Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Taytum Easton	16	47.8	44	Elk Run GC
Allison Horn	16	49.9	43	Sunrise GC
Olivia Guernsey	15	51.2	45	Sunrise GC
Sydney Kleinert	14	55.4	52	Champions Pointe GC
Annie Spicer	16	63.6	56	Sunrise GC
Alli Thompson	13	67.5	62	Champions Pointe GC

 

Horn Competes at Roncalli
9/27/2019 Craig Pearson (News & Tribune)

Henryville’s Allison Horn shot a 106 in the Roncalli Regional on Saturday, capping off the final competition of her career.“

Allison didn’t score quite like she wanted, but she represented herself, family, team, school, and community well. It was a unique experience as her group contained the past two individual state champions,” Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "She had a front row seat to a record setting round by Annabelle Pancake [who shot 8-under-par 64]. We were happy to share this day with Allison; we’ll miss her next season!"

 

 

Henryville's Horn advances to Regional
9/20/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville senior Allison Horn earned a trip to the regional, but her team did not. 

Horn shot a 96 at Sunrise Golf Course on Saturday to earn one of the three regional-qualifying spots for individuals on non-advancing teams at the Madison Sectional. 

The host Cubs and Southwestern both shot 371, but Madison — led by medalist Keara Eder's 5-over-par 77 medalist round — won its eighth sectional title thanks to the score of its fifth player. Scottsburg took third with a 398 — 12 shots ahead of the Hornets. 

"We didn’t play particularly well, or bad, on either side," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "At the turn, I think we were in third place by a couple of shots. However, as most teams did, we scored a bit higher on the back. We were all happy to see Allison advance! It’s a well-earned honor for her. Over the past decade or so, we’ve been fortunate to have Henryville, both girls and boys, represented at the regional with an individual or team most years. However, we are a bit frustrated at finishing fourth so often as a team."

Taytum Easton added a 99 while Olivia Guernsey, the team's other senior, shot 100 for the Hornets. 

"It’s been a pleasure to have our two seniors for four years," Embry said. "They both played a part in our team advancing to the regional their freshman year and [our] sectional championship the following year. We’re looking forward to seeing Allison play next weekend and we’ll miss them both next season."

Horn will compete in the Roncalli Regional at Smock Golf Club on Saturday. 

 

MADISON SECTIONAL

Saturday at Sunrise Golf Course, Madison; par-72

Team scores: Madison 371, Southwestern 371, Scottsburg 398, Henryville 410 (Horn 96; Easton 49-50—99; Guernsey 46-54—100; Kleinert 57-58—115; Spicer 64-57—121), Lawrenceburg 417, Jennings County 441, Switzerland County 489. 

Medalist: Keara Eder (Madison) 40-37—77. 

Top 3 individuals on non-advancing teams: Curry (Jennings County) 46-46—92; Horn (Henryville) 50-46—96; Schmidt (Lawrenceburg) 50-47—97.

 

Dog's Lee, Daniel tie for medalist honors in victory
9/17/2019 Craig Pearson (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — New Albany took first in a 3-way meet Tuesday at Champions Pointe with a 9-hole score of 196 as Kennedy Lee and Maddie Daniel shared medalist honors with scores of 42.

Scottsburg was second with 200. Henryville was third with 202, led by a 47 from Taytum Easton.

Lee bounced back from a double bogey on No. 1 to notch three straight pars on the par-36 front nine.

@ Champions Pointe GC, Henryville; par-72

New Albany (196): Lee 42, Daniel 42, Bogon 58, Orr 57.

Scottsburg (200): Barger 45, Bottorff 44, McGannon 54, Gambrell 57, Johnson 59.

 

  

Hornets warm up for Sectional at Sunrise
9/13/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville warmed up for the postseason by shooting a 399 in an 18-hole round at Sunrise Golf Course on Friday. 

Katlyn Price, New Washington's only golfer, fired an 11-over-par 83 earn medalist honors. Taytum Easton topped the Hornets with a 92, while Allison Horn was one shot back. 

"It was good to play 18 holes on the sectional course. On the back, we finally broke 200 for nine holes. We hope to be playing our best golf of the season this upcoming week," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. 

 

@ Sunrise Golf Course, Madison; par-72

Henryville (208/191-399): Easton 47/45—92, Horn 50/43—93, Guernsey 55/46—101, Spicer 56/57—113, Thompson 68/66—134.

New Washington (NTS): Price 43/40—83

 

 

FC's Cook takes medalist at Elk Run
9/4/2019 Craig Pearson (News & Tribune)

JEFFERSONVILLE — Floyd Central’s Sophie Cook shot 41 to hold off Jeffersonville’s Allison Kane with a 43 for medalist honors Wednesday at Elk Run Golf Club.

The Highlanders took top team honors with a 180, while the Red Devils edged Henryville 199-204 for second place. 

@ Elk Run Golf Club

Floyd Central (180): Cook 41, Hoehn 47, Giovenco 46, Bane 46.

Jeffersonville (199): Kane 43, Lawler 49, Ortuna 52, Peabody 55, Foster 64.

Henryvile (204): Horn 51, Guernsey 50, Easton 44, Kleinert 59, Thompson 68, Spicer 70.

Charlestown (251): Burke 62, Hill 63, Roberts 68, McCoy 67, Moore 59, McCutcheon 68. 

New Washington (NTS): Price 45. 

 

 

Hornets Edge Red Devils
9/3/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune) 

HENRYVILLE — Henryville held off Jeffersonville by six shots in a match Tuesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Allison Horn fired a 46 and Olivia Guernsey added a 49 for the Hornets, who carded a collective 200. Allison Kane shot a 44 for the Red Devils, who finished with a 206. 

New Washington's Katlyn Price, playing as an individual, earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 37. Price parred eight holes and bogeyed the par-5 third in her round.

@ Champions Pointe GC, par-36

Henryville (200): Horn 46, Guernsey 49, Easton 50, Kleinert 55, Spicer 69, Thompson 69. 

Jeffersonville (206): Kane 44, Lawler 53, Foster 54, Ortuna 55.

New Washington (NTS): Price 37.  

 

 

 

Tigers top Hornets
8/19/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by medalist Grace Schmidt, Lawrenceburg clipped Henryville 204-218 in a dual match Monday afternoon at Sunrise Golf Course. 

Schmidt shot a 12-over-par 48 for the low score. 

Taytum Easton led the Hornets with a 50 while Allison Horn added a 51 and Sydney Kleinert a 53. 

"There is a difference in competing and participating, it is evident in how you prepare and then how you perform," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "As a unit I'm not sure to which group we belong — participants or competitors." 

@ Sunrise Golf Course, Madison; par-36

Lawrenceburg (204): Schmidt 48, Benson 50, Williamson 53, Fox 53, Lusk 63. 

Henryville (218): Easton 50, Horn 51, Kleinert 53, Thompson 64, Spicer 65.  

Shawe (NTS): Kilgore 65.

 

 

Cubs clip Hornets
8/15/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by medalist Keara Eder, Madison held off Henryville in a dual match Thursday afternoon at Sunrise Golf Course. 

Eder fired a 5-over-par 41 for the Cubs, who carded a collective 199 — 13 shots better than the Hornets. 

Olivia Guernsey and Taytum Easton each shot 45s to pace Henryville.  

"Overall, it’s been a good opening week," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "Taytum has posted three good scores and Olivia’s score today is what she’s expecting. Sydney and Allison have posted nice scores and our two newcomers, Alli and Annie, will continue to improve. Hopefully, each player will put in some individual time in addition to our team time. If so, we’ll continue posting improved scores."  

@ Sunrise Golf Course, Madison; par-36

Madison (199): Eder 41, Brawner 50, Imel 53, Bronkella 55, Skirvin 68, James 71. 

Henryville (212): Guernsey 45, Easton 45, Kleinert 56, Spicer 66, Thompson 71.

 

Hornets clip Pirates, Generals
8/13/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville held off Charlestown and Clarksville in a tri-match at Champions Pointe Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. 

Led by medalist Taytum Easton, the Hornets carded a collective 209, while the Pirates fired a 243 and the Generals a 250. 

Easton shot an 8-over-par 44, which included a birdie on the par-3 fourth, to pace Henryville while Allison Horn added a 51 and Sydney Kleinert a 52. 

"We showed a little improvement today, which is always good. However, there is room for continued improvement," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. 

Kylan Burke led Charlestown with a 53 while Julianna Roberts added a 60.

"The girls played well," Pirates coach Kim Carroll said. "This is a hard course to play your first match. I am pleased with the scores of the girls." 

Meanwhile Karena Knight paced Clarksville with a 46. 

"Champions is a tough course and this was our first match season. I’m proud of the improvements our team has made in the offseason and am really looking forward to what we can accomplish this season," Generals coach Tosha Embry said. "Karena had a great round to start the season with and I see a lot of potential in the rest of the team to shoot some lower scores as the season goes."

@ Champions Pointe GC

Henryville (209): Easton 44, Horn 51, Kleinert 52, Guernsey 62, Spicer 63, Thompson 68. 

Charlestown (243): Burke 53, Roberts 60, Hill 64, McCutheon 66, Moore 70. 

Clarksville (250): Knight 46, Vaughn 65, Kaiser 69, Vega-Isaac 70. 

 

Girls Golf Preview: Fore! Season tees off
8/6/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

Golf season is officially underway. 

It began with several invitationals around the state Monday. Locally, the first big event is Saturday's New Albany Invitational at Valley View Golf Club. 

With that being said, here are five big questions entering the season. 

Is the sky blue? Yes. 

The Highlanders return three of their top five players from a team that won its sixth straight sectional title by 37 shots last year. Back to lead the way are sophomore Sophie Cook and junior Zoe Hoehn, who finished as the individual medalist and runner-up at the Corydon Central Sectional last September. 

Floyd, which finished sixth at the Washington Regional last year, started the season with a strong showing at the Bloomington South Invitational on Monday. The Highlanders finished sixth behind five teams ranked in the preseason Top 20 — No. 1 and reigning state champ Evansville North, No. 2 Carmel, No. 5 Columbus North, No. 6 Westfield and No. 11 Evansville Memorial. 

2. FLOYD CENTRAL IS THE TOP TEAM IN THE AREA, SO WHO'S THE SECOND-BEST SQUAD? 

Probably Providence. The Pioneers, who finished third at the sectional — albeit 69 shots behind Floyd — return three of their top five and six of their top eight players from last year led by senior Kennedy Allender. 

3. COULD HENRYVILLE MAKE A RUN AT A SECTIONAL TITLE? 

The Hornets won their first sectional title in 2017, but fell to fourth in the Madison Sectional last year after some big graduation losses. Henryville returns four of its top five players from a team that finished 32 shots behind sectional champion Jennings County and 14 behind third-place Southwestern.  

The Hornets will be led by seniors Allison Horn and Olivia Guernsey and junior Taytum Easton. Easton tied for fifth individually at the sectional last year to qualify for the regional.

4. WHICH TEAMS ARE ON THE RISE? 

In addition to Henryville, Jeffersonville and New Albany are two of the top picks.   

The Red Devils bring back four of their five players from the squad that finished fourth at the Corydon Sectional last year.  

The Bulldogs, who finished one shot behind Jeff at the sectional last September, also return four of their top five players from last season. Plus, they've added a sextet of freshmen. 

Additionally, Charlestown and Clarksville should also be improved. 

5. WHICH INDIVIDUALS COULD CONTEND FOR SPOTS IN THE REGIONAL?  

In addition to any of the players already mentioned, if their teams don't advance, several could qualify for the regional if their squad does not. 

Included among those are the Jeffersonville junior duo of Allison Kane and Baylee Lawler. Kane qualified for the regional as an individual last year, while Lawler was an alternate.

Others in the mix should be New Washington senior Katlyn Price, along with New Albany sophomore Kennedy Lee and Silver Creek sophomore Jacy Stricker. Lee qualified for the regional last year as a freshman. 

TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS

CHARLESTOWN

• HEAD COACH: Kim Carroll (15th season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Did not field a team at sectional.

• KEY LOSSES: Brianna McCutcheon, McKenna Harbin, Maddisen Smith.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Kylan Burke (Sr.), Lizzie Hill (Sr.), Andrea McCoy (Sr.), Gracie Moore (So.).

• OUTLOOK: Carroll returns four of her top five players from last year's squad and nine in all, to go along with five newcomers. 

• CARROLL SAYS: "Most of the girls have very little golf experience and are learning the game. We will be young, with only three seniors, and the rest are sophomores and freshmen. I expect to improve individually, as well as a team by the end of the season. Our goal is to lower our scores throughout the season."

CLARKSVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Tosha Embry (seventh season).

• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.

• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.

• KEY LOSSES: None.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Sara Vaughn (Jr.); Summer Neal (So.); Mia Vega-Isaac (So.).

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Tanner Page (Sr.); Karena Knight (Jr.); Emily Kaiser (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Generals return three of their top five players from last season.  

• EMBRY SAYS: "The girls have put in time over the spring and summer and their efforts are really starting to pay off. They are all pretty new to the game, but have a lot of potential if they keep up the hard work and dedication.”

FLOYD CENTRAL

• HEAD COACH: Kara Collier (sixth season).

• HOME COURSE: Valley View.

• LAST SEASON: Won Corydon Central Sectional; finished sixth at Washington Regional.

• KEY LOSSES: ​Morgan Spanopoulos, Emma Hausz, Francesca Hartlage.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Sydney Juliot (Sr.), Zoe Hoehn (Jr.), Sophie Cook (So.).

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Haleigh Cullins (Jr.), Audrey Giovenco (So.), Jenna Schmidt (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Highlanders return three of their five players — including Cook and Hoehn, who finished 1-2 at the sectional — from their sectional-winning squad. Cook averaged 84 for 18-hole tournaments while Hoehn averaged 85 and Juliot 87. Hartlage, a senior who finished third in the sectional last year, decided not to play golf to concentrate on her studies this year, according to Collier. Cullins, Giovenco and Schmidt will likely vie to make up the Highlanders' fourth and fifth positions. 

• COLLIER SAYS: "I am very excited for the upcoming season. We have a lot of young talent coming up to support our skilled returning players this year, and they have worked hard over the summer to improve their games. Our girls have practiced and played in a good number of tournaments, and I look for that to pay off as the season progresses. The sky is the limit for these girls, and I can’t wait to see them reach their team and individual goals."

HENRYVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry (16th season).

• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.

• LAST SEASON: Finished fourth at the Madison Sectional.

• KEY LOSS: Ally Gardner.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Allison Horn (Sr.), Olivia Guernsey (Sr.), Taytum Easton (Jr.), Sydney Kleinert (Jr.).

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Annie Spicer (Jr.); Alli Thompson (Jr.). 

• OUTLOOK: The Hornets return four of their top five players from a team that missed a regional berth by 14 shots. Leading the way is Horn, who led Henryville with a 50.7 9-hole average last season, and Easton, who qualified for the regional as an individual last year.  

• EMBRY SAYS: "We have a good group of young ladies. Hopefully they've worked on their game a bit over the summer and have high expectations for this season. If each improve a few strokes — or more — over last season, we'll card some good scores. Most importantly, I'm sure they'll represent our community, school, team, their families and themselves very well. We're looking forward to the season starting."

JEFFERSONVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum (ninth season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Finished fourth at Corydon Central Sectional.

• KEY LOSS: None.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Haley Foster (Sr.), Allison Kane (Jr.), Abigail Peabody (Jr.), Baylee Lawler (Jr.), Chloe Ortuno (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Red Devils return four of their five players from last season's sectional lineup led by Kane, who qualified for the regional as an individual. "We should be a competitive team this year with having multiple golfers competing to fill the fourth and fifth spots," Corum said. 

• CORUM SAYS: "This season our goal is to advance to the regionals as a team.”

NEW ALBANY

• HEAD COACH: Rick Belcher (second season).

• HOME COURSE: Valley View.

• LAST SEASON: Finished fifth at Corydon Central Sectional.

• KEY LOSS: Alyssa Rummage.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Jessica Orr (Sr.), Kennedy Lee (So.), Kate Daniel (So.), Ella Daily (So.)

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Sarah Jefferson (Fr.), Libby Bogdon (Fr.), Madison Daniel (Fr.), Avery Carroll (Fr.), Kimberlyn Keller (Fr.), Kylie Stufflebean (Fr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs could contend for a top-three spot at sectional. They return four of their five sectional golfers from the team that finished one shot behind Jeffersonville last year. Leading the way is Lee, who qualified for the regional as an individual last year. She averaged 46.5 shots per nine-hole round last year. The team, however, was dealt a blow when Rummage, the team's second low scorer in the sectional, moved away. 

• BELCHER SAYS: "We will definitely be more competitive as a team this year. I look to have 10 girls this year with the addition of six freshmen who will immediately have an impact. We will still be very young with only one senior, but will be much stronger team-wise than we have been in a while. Many of the girls are doing all of the right things to get better, and they’re coachable." 

PROVIDENCE

• HEAD COACH: Ken Allender (fourth season with girls, 10th overall).

• HOME COURSE: Covered Bridge.

• LAST SEASON: Finished third at Corydon Central Sectional; 18th at Washington Regional.

• KEY LOSSES: Ellie Mayberry, Alex Henderson.

• KEY RETURNING PLAYERS: Kennedy Allender (Sr.), Jessica Hartlage (Sr.), Kasey Lockard (Sr.), Elle O’Bannon (Sr.), Reese Bottorff (Jr.), Lilly Chapman (Jr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Pioneers return three of their five players, and six of their top eight, from the team that made it to the regional. The young Allender is entering her fourth year on the varsity, while Bottorff is entering her third and Chapman, who has "made great improvements," according to Coach Allender, her second.  

• ALLENDER SAYS: "With returning six of our top eight players we should have a competitive bunch by committee."

SILVER CREEK

• HEAD COACH: Matt Graston (fourth season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Finished sixth in the Corydon Central Sectional. 

• KEY LOSS: Sydni Sorg.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Morgan Gargano (Jr.), Olivia Burton (Jr.), Jacy Stricker (So.), Olivia Beaver (Sr.). 

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMER: Lana Dobson (Fr.). 

• OUTLOOK: The Dragons return four of their top five players led by Stricker, who shot the team's low score at sectional and had a nine-hole average of 45. 

• GRASTON SAYS: “We are still an inexperienced team when it comes to matches, but we're excited to get things rolling. Jacy got a lot of tournament experience in the offseason on the Kentucky Junior PGA and has worked pretty hard at it. She should fire some low scores this year. Morgan and both Olivias just need more experience. Their game has really come around and we’re anxious for them to get more time on the course. They made big improvements last year from the beginning to the end of the year so hopefully they can do the same this year.”

NOTE: Christian Academy is not fielding a team this season while Borden (junior Natalie Lewis) and New Washington (senior Katlyn Price) have one player each.

  

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Allison Horn	11	50.7	46	Valley View GC
Olivia Guernsey	12	52.8	47	Champions Pointe GC
Taytum Easton	15	53.0	44	Sunrise GC
Sydney Kleinert	13	57.4	52	Westwood GC
Ally Gardner	13	62.5	59	Chariot Run GC

 

NTSPY Girls Golf
12/26/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

Floyd Central was the dominant local girls' team this past fall.

At the Corydon Central Sectional, the Highlanders captured their sixth straight title and had the top three finishers. So, it’s only fitting that the race for the NTSPY Girls’ Golfer of the Year comes down to a trio of Highlanders.

Floyd freshman Sophie Cook, sophomore Zoe Hoehn and junior Francesca Hartlage, who had the team’s three lowest tournament averages throughout the season and finished 1-2-3 at sectional, will battle it out for Player of the Year honors.

“The team dynamic was so good,” Hartlage said. “We’re all really good friends. We all played so good, all of us are very close to each other as friends and even playing-wise — our scores are all very close — so there is a little bit of competition, but it makes us better because it makes us want to try harder. We compete against each other, but it’s fun because we help each other do better and encourage each other throughout the season.”

The Player of the Year will be announced at the News and Tribune Sports Performance Yearly (NTSPY) Awards ceremony next summer.

SOPHIE COOK, FLOYD CENTRAL:  Floyd Central freshman Sophie Cook burst onto the local scene this past season. In addition to leading the Highlanders with a 84.14 tournament scoring average, she was the overall medalist at the Floyd Central and Sunnyside invitationals and tied for 10th in the Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament.

Cook's season, however, was highlighted by her medalist performance at the Corydon Central Sectional. She carded an 8-over-par 79, to beat sophomore teammate Zoe Hoehn by three shots, and lead the Highlanders to the team title at Old Capital Golf Club.

“Sectional was really fun,” Cook said. “I won sectionals, which was awesome. … I didn’t think it was going to happen. It was like a shock to me at first, but it was cool. … It was a great experience and we did good overall [as a team] too and we placed first, second and third.”

With three more years of high school golf ahead of her, Cook has lofty aspirations.

“I want to try to continue to win sectionals,” she said. “That’s my goal, just to win every year for four years. I’d be great, but we’ll see how that goes I guess.”

FRANCESCA HARTLAGE, FLOYD CENTRAL:  After earning second-team All-Area honors as a sophomore, Floyd Central junior Francesca Hartlage had an even better junior season.

She was second on the team in tournament scoring average (84.17) — three-hundreths of a point behind freshman Sophie Cook. Her regular season featured a second-place finish in the Floyd Central Invitational and a tie for seventh at the Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament. Her season was highlighted by a third-place finish at sectional.

“This season I actually improved my game a lot more from the previous season and my coaches really got down and helped me really focus on my game and really improve in the areas I struggled in,” Hartlage said. “My overall average this year was way better than what it had ever been and I’m really excited for this following year to do even better than I did the year before.”

