The Shiloh Christian golf team took third in the Class 4A State Tournament on Wednesday at the DeGray State Park golf course in Bismarck.
Fordyce won the team title with a 243 by one stroke over Malvern and three strokes over Shiloh. Farmington was sixth and Gentry was eighth.
Farmington’s Jason Purdy was the top local individual, tying for fourth with a 7-over-par 79.
Micah Radler is following a Fayetteville tradition.
The junior is one in a long line of Lady Purple Bulldogs to compete in the Arkansas Overall Golf Championship on Oct. 15 at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock.
“Emma (Lavy) won it last year and as a ninth-grader,” Fayetteville golf coach Kyle Adams said. “My daughter Alex went as a junior. Hannah Lavy went as a sophomore and junior. It seems like we’ve had at least one girl in it the last several years.”
Radler has saved her best for late in the season and this year is no exception.
She shot a 1-under-par 71 to help Fayetteville run away with the 7A-West Conference title earlier this month and lost out in a playoff for medalist in the Class 7A State Tournament.
Radler and Conway’s Summer Roachelle were the only players to break 80 in the state tournament at Fianna Hills Country Club in Fort Smith.
“She’s done that the last three years,” Adams said. “Her best scores have come at the end.”
Adams said Radler has dedicated more time to golf this year.
“The last two years she’s been in cheerleading,” Adams said. “This year she’s dedicated her time to golf and it’s nice to see it pay off for her.”
Radler and Roachell are the likely favorites on the girls’ side. The overall tournament will only be 18 holes this year — rather than 27 like in previous years because the Pleasant Valley course recently completed its conversion of the greens to Champions Bermuda grass.
FORT SMITH — The Fayetteville girls are still top ‘Dogs in 7A golf.
The Lady Purple’Dogs won their fifth straight state title Monday, winning the team title by six shots over runner-up Conway at Fianna Hills Country Club.
“We are very fortunate to have had some great girls come through the program,” Fayetteville coach Kyle Adams said. “This team didn’t want to be the first team that didn’t win it, they wanted to uphold the tradition.”
Fayetteville junior Micah Radler, shooting from the No. 2 spot, carded a 73 to lead the team and tied for medalist before losing out in a one-hole playoff.
“Micah had a great round today,” Adams said. “Every year that we have won we have had somebody come out and shoot one of their best rounds of the year, and she did it today.”
Fayetteville’s No. 1 player, Olivia Lavy, played through a wrist injury and managed an 84 and No. 3 Shelby Daniels also shot 84. Teams play four players and count the low three scores.
“Olivia didn’t play as well as she would have like today, but we needed her score,” Adams said. “Shelby is a sophomore and this is her first time to play in a big pressure tournament like this so she did great today.”
Conway’s Summer Roachelle won the medalist with a par on the first playoff hole, No. 18. She had a tap-in for par while Radler had a longer birdie putt and ran it about six feet past and missed her par putt coming back.
Conway’s other scores were Ericka Setzler with a 86 and Maegan Wade with 88.
Radler and Roachelle were the only players to break 80 and Fayetteville and Conway were the only schools below 300 for a team score.
Taylor Kline of Springdale Har-Ber shot an 87.
Monday
At Fianna Hills CC, Fort Smith
Fayetteville 241
Michah Radler 73
Olivia Lavy 84
Shelby Daniels 84
Alex Delsol 97
Conway 247
Summer Roachelle 73
Ericka Setzer 86
Maegan Wade 88
Bryce Wolfe 93
SPRINGDALE — Shiloh Christian fired a 232 to win the team title at the boys 4A Region I Golf Tournament at The Creeks on Tuesday.
Shiloh’s foursome claimed a 10-stroke victory and will advance to the 4A state golf tournament next month.
Chase Wakefield and Trent Tollett each fired 77s to lead the Saints amd Tyler Kelsay shot a 78. Dave Matthews rounded out the Saints with an 81. The top three scores from each team count as the team score.
Gentry finished second with a 242, led by Ben Sarratt’s 76. Robbie White carded an 82 and Joe Morris fired an 84.
Farmington (251) was third, led by top overall medalist Jason Purdy, who fired a 73 to lead the field. Jake Adkins and Kolby Burnett each fired 89s for the Cardinals.
The 4A state boys tournament will be held Oct. 7 at DeGray.
5A-West Tournament
Greenwood won its third straight 5A-West Conference girls golf title on Wednesday at Ben Geren Golf Course in Fort Smith.
Greenwood’s girls have been top three at state three years in a row, winning in 2007. The state match is next week in Paragould, where Greene County Tech is defending champ and host team.
Alma finished runner-up and Siloam Springs was third. Both teams will advance to state. Siloam’s team was comprised of Brittany Crawley, Savanna Seliga, Jessica Glass and Emery Rakestraw.
Harrison ran away with the boys title. The Goblins won their fifth straight conference crown and are three-time defending state champions.
Siloam will send Don Voss and Jackson McKinnon to state as individual medalists.
Boys Team Scores
1. Shiloh Christian 232
2. Gentry 242
3. Farmington 251
Southwest def. George
Miranda Kelly had 11 service points and Arden Hall nine to lead Southwest to a 25-12, 25-18 win over George in Northwest Arkansas Conference play Tuesday.
Southwest improved to 13-2 overall and 5-2 in the league. Lucille Lanje led George (1-6, 1-10) with three aces and six assists, while Mariah King added three kills and one block.
Southwest (5-2) also won the eighth-grade match 27-25, 25-23. Sydney McConnell led Southwest with six service points and Sydney Breathitt added five. Lacey Davis led George with five kills, while Bri Long added four kills and three aces.
