BLANCHARD — The Ada High School girls golf team finished seventh at the 6A Regional Preview hosted Thursday by the Winter Creek Goff and Country Club.
The field included some of the best girls golf teams in Class 6A and Ada was the lone 5A squad in the tournament. It was a good tuneup for Ada’s first home tournament of the spring. The Lady Cougars are scheduled to host the Class 5A Girls Regional Preview Monday at the Oak Hills Golf and Country Club.
Edmond North won the championship after shooting a team score of 328. Norman North was runner-up at 337 followed by Edmond Memorial at 349, Pidmont at 384 and Mustang at 391.
Ada finished with a team score of 397.
Norman North teammates Harlow Gregory and Juliana Hong were tied at the top of the individual standings with scores of 75. Lana Bowen of Deer Creek was third at 78 and she was followed by Cara Cummins of Edmond North at 80 and Abbie Justiz of Edmond North at 81.
Ada freshman Liberty Bridgeman just missed out on a Top 10 finish despite the rugged competition. She finished 11th with a score of 86. Katelyn Clark of Ponca City and Sophia Whittern of Piedmont also shot 86s.
Senior Brooklyn Black was next for the Lady Cougars with a 98. She was followed by Kenzie Qualls with a 103, Lila Willis with a 110 and Natalie Jussely with a 118.
Gray competes against big boys
OKLAHOMA CITY — Latta High School senior Rhett Gray competed against some of the best golfers in the state — in all classes — Wednesday at the Putnam City North Tournament.
It didn’t seem to bother him one bit.
Gray earned a Top 10 finish in the rugged field of 107 golfers. He shot a two-over 72 and ended up in a three-way tie for seventh place. The tournament was hosted by the Lincoln Park Golf Course in Oklahoma City.
“It was a very competitive field and he was playing against some of the best 5A and 6A schools in the state,” said Latta golf coach Matt Bryant.
Gray’s round included a pair of birdies in the back nine.
Three players shot under par for the tournament. Preston Albee of Choctaw won the medalist crown with a 67 and Caday’s Jack Lee and Metro Christian’s Porter Finley were a stroke back with identical 68 scores.
Gray’s LHS teammates will join him Thursday when the Panthers compete in the Turner Invitational, hosted by the Falconhead Country Club near Burneyville.
Latta squad finishes seventh in PV
PAULS VALLEY — The Latta High School boys golf team recorded a seventh-place finish earlier this week at the Tom Taylor Invitational hosted by the Pauls Valley Municipal Golf Course.
Velma-Alma won the team title with a score of 330. Elmore City-Pernell and Tishomingo tied for second with 339 scores and Davis finished fourth at 358. The Panthers finished with a team score of 401.
Senior Rhett Gray won the individual championship after reeling off a score of 75. Gray ended his round strong with birdies on hole No. 14 and hole No. 16.
Wyatt Davison of Velma-Alma settled for second with a 78 and Zane Balentine of Elmore City and Slade Strickland of Velma-Alma tied for third with scores of 80. Boston Higgins of Tishomingo and Brendyn Pierce of Davis both shot 81.
Senior Jett Hudson, playing as an individual, was next for the Panthers with a 102. Jake Lamack shot a 107, Jake Clampitt carded a 109 and both Cole McElroy and PJ Hayes were a stroke back with 110s. Jacoby Impson shot a 126 for Latta.
Stratford’s Korzan shoots a 96
ARDMORE — Stratford junior Jaelee Korzan had a solid showing at the Max Williamson Lady Invitational held earlier this week at the Lakeview Golf Club in Ardmore.
Korzan carded a 96 — and that included a birdie on the No. 14 hole — and nearly snuck into the Top 20. She finished 22nd in a field of 74 golfers.
“Stratford girls golf had a good day. ...