Hartlage and her teammates hope to capture their seventh straight sectional title next fall, then better their sixth-place finish from this past season's regional.

“[We’re] hoping to win the sectionals again, which would be really exciting, and then we really, really want to make it to state," she said. "We’re really close to making it to state, so hopefully we’ll be able to reach that goal next year.”

ZOE HOEHN, FLOYD CENTRAL:  Floyd Central's Zoe Hoehn had a breakout sophomore season. She finished third on the team in tournament scoring average (85.29) and led the Highlanders with a fifth-place finish in the Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament. Her season was highlighted by a runner-up finish at sectional. She shot an 82 — three shots behind freshman teammate Sophie Cook — at Old Capital Golf Club.

“It was a really good season,” Hoehn said. “I made a lot of progress and our team grew as a whole, it was really fun. I had a career-low [18-hole round] of 81 and that was really nice. It was a lot of fun.”

Hoehn and her teammates hope to continue that fun next fall.

“Our whole team, we really want to make it to state next year,” she said. “But I want to be able to break 80 before the season starts and I just want to improve our whole team and improve my swing individually.”

2018 NEWS AND TRIBUNE ALL-AREA TEAM

FIRST TEAM:  Sophie Cook, Floyd Central freshman; Francesca Hartlage, Floyd Central junior; Zoe Hoehn, Floyd Central sophomore; Katlyn Price, New Washington junior; Morgan Spanopulous, Floyd Central senior

SECOND TEAM:  Taytum Easton, Henryville sophomore; Sydney Juliot, Floyd Central junior; Allison Kane, Jeffersonville sophomore; Kennedy Lee, New Albany freshman; Ellie Mayberry, Providence senior

HONORABLE MENTION:  Kennedy Allender, Providence; Alex Henderson, Providence; Allison Horn, Henryville; Baylee Lawler, Jeffersonville; Alyssa Rummage, New Albany; Jacy Stricker, Silver Creek.

COACH OF THE YEAR:  Kara Collier, Floyd Central

 

Henryville's Easton Shoots 102 in Indy
9/22/2018 Staff (News & Tribune)

INDIANAPOLIS — Henryville's Tatum Easton shot a 102 as the only local representative at the Roncalli Regional at Smock Golf Club in Indianapolis.

Easton shot a 53 on the front end of the course and a 49 on the back.

"Overall, her score was a bit higher than her expectations, but it was nice to post a little better score on the back," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "As usual, she represented her community, school, team, family and herself very well. She struggled in the middle of the season but worked to get it turned around. I’m happy she earned the opportunity to play today."

Carmel won the team regional title by four strokes over Zionsville. The Greyhounds and Eagles will be joined by Guerin Catholic at the state meet.

RONCALLI REGIONAL (Smock, Indianapolis, par 72): Carmel 314, Zionsville 318, Guerin Catholic 327, Franklin 328, Center Grove 329, Westfield 331, Brownsburg 351, Lebanon 376, Terre Haute South 379, Whiteland 385, Plainfield 387, Jennings County 388, Southmont 392, Terre Haute North 392, Madison 418, Western Boone 419, Southwestern 421, Northview 426. 

 

Henryville's Easton Qualifies for Regional
9/15/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville sophomore girls’ golfer Taytum Easton qualified for the regional tournament.

Easton shot a 97 in the Madison Sectional this past Saturday at Sunrise Golf Course to earn one of the three individual berths to Saturday’s Roncalli Regional.

The reigning sectional champion Hornets failed to qualify for the regional, finishing fourth. Jennings County won the team title with a 402 while the host Cubs were second at 415 and Southwestern was third with 420 — 14 shots better than Henryville.

Madison’s Keara Eder earned medalist honors, carding a 9-over-par 81 while Scottsburg’s Avery Bottorff was second with an 85.

The regional will tee off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Smock Golf Club in Indianapolis.

MADISON SECTIONAL (Sunrise GC, Madison, par 72): Jennings County 402, Madison 415, Southwestern 420, Henryville 434 (Easton 97, Horn 105, Guernsey 112, Kleinert 120, Gardner 124), Scottsburg 455, Lawrenceburg 489, Switzerland County 518, South Dearborn 630. 

 

Hornets top Hilltoppers, Mustangs
9/10/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — New Washington’s Katlyn Price earned medalist honors, but Henryville topped host Madison Shawe and the Mustangs in a Monday match.

Price shot an 8-over-par 44 at Sunrise Golf Course.

Henryville (219):  Guernsey 53, Easton 55, Horn 55, Kleinert 55, Gardner 61. 

Shawe (NTS): Hertz 52, Grote 54.

New Washington (NTS): Price 44.

 

 

Horn Leads Hornets to Win
9/5/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

LACONIA — Allison Horn shot a 52 to earn medalist honors and lead Henryville to a victory over South Central in a match Wednesday afternoon at Chariot Run Golf Course. 

Led by Horn the Hornets carded a collective 219, while the Rebels had an incomplete team score. 

Taytum Easton added a 54 and Olivia Guernsey a 56 for Henryville. 

Henryville (219): Horn 52, Easton 54, Guernsey 56, Kleinert 57, Gardner 59. 

South Central (Elizabeth) (NTS): Rage 56.

 

 

Hartlage Leads Highlanders in 3-way at Valley View
9/4/2018 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

FLOYD KNOBS — With a stellar day from Francesca Hartlage, Floyd Central topped both Henryville and Jeffersonville in a 3-way match at Valley View. 

The Highlanders finished well ahead of the pack with a score of 175. Henryville followed with a 217 and Jeffersonville shot a 221. 

All four of the Highlanders players shot 45 or better. Sydney Juliot and Zoe Hoehn both finished with 45s. Sophie Cook shot a 43 and Hartlage won medalist honors with her 42.

Floyd Central (175): Hartlage 42, Cook 43, Hoehn 45, Juliot 45, Spanopoulos 45. 

Henryville (217): Horn 46, Guernsey 50, Kleinert 60, Gardner 61, Easton 62. 

Jeffersonville (221): Kane 47, Lawler 57, Peabody 57, Ortuna 60, Foster 62.

 

 

Hornets top Hilltoppers, Mustangs
8/29/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Host Henryville finished third in a tri-match, behind Madison and Scottsburg, Wednesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

The victorious Cubs carded a collective 195, while the Warriors shot 206 and the Hornets 216.

Scottsburg’s Grace Bottorff and Madison’s Keara Eder tied for medalist honors with a pair of 6-over-par 42s.

Madison (195): Eder 42, Huff 45, Imel 50, Tucker 58. 

Scottsburg (206): Bottorff 42, Barger 49, McGannon 55, Sabashtin 60, Gambrell 61, Noble 63. 

Henryville (216): Horn 47, Guernsey 52, Easton 58, Kleinert 59, Gardner 62.

 

 

Hornets top Hilltoppers, Mustangs
8/27/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Olivia Guernsey led Henryville to victory in a tri-match against Madison Shawe and New Washington at Champions Pointe Golf Club on Monday afternoon.

Guernsey shot a 48 to pace the Hornets, who carded a collective 216. The Hilltoppers and Mustangs fielded incomplete teams.

New Washington’s Katlyn Price earned medalist honors with a 7-over-par 43.

Henryville (216): Guernsey 47, Horn 52, Kleinert 56, Easton 60, Gardner 62. 

Shawe (NTS): Hertz 45, Grote 58. 

New Washington (NTS): Price 43..

 

 

Horn Leads Hornets to Win
8/21/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Led by medalist Allison Horn, Henryville topped Southwestern and New Washington in a tri-match Tuesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

Horn fired an 11-over par 47 to pace the Hornets, who carded a collective 204. The Rebels shot a 220.

“We’re getting better. The course was a bit soft and played long, but we still managed a respectable score. Hopefully, we’ll keep working to get better,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said.

Henryville (204): Horn 47, Guernsey 49, Easton 53, Kleinert 55, Gardner 63. 

Southwestern (Hanover) (220): Marcum 52, Foley 53, Crawford 57, Brown 58, Leach 62. 

New Washington (NTS): Price 49..

 

 

Hornets beat Jeff, New Albany in 3-way
8/14/2018 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville shot 18 strokes better than Monday and it was enough for the Hornets to defeat Jeffersonville and New Albany in a 3-way meet at Champions Pointe on Tuesday.

Taytum Easton led the Hornets, who also got solid performances from Allison Horn and Olivia Guernsey, with an 11-over par 47.

"It was good to play with a bit more motivation and enthusiasm today, especially considering the less-than-enthused way we approached the match yesterday," said Henryville coach Robin Embry, whose team shot a 221 to beat Madison Shawe on Monday. "Our scores will get better as long as we have the desire and work ethic." 

Henryville (203): Easton 47, Horn 50, Guernsey 50, Kleinert 56, Gardner 60. 

Jeffersonville (205): Peabody 46, Kane 47, Lawler 49, Monroe 63. 

New Albany (226): Lee 45, Orr 57, Rummage 59, Daniel 65.

 

 

Hornets shoot 221
8/13/2018 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

MADISON — In a victory over Madison Shawe, Henryville shot a 221.

Taytum Easton led the way for the Hornets with a 49, but coach Robin Embry says his team needs to improve as a group.

"We've got to get three scores in the 40s to post the kind of team score we desire," he said. "We're simply not there yet. Hopefully, we'll put the time in and improve week by week."

Shawe's Katie Hertz was the medalist with an 11-over 47.

Henryville (221): Easton 49, Horn 56, Guernsey 56, Kleinert 60, Gardner 67. 

Shawe (NTS): Hertz 47, Grote 58. 

 

 

 

Henryville clips Cubs, Red Devils
8/9/2018 Staff (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by Allison Horn, Henryville edged host Madison by two strokes and Jeffersonville by seven Thursday afternoon in a tri-match at Sunrise Golf Course.

Horn shot a 48 to pace the Hornets, who carded a collective 207 — to the Cubs' 209 and the Red Devils' 214. 

Olivia Guernsey added a 50 and Taytum Easton a 51 for Henryville.

Madison freshman Keara Eder shot a 43 to earn medalist honors.

Sophomore Allison Kane fired a 47 to lead Jeff.

Henryville (207): Horn 48, Guernsey 50, Easton 51, Kleinert 58, Gardner 65. 

Madison (209): Eder 43, Huff 47, Imel 49, Perry 70. 

Jeffersonville (214): Kane 47, Dixon 52, Lawler 55, Foster 60, Roach 66.

 

 

Braves Edge Hornets by 1 Shot
8/6/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Brownstown Central edged host Henryville by one shot, 223-224, in a dual match Monday afternoon in the Hornets’ season-opener.

Henryville sophomore Taytum Easton earned medalist honors, firing a 48 at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

“We’re excited to get the season started,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Although it’s a bit of a rebuilding year, we still have high expectations. We were a bit short-handed today, but regardless, we’ve got some work ahead of us to card the kind of scores we desire.” 

 

Brownstown (223): Easton 48, Guernsey 53, Kleinert 58, Gardner 65, Sinn 66. 

Henryville (224): Collins 49, Fox 56, Schroer 58, Satterthwait 60, Ault 69, Hackman 71.

 

Golf Preview - Highlanders have high hopes for 2018 season
8/9/2018 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

FLOYDS KNOBS — Floyd Central won its fifth consecutive sectional title last year. With four of its five players returning from the team that captured the Corydon Central Sectional by 15 shots last year, and an influx of young talent, the Highlanders appear to have a very good chance of making it six straight. 

“I am so excited to see these girls play this season,” Floyd Central coach Kara Collier said. “A lot of them put in extra effort over the summer and played and practiced more than ever. I have a feeling that hard work is going to pay off and it will be fun to watch. We have a lot of talent this season and there will be multiple opportunities for them to shine.”

The Highlanders, who lost NTSPY finalist and individual sectional champion Jillian Moorefield to graduation, won the season-opening New Albany Invitational — and their JV finished fourth — last Saturday. Senior Morgan Spanopoulos, who finished fourth at sectional last year, earned medalist honors at the New Albany Invitational.  

In addition to Spanopoulos, other top players for Floyd this season should be senior Emma Hausz, junior Sydney Juliot, sophomore Zoe Hoehn and freshmen Sophie Cook and Audrey Giovenco.

The Highlanders, who won a dual match and a tri-match earlier this week, look to keep their hot start going Saturday in the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational at Covered Bridge Golf Club.

TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS

CHARLESTOWN

• HEAD COACH: Kim Carroll (14th season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Did not field a team at sectional.

• KEY LOSSES: None.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Brianna McCutcheon (Sr.), McKenna Harbin (Sr.), Maddisen Smith (Sr.), Kylan Burke (Jr.), Lizzie Hill (Jr.), Andrea McCoy (Jr.), Korree Tharp (Jr.), Juliana Roberts (So.).

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: Carroll has 12 girls, most of whom only have 1 or 2 years of experience, on the team, and only three seniors. 

• CARROLL SAYS: "I expect each girl to improve their scores by the end of the season, and our team scores to improve each match."  

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CLARKSVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Tosha Embry (sixth season).

• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.

• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.

• KEY LOSSES: Abby Martin, Heather Slack.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Riley Martin (So.), Sara Vaughn (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Generals graduated the only two players they took to sectional last year, but return Martin and Vaughn who were "brand new to the sport last year," according to Embry.   

• EMBRY SAYS: "This year our goal is to continue getting better and average in the 50s.”

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FLOYD CENTRAL

• HEAD COACH: Kara Collier (fifth season).

• HOME COURSE: Valley View.

• LAST SEASON: Corydon Sectional champion; finished eighth at Washington Regional.

• KEY LOSS: ​Jillian Moorefield.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Morgan Spanopoulos (Sr.), Emma Hausz (Sr.), Francesca Hartlage (Jr.), Sydney Juliot (Jr.), Courtney Kessinger (Jr.), Haleigh Cullins (So.), Zoe Hoehn (So.), Isabella Stumler (So.).

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Sophie Cook (Fr.), Audrey Giovenco (Fr.), Jenna Schmidt (Fr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Highlanders return four of their five players from their sectional squad. They lost Moorefield, a NTSPY finalist, to graduation. Spanopoulos was a first-team All-Area performer last season. She had a 45.2 9-hole average. Hartlage, who had a 9-hole average of 49 last season, made the second team. Hausz and Cullins were All-Area honorable mention selections.Both Cullins and Hausz shot under 90 at regional.

• COLLIER SAYS: "I am so excited to see these girls play this season. A lot of them put in extra effort over the summer and played and practiced more than ever. I have a feeling that hard work is going to pay off and it will be fun to watch. We have a lot of talent this season and there will be multiple opportunities for them to shine.”

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HENRYVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry (15th season).

• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.

• LAST SEASON: Won the Madison Sectional; finished 11th at Roncalli Regional.

• KEY LOSSES: Kennedy Easton, Darian Nipper, Hannah Guernsey.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Allison Horn (Jr.), Olivia Guernsey (Jr.), Ally Gardner (Sr.), Taytum Easton (So.), Sydney Kleinert (So.), Malorie Sinn (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Hornets lost Kennedy Easton (a NTSPY finalist) and Nipper, two first-team All-Area performers, as well as Hannah Guernsey, who was second-team All-Area, to graduation. Taytum Easton and Olivia Guernsey played at the sectional and Horn played at the regional last year. Easton averaged 51.4, Horn 51.7 and Guernsey 52.4 for nine holes last year. 

• EMBRY SAYS: "We have a good group returning from last season’s Madison Sectional champions. However, we’ll need to improve in all facets of the game to challenge for the sectional title again. It’s a short season, so hopefully the girls have been putting in individual time this summer. I’m eager to see they’re improvement since last season and how much we can improve this season. It’s a good group of young ladies and we’re looking forward to the season.”

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JEFFERSONVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum (eighth season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Sixth at Corydon Sectional.

• KEY LOSS: Whitney Bundy.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Bonnie Dixon (Jr.), Allison Kane (So.), Abigail Peabody (So.), Baylee Lawler (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Red Devils return four of their five players from last season’s sectional lineup. Kane was the team’s low scorer at sectional, while Dixon was second.  

• CORUM SAYS: "All of my girls will shoot in the 45-52 range for nine holes. ... Our outlook this year is to build upon the progress made last year and as a team make it out of sectionals to advance to regional.”

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NEW ALBANY

• HEAD COACH: Rick Belcher (first season with girls).

• HOME COURSE: Valley View.

• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.

• KEY LOSSES: Kaylan Hook, Stevie Roth.

• RETURNING PLAYER: Jessica Orr (Jr.)

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Emma Ivey (Sr.), Kennedy Lee (Fr.), Alyssa Rummage (Fr.), Kate Daniel (Fr.), Ella Daily (Fr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs lost Hook, the NTSPY Girls’ Golfer of the Year, and Roth, a second-team All-Area selection, to graduation. Orr is the only player back from the threesome that New Albany sent to the sectional. Ivey is “new to the game, but has been working extremely hard since the spring and will contribute as she continues to gain experience,” according to Belcher. Four freshmen should help the team. “These girls will also contribute this year and I look forward to watching them improve and compete over the next four years. Our future is definitely bright.”

• BELCHER SAYS: "We are definitely in a rebuilding cycle, but my outlook is positive.”

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PROVIDENCE

• HEAD COACH: Ken Allender (third season with girls, ninth overall).

• HOME COURSE: Covered Bridge.

• LAST SEASON: Fourth at Corydon Sectional.

• KEY LOSS: Shea Caylor.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Ellie Mayberry (Sr.), Alex Henderson (Sr.), Kennedy Allender (Jr.), Reese Bottorff (So.).

• VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Jessica Hartlage (Jr.), Kasey Lockard (Jr.), Lilly Chapman (So.), El O’Bannon (Jr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Pioneers return four of five from their sectional lineup last season. They lost one second-team All-Area performer (Caylor) to graduation, but return another in Mayberry, who qualified for the regional and had an 18-hole average of 89. Allender, who averaged 92 for 18 holes last year, earned All-Area honorable mention recognition. 

• ALLENDER SAYS: "My outlook is positive with four returning players from a fourth-place finish at sectional. The girls are better as a whole and should improve as the season progresses. We have terrific numbers out this year and should have some success filling a fifth spot.”

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SILVER CREEK

• HEAD COACH: Matt Graston (third season).

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.

• KEY LOSS: Kelsey Snell.

• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYER: Sydni Sorg (Sr.).

• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Morgan Gargano (So.), Olivia Burton (So.), Jacy Stricker (Fr.).

• OUTLOOK: Sorg earned All-Area honorable mention honors last season. She was the team’s low scorer at sectional. "Sydni is a good player that has a few years experience and will be a good leader for us," Graston says. 

• GRASTON SAYS: “Jacy Stricker and Morgan Gargano have experience for us coming up through our middle school program. Jacy has played a lot of tournament golf, which will help with her transition to high school. Newcomer Olivia Burton looks to be a good contributor from the get-go. We are anxious to see where we will be once she and Morgan get some experience under their belts. They are athletic and we expect to see their scores to keep improving as the year progresses.”

 

 

 

 

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Kennedy Easton	17	42.7	39	Champions Pointe GC
Darian Nipper	16	45.7	40	Champions Pointe GC
Hannah Guernsey	17	49.6	45	Sunrise GC
Taytum Easton	17	51.4	46	Sunrise GC
Allison Horn	15	51.7	43	Champions Pointe GC
Olivia Guernsey	15	52.4	43	Sunrise GC
Sydney Kleinert	11	62.1	56	Westwood GC
Malorie Sinn	9	65.0	59	Sunrise GC
Ally Gardner	8	66.4	59	Champions Pointe GC
Mady Dotson	3	67.0	66	Champions Pointe GC

 

NTSPY FINALISTS: Girls' Golf
12/19/2017 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

An individual sectional champion, the top player on a sectional championship team and a state finalist have made the cut for the 2017-18 NTSPY Awards finalists for girls’ golf.

Seniors Kaylan Hook of New Albany, Jillian Moorefield of Floyd Central and Kennedy Easton of Henryville are the candidates for the Girls’ Golfer of the Year.

The Golfer of the Year will be announced at the News and Tribune Sports Performance Yearly (NTSPY) Awards ceremony in June 2018 at Eastside Christian Church in Jeffersonville.

KAYLAN HOOK, NEW ALBANY - New Albany senior Kaylan Hook became the first Bulldog girls’ golfer since 1979 to make it to the state finals.

Hook accomplished that feat by finishing second at the regional at Washington with a plus-4 round of 76.

“Second at regional was a pretty big thing,” she said. “My main goal was to make it to state, so I was proud of that.”

Hook, who was also second at the Corydon Sectional and seventh at the Hoosier Hills Conference meet, carded a 2-day 183 at the finals in Carmel. That was good for 72nd in Indiana.

“I was just glad to be there,” she said. “Of course I wanted to play better, but getting there was the main thing. I was really nervous because I hadn’t been there.”

A few colleges are interested in Hook continuing her golf career in the fall. Northern Kentucky and Southern Indiana are among the top contenders for Hook’s services.

KENNEDY EASTON, HENRYVILLE - It’s been quite a rise for Kennedy Easton. In her four seasons at Henryville she went from golfing neophyte to sectional runner-up.

This past season, Easton averaged 42.7 strokes for nine holes and 85 for 18. Her senior season was highlighted by her individual runner-up finish at sectional that helped the Hornets claim their first-ever team title.

“Being told since [the start] of our freshman year, ‘Don’t expect to come out and win a sectional title,’ that gives you even more drive to go win a sectional and that’s what we ended up doing,” she said.