Central def. Rogers Elmwood
Setters Ashley Wiednehoeft and Haley McCarver helped lead Springdale Central to a 25-14, 25-12 win over Rogers Elmwood in Northwest Arkansas Conference play.
Central improved to 3-4 overall and in the league.
Central improved to 7-0 with a 25-20, 27-25 win in the eighth-grade match.
Payton Frisinger contributed three kills late in the match, while Kayla Bakker also had a strong night passing.
Bentonville def. Springdale High
Danielle Betts finished with six kills as Bentonville claimed a 25-22, 25-14, 25-18 7A-West Conference win over Springdale High on Tuesday.
Rebecca Brown added nine assists and two block assists for the Lady Tigers (4-3, 4-0). Sara Hoover also added three aces.
— The Morning News
Fort Smith Southside def. Rogers Heritage
Carson Hunter had four kills to help the Confederettes slip past Heritage, 25-15, 25-12, 25-16.
The scrappy Lady War Eagles (5-12, 0-4) fought Southside (6-1, 3-1) point for point for much of the first game. Heritage was right there in the second game as well before a kill by Chelsea McKim jump-started a 16-3 run.
Springdale Har-Ber def. Fort Smith Northside
Springdale Har-Ber wasted little time in beating Fort Smith Northside 25-7, 25-17, 25-21.
The Lady Wildcats (7-1, 3-1) used a powerful service game to put pressure on the Lady Bears (5-5, 1-3), which caused Northside struggled to get the ball to its front row.
Leading 5-4 in the opening game, Har-Ber ran off 12 straight points to put the game out of reach quickly. Har-Ber’s Katie Huff started the run while Kailey Bain had three aces during it.
“We got what we came for,” Har-Ber coach Sandy Jones said of the conference win. “Our strategy all year has been to jump on them quickly. We serve hard at them so they don’t get a chance to set something up and that worked for us in the first two games.”
Northside was in control of the third game as it opened a 15-10 lead and later led 19-15. But that is when the Lady Wildcats started their comeback. Kellsie Pullen came up with a kill, Alicia Swearingen added an ace then Marisa Pless had a kill as Har-Ber trimmed the Lady Bears’ lead to 19-18.
Har-Ber eventually tied the game at 20 after a block but the Lady Wildcats scored the match’s last four points, 10 of the last 12, to seal the win. Pless and Huff had kills in the final points while Holly Huffman had a block.
— Southwest Times Record
Springdale Har-Ber, Siloam Springs Split
Siloam Springs’ Don Voss fired a 2-over-par 38 to earn medalist honors and lead his team to a five-shot win over Springdale Har-Ber at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville.
Siloam finished with a 175, compared to 180 for Har-Ber in the play five, count four format.
Zach Coats led Har-Ber with a 39, followed by Will McDoniel’s 46, Antonio Guererro, 47, and Jordan Harrell, 48.
Taylor Kline fired a 45 to earn medalist in the girls’ match and lead Har-Ber’s win, 154-174.
Lauren Zulpo added a 52 and Kaitlyn Vogel chipped in with a 57 for the Lady Wildcats.
Har-Ber also won the boys’ junior varsity match 186-191. Ty Whatley led the Wildcats with a 41, while Mason McLaren added a 42.
Har-Ber takes on Bentonville today at Bella Vista Country Club.
— The Morning News
GOLF
Rogers Cruises Past Springdale
The Rogers High boys golf team (154) defeated Springdale (205) on Monday at the Lost Springs Golf & Athletic Club in Little Flock.
Jeff Sanders earned medalist honors with a 36, Slade Hames shot a 37, Patrick Holt had a 39 and Grant Washburn had a 42.
For Springdale, Zach Foster shot a 45, Matt McDonald shot a 52, Max Havens had a 53 and Drew Goss and Jacob Smith each added 55s.
Rogers faces Springdale Har-Ber on Monday at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club in Fayetteville.
VOLLEYBALL
Har-Ber Sweeps Alma
Kirstie Hesseltine had 16 kills and six blocks and Springdale Har-Ber teammate Sydney Marsellis added six kills and six blocks as the Wildcats (3-0) defeated Alma 25-18, 25-11, 25-11 on the road.
Har-Ber begins 7A-West conference play Thursday at home against Fort Smith Southside.
JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL
George Splits Matches With Black, Lincoln
The Springdale George ninth-grade team fell to Bentonville Black 25-15, 26-24. Gabriela Aldaco had four aces and one kill for George (1-2), while teammate Nezly Silva added three kills.
The Springdale George eighth-grade team defeated Bentonville Lincoln 25-12, 25-18, as Lindsey Davis had three aces and three kills, while Lacey Davis had four kills.
George travels to Fayetteville Ramay tonight.
Southwest Tops Ramay
Springdale Southwest defeated Fayetteville Ramay 25-15, 14-25, 25-14. Miranda Kelly had 10 points, while Arden Hall had nine points.
In the “A” game, Southwest won 24-26, 25-18, 15-2. Dani Delozier had 23 points and Makayla McFerrin had 10 points. In the “B” game, Southwest won 25-9, with Tina Gold getting 20 points.
Southwest faces Harrison at home tonight.
— The Morning News
FAYETTEVILLE — Emma Lavy accomplished just about as much as one could deem possible on the high school golf level. A four-time all-state selection, four-time all-conference pick and two-time state medalist, Lavy has done it all in her four years at Fayetteville.
ROGERS — Haley Sanders recently told her parents that she didn’t see herself sitting behind a desk for the next 40 or 50 years.
ROGERS – Jes Sanders is playing his best golf of the year at the right time.
CABOT — The Fayetteville Bulldogs’ golf team made a strong showing in the Class 7A State Golf Tournament on Tuesday at Greystone Country Club in Cabot.
