brianna Filley to round out their team score. Madison Kirk was also in varsity action, shooting a score of 126. Filley parred one hole and birdied another. Stagner had two pars and Kirk parred one hole.
“It’s always good to bring home team and individual medals at a tournament,” Gallatin coach Chris Wever said. “It’s even more special to do so at conference. Hopefully we can build on this result and have a good showing at districts next week.”
The Trenton Bulldogs finished fourth out of six schools that were able to post team scores. Trenton shot a score of 492 and had two individual medalists.
Josie Chumbley led the Trenton squad with a score of 111, good for ninth individually. Chumbley finished with a front-nine 58 before carding a 53 on the back. Reece Weldon was right behind her teammate, garnering a 10th-place medal with a score of 113. Weldon finished with a front-nine 58 as well and shot a 55 on the back. Weldon had one of two Trenton pars on the day.
“I was very happy for Josie and Reece,” Trenton coach Travis Mullenix said. “They both played well and were able to earn all-conference. I know that’s been a goal of Josie’s so I’m really proud that she was able to accomplish that in her senior year. I was really hoping she would have a good day and she was able to do that.
“Reece is having a very good start to her career. She’s had her ups and downs, but that’s to be expected from a freshman. It’s great to see her having some success and hopefully, it will drive her to work even harder.”
Behind those two, Mari Atup, who had the other Trenton par, carded a score of 116. She just missed a medal with the finish, placing 12th overall. The top 10 received medals. Sofia Currie’s mark of 152 rounded out Trenton’s team score and Morgan Brown was also in varsity action, shooting a 170.
“Mari was very close,” Mullenix said. “She had a great back nine, but unfortunately didn’t have the start she needed to medal. I was proud of our team. We were able to best some teams that had beaten us previously in duals and tournament play, so I was very happy with our performance.”
Princeton had three golfers in action so there would be no team score for the Tigers.
Riley Moreno had the low score for the Tigers, carding a score of 118, good for 13th place individually. Moreno had a 60 on the front nine and a 58 on the back.
Other scores from Princeton included a 133 from Labrina Templeton and a 140 for Cheyenne Dinsmore.
Trenton and Princeton were in action against one another on Tuesday at the Riverside Country Club, wrapping up regular-season play. See page 3 for a full recap from that dual.
Gallatin closed out its regular season on Thursday with a road dual in Hamilton.
All three schools are in district action on Monday. Trenton and Princeton will travel to the LA Nickell Golf Course in Columbia for the Class 1, District 3 Tournament. Gallatin will go to the Mozingo Golf Course in Maryville for the Class 1, District 4 Tournament. Both events are set for 9 a.m. tee times.