The following week she narrowly missed a state berth, carding an 82 at the Roncalli Regional.

“I wish I would’ve played better. I could’ve gone to state,” said Easton, who has led the Hornets to three straight regional appearances, “but we ended up really good [and] I was proud of our team.”

After high school, Easton will continue playing golf at Hanover.

“It’s awesome. I love it up there. Coach [Wayne] Perry’s awesome,” Easton said. “[Plus] it’s close to home and they have what I want to study.”

JILLIAN MOOREFIELD, FLOYD CENTRAL - Floyd Central senior Jillian Moorefield averaged 44.8 shots per nine holes and 88 at 18-hole tournaments. Both led the Highlanders.

Moorefield, who just began playing golf last year, had a season-best 75 at the Corydon Sectional at Old Capital Golf Club to earn the 2017 individual sectional championship.

“It was the best year I’ve ever had golfing, which isn’t saying much because I’ve only been golfing for two years,” she said. “I was really proud of myself. I worked really hard during the summer.”

On Saturday, Sept. 16, Moorefield surprised even herself by beating New Albany’s Kaylan Hook by three strokes to claim the sectional title.

“I was just proud to be on the team,” she said. “If you had put together a pool [of contenders], I would not have been in that pool.”

Moorefield will compete in college, likely NAIA, Division II or III, and hopes to turn her newfound love of golf into a career.

“I’m just looking for a solid golf program,” she said.

2017 GIRLS' GOLF ALL-AREA TEAM
FIRST TEAM - Kennedy Easton, Henryville senior; Kaylan Hook, New Albany senior; Jillian Moorefield, Floyd Central senior; Darian Nipper, Henryville senior; Morgan Spanopoulos, Floyd Central junior
SECOND TEAM - Shea Caylor, Providence senior; Francesca Hartlage, Floyd Central sophomore; Hannah Guernsey, Henryville senior;Elizabeth Mayberry, Providence junior; Stevie Roth, New Albany senior
HONORABLE MENTION - Kennedy Allender, Providence; Hayleigh Cullins, Floyd Central; Emma Hausz, Floyd Central; Grace Jennings, Christian Academy; Katie Price, New Washington; Sydni Sorg, Silver Creek

COACH OF THE YEAR - Robin Embry, Henryville

 

Hornets 11th at Legends
9/23/2017 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

FRANKLIN — Another historic girls' golf season at Henryville came to a close Saturday with an 11th-place finish at the Roncalli Regional at the Legends of Indiana Golf Club in Franklin.

The Hornets shot a 382 as a team.

"Overall, we played well," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We'd always like to play better, but we're happy with today and our season."

The Hornets were led by senior Kennedy Easton, who shot a 14-over 82. Darian Nipper came in at 94, while Hannah Guernsey, Taytum Easton and Allison Horn all shot a 103. The Hornets could be even better next year with six players expected to return.

"We're going to miss our three seniors," Embry said, "but hopefully we'll continue to work this fall and summer knowing we can be pretty good again next season."

Henryville was coming off its first sectional championship in school history. On Saturday, the Hornets competed with some of the state's biggest schools, including sectional-champion Zionsville, runner-up Westfield and third-place Carmel.

"It's neat to see Henryville listed with Carmel, Center Grove, Brownsburg," Embry said.

RONCALLI REGIONAL At Legends of Indiana, Franklin par 72
Team scores: Zionsville 303, Westfield 306, Carmel 314, Brownsburg 322, Plainfield 347, Terre Haute South 361, Roncalli 361, Franklin 362, Center Grove 366, Lebanon 366, Henryville 382 (K. Easton 82, Nipper 94, Guernsey 103, T. Easton 103, Horn 103), Covenant Christian 388, Western Boone 406, Madison 409, Terre Haute North 410, Greencastle 413, Jennings County 422, Southmont 437.

 

Cubs’ Beasley medalist but Hornets claim first ever title
9/16/2017 James Pence (Madison Courier)

Walking up to the 18th tee at Sunrise Golf Course on Saturday, Madison’s Emma Beasley had a two shot lead over Henryville’s Kennedy Easton in a battle for sectional medalist. Most golfers would play it safe and hit an iron off the tee.

Beasley was not one of them.

She took out her driver and blasted the ball deep into the middle of the fairway about 15 yards from the front of the green on the par-4 18th. Beasley then went on to par the hole, which was good enough to give her the 2017 girls golf individual sectional championship and the third of her high school career by firing a 12-over 84. Easton made a six on the final hole to finish as the tourney runner-up with an 88.

“It feels really good and it was a long day,” Beasley said. “I pulled through and finished strong like I should’ve.”

Unfortunately for the Cubs, they finished seven strokes behind Easton-led Henryville’s 389 in the team standings. Jennings County was the third team to advance to Saturday’s regional with a 427. The win was Henryville’s first girls sectional golf title ever and the school’s first single-class sectional title of any kind in more than 20 years.

Beasley and Madison coach Jake Shockley had debated about which club to use in such a situation but he wasn’t sure if she’d take the safer option or go for it.

“She has that small little lead and then I look back and she whips out the driver,” Shockley recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!,’ but that’s not how Emma plays golf. She went with driver and went for the kill so to speak. She went out her way. I know she was fretting about it all week long in school and in the classroom. She really wanted to get (the championship) again and I couldn’t be any happier for her.”

Keegan Ehlers shot a 99, Hannah Huff carded a 105 and Destinee Sadler rounded out the Cubs’ scoring with a 108. Jenna Imel carded a non-scoring 111.

“The score was a little bit higher than what we were looking for but they grinded it out there today and I can’t really fault the girls. They worked hard,” Shockley said.

Southwestern came up short of advancing to regional and finished in fourth with a 458. Elle Foley paced the Rebels with a 103, Kristin Consley shot a 114, Shahala Brown had a 119 and Bella Marcum completed the scoring with a 122.

“Overall as a team, it was a little bit of a letdown,” said Southwestern coach David Bright. “We had high hopes. We came in with the third best team average and ended up fourth and did not advance. Congrats to Jennings County, who came in with the fourth best team average and finished third to advance. They just wanted it more than we did. They deserve a lot of credit for that.”

The Rebels did not go away completely empty handed as Foley’s 103 was good enough to advance to regionals as she placed in the top three individuals from a non-advancing team.

I was really proud of Elle tonight,” Bright said. “As a freshman she stepped into the toughest pairing in the entire sectional and held her own. That is so impressive and just goes to show how much potential she has. She earned that regional birth no doubt.”

Riley King of Switzerland County also advanced to regional as an individual by shooting a 104. Jody Breeck finished with a 130 for the Pacers, Mattea Edwards had a 131 and Annabella Bear carded a 192.

It was a disappointing day for Shawe as neither of the two Hilltopper golfers made it out of the sectional. Katie Hertz was one shot shy of advancing with 105 and Kate Grote shot a 117.

“We’re disappointed of course since we couldn’t defend our sectional team title,” said Shawe coach David Hertz. “Katie’s goal was to qualify as an individual and to get beat out by one stroke is tough. Hopefully she’ll use this as motivation for next year. Kate was coming off a leg injury so I was proud of her for just completing her round. She played a lot better today than she did at conference which was great to see. I think if she continues to work on her game and maybe next year, both our golfers will go to regional.”

The regionals are at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and also includes golfers from the Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Center Grove, Crawfordsville and Northview sectionals.

Henryville 389 (K. Easton 88, Nipper 92, H. Guernsey 102, T. Easton 107, O. Guernsey 120), Madison 396, Jennings Co. 427, Southwestern 458, Lawrenceburg 468, Scottsburg 499, Switzerland Co. 557, Shawe NTS, South Dearborn NTS.

 

Hornets Claim First Sectional Crown
9/16/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville won its first-ever golf sectional at Madison on Saturday.

The Hornets were a bit off their game with a team score of 389, but it was enough to top the 9-team field at Sunrise Golf Course.

"We're a bit disappointed with our score, but we're very happy to have hung in there on a tough day and win," coach Robin Embry said. "We've had a great season and this is icing on the cake."

The championship marks the first single-class sectional title for Henryville in over 20 years.

The Hornets were led by Kennedy Easton and Darian Nipper in second and third, respectively. Easton was four shots off the lead, set by Madison's Emma Beasley, who shot an 84. Nipper carded a 92.

The duo marks the first Henryville players to finish in the top-3 since Carissa Embry in the 2010 Floyd Central Sectional.

Madison and Jennings County placed second and third, respectively, and will advance to the Roncalli Regional — at the Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin — along with the Hornets. They'll be joined by the top teams from the Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Center Grove, Crawfordsville and Northview Sectionals.

"We're really looking forward to another trip to the regional — this time as sectional champions," Embry said. "These girls are very deserving and I'm excited for them."

Lawrenceburg's Bailee Johnson, Southwestern's Ellie Foley and Switzerland County's Riley King all advanced as individuals.

Henryville 389: K. Easton 88, Nipper 92, H. Guernsey 102, T. Easton 107, O. Guernsey 120
Madison 396: Beasley 84, Ehlers 99, Huff 105, Sadler 108
Jennings County 427: Clark 96, Whitehead 103, Campbell 107, Greene 121, Joray 130
Southwestern 458: Foley 103, Consley 114, Brown 119, Marcum 122
Lawrenceburg 468: Johnson 100, Smart 117, Jones 123, Williamson 128, Lusk 155
Scottsburg 499: Bottorff 105, Barger 112, Bryant 132, Gabbard 150
Switzerland County 557: King 104, Breeck 130, Edwards 131, Bear 192
Madison Shawe NTS: Hertz 105, Grote 117
South Dearborn NTS: Fortner 110, Jackson 141, Shields 226

Henryville wins at Sunrise
9/11/2017 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville shot a 176 to win a 3-way match against Madison Shawe and New Washington at Sunrise.

The Hornets had six players shot a 48 or better in the win. Darian Nipper and Olivia Guernsey tied for the best round with a pair of 43s. Kennedy Easton and Hannah Guernsey each carded a 45. Sunrise will host the Madison Sectional on Saturday.

"We played well this evening," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Playing our sectional course again was good preparation for Saturday. We have one more match and a few days of practice, then we'll give it our best in the state tournament. We're pleased with the progress we've made this season."

New Washington and Shawe didn't have enough players for a team score. New Wash was led by Katlyn Price's 47.

Henryville 176: Nipper 43, O. Guernsey 43, K. Easton 45, H. Guernsey 45, T. Easton 46, Horn 48
Madison Shawe NTS: Hertz 46, Grote 56
New Washington NTS: Price 47

Henryville shoots 183 to beat South Central
9/6/2017 Staff (News & Tribune)

ELIZABETH — All five Henryville golfers shot 51 or better as the Hornets carded a 183 in a dual meet against South Central at Chariot Run.

Darian Nipper and Hannah Guernsey each shot a 45 in the win. Kennedy Easton completed the course in 46 shots, Taytum Easton carded a 47 and Allison Horn at 51.

"After not scoring very well yesterday, we were happy to shoot a pretty good score on a challenging course," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We'll get in some good practice the rest of this week and get prepared for our last couple of matches and the state tournament."

Henryville 183: Nipper 45, H. Guernsey 45, K. Easton 46, T. Easton 47, Horn 51, O. Guernsey 54, Kleinert 59
South Central NTS: Page 58, Cook 63

Floyd holds off field at Elk Run
9/5/2017 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

JEFFERSONVILLE — Floyd Central was impressive on Tuesday with its win over five other teams at Elk Run.

New Albany's Stevie Roth and New Washington's Kaitlyn Price both shared medalist honors with a score of 42.

Floyd Central just edged Henryville, which finished one stroke behind the Highlanders.

"We didn't score our best today," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We kept battling. Over these last two weeks of the season we have no home matches. It'll be a challenge to see how well we can play away from home. I think we'll do fine and it will prepare us for Sunrise (sectional course)."

Floyd Central 191: Moorefield 47, Collins 47, Hausz 48, Spanopoulos 49, Hartlage 50, Juliot 52
Henryville 192: Nipper 45, K. Easton 48, H. Guernsey 48, O. Guernsey 51, T. Easton 52, Horn 56
New Albany 210: Roth 42, Hook 45, Orr 61, Taylor 62
Christian Academy 244: Snider 56, Rodwig 60, Jennings 61, Ramer 67, Conn 69
Jefffersonville 245: Bundy 60, Kane 60, Lawler 61, Foster 64, Peabody 67
New Washington NTS: Price 42, Matthews 63

Easton, Hornets Prevail in 3-way
8/30/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville beat visiting Madison and Scottsburg in a 3-way meet at Champions Pointe.

Kennedy Easton earned medalist honors with a plus-3 39 and teammates Darian Nipper, Hannah Guernsey and Olivia Guernsey were all within 10 strokes of her.

"It's been another good week for us," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Over the past couple of weeks, we've had several girls score their personal best. So far, it's been a really good season. Hopefully, we'll continue to put in the practice time to continue to improve."

Henryville 176: K. Easton 39, Horn 43, Nipper 45, H. Guernsey 49, O. Guernsey 49, T. Easton 59, Gardner 59, Kleinert 62, Sinn 64
Madison 192: Ehlers 41, Beasley 45, Sadler 52, Imel 54, Kirby 58
Scottsburg 221: Bottorf 46, Parker 51, Gabbard 61, Bryant 63, Johnson 65, Myszak 67, Ritchison 67

Henryville sees Medalists
8/28/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Host Henryville recorded the top five scores in a 3-way match with incomplete Madison Shawe and South Central teams at Champions Pointe on Monday.

The Hornets were led by co-medalists Kennedy Easton and Darian Nipper. Both shot plus-4 rounds.

"Of late, we are carding some very good scores," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We're consistently having three or four players in the 40s and the others are very close. Although we're happy with the scores we're shooting, we want to continue to put in the time to improve in all phases."

Henryville 175: K. Easton 40, Nipper 40, Horn 45, H. Guernsey 50, T. Easton 50, O. Guernsey 52, Kleinert 59, Gardner 61, Sinn 64
Madison Shawe NTS: Hertz 51, Grote 55
South Central NTS: Cook 51, Page 61

Henryville defeats Southwestern
8/22/2017 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Kennedy Easton shot a meet-best 42 and host Henryville beat Southwestern 183-224.

The Hornets' top six players all shot a round of 53 or better. Darian Nipper shot a 46, Hannah Guernsey a 47 and Taytum Easton a 48 in the win.

"After an initial rain delay, the course became a bit soft, which made it play longer," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "However, the girls handled the delay and conditions well. We carded a good round with four scores in the 40s. If we stay committed, focused and willing to put the time in, we'll continue improving."

Henryville 183: K. Easton 42, Nipper 46, H. Guernsey 47, T. Easton 48, Horn 51, O. Guernsey 53, Kleinert 60
Southwestern (Hanover) 224: Foley 51, Consley 56, Marcum 58, Brown 59

Rebels’ golf win streak halted by Hornets
8/19/2017 Staff (Madison Courier)

Southwestern golf’s string of three straight match wins was halted by Henryville on Friday at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour.

The Hornets got a medalist round of 41 from Kennedy Easton as well as two more rounds lower than the best Lady Rebel to win 187-219 while host Trinity Lutheran did not field enough players for a team score.

Elle Foley led the Lady Rebels with a 51, Shahala Brown and Bella Marcum both carded 55s and Kristin Consley shot a 58.

“Tough match tonight on a tough course,” Southwestern coach David Bright said. “Its never easy to score on small, slick greens and Henryville has a solid team. Elle played her best round of the year and I have a feeling she is going to be one of those athletes that thrives in difficult situations which is rare. We are still hovering around that 200 mark and our putting is improving each match. We are on the right track.”

In addition to Easton’s 41, Henryville got a 45 from Hannah Guernsey and a 48 from Allison Horn. Tatum Easton shot a 53 and Olivia Guernsey carded a 55.

Morgan Gabbard fired a 63 for Trinity.

“Although we were missing our number two player, we still carded a very nice score,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “As we continue to improve our short game, and this course really tests your short game, our scoring will continue to improve. With quality practice time over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be prepared for the second half of our season. We’re happy with the start we’ve had.”

Henryville 187: K. Easton 41, H. Guernsey 45, Horn 48, T. Easton 53, O. Guernsey 55
Southwestern (Hanover) 219: Foley 51, Brown 55, Marcum 55, Consley 58
Trinity Lutheran NTS: Gabbard 63

Hornets Down Jeff at Champions Pointe
8/15/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville defeated Jeffersonville by nearly 40 strokes at Champions Pointe on Tuesday.

New Albany was also a part of the match, but did not field enough golfers to card a team score. Henryville's 193 bested Jeff's 231.

"It's been a good start to our season," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "We've been under 200 each match and we're not far from being consistently in the 180s. We've been a bit busy with matches, but the next few weeks give us a little more practice time. We're enjoying the walk."

Henryville's Kennedy Easton's plus-7 earned medalist honors. Taytum Easton wasn't far behind at 48. Jeff's low scorer was Bonnie Dixon, who shot a 54. Stevie Roth, New Albany's leader, also shot a 54.

Henryville 193: K. Easton 43, T. Easton 48, Nipper 50, H. Guernsey 52, Horn 53, O. Guernsey 53, Kleinert 64, Sinn 66, Gardner 70
Jeffersonville 231: Dixon 54, Kane 57, Bundy 58, Foster 62, Lawler 63, Peabody 64
New Albany NTS: Roth 54, Orr 70

Easton Paces Hornets, Field
8/14/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville's Kennedy Easton shot a plus-5 for medalist honors in a 4-way match at Sunrise Golf Course on Monday.

The Hornets carded a team score of 198 to edge Lawrenceburg, the only other full team in action.

"We didn't score very well today," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Our schedule has us playing more than we're practicing. We'll be better as the season progresses and we get more practice time. We've got several things to work on. Hopefully, we'll be committed to changing a few things and willing to put time in on those changes."

New Washington was led by Katelyn Price's 43, good for second place in the 16-person field.

Henryville 198: K. Easton 41, T. Easton 52, Horn 52, Nipper 53, O. Guernsey 55, H. Guernsey 58, Kleinert 66, Sinn 67
Lawrenceburg 260: Smart 61, Williamson 62, Casey 64, Lusk 73
Shawe NTS: Hertz 48, Grote 61
New Washington NTS: Price 43, Matthews 68

Lady Cubs go distance in loss
8/10/2017 Staff (Madison Courier)

Madison’s girls golf team traveled about as far as a team can to play a home match on Thursday and in the end the Lady Cubs just didn’t have enough left in the tank to fend off Henryville 191-202 at Sunrise Golf Course in Madison.

And that could be because the Cubs arrived at Sunrise by way of Jeffersonville, a two-hour round trip that left little time for warmups.

“It was a wild day for us,” Madison coach Jake Shockley said. “There was a scheduling mix up, so we picked up and drove to Jeffersonville before driving home and playing Henryville. It’s the first time I’ve ever driven two hours for a home game or match. We pretty much stepped off the bus and swung the clubs and it showed. Emma (Beasley) tripled her first hole and Keegan (Ehlers) quadrupled.”

Beasley went on to shoot a 44 while Ehlers carded a 55. Jenna Imel weather the trip a little better and shot a 51 while Destinee Sadler had a 52 and Caroline Kirby a non-scoring 57.

“We played a little younger lineup than usual today, too, and they handled adversity pretty well,” Shockley said. “Jenna had her lowest nine hole score yet, Destinee is getting right, and Caroline has a lot of potential.”

Kennedy Easton shot a 41 for Henryville to lead all scorers as the medalist. Darian Nipper carded a 46, Hannah Guernsey a 50 and Olivia Guernsey a 54 while Allison Horn shot a non-scoring 60.

“It’s always good to have a chance to play our sectional course,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We’d like to score a little better, however, overall, we played OK. It’s been a good opening week for us!”

Henryville 191: K. Easton 41, Nipper 46, H. Guernsey 50, O. Guernsey 54, T. Easton 54, Sinn 59, Horn 60, Kleinert 61, Dotson 68, Gardner 69

Madison 202: Beasley 44, Imel 51, Sadler 52, Ehlers 55, Kirby 57

Family Gathering for Embrys
8/8/2017 Staff (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — In a clash of three Embry-family coaches, Robin's Henryville Hornets topped Tosha's Clarksville and Carissa's Eastern at Champions Pointe on Tuesday.

The Hornets had the only full team and carded a 181, led by medalist Kennedy Easton's plus-7 43.

"It was special to have a tri-match with my daughters being the other coaches," Robin said. "Tosha has done a nice job with the Clarksville program and I'm sure Carissa will with the Eastern program. I'm proud of the young ladies they've become."

The Hornets, fielding 10 golfers, saw their top six scorers all between 43 and 54. The top four were between 43 and 47.

"We're very happy with the score we carded," the Hornets coach said. "We have internal competition and that will make us better. With continued commitment and work ethic, we could have a really good season. So far, it's been a good start."

Clarksville, just one golfer shy of carding a team score, was co-led by Heather Slack and Abby Martin. Both shot 65.

Henryville 181: K. Easton 43, Nipper 45, H. Guernsey 46, O. Guernsey 47, T. Easton 53, Horn 54, Kleinert 64, Dotson 66, Gardner 69, Sinn 70
Clarksville NTS: Slack 65, A. Martin 65, R. Martin 68
Eastern NTS: Gilstrap 54

Hornets Shoot 195 in Season Opener
8/7/2017 Staff (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville shot a 195 to defeat Trinity Lutheran in its season-opening dual meet Monday.

Co-medalists Kennedy Easton and Darian Nipper each shot a 47 for the Hornets. Hannah Guernsey added a 50 and Olivia Guernsey and Taytum Easton each completed their rounds in 51 strokes.

Henryville 195: K. Easton 47, Nipper 47, H. Guerney 50, O. Guernsey 51, T. Easton 51, Horn 57, Sinn 66, Kleinert 68, Gardner 70
Trinity Lutheran NTS: Gabbard 62

Golf Preview: Bulldogs hope to challenge Floyd
8/6/2017 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

NEW ALBANY — One of the main storylines heading into the girls' golf season is who will emerge as the area's top players.

Last season, the three NTSPY Finalists — Borden's Makenzie Smith and the Floyd Central duo of Lauren Decker and Sydney LaDuke — were seniors.

New Albany is hopeful that it will not only have one of the top golfers, but one of the top teams in 2017.

"We have a chance to be better than we've been in a long time," Bulldogs coach Kelly Hook said. "If everybody comes out and we get them focused, we can have the best team that we've had in a long time. We should be able to contend for first or second at the sectional."

The everybody-comes-out part of the quote cannot be understated. New Albany has five golfers on this year's roster — four are needed to score in a tournament. Last season, they barely had four for the sectional tournament. In fact, their fourth player battled sickness and the Dogs advanced to the regional by a stroke.

"It's really tough," Hook said. "Some of these other schools, they'll have 15 golfers. I'm begging for girls to come out. From day to day, you don't know. If one girl's sick, we can't play [as a team]."

One consistent part of the lineup will likely be Hook's daughter, Kaylan. She's been the No. 1 golfer for the Dogs since her sophomore season. After a summer of golfing, she hopes to enter her senior year on a roll.

"I pretty much played every day," Kaylan said. "Played in a lot of tournaments, more than I have in prior summers. I've just been working hard. It's my senior year and I want to put forth all the effort I can to make it the best."

Another returning player for New Albany is Stevie Roth. Like Hook, she hopes to make the most of her senior season.

"I'm excited for this year, honestly," Roth said. "We're all seniors now and we're more prepared than ever. It's my last year, I want to do as best as I possibly can. I want to leave my mark here."

Floyd Central has long been the area's top program. This year, the Highlanders will aim for their fifth straight sectional crown, but they'll do it without Decker and LaDuke.

Coach Hook has respect for his team's rival, saying, "They don't fall, they just kind of reload," but he hope his Dogs can make a run at the sectional this season.

"We've been the second child for all these years," Hook said. "This is our chance to win sectional or place real high. Floyd Central had two, three, four golfers that were just fantastic every year. This is our time to try to combat [Floyd] and try to make a move."

TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS

BORDEN
• HEAD COACH: Jim Schuld (third year with Borden and overall) and Rob Jones (second year with Borden and overall).
• HOME COURSE: No home course.
• LAST SEASON: Makenzie Smithadvanced to the state finals last year, the first time ever for a Borden golfer.
• KEY LOSSES: Smith.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Genevieve Zakrzewski (So.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Natalie Lewis (Fr.), Alyse Medlock (Jr.)
• OUTLOOK: Schuld expects this year to be a learning season for the Braves. The goals are to teach proper swings and get them ready for next year. Zakrzewski has a chance to advance to the regional.
• SCHULD SAYS: "We have a young team that is learning the fundamentals. If everything goes as planned we will be a team to reckon with next year.”

CHARLESTOWN
• HEAD COACH: Kim Carroll (13th season).
• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.
• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Brianna McCutcheon (Sr.), Chloe Fellows (So.), Addison Harden (So.), Emmaly Rose (So.), Maddisen Smith (Jr.), Korree Tharp (So.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Lizzie Hill (Fr.), Pam McCoy (Fr.), Julianna Roberts (Fr.).
• OUTLOOK: Charlestown has a handful of returning players from last year's team and three newcomers on the roster. Carroll hopes to be competitive with the teams on their schedule.
• COACH SAYS: "With six girls returning, they will provide leadership for our new golfers. I feel our new golfers will learn the game and improve as the year goes."

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
• HEAD COACH: Marty Hope (second season).
• HOME COURSE: Hidden Creek.
• LAST SEASON: Eighth at Corydon Sectional.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING PLAYERS: Britney Rodewig (Sr.), Angelann Ramer (Jr.), Grace Jennings (So.).
• NEW PLAYERS: Trinity Snider (Fr.), Lizzy Conn (Jr.).
• OUTLOOK: Last season was the first for CAI girls' golf. They'll return two of their scoring golfers from last year's sectional and will have two newcomers. As a newer team, the Warriors will look to improve each time they take to the course.
• HOPE SAYS: "As we enter this season, I look forward to the mental, physical and spiritual growth of the team. I know we are capable of achieving great things on and off the course."

CLARKSVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Tosha Embry (fifth season).
• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.
• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Abby Martin (Sr.), Heather Slack (Sr.), Trinitee Henning (So.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Riley Martin (Fr.).
• OUTLOOK: With a full roster and experience coming back, Clarksville hopes to continue to improve and should win a match or two by season's end.
• EMBRY SAYS: "This is the first season that I will have a full team of girls that have at least one year of experience going into the season, which I am really excited about. I have seen them all put in the time and work during the offseason and I really hope to see it pay off by being competitive this season, especially for my two seniors."

FLOYD CENTRAL
• HEAD COACH: Kara Collier (fourth season).
• HOME COURSE: Valley View.
• LAST SEASON: Corydon Sectional champion; Eighth at Washington Regional.
• KEY LOSSES: Sydney LaDuke and Lauren Decker.
• RETURNING PLAYERS: ​Jillian Moorefield (Sr.), Morgan Spanopoulos (Jr.), Emma Hausz (Jr.), Sydney Palmer (Jr.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Maddie Jaehnen (Sr.), Francesca Hartlage (So.), Sydney Juliot (So.), Courtney Kessinger (So.), Haleigh Collins (Fr.), Zoe Hoehn (Fr.), Isabella Stumle (Fr.).
• OUTLOOK: It will be tough to replace two Girls' Golfer of the Year candidates in LaDuke and Decker. That said, Floyd has a deep program and its players should adjust and improve as the season rolls along. They should compete for the sectional title again — it would be their fifth in a row.
• COLLIER SAYS: "This is going to be another great year for FC. It will be exciting for the girls who worked so hard to see it all pay off as we get underway. This is a fantastic group of girls that will accomplish big things as long as they continue to work hard."

HENRYVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry (14th season).
• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.
• LAST SEASON: Second at Madison Sectional; 16th at Roncalli Regional.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Kennedy Easton (Sr.), Darian Nipper (Sr.), Hannah Guernsey (Sr.), Allison Horn (So.), Olivia Guernsey (So.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Ally Gardner (Jr.), Mady Dotso (So.), Taytum Easton (Fr.), Sydney Kleinert (Fr.), Malorie Sinn (Fr.).
• OUTLOOK: With the core back and a solid group of newcomers, Henryville should expect to get out of the Madison Sectional, as it did last season. Embry's hope is that the team is playing its best golf at the end of the season.
• EMBRY SAYS: "I'm hoping our three seniors provide leadership, especially in an example of etiquette, attitude and work ethic. We'll have internal competition to be in our top 5, which will make us better. We expect to be competitive in each of our matches and, with commitment and improvement, be able to compete for the sectional title. We're looking forward to getting the season started."

JEFFERSONVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum (seventh season).
• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.
• LAST SEASON: Seventh at Corydon Sectional.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: None.
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Corum said there are 17 newcomers.
• OUTLOOK: With 17 freshmen entering the season with little to no experience, Corum says his team will look to build up the program during this season.
• CORUM SAYS: "Looking forward to teaching the new golfers and working on building a future competitive team."

NEW ALBANY
• HEAD COACH: Kelly Hook (third season).
• HOME COURSE: Valley View.
• LAST SEASON: Third at Corydon Sectional, 16th at Washington Regional.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING PLAYERS: Kaylan Hook (Sr.), Stevie Roth (Sr.), Cortney Holder (Sr.), Erin Bell (Jr.), Jessica Orr (So.)
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: None.
• OUTLOOK: With the top two Floyd golfers graduating, New Albany may have a chance at challenging the Highlanders for the sectional crown. With just five golfers — four are needed to score as a team — health and consistent play will be a key for the Bulldogs.
• HOOK SAYS: "We are very experienced this year. We have three seniors and one junior — still a small team, but they have played together a long time. Kaylan Hook should be one of the top golfers in the area. She has played No. 1 since she was a sophomore. She has scholarship offers from some colleges and has had a good summer of golf this year."

PROVIDENCE
• HEAD COACH: Ken Allender (second season with girls, eighth overall).
• HOME COURSE: Covered Bridge.
• LAST SEASON: Fourth at Corydon Sectional.
• KEY LOSSES: Alexa Wilson, Raymond Taylor.
• RETURNING PLAYERS: Shea Caylor (Sr.), Ellie Mayberry (Jr.), Alex Henderson (Jr.), Kennedy Allender (So.), Jessica Hartlage (So.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: None.
• OUTLOOK: Last season, Providence was edged for the last advancing spot at the sectional by just one stroke. With only two golfers to replace, Allender expects his team to compete for a regional spot this year.
• ALLENDER SAYS: "These girls have some potential to do really well. Their attitude toward working on their game has been good in the offseason. It should pay off for them this fall."

SILVER CREEK
• HEAD COACH: Matt Graston (second season).
• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.
• LAST SEASON: Did not have a full team at sectional.
• KEY LOSSES: Liv Schmidt, Savannah O’Neil, Ashton Crutcher.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Syd Sorg (Jr.).
• KEY VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Graston is hoping for more players to come out.
• OUTLOOK: The approach to the season is a bit different without a scoring team. That said, Sorg has a chance to improve and advance as an individual once the postseason arrives. Sorg can look at recent Borden grad Makenzie Smith, who advanced to the state finals last season as an individual, for inspiration.
• GRASTON SAYS: "Unfortunately our middle school program didn’t get going until two years ago so we are still one [or] two years away from getting some of those girls from our feeder system. It’ll be nice to start seeing some of those girls hit the high school ranks and help contribute with Syd."

 

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Kennedy Easton	17	45.8	42	Champions Pointe GC
Darian Nipper	17	49.5	47	Westwood GC
Hannah Guernsey	17	51.8	45	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Allison Horn	13	55.8	48	Champions Pointe GC
Olivia Guernsey	17	61.9	57	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Riley Dieterlen	14	65.7	59	Hidden Creek (Links) GC

 

  

NTSPY Finalists: Girls' Golf
11/2/2016 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

Two members of a local golf power and an impressive individual have been nominated for the Girls' Golf Player of the Year award.

Floyd Central seniors Lauren Decker and Sydney LaDuke filled the shoes of two of last year's nominee's — Jessica Ingram and Megan Striegel — and led the Highlanders to their fourth sectional title. Decker and LaDuke were always at the top of the Floyd Central scorecard and kept the Highlanders toward the top of the standings every time they hit the links.

The third NTSPY finalist often found herself at the bottom of the score sheets, but not because of her score. Borden senior Makenzie Smith is one of two golfers at her school, so she was not able to score in team events. Smith had to earn her way through each postseason round as an individual. She could not rely on a team score to advance. Her determination landed her a spot in the state meet for the first time.

The winner will be announced at the News and Tribune Sports Performance Yearly (NTSPY) Awards ceremony in June 2017.

LAUREN DECKER, FLOYD CENTRAL - Decker was Floyd's fourth golfer a year ago behind Ingram, Striegel and LaDuke.

After the Highlanders missed the 2015 state meet by one stroke, Decker went into the offseason determined to improve.

"I worked really hard over the summer and through the golf season," she said. "As sectionals came around, I was able to break my lowest score. It proves to me that hard work really pays off."

Decker placed second overall at the Hoosier Hills Conference meet and emerged as the medalist at the Corydon Sectional with her plus-1 score.

"I was so close to shooting even, but I'll still take one over," she said. "It was still fantastic."

She worked very hard over the summer and it showed during the 2016 campaign. Decker says winning the NATSPY would be a great reward for the hard work she's put in to the sport.

"It would mean a lot to me," she said. "I haven't been playing golf that long, but I've worked my butt off for the couple years that I have been playing. It would be really cool if I won."

SYDNEY LaDUKE, FLOYD CENTRAL - Sydney LaDuke came into the season with accolades already piled up. She was the medalist at the 2015 Corydon Sectional and she had proven herself as one of the area's top golfers.

She also had her commitment to IUPUI out of the way, which made it easier to focus on enjoying the sport.

"One of my goals for this year was to put off the message to have fun while you're playing," she said. "Scores count and the way you play matters, but in the long run nothing matters if you're not having fun while you're playing."

Having fun may have been toward the top of the list, but LaDuke still helped the Highlanders continue their success on the course. She placed third overall at the Hoosier Hills meet and the Corydon Central Sectional. Her score helped Floyd win the its fourth straight sectional.

"There's always pressure whenever things start to get down to the line," she said, referring to the postseason. "We came in pretty confident this year and I'm glad we were able to live up to our past seasons."

LaDuke's high-school golf accomplishments began even earlier than 2015. She was a NTSPY finalist in 2014.

"I was nominated two years ago as a sophomore," she said. "[Winning] would mean the world to me. I've played this game practically my entire life, so it would be a great accomplishment."

MAKENZIE SMITH, BORDEN - Makenzie Smith entered her senior season with confidence. She advanced to the regional as an individual for the first time in 2015. In 2016, Smith took it one step further.

She had three birdies and an eagle at the Washington Regional, allowing her to punch a ticket to the state meet for the first time.

"It was incredible," she said. "I played the best round of my life at regionals and it ended up sending me to state. I didn't play to my full advantage at state but it was definitely an experience and one of the coolest things I've been able to do."

Smith placed 76th at state. The journey that she took to get there was impressive. Teams have the opportunity to advance based on combined scores in the postseason. In the sectional and regional, Smith was all on her own.

"It puts a huge amount of pressure on your shoulders. It's a huge weight," Smith said. "You don't really have anybody else that can come in with a better score than you, so it's all up to you. It's definitely a lot of pressure."

Smith hopes her golf success can drum up some interest at Borden and potentially form the first full team since her freshman year. Winning a NTSPY would likely help that cause.

"I'm extremely overwhelmed to be nominated," she said. "It would be a huge accomplishment and it would mean the world to me if I was chosen as winner."

GIRLS' GOLF ALL-AREA TEAM
FIRST TEAM - Lauren Decker, Floyd Central; Kennedy Easton, Henryville; Sydney LaDuke, Floyd Central; Makenzie Smith, Borden; Alexa Wilson, Providence

SECOND TEAM - Emma Hausz, Floyd Central; Kaylan Hook, New Albany; Darian Nipper, Henryville; Stevie Roth, New Albany; Liv Schmidt, Silver Creek

HONORABLE MENTION - Shea Caylor, Providence; Ashton Crutcher, Silver Creek; Hannah Guernsey, Henryville; Morgan Spanapoulos, Floyd Central

COACH OF THE YEAR - Robin Embry, Henryville

  

Hornets 16th in Indy
9/24/2016 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

INDIANAPOLIS — Shorthanded Henryville, which advanced to the regional for the fourth time in program history, placed 16th at Saturday's Roncalli Regional at Smock Golf Club in Indianapolis.

Without Allison Horn, the Hornets shot a 425 in their final round of a successful season.

"We knew our team score would be a bit inflated," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Overall, we were pleased to have another regional appearance and the girls handled themselves well.

The Hornets were led by Darian Nipper's 94 and Kennedy Easton's 103. The rest of the team — Hannah Guernsey, Olivia Guernsey and Riley Dieterlen — all had career-best 18-hole rounds.

"Darian led us today with a very consistent round and carded a career-low as well," Embry said. "Although Kennedy has had a really good season, she struggled a bit today. She just had a few holes get away from her. Sometimes that happens.

"We had a good season and I was pleased with the improvement of each of the players. I'm hopeful they'll continue to practice and play between now and next season. If so, with everybody back, our expectations will be to earn another regional appearance and compete for the sectional title [in 2017]."

Defending state runner-up Westfield easily won the regional. The Shamrocks' 297 was 18 strokes ahead of Carmel. Westfield's Cailyn Henderson shot an incredible 64 to win medalist honors by nine strokes over teammate Margaret Wentz.

RONCALLI REGIONAL (Smock G.C., Indianapolis, par 72):
Team scores: Westfield 297, Carmel 315, Zionsville 326, Plainfield 330, Brownsburg 337, Ben Davis 340, Center Grove 343, Terre Haute North 343, Perry Meridian 352, Lebanon 354, Terre Haute South 360, Whiteland 367, Madison Shawe 391, Madison 404, Western Boone 412, Henryville 425 (Nipper 94, Easton 103, H. Guernsey 105, O. Guernsey 123, Dieterlen 124), North Montgomery 432, Greencastle 459.

TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS: Cailyn Henderson (W) 64, Margaret Wentz (W) 73, Angie Kavanaugh (Car) 76, Abby Kody (Br) 77, Kayla Benge (Pl) 77.
ADVANCING INDIVIDUALS: Cody (Br) 77, Benge (Pl) 77, Danielle Fishbum (BD) 79, Tory Treash (Pl) 81, Alexandria Maris (THS) 81.

  

Henryville Advances to Girls' Golf Regional
9/17/2016 John Boyle (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville finished second overall with a score of 404 at the Madison Sectional on Saturday.

The performance secured the Hornets a spot at the Roncalli Regional next weekend at Smock Golf Club in Indianapolis.

Kennedy Easton led Henryville with a 91 and finished fourth overall. Darian Nipper was not far behind at 97. Hannah Guernsey and Allison Horn topped off the Hornets' score with 105 and 111, respectively. Madison Shawe won the sectional crown by 25 strokes over the Hornets. Madison also advanced.

"Our main goal was to get in the top three and advance to regional, but we knew we were capable of winning," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We were just a few strokes behind at the turn. However, we struggled a bit on the back and couldn't keep pace."

Despite falling short of the championship, Embry said he felt happy to advance.

"All the girls have improved throughout the season and I'm happy they'll be able to experience playing in the regional," he said. "We'll put in a good week of practice and look forward to representing our school and sectional next Saturday."

Madison's Emma Beasley and Shawe's Meg Hensler tied for medalist honors with rounds of 84.

MADISON SECTIONAL (At Sunrise G.C., Madison, par 72):
Shawe 379: Hensler 84, Hambrick 88, Pawlak 101, Hertz 106, Pennington 151.
Henryville 404: Easton 91, Nipper 97, H. Guernsey 105, Horn 111, O. Guernsey 126.
Madison 411: Beasley 84, Ehlers 105, Huff 107, White 115, Sadler 119.
Jennings County 422: Whitehead 94, Clark 106, Campbell 109, Sigmund 113.
South Dearborn 462: Teaney 98, Fortner 112, Halbig 119, Socks 133, Hoskins 166.
Lawrenceburg 478: Heine 112, Johnson 113, Smart 114, Getz 139, Kellard 195.
Switzerland County 490: King 104, Parr 108, Edwards 128, Christman 150.
Scottsburg NTS: Bottorff 102, Sanders 119, Gabbard 161.
Southwestern NTS: Consley 137, Davis 148, Brown 166.

Photos from MadisonCourier.com

  

Easton, Hornets Win 5-Way
9/14/2016 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

JEFFERSONVILLE — Kennedy Easton beat Borden's Makenzie Smith by a stroke for medalist honors and her Henryville team won a 5-way meet at Jeffersonville on Wednesday.

Easton shot a plus-9 45 and Henryville carded a team 197. That was 38 strokes ahead of runner-up South Central. Teammate Darian Nipper was two strokes back at 47, tied for third overall with Silver Creek's Ashton Crutcher.

"It's been another good week for us, and hopefully, we can make it a great week on Saturday," said Henryville coach Robin Embry, whose team competes in the Madison Sectional this weekend. "This was a good tune-up for us. With five teams, this match had an invitational feel, which was good for the girls. We'll put in a couple of good practice sessions and look forward to the sectional."

Consistent Jeffersonville was led by Kristen Porter's 57. The other three Devils were between 62 and 64.

Henryville 197: Easton 45, Nipper 47, H. Guernsey 51, Horn 54, O. Guernsey 64, Dieterlen 69.
South Central 235: Woertz 51, Avis 61, Cook 61, G. Riley 62, M. Riley 66.
Jeffersonville 245: Porter 57, Bundy 62, Kaur 62, Squier 64.
Silver Creek NTS: Crutcher 47, Schmidt 48, O'Neil 68.
Borden NTS: Smith 46, Zakrzewski 62.

  

Henryville Golf Edged by Shawe in Madison
9/9/2016 John Boyle (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville was defeated for only the third time this season after an impressive performance by Madison Shawe in a 190-200 victory at Sunrise on Friday.

Out of the three Hornets losses, two have come at the hands of the Hilltoppers.

"We played well, but we couldn't keep pace with Shawe's top two players," Henryville coach Robin Embry said.

Kennedy Easton shot a 47 to lead the Hornets. Hannah Guernsey and Darian Nipper finished with 50. Shawe's Megg Hensler was the medalist with a 40.

The loss came with a silver lining. After shooting 213 at Sunrise earlier in the season, the Hornets were able to shave their total down to 200.

"It was good to play on the sectional course," Embry said. "Hopefully, we can improve our short game enough to make a solid run next weekend in the Madison Sectional at Sunrise."

Shawe 190: Hensler 40, Hambrick 43, Hurtz 53, Pawlak 54, Pennington 69.
Henryville 200: Easton 47, H. Guernsey 50, Nipper 50, Horn 53, O. Guernsey 61, Dieterlen 65.

  

Hornets Stay Hot, Win 3-way
9/7/2016 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

ELIZABETH — Henryville continued its hot play with a 3-way victory Wednesday at Chariot Run.

The Hornets shot a 204, which was 16 shots better than host South Central and 58 ahead of Jeffersonville.

Kennedy Easton led Henryville with a 47. Teammate Darian Nipper was one shot back.

“The course was in great shape,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “However, the speed of it’s greens took a toll on us. From tee to green, we played fairly well, but we struggled a bit around the greens. We’ll keep working to get better.”

Jeff was led by Kristen Porter’s 62. Sydney Cook’s 53 paced the Rebels.

Henryville 204: Easton 47, Nipper 48, H. Guernsey 54, Horn 55, O. Guernsey 58, Dieterlen 64.
South Central 220: Cook 53, Wentz 54, G. Riley 56, Avis 57, M. Riley 68.
Jeffersonville 262: Porter 62, Bundy 64, Kaur 67, Roach 69.

  

Hornets, Borden's Smith Win at Champions Pointe
9/6/2016 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville won the team race and Borden's Makenzie Smith was the individual medalist at Tuesday's 3-way match at Champions Pointe.

Smith shot a match-best 42, three shots ahead of Henryville's Kennedy Easton. The Hornets shot a 206, beating Charlestown by 69 strokes.

"Our score was a bit inflated today. However, we had one of our top 4 players drop out after 6 holes," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Had she finished, we would have probably broken 190. Each of the girls continue to improve. Hopefully, each girl can trim a few strokes over these last two weeks of the season."

Charlestown was led by Lexi Eblen's 63.

Henryville 206: Easton 45, H. Guernsey 47, Nipper 51, O. Guernsey 63, Dieterlen 68.
Charlestown 275: Eblen 63, Smith 69, Tharp 71, McCutcheon 72, Watson 72.
Borden NTS: Smith 42, Zakrzewski 72.

  

Hornets Win 3-Way
9/2/2016 Staff (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Host Henryville defeated Clarksville and Borden in a 3-way meet at Champions Pointe.

Borden's Mackenzie Smith was the medalist with a plus-4 on the par-36 course. Henryville had four players at 51 or under, led by Kennedy Easton's 46.

"We had a beautiful evening and the course is in great shape," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "It's been another week of improvement for us. We've had good practice sessions and scored well in both of our matches. I'm looking forward to watching our improvement over these last couple weeks of our season."

Abby Martin and Mary Roberts had co-team-best scores of 64 for the Generals.

Henryville 194: Easton 46, Horn 48, H. Guernsey 49, Nipper 51, O. Guernsey 63, Dieterlen 68.
Clarksville 267: Martin 64, Roberts 64, Slack 68, Henning 71.
Borden: Smith 40, Genevieve Zakrzewski 65.

  

Easton Paces Hornets
8/29/2016 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Kennedy Easton led the Hornets to second place finish in a three-way Monday at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

Easton shot a 42 — 7-over par — and placed second over all behind Madison Shawe's Megg Hensler.

Shawe edged Henryville by one stroke — 191-192.

"We continue to improve. Kennedy had another very nice round today," Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. "We're really close to posting four scores in the 40s. We'll keep putting in the time to get better."

South Central also participated Monday and shot a team score of 243.

Madison Shawe 191: Hensler 41, Hambrick 45, Pawlak 52, Hurtz 53, Pennington 70.
Henryville 192: Easton 42, Nipper 49, Horn 50, H. Guernsey 51, O. Guernsey 63, Dieterlen 64.
South Central 243: G. Riley 56, Cook 61, Avis 62, Woertz 64, M. Riley 67.

  

Hornets Dominate 3-Way
8/26/2016 Staff (News & Tribune)

SCOTTSBURG — Henryville had three golfers at 50 or under in a dominating performance at Westwood Golf Club in Scottsburg.

Kenndy Easton was the medalist with a 7-over 42. Darian Nipper added a 47 and Hannah Guernsey a 50 as the Hornets shot a 193 and defeated the host Warriors by 29 strokes and Trinity Lutheran by 41.

"It was nice to be south of 200," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We feel like that's where we need to be and we're wanting to get down around 180. It's been another good week for us. We had a couple of good matches and put in some good practice time. Hopefully, our commitment level stays high and we continue to put in the time to improve."

Henryville 193: Easton 42, Nipper 47, H. Guernsey 50, Horn 54, O. Guernsey 61, Dieterlen 69.
Scottsburg 222: Bottorf 45, Sanders 56, Gabbard 60, Bryant 61.
Trinity Lutheran 234: Taylor 53, Gabbard 54, Oakes 59, Benter 68, Hildreth 70.

  

Hornets beat Generals
8/23/2016 Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville shot a team score of 209 en route to a win over visiting Clarksville on Tuesday.

Henryville’s Kennedy Easton was the medalist at 12-over par at Champions Pointe. Henryville cruised to victory, notching the top four individual scores.

“It’s great to see the girls continue to improve,” Henryvlle head coach Robin Embry said. “Hopefully, we’ll stay dedicated and keep putting the time in to continue that improvement.”

Clarksville’s lowest score was recorded by Abby Martin, who shot a 66.

Southwestern also participated but did not have enough players to field a team.

Henryville 209: Easton 48, Nipper 50, H. Guernsey 53, Horn 58, O. Guernsey 65, Dieterlen 67.
Clarksville 275: Martin 66, Slack 67, Roberts 70, Henning 72.
Southwestern NTS: Brown 65, Consley 69, Davis 70.

  

Hornets golf blows out Trinity in dual meet
8/19/2016 Staff (News & Tribune)

SEYMOUR — Henryville shot a team round of 206 to defeat host Trinity Lutheran 206-257 in a dual meet Friday at Shadowood Golf Course.

Kennedy Easton shot a 46 for medalist honors and Hannah Guernsey, Darian Nipper, Allison Horn and Olivia Guernsey all shot in the 50’s.

“It’s been another good week for us. Today wasn’t our best but it was pretty good,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “All three juniors have improved on their average from last season and the three freshmen are miles ahead of where they were a few weeks ago. Hopefully, we’ll stay committed and continue to improve throughout the season.”

Macy Taylor’s 55 was a team-best for the Cougars.

Henryville 206 - Easton 46, Nipper 50, H. Guernsey 53, Horn 57, O. Guernsey 58, Dieterlen 66
Trinity Lutheran 257 - Taylor 55, Gabbard 59, Benter 71, Hildreth 72

  

Henryville Wins 3-Way With Devils, Dogs
8/16/2016 Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — On a soggy Champions Pointe course, Henryville out-shot Hoosier Hills Conference foes Jeffersonville and New Albany for a 3-way meet victory.

The Hornets shot a 214, which was 57 shots better than the Devils. The Bulldogs played without a full team.

“Due to the weather we’ve had the past several days, the course played long and difficult,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said.

Henryville’s Kennedy Easton edged New Albany’s Kaylan Hook by a stroke with a 43.

“Considering the conditions, Kennedy and Kaylyn posted good scores,” Embry said. “We’ll keep working to get a few more scores in the 40s.”

Henryville 214: Easton 43, Nipper 52, O. Guernsey 59, H. Guernsey 60, Dieterlen 69.
Jeffersonville 271: Porter 63, Bundy 68, Squire 68, Kaur 72.
New Albany NTS: Hook 44, Bell 52, Roth 55.

  

Lady Cub Golfers Defeat Henryville
8/11/2016 Staff (Madison Courier)

Madison’s girls golf team fielded a full team for the first time this season and picked up a 200-213 dual match win over Henryville at Sunrise Golf Course on Thursday.

Emma Beasley led the Lady Cubs with a two-over 38 while Hannah Huff carded a 52, Keegan Ehlers shot a 54 and Destinee Sadler had a 56.

“I’m proud of the girls. We’re young and I was secretly hoping to break 200. We nearly accomplished that, so I’m really pleased,” Madison coach Jake Shockley said. “I think the girls have a lot of potential and if they continue to work hard, they can do some good things. Hannah and Keegan are starting to come around; you can see it in their swing and in their demeanor. This was Destinee’s first ever competitive match and she handled her nerves well and hit some very good shots.”

The match was to originally include Jeffersonville but the Red Devils withdrew due to hot weather.

The Cubs had traveled to Aurora on Wednesday for a tri-match with South Dearborn and Shawe Memorial. However, play was halted midway through the round due to thunder and lightning — Madison’s second match this season lost to weather conditions.

Beasley had been one-over after six holes Wednesday while Ehlers was 12-over after five and Huff was 12-over after four with Madison not fielding a fourth player.

Madison 200 - Beasley 38, Huff 52, Ehlers 54, Sadler 56
Henryville 213 - Easton 45, H. Guernsey 52, Nipper 55, O. Guernsey 61, Horn 65

  

Hornets Top West-Clark Rival Silver Creek
8/9/2016 Staff (News & Tribune)

SELLERSBURG — Henryville shot a team score of 191 to defeat West Clark-rival Silver Creek at Hidden Creek Golf Club on Tuesday.

Kennedy Easton had the low score for Henryville with a plus-8 on the par-34 Hidden Creek. She birdied two holes. Hannah Guernsey was close behind at plus-11 and Darian Nipper shot a plus-14.

"The course was in very good condition and it's one of the shorter courses we'll play and it resulted in lower scores," Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. "Overall, the past two days have been a good start to our season. We'll keep working and improving."

Silver Creek's Liv Schmidt shot a plus-5 to lead the pack. Ashton Crutcher was second for the Dragons at plus-12. Silver Creek shot a 214.

Henryville had six of the top eight scores on Tuesday.

Henryville 191: Easton 42, H. Guernsey 45, Nipper 48, Horn 56, O. Guernsey 57, Dieterlen 59.
Silver Creek 216: Schmidt 39, Crutcher 46, Walker 63, Sorg 66, O'Neil 68.

  

Henryville's Easton Wins Three-way Match
8/8/2016 Staff (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Kennedy Easton's plus-10 46 was the lowest score from the 13 golfers at Monday's 3-way match at Champions Pointe in Henryville.

Eastern and Trinity Lutheran were the other two teams at the 9-hole match.

Henryville had three of the best five scores Monday. Darian Nipper tied for second place with a plus-15 on the par-36 front nine at Champions Pointe. Hannah Guerney shot a plus-19.

"It was good to get the season started," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Our scores weren't quite where we want them, however, we'll get better. We're looking forward to a good season."

Eastern's Taylor Drury led her team with a plus-15 and Macy Taylor was the low shooter for Trinity at plus-19. Drury eagled the first hole of the day, a par-4 hole.

Henryville's average score was 57. Eastern averaged 60 and Trinity Lutheran averaged 62.

Henryville 216 - Easton 46, Nipper 51, H. Guernsey 55, Horn 64, O. Guernsey 68, Dieterlen 68
Trinity Lutheran 246 - Taylor 55, Oakes 59, Gabbard 63, Benter 69
Eastern (Pekin) NTS - Drury 51, Gilstrap 62, Jones 66

  

GIRLS' GOLF SEASON PREVIEW: Floyd Central aiming for state after last year's close call
8/5/2016 by Justin Maskulinski (News & Tribune)

FLOYDS KNOBS — Floyd Central will aim for its third straight sectional championship this season behind the senior leadership of Sydney LaDuke and Lauren Decker.

The Highlanders also hope they can out-drive the goal of sectional champion and end up at the state meet for the first time since 2011, when they placed 11th. They missed the state meet by one stroke last year.

"We want to get through sectional and get up to regional," LaDuke said. "Then hopefully we can send some girls to state and see how far we can go there. We're pretty young this year but we want to keep the team unity going and make sure that we're competing to our optimum level."

Decker says she wants to lead her teammates by example.

"I want to show the girls that hard work and dedication does pay off," Decker said. "Golf is golf. You have bad days. I don't want to be that senior who pouts after a bad day. Attitude is really important in golf."

LaDuke and Decker — 2015 News and Tribune All-Area first teamers — stayed sharp in the summer with tournament play.

"In the summer you're playing girls from different states, cities and areas," LaDuke said. "I like summer because it gives me a feel of the northern schools that we play in tournament season."

Both Highlander seniors plan to golf in college. LaDuke has committed IUPUI and Decker says she wants to go somewhere in the south.

Floyd coach Kara Collier has coached Decker and LaDuke since middle school and says she had enjoyed watching them grow.

"These are two great leaders," Collier said of her seniors. "They're really caring about how their team gets along. They care about being leaders on the course and off the course. They're two of the best seniors I could ask for, I'm so proud of them."

Decker and LaDuke will be replacing last year's seniors — Jessica Ingram and Megan Striegel — who were both All-Area first teamers and nominees for the NTSPY Girls' Golfer of the Year. One junior, three sophomores and three freshman round out this year's squad.

Collier says the approach this year will be to focus on the little things, right down to each swing of the club.

"We learned last year at regional that every putt counts — we missed it by one stroke," the third-year coach said. "Every single stroke counts. That's our focus and we're just going to keep working hard to get where we want to go."

GIRLS' GOLF PREVIEW CAPSULES
BORDEN
• CO-HEAD COACHES: Jim Schuld (2nd season) and Rob Jones (1st season).
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Makenzie Smith, Sr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Genevieve Zakrzewski, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: Smith reached the regional last season and missed state by one stroke, so Schuld expects her to succeed in 2016. Schuld hopes to mold Zakrzewski into a leader.
• SCHULD SAYS: "Our main goal this year is to have a player make it to state. We believe we have a great chance to do so with Makenzie Smith."

CHARLESTOWN
• HEAD COACH: Kim Carroll (12th season).
• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Brianna McCutcheon, So.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Brooke Watson, Sr; Christina Gabbard, Jr.; Maddisen Smith, So.; Lexi Eblen, So.; Addison Harden, Fr.; Emmaly Rose, Fr.; Raley Potter, Fr.; Grace Igleheart, Fr.; Kylan Burke, Fr.; Korree Tharp, Fr.; Chloe Fellows, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: Carrol expects her young squad to become better golfers by the end of the season. Gaining experience will be the key for the Pirates.
• CARROLL SAYS: "I am overwhelmed with the turn out this season. Our goal this season is for each golfer to improve their skills, learn the game and lower their scores. I hope the girls can enjoy the game of golf."

CLARKSVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Tosha Embry (3rd season).
• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.
• KEY LOSS: Georgia Page.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Abby Martin, Jr.; Heather Slack, Jr.; Mary Roberts, So.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Trinitee Henning, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: The team is still young, but with three players have a year under their belt. Embry says they're looking to improve on last year.
• EMBRY SAYS: "We are a young and inexperienced team. My returning players have played for one year, so we will still be learning and trying to improve on last years scores. The girls are dedicated to getting better and hopefully our scores will continuously get lower as the season goes on."

EASTERN
• CO-HEAD COACHES: Mike McBride (3rd season) and Carissa Embry (2nd season).
• HOME COURSE: Western Hills and Champions Pointe.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Taylor Drury, Sr.; Samantha Gilstrap, Jr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Cora Jones, Fr..
• OUTLOOK: Gilstrap was a regional qualifier in 2015, so she will look to get back. McBride says he will stress the importance of the short game.
• MCBRIDE SAYS: "Have fun and improve daily."

FLOYD CENTRAL
• HEAD COACH: Kara Collier (3rd season).
• HOME COURSE: Valley View.
• KEY LOSSES: Megan Striegel, Tristan Barnes, Jessica Ingram.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Sydney LaDuke, Sr.; Lauren Decker, Sr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Jillian Moorefield, Jr.; Emma Hausz, So.; Morgan Spanopoulos, So.; Sydney Palmer, So.; Francesca Hartlage, Fr.; Sydney Juliot, Fr.; Courtney Kessinger, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: The Highlanders lost two great seniors in Striegel and Ingram (both were News and Tribune Player of the Year finalists), but they have reloaded with Decker and LaDuke. After missing state by one stroke last season, Floyd Central's goal is to get to state this year.
• COLLIER SAYS: "This is a wonderful team this year and I am very proud of all of their hard work to get where they currently are. I am impressed by the work ethic and desire I've seen from the girls so far. If they all continue to work hard, the sky is the limit for this team."

HENRYVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry (13th season).
• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.
• KEY LOSS: Emma Hendricks.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Kennedy Easton, Jr.; Hannah Guernsey, Jr.; Darian Nipper, Jr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Allison Horn, Fr.; Olivia Guernsey, Fr.; Riley Dieterlen, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: Embry says with an update schedule, he hopes practices and matches can allow Henryville to be very competitive at the Madison Sectional.
• EMBRY SAYS: "Our three juniors, who began playing as freshmen, have improved each season and we expect improvement again this season. In addition, we have three freshmen with the potential to contribute this season. With commitment and dedication, we can compete for a regional spot and maybe even a sectional championship. We're looking forward to getting started."

JEFFERSONVILLE
• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum (6th season).
• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Lucy Sandoval, Sr.; Sydney Squire, Sr.; Kaitlyn Witten, Sr.; Whitney Bundy, Jr.; Kiran Kaur.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Corum said there are 16 newcomers.
• OUTLOOK: Corum said while the team has improved, they are not yet at the level of other conference teams.
• CORUM SAYS: "We will have a great year and will strive to improve upon our golf skills and techniques."

NEW ALBANY
• HEAD COACH: Kelly Hook (2nd year).
• HOME COURSE: Valley View.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Kaylan Hook Jr.; Stevie Roth, Jr.; Erin Bell.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: None.
• OUTLOOK: With just three players, New Albany will look to advance as individuals this season. Hook reached regionals last year and will aim to do so again.
• HOOK SAYS: "I have high expectations for our three players. ... I'm hoping at least two of my players can make it to regionals."

PROVIDENCE
• HEAD COACH: Ken Allender (first season with girls).
• HOME COURSE: Covered Bridge.
• KEY LOSSES: None.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Alexa Wilson, Sr.; Shea Caylor, Jr.; Ellie Mayberry, Jr.; Alex Henderson, Jr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Taylor Raymond, Sr.; Kennedy Allender, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: Allender expects Wilson to be on of the best players on the young team and in the region.
• ALLENDER SAYS: "We have a hardworking group of girls with good attitudes. My experience has been that this type of team progresses quickly. Should make a nice showing in the post season."

SILVER CREEK
• HEAD COACH: Matt Graston (first season).
• HOME COURSE: Hidden Creek.
• KEY LOSSES: Charlotte Seaton, Lily Smith, Kaela Roberts.
• RETURNING VARSITY PLAYERS: Liv Schmidt, Sr.; Ashton Crutcher, Sr.
• KEY NEWCOMERS: Savannah O’Neil, Sr.; Sydni Sorg, So.; Abby Walker, Fr.
• OUTLOOK: This is Graston's first year with Silver Creek, but he coach Providence boys' golf from 1996-2005. He expects the season to start off shaky, but improve as the season moves on. The Dragons advanced to regionals last year with NTSPY Golfer of the Year Charlotte Seaton. They return two from that team, but will miss Seaton, Smith and Roberts. Hanna Warren will not play due to injury.
• GRASTON SAYS: "We only have two players returning from last year’s team. Fortunately, they both have plenty of tournament experience and I expect them to post some strong rounds this year. [Schmidt] and [Crutcher] are both long off the tee so once they get their short game dialed in I think they will be tough to handle. We have a few newcomers that we’ll get going into the mix and hopefully by year’s end we’ll post some solid team scores."

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Kennedy Easton	16	49.3	44	Westwood GC
Darian Nipper	16	51.9	46	Champions Pointe GC
Hannah Guernsey	15	55.9	48	Elk Run GC
Emma Hendricks	16	57.3	51	Smock GC

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Hornets Look at Regional as Experience Gained
9/26/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

INDIANAPOLIS — Henryville failed to send anyone to the state finals at the Roncalli Regional at Smock Golf Club in Indianapolis on Saturday.

The Hornets placed 16th as a team. However, the Hornets are a young team with three of the four players being sophomores.

Henryville was led by Kennedy Easton, who shot an 18-hole 102. Darian Nipper shot a 104. The Hornets' lone senior, Emma Hendricks, shot a 107. Hannah Guemsey posted a round of 119.

“I’m pleased with the improvement of the girls this season,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Our three sophomores have only been playing since last July and each shot rounds in the 40s this season. I’m hopeful the regional experience and improvement they’ve made will motivate the sophomores in their offseason preparation for next year. I’m already looking forward to it.”

Westfield won the regional, followed by state qualifiers Center Grove and Zionsville. Westfield's Cailyn Henderson was the regional medalist with a 2-under-par 70.

Click Here for 2015 IHSAA Roncalli Regional Results

 

Henryville Advances to Roncalli Regional
9/19/2015 by Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

MADISON — For just the second time in six years, Henryville has advanced to the regional.

The Hornets move on after finishing third in the Madison Sectional on Saturday. Henryville advances to this Saturday's Roncalli Regional, which will take place at Smock golf course in Indianapolis. 

“The girls are very excited to be going to the regional,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “I’m pleased with the improvements we’ve made. We improved 73 strokes from last seasons’ sectional score."

Henryville shot 422 as a team and only trailed Madison's 367 and Shawe's 384. 

Madison’s Emma Beasley was the events’ medalist. She finished with a 86, which paced the field and Madison.

Henryville was led by Kennedy Easton's 92. Darian Nipper finished right behind Easton with a 95. Emma Hendricks tallied a 113 and Hannah Guemsey rounded out the Hornets with her 122.

“Playing in the regional will be a good experience for each of the girls,” Embry said. “This will be an exciting week for the girls. I’m happy for them.”

Click Here for 2015 IHSAA Madison Sectional Results

Hornets First in Tri-Match
9/14/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Kennedy Easton got medalist honors with a 50 to lead Henryville to first place in a home triangular match Monday at Champions Pointe Golf Club versus Eastern and South Central. The Hornets had a team score of 218. The Musketeers were second with a 240, while the Rebels fielded an incomplete team.

Henryville’s Darian Nipper shot a 53, followed by teammate Hannah Guernsey with a 57. Emma Hendricks rounded out the Hornet scoring with a 58.

This coming Saturday, the Hornets will compete in the Madison Sectional at Sunrise Golf Club in Madison.

“We’ve improved all season,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “We need a little more improvement with our short games to break 200 as a team. We’ll put in the work this week and see where that has us on Saturday.”

Taylor Drury led Eastern with a 52. Teammate Samantha Gilstrap shot a 56. Brooklyn Woertz paced South Central with a 60.

  Eastern (Pekin) 240: Drury 52, Gilstrap 56, Dalton 65, Cottongin 67
  South Central (Elizabeth) NTS: Woertz 60, Adis 64, Riley 65

 

Smith Earns Medalist at Champions Pointe
9/8/2015 by Hanson Craftont (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Shooting 218, Henryville finished second to Madison in a five-way match on Tuesday.

Playing by herself, Borden’s Makenzie Smith was the match’s medalist with a score of 43. 

Henryville was led by Kennedy Easton, who shot a 52. Darian Nipper finished the course in 53 shots, Hannah Guernsey 54 and Emma Hendricks 59.

“The girls are trying,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We can’t seem to consistently repeat a few short-game fundamentals. We’ll keep working and hopefully turn the corner over the next couple of weeks.” 

  Henryville 218: Easton 52, Nipper 53, Guernsey 54, Hendricks 59
  Eastern (Pekin) 252: Drury 60, Gilstrap 63, Cottongin 63, Dalton 66
  Southwestern (Hanover) NTS: Harsin 56, Osborn 61
  Borden NTS: Smith 43

 

Hornets Beat Pirates
9/2/2015 by Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

JEFFERSONVILLE — In a dual match at Elk Run Golf Club on Wednesday, Henryville was able to outshoot host Charlestown to pick up the win, 213-274.

Henryville was led by medalist Hannah Guernsey, who shot a 48.

The rest of the team wasn’t too far behind. The Hornets' Kennedy Easton was just five shots off the leader with a 53. Teammate Emma Hendricks shot a 55, and Darian Nipper rounded out the Hornets day with a 57.

“We had a nice short-game practice session on Tuesday, and we’re already seeing some good results,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “I’m hopeful the girls will commit to making a few changes and will be playing their best golf at the end of the season.”

Charlestown was led Emma Sellers, who finished with a 60. Grace Sellers came in behind her with a 70 and Brianna McCutcheon, Madison Schnell and Mia Pappas all three ended the day with a 72.

  Charlestown 274: E. Sellers 60, G. Sellers 70, McCutcheon 72, Schnell 72, Pappas 72

 

Hornets Lose to Shawe
8/31/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville lost a dual match Monday at Sunrise Golf Club to Madison Shawe, 182-230.

The Hornets had three players shoot in the 50s. Hannah Guernsey carded a 52, while Kennedy Easton fired a 57. Darian Nipper scored a 59. Emma Hendricks wrapped up the Henryville scoring with a 62.

“We continue to struggle with our short game,” Hornets’ head coach Robin Embry said. “If we can commit to a couple of fundamentals, we’ll start seeing lower scores. Hopefully, we can increase our pace of improvement over the last few weeks of the season.”

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  Henryville 230: Guernsey 52, Easton 57, Nipper 59, Hendricks 62

 

Hornets Win 3-way Meet at Westwood
8/28/2015 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

SCOTTSBURG — Despite winning a three-way meet Friday at Westwood Golf Course in Seymour, Henryville coach Robin Embry has some lingering concerns.

The Hornets defeated Scottsburg and host Trinity Lutheran with a nine-round total of 211 strokes. Scottsburg shot a 218 and the host Cougars 228.

“Our short game is hurting us,” Embry said. “It’s keeping us from the scores we’d like to see. We need to focus on improving in that area.”

Kennedy Eaton led Henryville with a 9-over-par 44. She was second overall to Scottsburg’s Madeline Parker, who finished the course in 40 strokes. Also for the Hornets, Darian Napier shot a 50, Emma Hendricks a 55 and Hannah Guernsey a 62 in the victory.

  Scottsburg 218: Parker 40, Heil 57, Mount 60, Sanders 61
  Trinity Lutheran 228: Oaks 51, Taylor 54, Gabbard 56, Fleener 67

 

Seaton Leads Dragons Past Hornets
8/27/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

SELLERSBURG — Senior Charlotte Seaton fired a 2-under-par 33 to earn medalist honors and lead Silver Creek to a dual-match win over Henryville on Thursday at Hidden Creek Golf Club. The Dragons shot a team score of 151, while the Hornets had a 203.

Two other Silver Creek players shot in the 30s. Junior Ashton Crutcher carded a 38, and senior Kaela Roberts had a 39. Also for the Dragons, Lily Smith recorded a 41 and Liv Schmidt shot a 44.

Kennedy Easton paced Henryville with a 46. Rounding out the Hornet scoring were Darian Nipper with a 48, Hannah Guernsey with a 54 and Emma Hendricks with a 55.

“It was good to have multiple scores in the 40s,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “Each player continues to improve. Our schedule allowed for several days of practice and it helped.” 

  Henryville 203: Easton 46, Nipper 48, Guernsey 54, Hendricks 55

 

Henryville Beats Jeff, Shorthanded Bulldogs
8/18/2015 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

FLOYDS KNOBS — A balanced Henryville squad shot a 213 to knock off Jeffersonville and New Albany on Tuesday at Valley View.

Kennedy Easton led the Hornets with a 48, while Hannah Guernsey and Darian Nipper each shot a 54 in the victory.

"The girls continue to improve," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "I'm hopeful we'll continue to work and improve throughout the season. The past couple of weeks have been a good start for us."

Jeff shot a 251, while only three Bulldogs played and didn't register a team score. However, New Albany's Kaylan Hook won medalist honors with a 5-over-par round of 41. Teammate Stevie Roth was second with a 44. 

  Jeffersonville 251: Kaur 60, Porter 62, Bundy 64, Wittin 65, Squire 66
  New Albany NTS: Hook 41, Roth 44, Holder 54

 

Hornets Second in 5-Way
8/17/2015 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

HANOVER — Henryville finished second in a five-way match Monday at Spring Hills Golf Course in Hanover, firing a team score of 210. South Ripley won the match, beating the Hornets by two strokes with a 208. Jac-Cen-Del was third with a 230, while host Southwestern and Switzerland County fielded incomplete teams.

Hannah Guernsey led Henryville with a 48, while teammate Kennedy Easton shot a 50. The Hornets’ Darian Nipper and Emma Hendricks carded a 56 apiece.

“It was good to have a third player shoot in the 40s,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “Hopefully, we can start having multiple scores in the 40s and the others below 55. We’re improving and it’ll be interesting to see how much we improve throughout the season.” 

  Henryville 210: Guernsey 48, Easton 50, Nipper 56, Hendricks 56
  Jac-Cen-Del 230: Weber 50, Wang 58, Abel 58, Miller 66, Carroll 64
  Switzerland County NTS: Parr 54, King 58, Edwards 70
  Southwestern (Hanover) NTS: Harsin 54, Osbourne 50

 

Girls Golf Season Preview: Highlander's Goal to Make State Finals
8/14/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

FLOYDS KNOBS – Floyd Central’s goal in the 2015 season is pretty simple, yet challenging.

That objective can be summed in one word.

“State,” Highlander senior Jessica Ingram answered when asked about the Highlanders’ expectations this season.

Ingram was a member of Floyd Central’s last state finalist team in 2013, and she would like nothing more to help lead her current teammates to the IHSAA State Finals this year.

“I went my sophomore year, but the team that we have now hasn’t. So we definitely want to go to state together,” Ingram said.

Floyd Central has the tools to earn its first state finals berth as a team in two years. The Highlanders return four of their top five players from last year’s team that won its second consecutive Corydon Central Sectional championship in 2014.

Ingram is among that quartet and expected to be Floyd Central’s No. 1 golfer. The other three golfers are seniors Gretchen Garrett and Megan Striegel and junior Sydney LaDuke, who was a finalist for last year’s News and Tribune Sports Performance Yearly Player of the Year award.

Junior Lauren Decker is currently the No. 5 golfer for the Highlanders. Other Floyd Central golfers expected to make contributions this year are senior Tristan Barnes and freshmen Emma Hausz, Sydney Palmer and Morgan Spanopoulos.

Second-year Floyd Central head coach Kara Collier says her top five players have all stepped up their leadership responsibilities this season. Floyd Central lost one player to graduation in Morgan Stanley, who qualified for state as an individual last season. Stanley was named the NTSPY Player of the Year last year.

“Our entire top five are leaders in their own way,” Collier said. "As far as all of our girls, some of them are silent leaders and they lead by example. The other ones are vocal leaders. Everyone in their own way is providing something in being a leader, which is really nice to have for our team."

The Highlanders have gotten off to a solid start to the 2015 campaign. They won the Seymour Invitational on Aug. 5 at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour. Ingram fired a 5-over-par 77 to earn medalist honors, while Striegel had a 79.

Last weekend, Floyd Central tied for 10th in the State Preview meet at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, the site of this year’s state finals, against some of the top teams in Indiana. The Highlanders shot a team score of 353, 20 strokes lower than their score at last year’s State Preview meet at Prairie View.

"That shows that the girls have really been working hard, and they have the desire to be better this year," Collier said.

On Tuesday, Floyd Central won its first nine-hole match of the season at Valley View Golf Club in Floyds Knobs versus New Albany and Providence. The Highlanders carded a 170, 26 shots lower than the second-place Pioneers.

Garrett is happy with her squad’s start to the season.

“We came into the [season] not being ranked. Then after the State Preview, I think we are 15th or 16th in the state right now,” Garrett said. “I think that’s really good, going [into the season] not being ranked and now being ranked.”

There is one goal that the Highlanders want to achieve before the postseason begins – a Hoosier Hills Conference title.

Floyd Central finished a heartbreaking second to HHC champion Madison by one shot at last season’s conference tournament at Otis Park Golf Course in Bedford. This year’s HHC tournament will be at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus.

“Last year was heartbreaking,” Collier said. "Obviously, losing by one stroke leaves a bad taste in your mouth. That was not something you forget about easily. You think you have it, but you see that one stroke on the board and it's just heartbreaking. Along with the state run, they really want that conference win as well."

Garrett is optimistic about a potential HHC crown this season.

“It was a big blow that we only lost by one stroke because the team that did win was our biggest competition, and we really wanted to beat them. When we didn’t, it was kind of hard,” Garrett said. “But a lot of their girls graduated, so we’re hoping to win this year.”

If Floyd Central finishes in the top three at sectional, it will qualify for one of the toughest regionals in the state. The Washington Regional will be played at Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery this season. Last year’s state champion Evansville North and state runner-up Martinsville came out of that regional. The top three teams at regional will advance to state.

Collier thinks her returnees’ experience at regional last year should be beneficial to them this time around, provided the Highlanders get out of sectional.

“I think the experience will definitely help us. With three seniors and two juniors, that's really going to be in our court,” Collier said. "We also had the girls play summer tournaments at that course, so they would be more familiar with it.

“We face a very hard regional, but I believe in the girls 100 percent. We just have to keep working hard. As long as we keep working hard and focus and play well, I think we have the opportunity to go [to state]. I would love to see it happen for them.”

If the Highlanders earn a state berth this season, Ingram expects it to be an emotional celebration.

“I’m pretty sure we will all cry,” she said. "There is no doubt that we should be able to go to state this year. For the past four years, we've worked to go to state."

GIRLS’ GOLF PREVIEW CAPSULES

BORDEN

CO-HEAD COACHES: Ben Pine, first season; Jim Schuld, first season.

• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: MaKenzie Smith, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: None.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: As of now, Smith is the lone player on the Braves’ roster. She opened her season last Friday by shooting a 44 in a nine-hole match at Spring Hills Golf Course in Hanover. Pine and Schuld replace Don Holder as Borden’s head coach. Pine is the chief meteorologist at WHAS-11 TV in Louisville.

• PINE SAYS: “Her game is very solid and we expect her to be shooting lower and lower this season. She is capable of being a premier player in the state of Indiana. Keep a close eye on MaKenzie this year and next.”

CHARLESTOWN

• HEAD COACH: Kim Carroll, 10th season.

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Emma Sellers, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Madison Schnell, Jr.; Katlin Petro, Jr.; Brianna McCutcheon, Fr.; Grace Sellers, Fr.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: Carroll says several of her players are inexperienced in playing golf and have a lot to learn about the game. The Pirates have more players on their roster this season, which Carroll is glad to see. The veteran coach thinks Silver Creek is the top contender to win this season’s Mid-Southern Conference tournament, and the Dragons, Floyd Central and Providence are the strongest teams at the Corydon Central Sectional.

• CARROLL SAYS: “All my girls are inexperienced. Four have never played before, so there will be much to learn about the game, rules and fundamentals of golf. I am happy to have five girls out. Last year, we were down in numbers. It is going to be difficult to be competitive this season against schools that have golfers who have played and know the game.”

CLARKSVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Tosha Embry, third season.

• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Georgia Page, Sr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Bri Slack, Sr.; Abby Martin, So.; Heather Slack, So.; Stormy Iglehart, Fr.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: Miranda DeKorte.

• OUTLOOK: The majority of the Generals’ roster lacks golf experience. Page is expected to provide leadership to the newcomers since she has the most rounds under her belt. Embry is looking for consistent improvement throughout the season.

• EMBRY SAYS: “As a team, we are very new and inexperienced. All the girls on the team have a good work ethic and a desire to get better. I expect there to be a lot of improvement throughout the season, and by the end we should be able to shoot some good team scores. At the beginning of the season, every match we play will be tough due to the inexperience we have as a team. There are a few teams on our schedule we play multiple times, so it will be exciting to see how we compete with them as we improve throughout the season.”

FLOYD CENTRAL

• HEAD COACH: Kara Collier, second season.

• HOME COURSE: Valley View

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Jessica Ingram, Sr.; Gretchen Garrett, Sr.; Megan Striegel, Sr.; Tristan Barnes, Sr.; Sydney LaDuke, Jr.; Lauren Decker, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Emma Hausz, Fr.; Sydney Palmer, Fr.; Morgan Spanopoulos, Fr.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: Morgan Stanley.

• OUTLOOK: With four of their top five players back, the Highlanders think they have a good shot of qualifying for the IHSAA State Finals for the second time in three seasons. But they will have to finish in the top three positions at the formidable Washington Regional to clinch a state berth. Floyd Central also wants to redeem itself at the Hoosier Hills Conference tournament this season at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus after losing the conference title by one stroke to HHC champion Madison last year. Collier expects Silver Creek and Providence to provide her players the toughest competition at this year's Corydon Central Sectional, which Floyd Central has won the past two years.

• COLLIER SAYS: "I think we will have a very successful season this year. Four of our top five players are returning this season, and our fifth player [Decker] has worked very hard and will be a great asset to the team as well. We bring experience to the table, which will help us when it comes to tournament time."

HENRYVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry, 12th season.

• HOME COURSE: Champions Pointe.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Kennedy Easton, So.; Hannah Guernsey, So.; Darian Nipper, So.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Emma Hendricks, Sr.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: Easton, Guernsey and Nipper all gained lots of course experience last season as freshmen. Yet, according to Embry, they still have plenty of work and learning to do about the game of golf. The Hornets will play a full season this year after playing a limited schedule in 2014. Embry thinks Madison, Jennings County and Madison Shawe will be the top contenders for the Madison Sectional championship.

• EMBRY SAYS: "We'll be improved over last season. However, we're still very inexperienced. Last season, due to our inexperience, we only scheduled the last half of the season. This season we're playing closer to a full schedule with a challenging mix of experienced and less experienced teams."

JEFFERSONVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum, 12th season.

• HOME COURSE: Elk Run.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Kim Karn, Jr.; Sydney Squire, Jr.; Kristin Porter, Jr.; Kaitlyn Witten, Jr.; Lucy Sandoval, Jr.; Whitney Bundy, So.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Brooklyn Bruner, Jr.; Taylor Noel, So.; Makenzi Cooley, Jr.; Breanna Henson, So.; Zoie Spires, So.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: Corum looks for more improvement from his returnees this season after they made gains on the links last season. The veteran Red Devil coach expects challenging nine-hole matches with Providence and Hoosier Hills Conference foes Madison and Columbus East.

• CORUM SAYS: "We look to have a positive year building upon last year's successes."

NEW ALBANY

• HEAD COACH: Kelly Hook, first season.

• HOME COURSE: Valley View.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Kaylan Hook, So.; Stevie Roth, So.; Cortney Holder, So.; Alyssa Kane, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: None.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: Heidi Steinert, Franci Burton.

• OUTLOOK: Coach Hook, who replaces longtime head coach Rick Belcher, inherits an inexperienced team with only four players on the roster. Belcher remains as the Bulldogs' head boys' golf coach. The new boss is expecting a lot from Kaylan Hook and Kane, who sat out last season because of a back injury. Coach Hook thinks Floyd Central and Columbus East are the top contenders to win the Hoosier Hills Conference tournament. He expects tough matches with nonconference opponents Providence and Silver Creek.

• COACH HOOK SAYS: "We are really young, but we have some talented players who are improving every day. This season is going to be a learning experience for a couple of our players. I think we will be improving throughout the year. If Kaylan Hook and Alyssa Kane play up to their capabilities, they could lead this team to a good year."

PROVIDENCE

• HEAD COACH: Michelle Huber, fourth season.

• HOME COURSES: Covered Bridge, Champions Pointe.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Mary Ann Fitzpatrick, Sr.; Colleen Geldermann, Sr.; Nicole Kruer, Sr.; Brooklin Grantz, Sr.; Alexa Wilson, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: None.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: The Pioneers expect 2015 to be the year where they return to regional as a team. They have three players who have recently qualified for regional as individuals. Kruer and Geldermann advanced to regional in 2013 and Fitzpatrick did it last year. Huber is expecting that trio to lead her squad to its regional goal this season. Providence has a difficult regular-season schedule that includes nine-hole matches with Floyd Central, Silver Creek, Corydon Central and Sacred Heart Academy from Louisville. Also, the Pioneers will host a tough field at Saturday's Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville.

• HUBER SAYS: "I have high expectations for the PHS girls' golf team this year. We are hopeful to advance to regional as a team this year. We compete against some good teams during the season, so this should prepare us for the sectional tournament. I think Floyd Central will be a leading contender to win sectional and other advancing teams to regional will be between PHS, Silver Creek and Corydon."

ROCK CREEK

• HEAD COACH: Kaleb Lay, first season.

• HOME COURSE: Wooded View.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: None.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: Marissa Gnadinger, Jr.; Alana Guidry, Jr.; Bailey Wood, So.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: It is the first time Rock Creek has had a girls' golf team. Lay, who is the Lions' head boys' golf coach, is looking for his players to get better every day and gain a bunch of knowledge about the game.

• LAY SAYS: "With this being our first season, we are trying to install good fundamentals and a passion for the game in each of our girls. We are starting from scratch, so there is plenty of room for growth and improvement. Our goal is to get better with each day and return next year with a solid foundation to build upon."

SILVER CREEK

• HEAD COACH: Joe Ledbetter, eighth season.

• HOME COURSE: Hidden Creek.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Charlotte Seaton, Sr.; Lily Smith, Sr.; Kaela Roberts, Sr.; Hannah McGrath, Sr.; Liv Schmidt, Jr.; Hanna Warren, Jr.; Ashton Crutcher, Jr.; Keslyn Howard, Jr.

• KEY NEWCOMERS: None.

• DEPARTING PLAYERS: None.

• OUTLOOK: The Dragons' goals are very high this season with all of their players back. They look to defend their Mid-Southern Conference championship from a season ago and contend with Floyd Central for the Corydon Central Sectional title. Ledbetter expects Corydon Central, Brownstown Central and Salem to give Silver Creek a run for its money in the MSC tournament. The Dragons have never won a sectional. Last year, Silver Creek finished second at sectional to earn its first regional berth since 2010. If the Dragons come up short of winning sectional, they should have a great shot at advancing to regional for the second year in a row. Ledbetter thinks he will find out a lot about his team at Saturday's Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational at Champions Pointe.

• LEDBETTER SAYS: "Our players are very excited and anxious to begin. We had some success last year winning the conference and placing second in the sectional. We truly expect to be the team to beat in the conference although Corydon, Brownstown and Salem are usually strong contenders. We hope to close the gap on Floyd Central and win the sectional. At least, that's one of our goals. They are always strong and tough to beat."

Henryville Third in Quad-Match
8/11/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

 

  Madison 183: Beasley 38, Dean 49, Fox 41, Huff 55
  Shawe 197: Hensler 46, Hambrick 43, Pawlak 55, Hertz 53, Pennington 72
  Henryville 217: Easton 45, Guernsey 55, Nipper 55, Hendricks 62
  South Dearborn 261: Fortner 61, Teaney 67, Halbig 62, Socks 71

 

Henryville Wins Opener
8/10/2015 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

Henryville head coach Robin Embry: “It was nice to get the season started. It was a good start for all the girls and to have a score in the 40s. We’re looking forward to a season of improvement.” 

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Kennedy Easton	7	58.1	51	Sunrise GC
Darian Nipper	7	62.4	52	Wooded View GC
Hannah Guernsey	7	62.5	56	Wooded View GC
Paige Pittman	7	64.2	60	Wooded View GC

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Henryville 6th at Madison Sectional
9/20/2014 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville’s girls’ golf team finished sixth with a team score of 490 Saturday’s Madison Sectional at Sunrise Golf Course.

Madison had the top-three golfers and won the sectional by 85 points. The Cubs’ Amanda Detmer repeated as the sectional champion with a 72. Emma Beasley and Abbi Wynn took the second and third spots, respectively.

Kennedy Easton led Henryville with a 116, followed by Darian Nipper’s 121, Hannah Guernsey’s 123 and a 130 from Paige Pittman.

“I’m very happy with the girls’ progress over the past two months,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Hopefully, they’ll continue to practice and play between now and next season. If so, we’ll be much more competitive next season.”

Team scores: Madison 326, Jennings County 411, Scottsburg 428, Southwestern 454, South Dearborn 475, Henryville 490, Switzerland County 508, Lawrenceburg 525.

Henryville drops season finale
9/17/2014 by Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

Henryville coach Robin Embry: “We were hoping to score lower today and each player felt they could have scored lower. However, some days are better than others. It’s been rewarding to watch the players improve. Hopefully, we’ll score better on Saturday [at sectional].” 

Lady Hornets win rain shortened tri-match
9/15/2014 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

Notes: Because of weather, the match was shortened to five holes.

  

Henryville wins at Sunrise
9/12/2014 by Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

  

Henryville fires season low at Wooded View
9/10/2014 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

  Borden (NTS): Smith 49 

Henryville wins at Champions Pointe
9/5/2014 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

  Borden (NTS): Smith 54 

Silver Creek wins tri-match
8/28/2014 by Greg Mengelt (News & Tribune)

News and Tribune Girls Golf Preview
8/17/2014 by Kevin Harris (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE

• COACH: Robin Embry.

• RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: None.

• VARSITY NEWCOMERS: Kennedy Easton, Fr.; Hannah Guernsey, Fr.; Darian Nipper, Fr.; Paige Pittman, Fr.

• OUTLOOK: For the first time since 2011, the Hornets have a girls’ golf team. Embry is basically starting from scratch as he has four freshmen who have limited to no golf experience. But the veteran Henryville coach sees some potential with his inexperienced group. 

• EMBRY SAYS: “None of the girls have played, so we’ll be spending the first half of our season working on the basics. We’re in the process of putting together a limited schedule, playing six to 10 matches the second half of the season. The girls have a lot of potential, seem eager to learn and have been putting in practice time. I’m looking forward to the season and watching the girls progress.”

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Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Katie Cleveland	13	47.1	41	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Jenna Harrell	17	47.2	44	Champions Pointe GC
Sara Henson	17	49.0	43	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Natalie Bobay	17	49.9	42	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Alison Prather	6	71.0	68	Champions Pointe GC

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Natalie, Jenna, Sara, Katie, Coach EmbryPhoto by Dawn Embry

Jeff’s Shepherd Tops All-Area Team
Henryville's Bobay Earns Second Team Honors11/02/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

JEFFERSONVILLE — If there is one word to describe Erika Shepherd’s senior season, it would be consistent.

During the 2011 campaign, the Jeffersonville High School golfer compiled a nine-hole scoring average of 39 and an 18-hole average of 80.3. Shepherd was medalist in seven out of the Red Devils’ 14 matches this season.

That consistency helped Shepherd earn the News and Tribune Area Player of the Year award for the girls’ golf season, as voted by the coaches in the Clark-Floyd area. Eight of the 10 area coaches returned ballots to the News and Tribune sports department for the 2011 all-area girls’ golf team.

“She was consistent and solid this season,” Jeff head coach Shadd Clarke said. “She’s just consistent. Every swing is the same and she doesn’t make too many mistakes. Those things helped her have the season she had. She works hard and loves the game.”

Shepherd’s biggest victory this season was in the New Albany Sectional at Valley View Golf Club in Floyds Knobs. She earned sectional medalist honors by shooting a 79, as she was the only player to score in the 70s.

Shepherd was determined to play well at sectional after she missed the tournament her junior year because of a hairline fracture in her wrist.

“The key for her was just being consistent,” Clarke said. “She didn’t make a lot of birdies, but she had no big numbers on any holes. She hit a lot of greens.”

Along with winning the sectional, Shepherd finished second at the Hoosier Hills Conference meet at Sunrise Golf Course in Madison, enabling her to make the all-HHC team. Shepherd fired a 79, five strokes behind HHC medalist Amanda Detmer of Madison.

“It was a great season for her,” Clarke said. “Her mental attitude was so much improved. I’m proud of her. She didn’t get down on herself.”

Shepherd came up short of reaching the IHSAA State Finals. She fired an 83 in the Evansville North Regional on Sept. 24, three strokes shy of the No. 3 individual qualifier, Vincennes Rivet’s Carly Waggoner.

Clarke said the rain-soaked Eagle Valley Golf Course, which got drenched with 6 inches of rain that weekend, had an effect on Shepherd’s game.

“She hadn’t played a lot in the rain all year,” Clarke said. “She gave shots away on the front nine, but she bounced back on the back nine.”

The next step for Shepherd is to play at the college level. Clarke said Shepherd has gotten some interest from Hanover, Indiana State, Evansville and Bellarmine.

The Red Devil coach says Shepherd has all the tools to become a solid collegiate golfer.

“She has so much potential,” Clarke said. “She has no idea how good she can be. Her skills and course management will make her an asset for any college team.”

REST OF THE FIRST TEAM
• Eliza Hudson (Floyd Central, So.) — Hudson is one of the most improved players in the area.

Hudson, who started playing golf 2 1/2 years ago, concocted an 18-hole scoring average of 83 this season after averaging 101 as a freshman. She made the all-HHC team after finishing in the top five at the HHC meet.

Hudson finished second individually at the sectional with an 80.

The next week at regional, she nearly qualified for state with another 80. Hudson was tied with Waggoner for the final qualifying spot at the end of regulation and lost in a playoff.

“I thought it was awesome,” Floyd Central head coach Lenny Hartlage said about Hudson’s season. “She totally dedicated herself to golf. She played on weekends. She did whatever she could.”

• Holly Roth (New Albany, Sr.) — Roth was the leader of the Bulldogs’ sectional championship team.

The senior fired an 82 to lead New Albany to its first-ever sectional championship. Her score placed her third individually at sectional.

At regional, she shot an 87 as the Bulldogs finished seventh as a team.

She finished seventh in the HHC meet, earning honorable-mention all-conference honors.

Roth collected medalist honors five times this season and recorded an 18-hole scoring average of 83.

“Her season was very good. She carried the team,” New Albany head coach Rick Belcher said. “She made a great comeback on the back nine at sectional.”

Belcher said Roth has talked to two colleges about continuing her golf career and is planning to contact several other schools in the upcoming months.

“She definitely wants to play in college. It just depends on how the cards fall,” Belcher said. “I think she is a (NCAA) Division II golfer. She has those abilities.”

• Quincy Cooper (Clarksville, Jr.) — The junior qualified for regional for the third consecutive year by shooting an 87 in the sectional.

She almost advanced to the state finals for the second time in her career at regional. She carded an 81, one stroke shy of the final qualifying spot.

Cooper finished second in the Mid-Southern Conference meet at Old Capital Golf Club in Corydon with a 79, earning her a spot on the all-conference team.

“She had a very good year,” Clarksville head coach Bob Liter said. “Her attitude was really good this season. She played her best golf at regional.”

• Alexa Busch (Floyd Central, Sr.) — Like Hudson, Busch was another Floyd Central player who improved by leaps and bounds this season.

In her junior year, which was the first season she played high school golf, Busch recorded an 18-hole scoring average of 121. She carded a 122 at the 2010 sectional.

This season, her 18-hole average dropped 35 strokes to an 86. That included firing an 83 at sectional.

“She came to me after her sophomore year about playing on the team,” Hartlage said. “She was a Class 10 gymnast and a very good athlete, and she wanted to play. She worked all year long on her game. She’s very smart and she has a great opportunity to get a scholarship to play in college.”

Hartlage says one of the colleges that has expressed interest in Busch is the University of Southern Indiana.

SECOND TEAM
• Sydney Shrebtienko, Christian Academy of Indiana, Jr.
• Heidi Steinert, New Albany, Fr.
• Bailey Biggs, New Albany, Jr.
• Kameron Salings, Silver Creek, Sr.
• Natalie Bobay, Henryville, Jr.


Bulldogs, Jeff's Shepherd persevere at Valley View
9/17/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

FLOYDS KNOBS — Saturday’s New Albany girls’ golf sectional at Valley View Golf Club was all about perseverance.

For the first time in their history, the host Bulldogs won the sectional championship with a team score of 353, eight strokes better than second-place and two-time defending sectional champion Floyd Central. Corydon ended up third with a 390.

“We wanted to play to win this season and (the New Albany golfers) put in the hard work,” Bulldogs’ head coach Rick Belcher said. “We’ve been competitive with the schools in our sectional this season like Floyd Central and Corydon.”

As for the individual standings, Jeffersonville senior Erika Shepherd earned medalist honors with a 79 after missing the sectional the past two seasons because of injury. Shepherd claimed her first-ever regional berth as she shot the lowest score among individuals on non-advancing teams.

The top three teams and top three individuals on non-qualifying teams advanced to the Evansville North Regional next Saturday at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Evansville.

“I didn’t think I would come in and be the low medalist at the sectional, but I’m glad I did,” Shepherd said.

New Albany was the only team to have three players shoot in the 80s.

Senior Holly Roth led the Bulldogs, finishing third in the individual standings with an 82. Teammate Bailey Biggs fired an 86 and New Albany freshman Heidi Steinert carded an 89.

“That’s awesome — absolutely awesome,” Belcher said about three scores in the 80s. “I’ve preached to them all year that all of them can shoot in the 80s. Once they got their scores in the 90s, they wanted to go lower.”

New Albany’s other two golfers — Franci Burton and Haley Roth — shot 96 and 101, respectively.

Belcher praised his team’s parents for assisting their children in improving their games this year. Those contributions included driving their kids to the golf course to practice or encouraging them to play in summer leagues or tournaments.

“I want to thank the parents of my golfers. They’ve done what it takes to get their girls to play better,” Belcher said.

Despite winning the sectional, Belcher thought his team could have shot lower on the front nine. The Bulldogs fired a 181 on the front side on a calm, sunny day at Valley View. But that was the same score New Albany shot last week in a match at Valley View when the temperatures were cooler.

“After the front nine, we felt like we took a step back,” Belcher said. “We thought we left a lot out on the front. With the conditions being better, we thought the weather would make a five- or six-shot difference from our score earlier in the week.”

Shepherd was the lone sectional participant to shoot in the 70s. She shot a 38 on the front nine and a 41 on the back. Shepherd made four birdies, which came at the third, sixth, 13th and 16th holes.

“Erika has been playing well all year,” Jeff head coach Shadd Clarke said. “She’s been very motivated all year and it was important for her to make the top three (on non-advancing teams) and advance to regional.”

Shepherd said all aspects of her game — driving, chipping, putting and iron play — played key roles in her winning the individual sectional title.

“It was a little bit of everything,” said Shepherd, who mentioned playing the Valley View front nine in a match earlier this season helped her tremendously Saturday. “On the front nine, I made some good putts and hit some good drives.”

Floyd Central’s Eliza Hudson finished a stroke behind Shepherd to finish second overall with an 80. Rounding out the scoring for the Highlanders were Alexa Busch with an 83, Morgan Stanley with a 98 and Scarlett Hartlage with a 100. Teammate Ashley Dankovich fired a 103.

Floyd Central head coach Lenny Hartlage was most proud of Busch. The senior did not start playing golf until last year. At the 2010 sectional, Busch fired a 122.

“Now look at her — now, she’s shooting an 83,” said Coach Hartlage, who credits Busch’s work ethic for turning things around. “She knows what it takes to get it done now.

“I was pleased with my Nos. 1 and 2 players. Overall, we have a deeper team this year, but I expected my Nos. 3,4 and 5 players to do better today. New Albany is a good, solid and deep team. They have no weaknesses from top to bottom.”

Another Clark-Floyd area player who will be joining the Bulldogs, the Highlanders and Shepherd in Evansville is Clarksville’s Quincy Cooper.

The junior qualified for regional for the third consecutive season by shooting an 87. She fired a 45 on the front side and a 42 on the back. Cooper advanced to the IHSAA State Finals in 2009.

Silver Creek and Henryville both came up short of making return trips to regional.

The Dragons finished fourth with a 394, four shots behind Corydon. Senior Kameron Salings carded Silver Creek’s lowest score with an 88. Fellow seniors Morgan Fleming and Kimi Fluhr shot 94 and 99, respectively. Also for the Dragons, Mackenzie Coulter carded a 113 and Emily Christman had a 117.

The Hornets were a stroke behind their West Clark rivals with a 395, placing fifth as a team. Junior Natalie Bobay paced Henryville with a 91. Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets, who qualified for regional the past two seasons, were seniors Sara Henson with a 99, Katie Cleveland with a 100 and Jenna Harrell with a 105.

“Natalie shot a nice round. She was our only player to shoot at or below her average,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “Overall, it was a disappointing end to an otherwise good season. Our seniors have had a lot of success in their careers — two regional trips and over 100 victories. They are quality young ladies and we’re really going to miss them. However, they’d be the first to tell you that we should have been several strokes better today.”

The Red Devils finished sixth with a 414. Jeff sophomore Madison Kane shot a 98.

Borden ended up seventh with a 419, led by Sarah Potter with a 99. Christian Academy of Indiana finished ninth with a 424. Junior Sydney Shrebtienko shot the Warriors’ lowest score with a 93.

Charlestown placed 10th with a 454, as Sarah Trotter paced the Pirates with a 110. Adrienne Voelker led an incomplete Providence team with a 97.

Marie Rothrock registered Corydon’s lowest score with a 93. Also for the Panthers, Kayla Uhl had a 98, Kennedy Nash a 99, Carley Key a 100 and Taylor Frederick a 102.

North Harrison’s Devan Smith carded the second-lowest score among individuals on non-advancing teams with an 83. It was the second time in her high school career that Smith has qualified for regional, which happened in 2009.

IHSAA NEW ALBANY SECTIONAL
at Valley View Golf Club, Floyds Knobs, par-71

(Top three teams and top three individuals on non-advancing teams advance to next Saturday’s Evansville North Regional.)

Team scores — New Albany 353, Floyd Central 361, Corydon 390, Silver Creek 394, Henryville 395, Jeffersonville 414, Borden 419, North Harrison 421, Christian Academy of Indiana 424, Charlestown 454.

Henryville (395) - Bobay (91), Henson (99), Cleveland (100), Harrell (105)


Henryville Shines at Hidden Creek
9/14/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

SELLERSBURG — The Henryville girls’ golf team was the most consistent on the course at Hidden Creek on Wednesday, playing through rapidly changing weather conditions for a team score of 171.

“I don’t know how much it affected the girls, but the winds kept getting stronger and stronger. It didn’t seem to affect the Henryville girls that much,” Silver Creek coach Joe Ledbetter said. “They had their scores packed all tight in there together, and that’s what you want with the sectional coming up — get four scores going that you can count on.”

Henryville was ahead of Silver Creek’s 179 and Jeffersonville’s 208.

Jeff’s Erika Shepherd was the course medalist with a 38.

“Erika Shepherd, she’s a player,” Ledbetter said. “She’s very consistent, capable of shooting low scores most of the time.”

Henryville’s Katie Cleveland led the Hornets with a 41. Sara Henson and Natalie Bobay each turned in 43s, and Jenna Harrell had a 44.

For Silver Creek, Kameron Salings led with a 41. Kimi Fluhr added a 42, Morgan Fleming hit a 44 and Emily Christman shot a 52.

“We need to shore up our No. 4 spot, get someone closer to the 40s and we’ll be OK,” Ledbetter evaluated. “Kameron Salings and Kimi Fluhr, they both had it on cruise control for a while. They just had a couple of holes that hurt them, but they played pretty steady. Morgan Fleming, I’m pretty happy with because now she’s starting to play like she did last year when we got out of the sectional.”

Outside of Shepherd, Jeffersonville struggled. Madison Kane shot a 51, Madison Gavin hit a 57 and Katie Bowen shot a 62.

Henryville (171) - Cleveland (41), Henson (43), Bobay (43), Harrell (44)
Silver Creek (179) - Sailings (41), Fluhr (42), Fleming (44), Christman (59), Coulter (59), Branstedder (65)
Jeffersonville (208) - Shephard (38), Kane (51), Gavin (57), Bowen (62)


Hornets defeat Borden
9/13/2011 by Matt Koesters & Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Henryville fired a team score of 199 to win a dual match Tuesday at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Memphis against Borden. The Braves fired a 225. It was Senior Night for Henryville.

Hornet senior Katie Cleveland earned medalist honors with a 47. Rounding out the scoring for Henryville were senior Jenna Harrell with a 48 and senior Sara Henson and junior Natalie Bobay each with a 52.

“It was a pretty good round,” Hornets’ head coach Robin Embry said. “I’m sure for the seniors that nerves played a part, but we could’ve shot better than that. But overall, it was a good round.”

Three Borden players each shot a 56. They were Carson Casey, Chelsea Fraley and Haifa Ishtayeh. Also for the Braves, Christina Fink fired a 57 and Sarah Potter carded a 63.

Henryville (199) - Cleveland (47), Harrell (48), Henson (52), Bobay (52)
Borden (225) - Casey (56), Fraley (56), Ishtayeh (56), Fink (57), Potter (63)


Henryville battles weather at Wooded View
9/7/2011 by Debbie Harbeson (The Evening News)

Henryville defeated an incomplete Clarksville team at Wooded View Golf Course on Wednesday.

“The weather was a bit challenging, and our girls hadn’t played the course before today,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We expect to shoot lower scores. However, all things considered, it was a good day.”

Clarksville’s Quincy Cooper posted the day’s best score with a 38. Clarksville’s only other golfer, Sarah O’Connell, shot a 68.

Henryville posted a team score of 198. Jenna Harrell led the team with a 47.

Also for the Hornets, Natalie Bobay shot a 49, followed by Katie Cleveland with a 50 and Sara Henson with a 52.

Henryville (198) - Harrell (47), Bobay (49), Cleveland (50), Henson (52)
Clarksville (NTS) - Cooper (38), O'Connell (68)


Hornets set school record with victory over Borden
9/6/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

SELLERSBURG — The Henryville girls’ golf team broke its 18-hole school record by one stroke to defeat West Clark rival Borden in a dual meet Tuesday at Hidden Creek Golf Club, 369-457. The Hornets’ previous record was a team score of 370 on Sept. 3, 2010 in an 18-hole match against the Braves at Hidden Creek.

Henryville junior Natalie Bobay was the medalist in the rare 18-hole dual match, shooting an 88. Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets were Jenna Harrell and Sara Henson each with a 93 and Katie Cleveland with a 95.

Henryville head coach Robin Embry praised his golfers’ perseverance while playing in wet and windy conditions on the front nine.

“That’s a very good team score considering the conditions,” Embry said. “We showed some mental toughness.”

Senior Chelsea Fraley paced Borden with a 110. Also for the Braves, Haifa Ishtayeh shot a 113, Sarah Potter a 114, Christina Fink a 120 and Carson Casey a 124.

Henryville (369) - Bobay (88), Harrell (93), Henson (93), Cleveland (95)
Borden (457) - Fraley (110), Ishtayeh (113), Potter (114), Fink (120), Casey (124)


Henryville dissatisfied with win
8/31/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

Henryville won at Hidden Creek over Charlestown and Christian Academy of Indiana, but the Hornets’ coach thinks the team can play better. So do his players.

“It was a good score, but honestly, our expectations are a little higher, especially with the lower three (players),” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “They felt like each of them could have been three, five strokes better.”

Henryville won the match with a 186. Charlestown took second with a 204, while Christian Academy fielded an incomplete team.

Henryville’s Katie Cleveland shared the medalist honors with CAI’s Sydney Schrebtienko. Each shot a 42.

For Henryville, Jenna Harrell shot a 47, Natalie Bobay added a 48 and Sara Henson hit a 49.

“We just struggled a little bit with our short game,” Embry said.

Charlestown’s best score came from Rachel Foster with a 47. Marissa Knoebel hit a 48, Natalie Thompson shot a 51 and Sarah Trotter had a 58.

CAI’s Kendra Driver drove a 50, whily Karlie Byrd hit a 53.

Henryvile (186) - Cleveland (42), Harrell (47), Bobay (48), Henson (49)
Charlestown (204) - Foster (47), Knoebel (48), Thompson (51), Trotter (58)
CAI (NTS) - Shrebtienko (42), Driver (50), Byrd (53)


Host Hornets win golf invitational
8/26/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville took a first-place finish at the Henryville Invitational at Champions Pointe on Friday.

“The girls played well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “It’s really been a good week for us.”

Henryville’s team score of 181 led the pack, followed by Christian Academy of Indiana’s 224. Trinity Lutheran placed third with a 231, followed by Borden with a 237.

CAI’s Sydney Shrebtienko took medalist honors with a 42.

For Henryville, Katie Cleveland’s 43 was the best score. Jenna Harrell shot a 44, followed by Sara Henson with a 45 and Natalie Bobay with a 49.

For CAI, Carly Bird shot a 58, Kendra Driver had a 60 and Haley Lieviers hit a 64.

Carson Casey hit a 54 to lead Borden. Also for the Braves, Christina Fink and Chelsea Fraley hit 59 apiece, Sarah Potter shot a 65 and Haifa Ishtayeh chipped in a 67.

Henryvile (181) - Cleveland (43), Harrell (44), Henson (45), Bobay (49)
CAI (224) - Shrebtienko (42), Byrd (58), Driver (60), Liviers (64), Jones (66)
Trinity Lutheran (231) - Nagino (45), M. Hackman (61), Pollert (62), Sons (63), J. Hackman (64)
Boden (237) - Casey (54), Fink (59), Fraley (59), Potter (65), Ishtayeh (67)


Henryville wins tri-meet
8/24/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

Henryville defended its home course with a convincing win over Borden and Eastern at Champions Pointe on Wednesday.

Henryville notched a team score of 185.

“That is a good team score out at Champions,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Champions plays a little tougher than most of the courses we play. However, it being our home course, the girls are comfortable out there.”

Borden was second with a 225 and Eastern placed third with a 268.

For Henryville, Katie Cleveland and Jenna Harrell shared the medalist honors with 44s. Natalie Bobay added a 46, Sara Henson shot a 51 and Alison Prather hit a 68.

“I think they’ve all got a little more commitment from last Friday,” Embry said. “They were disappointed with last Friday’s score, and I think they’ve kind of rededicated to doing a little better than that, which obviously they did today.”

Carson Casey was Borden’s best player with a 49. Christina Fink shot a 52, Chelsea Fraley added a 61, Sarah Potter chipped in a 63 and Haifa Ishtayeh hit a 65.

Henryville (185) - Harrell (44), Cleveland (44), Bobay (46), Henson (51), Prather (68)
Borden (225) - Casey (49), Fink (52), Fraley (61), Potter (63), Ishtayeh (65)
Eastern (Pekin) (268) -



Cubs card 173 to beat Henryville
8/19/2011 by Staff (The Madison Courier)

Madison's girls golf team carded one of its best rounds ever to post a 173-207 win over Henryville and remain unbeaten in dual matches for the season.

Playing at Sunrise Golf Course, the Cubs, now 5-0 in dual meets, were once again led by Amanda Detmer. The freshman carded a one-over 37 to claim medalist honors.

The Cubs then packed three players in the mid-40s - Elizabeth Mitchell-Ehlert and Sydney Dailey both with 45s and Hannah Holt with a 46 - to shoot within a stroke of the Cubs' best round this season which was the team's best round in years.

"We played really good top to bottom," Madison coach Doug Rusk said. "We've got a ways to go yet, but that was one of our best rounds ever."

Alyssa Fulton shot a 49 and Alex Barnes carded a 54 while Whiteney Sanders and Whitney Griffin both took 58s and Kyla Johnson had a 72 in Madison's non-scoring rounds.

Henryville was led by senior Sara Henson with a 47.

Madison (173) - Detmar (37), Mitchell-Ehlert (45), Dailey (45), Holt (46), Fulton (49), Barnes (54)
Henryville (207) - Henson (47), Harrell (50), Cleveland (53), Bobay (57), Prather (69)


Henryville gets to full strength, downs Jeffersonville
8/15/2011 by Kevin Harris and Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

MEMPHIS — The Henryville girls’ golf team defeated Jeffersonville, Scottsburg and Austin in a quadrangular meet Monday at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

“The kids played well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “It’s a matter of us putting practice time in and continuing to improve.”

The Hornets — finally at full strength after playing for more than a week without key pieces — took the win with a team score of 196, while Jeffersonville shot a 226 as a team. Scottsburg and Austin fielded incomplete teams.

Jenna Harrell paced the Hornets with a 44, followed by Sara Henson, who shot a 47. Also for Henryville, Katie Cleveland chipped in a 48, Natalie Bobay hit a 57 and Alison Prather hit a 72.

For Jeffersonville, medalist honors went to Erika Shepherd, who struck an even-par 36. The senior hit six of seven fairways and seven of nine greens in regulation. She attempted only 16 putts.

“I think Erika is one of the better players in the area,” Embry said. “She’s a good golfer and a good kid. If she stays healthy, she stands a very good chance of making it to regional. She might even win the sectional.”

However, the rest of the Red Devils were all in the 60s.

Madison Gavin and Janese Brooner hit 63 apiece, Madison Kane shot a 64 and Katie Bowen put up a 67.

“Erika had a really solid round of golf of even-par. She is really playing smart golf right now,” Jeff head coach Shadd Clarke said. “Our team score is not where it should be yet, but the girls are working hard to lower their scores during each match. So far, I have seen great improvement from our younger players, and I am looking forward to much more improvement as they gain confidence in their abilities.”

Henryville (196) - Harrell (44), Henson (47), Cleveland (48), Bobay (57), Prather (72)
Jeffersonville (226) - Shephard (36), Gavin (63), Brooner (63), Kane (64), Bowen (67)
Scottsburg (NTS) - Robinson (45), Stasser (69), Townsend (72)
Austin (NTS) - Gabbard (63)


Henryville's Henson shares medalist honors in tri-meet
8/12/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

SEYMOUR — The Henryville girls’ golf team fielded an incomplete team in a triangular meet Friday at Seymour Country Club against first-place Southwestern and Trinity Lutheran.

Hornets’ senior Sara Henson shared medalist honors with Southwestern’s Caitlin Hatton, shooting a 48. Teammate Jenna Harrell fired a 49, while Henryville junior Natalie Bobay had a 54.

“The three kids who came to the match played well,” Hornets’ head coach Robin Embry said. “It’s a tough course. We plan on Katie (Cleveland) coming back next week, so we can post some good team scores.”

Southwestern (Hanover) (243) - Hatten (48), Reeves (63), A. Stoner (65), Reno (67), M. Stoner (69)
Henryville (NTS) - Henson (48), Harrell (49), Bobay (54)
Trinity Lutheran (NTS) - B. Pollert (62), M. Pollert (63)


Corydon tops Silver Creek, Henryville in tri-match
8/9/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

Taylor Frederick shot a 44 to earn medalist honors and lead Corydon past Silver Creek and Henryville in a triangular meet at Champions Pointe on Tuesday.

Corydon’s team score of 195 was good enough to capture the meet. Silver Creek checked out with a 220, and Henryville posted a team score of 229.

“I don’t think my girls are satisfied with that at all, and they shouldn’t be,” Silver Creek coach Joe Ledbetter said. “Especially my three main returners, Kameron Salings, Kimi Fluhr and Morgan Fleming. They all three know that they’re a lot better than what they showed today. They all were lamenting their putting, and that’s what we’re going to work on (at practice). They’re better than that.”

Salings hit a 50, Fleming had a 51 and Fluhr hit a 54. Also for Silver Creek, Emily Christman shot a 65.

“I know Kimi’s been struggling with her putting, and Morgan’s had some swing issues, but I think she’s started to iron those out,” Ledbetter said. “They’ve all talked about their putting, so they’ll be making an extra effort (today).”

Henryville’s Jenna Harrell was a stroke off the lead with a 45. Also for the Hornets, Sara Henson hit a 54, Natalie Bobay had a 58, and freshman Alison Prather shot a 72.

“My No. 2 from last year, (Katie Cleveland), is away this week, so we don’t really have our scoring team, if you will, until next week,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Alison is a freshman who has just started this year, and she’s doing great, but when we get Katie back ... she’s a senior and we’re going to lean on her score a little more than we would for Alison.”

Embry said he was confident his team scores would be much lower when he has his full squad together.

“Our team scores are going to drop by probably 25 strokes or more,” he said.

Corydon (195) — Frederick (44), Nash (49), Uhl (50), Rothrock (52), Key (56), Tetter (56)
Silver Creek (220) — Sailings (50), Fleming (51), Fluhr (54), Christman (65)
Henryville (229) — Harrell (45), Henson (54), Bobay (58), Prather (72)


Christian Academy defeats Eastern
8/8/2011 by Matt Koesters (The Evening News)

Sydney Shrebtienko’s 40 was good enough to earn a share of the medalist honors on Monday at Hidden Creek, where Christian Academy of Indiana downed Eastern, 209-267.

Also for CAI, Taylor Jones hit a 49, Kendra Driver drove a 56 and both Karlie Byrd and Haley Lievers hit 64s.

Henryville and Clarksville also played in the quadrangular match, but did not field enough players to qualify.

“Hopefully, we’ll have our entire team together next week and start shooting some good team scores,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We want to keep improving.”

For Henryville, Jenna Harrell had a 44, Natalie Bobay chipped in a 49 and Sara Henson stroked a 50.

“Jenna had another nice round today,” Embry said. “It was good to see Natalie in the 40s and Sara is right there.”

For Clarksville, Quincy Cooper earned a share of the honors with a 40, while Sarah O’Connell had a 71.

CAI (209) — Shrebtienko (40), Jones (49), Driver (56), Byrd (64), Lievers (64)
Eastern (Pekin) (267) — Fiest (65), Montgomery (65), Hoke (68), Rodewig (69), Ingram (69), Chism (69)
Henryville (NTS) — Harrell (44), Bobay (49), Henson (50)
Clarksville (NTS — Cooper (40), O'Connell (71)


Season Preview : Vying to Repeat
8/4/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

SELLERSBURG — In 2010, the Silver Creek girls’ golf team accomplished a couple of firsts.

The Dragons won the Mid-Southern Conference championship for the first time in program history. Along with the league title, they earned their first-ever trip to regional by finishing second in the Floyd Central Sectional at Valley View Golf Club in Floyds Knobs.

With three players returning in its starting lineup, Silver Creek has its sights set on duplicating those feats in 2011.

The trio of returnees are all seniors. Kameron Salings and Kimi Fluhr are each entering their fourth year in the Dragons’ program. Fluhr played a critical role in helping Silver Creek get out of sectional last season by firing a team-low 88 at Valley View. Salings shot a 99.

The third senior is third-year player Morgan Fleming, who shot a 98 in the 2010 sectional.

Silver Creek head coach Joe Ledbetter thinks if the three seniors can shoot what they are capable of on a consistent basis and sophomore Emily Christman can shoot in the low 90s, the Dragons could be regional bound again.

“The three veteran players know what it takes to get to the regional,” Ledbetter said. “If we can get Kameron, Kimi and Morgan playing to their potential and then get our fourth player in the 90s, we can get to regional.”

Ledbetter believes Salings, Fluhr and Fleming each got a huge shot of confidence after winning the MSC title and making regional last season.

“Confidence is extremely important in golf,” Ledbetter said. “It’s important to stay on top of your game. If you’re confident, then you have that right to expect big things.”

Even though the Dragons have started the year by finishing 18th in Tuesday’s Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational and 10th in Wednesday’s Seymour Invitational, they have faced tough competition at two of Southern Indiana’s top golf courses — Covered Bridge Golf Club in Sellersburg and Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour.

Later on this season, they will face defending sectional champion Floyd Central and two-time regional qualifier Henryville in match play.

Ledbetter expects Brownstown to be the Dragons’ main competition when they try to defend their MSC championship Sept. 10 at Old Capitol Golf Club in Corydon.

BORDEN
• COACH: Tony Wagoner

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Carson Casey, So.; Christina Fink, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Chelsea Fraley, Sr.; Haifa Ishtayeh, Jr.; Sarah Potter, So.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Henryville Invitational

• OUTLOOK: Wagoner plans on honing his players’ skills on the course throughout the season and hopes they will be competitive by the New Albany Sectional next month.

• WAGONER SAYS: “We have a young team this year, but there is a lot of potential in these young ladies. All the ladies have been very cooperative in the few practices we have had, and if I can do my job as a coach, this team will be competitive by the time sectional rolls around. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of progress these ladies can make over the course of the season.”

CHARLESTOWN
• COACH: Adam Doherty

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Sarah Trotter, Sr.; Rachel Foster, Sr.; Natalie Thompson, Jr.; Marissa Knoebel, So.

• NEWCOMERS: none.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Mid-Southern Conference meet at Old Capitol Golf Club in Corydon.

• MSC CONTENDERS: Brownstown, Silver Creek.

• OUTLOOK: Doherty, who also is the head wrestling coach at Charlestown, takes over the Pirate coaching reins from Doug Wacker. Doherty is seeking gradual improvement from each of his golfers throughout the season. The four returnees comprise the entire Pirate roster.

• DOHERTY SAYS: “We’ve got some personal goals and we’ll focus only on how we play. I’m looking for improvement. They all want to get better, so that’s what we’re shooting for.”

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
• COACH: Tim Byrd

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Sydney Shrebtienko, Jr.; Taylor Jones, Jr.; Karlie Byrd, Jr.; Kendra Driver, Jr.; Hayley Lievers, Jr.

• NEWCOMERS: None.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Henryville Invitational.

• OUTLOOK: Shrebtienko, the Warriors’ No. 1 player, was the medalist in approximately 80 percent of her matches last season. Jones is CAI’s No. 2 player. The Warriors recorded an overall winning record in 2010, and with the entire starting lineup back, they expect to accomplish that feat again.

• COACH BYRD SAYS: “I’m expecting good things. Sydney is our No. 1 player and she plays in tournaments all year long. I expect her to provide a lot of leadership. We’re optimistic about this year.”

CLARKSVILLE
• COACH: Bob Liter

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Quincy Cooper, Jr.; Ariel Ohler, Jr.; Shelby Carta, Sr.; Sara O’Connell, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Liter says three newcomers could join the Generals if they complete their preseason physicals.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: MSC meet.

• MSC CONTENDERS: Silver Creek, Scottsburg, North Harrison.

• OUTLOOK: Liter thinks he has enough talent on his squad to prevail in some matches this season. Cooper has qualified for regional in each of her first two years on the Clarksville roster. She advanced to the IHSAA State Finals as a freshman in 2009. Carta returns to the Generals this season after missing last year because of knee surgery.

• LITER SAYS: “For the first time in a while, we’ve got a shot to win some matches. I think (Cooper’s) got a shot (to return to state).”

FLOYD CENTRAL
• COACH: Lenny Hartlage

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Alexa Busch, Sr.; Julia Lee, Sr.; Eliza Hudson, So.; Scarlett Hartlage, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Morgan Stanley, Fr.; Taylor Payne, Fr.; Emma Bellus, So.; Merideth Sant, So.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Jennings County Invitational, Jasper Invitational, Bedford North Lawrence Invitational.

• HOOSIER HILLS CONFERENCE CONTENDERS: Jennings County, Seymour.

• OUTLOOK: The Highlanders face a stiff challenge in trying to replace last year’s top two players in Janice Heffernan and Bethany Huber. Coach Hartlage will rely on three players to consistently shoot low in Busch, Hudson and Scarlett Hartlage, the coach’s daughter. Those three players helped Floyd Central win its fourth sectional in the past five seasons last September.

• COACH HARTLAGE SAYS: “(Busch, Hudson and Scarlett Hartlage) learned a lot from Janice and Bethany. Now, these three need to (help lead) all of these new girls.”

HENRYVILLE
• COACH: Robin Embry

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Katie Cleveland, Sr.; Sara Henson, Sr.; Jenna Harrell, Sr.; Natalie Bobay, Jr.

• NEWCOMERS: Alison Prather, Fr.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Henryville Invitational.

• OUTLOOK: The Hornets will be vying to earn their third consecutive regional berth this season. Embry sums up the key for Henryville to reach that unprecedented feat in one word — commitment. The Hornets must pick up the slack left by Embry’s daughter, Carissa Embry.

• EMBRY SAYS: “During the first half of the season, we’ll be getting back to where we were at the end of last season. Hopefully during the second half of the season, we can improve and be a bit better than last year. We hope to earn a trip back to the regional and maybe place a little higher in the sectional. It’s up to the girls — if they commit like I think they will, we’ll be pretty good by the end of the season.”

JEFFERSONVILLE
• COACH: Shadd Clarke

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Erika Shepherd, Sr.; Madison Kane, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Katie Bowen, Fr.; Janesse Brooner, Fr.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: HHC meet at Sunrise Golf Club in Madison.

• HHC CONTENDERS: Floyd Central, New Albany, Bedford North Lawrence, Seymour, Jennings County, Columbus East.

• OUTLOOK: The Red Devils lack experience as their two freshmen have played very little golf in their lives. Shepherd has the most experience on the squad and Clarke expects her to be competitive in the HHC meet and New Albany Sectional this season.

• CLARKE SAYS: “With our lack of experience as well as number of golfers, our goal this year is to improve and build upon the girls’ golf program at JHS. We have mainly underclassmen with little to no competitive golf experience, so the learning curve will be pretty steep for us this year. Every girl will work to improve each and every week, enjoy the game of golf and have fun.”

NEW ALBANY
• COACH: Rick Belcher

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Holly Roth, Sr.; Haley Roth, So.; Jessica Conrad, Jr.; Molly Noonan, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Heidi Steinert, Fr.; Bailey Biggs, Jr.; Franci Burton, Fr.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Nelson County (Ky.) Invitational, HHC meet.

• HHC CONTENDERS: Bedford North Lawrence, Columbus East, Jennings County.

• OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs have a roster that is capable of qualifying for the regional for the first time since 2008 and winning their first-ever sectional title. Belcher thinks No. 1 golfer Holly Roth is one of the best players in the HHC and sectional. But the New Albany boss says the rest of his golfers must shoot in the 80s to have a shot at achieving those two goals.

• BELCHER SAYS: “I’m expecting a lot from this team. I have several really good returning players and several newcomers who are going to help. Holly Roth should be one of the best players in our sectional and conference. If she can be in the upper 70s or low 80s range and the other girls can get into the mid to high 80s, then we’ll be tough to beat. I know we can do it. We just have to put in the work and peak at the right time.”

PROVIDENCE
• COACH: Micah Pangburn

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Adrienne Voelker, Sr.; Morgan Daniel, So.; Annie Kaiser, Sr.; Kendra Kramer, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Morgan Boone, Jr.; Morgan Faulkenburg, Fr.; Jessica Payne, So.; Jayd Gooch, So.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Sunnyside Classic.

• OUTLOOK: The Pioneers will have to rely on young and inexperienced players as they try to earn their first regional berth in four years. Pangburn expects Boone and Faulkenburg to be productive this season.

• PANGBURN SAYS: “I’m expecting to see improvement from all of my players as the season progresses. We are young and have little experience in tournament play. But the girls are working very diligently to improve on a weekly basis. Morgan Boone and Morgan Faulkenburg are going to be key players for us this year. Both are first-year players and both have golf experience prior to coming out for the team.”

SILVER CREEK
• COACH: Joe Ledbetter

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Kameron Salings, Sr.; Kimi Fluhr, Sr.; Morgan Fleming, Sr.; Emily Christman, So.

• NEWCOMERS: Ledbetter has a pair of newcomers with no prior golf experience.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: MSC meet.

• MSC CONTENDERS: Brownstown, Silver Creek.

• OUTLOOK: Salings, Fluhr and Fleming were a part of the Dragons’ historic season a year ago. In 2010, Silver Creek won its first-ever MSC crown and qualified for the regional for the first time. With a veteran lineup, the Dragons have a shot of duplicating those feats again.

• LEDBETTER SAYS: “If we can get our three veteran players to play like they did at the end of the year, I expect us to be a contender. They’re excited about the season.”


Home Sweet Home
8/4/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

MEMPHIS — The Henryville girls’ golf team’s second match of the 2011 season was a triumphant one Thursday at its home course, Champions Pointe Golf Club.

The Hornets fired a team score of 221 to win a triangular meet over Christian Academy of Indiana and Trinity Lutheran. The Warriors, playing in their season opener, shot a 233 to finish second. Trinity Lutheran fielded an incomplete team.

“It was a good score. I’m happy with all the kids,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “We’re showing improvement and that’s what we want to do the first part of the season.”

The closest battle on the Champions links was for the medalist crown between Henryville senior Jenna Harrell and CAI junior Sydney Shrebtienko.

Playing the front nine at the Fuzzy Zoeller-owned course, Harrell carded an 8-over-par 44 to capture medalist honors. Shrebtienko fell two strokes behind with a 46.

The determining factor in the medalist race was the two par-3s on the front side, which are the second and fourth holes.

Harrell shot 1-over on both holes, bogeying No. 2 and paring No. 4. Shrebtienko was 5-over on the par-3s, making a double bogey at No. 2 and a triple bogey at No. 4.

“Par-3s made the difference for them,” Embry said.

Shrebtienko made more pars than Harrell, nailing three of them while the Hornet veteran had two. Shrebtienko’s pars came at the first, fifth and ninth holes. But along with her struggles on the par-3s, Shrebtienko made a double bogey on the par-5 sixth hole.

Harrell’s second par of her round was at the par-4 No. 8, and her lone double bogey came at the par-5 No. 3.

Rounding out the scoring for Henryville were senior Sara Henson with a 52, junior Natalie Bobay with a 53 and freshman Alison Prather with a 72.

“Jenna shot a very good round,” Embry said. “We have high expectations for her and the rest of team.”

It is the fourth season that the Hornets have called Champions Pointe their home course. Embry thinks the challenging links have helped his players qualify for the Evansville North Regional the past two seasons.

“I think without a doubt it has helped,” Embry said. “(Champions head pro) Scott Ivey and his staff out here are very willing to assist us and they’ve helped the kids a lot.”

CAI’s No. 2 golfer Taylor Jones carded a 57. Also for the Warriors, junior Kendra Driver shot a 63, Karlie Byrd fired a 67 and Hayley Lievers had a 70.

“Taylor hit the ball well,” CAI head coach Tim Byrd said. “Sydney had an off-day, but she finished strong with a 46.”

Henryville (221) — Harrell (44), Henson (52), Bobay (53), Prather (72)
CAI (233) — Shrebtienko (46), Jones (57), Byrd (67), Driver (63), Lievers (70)
Trinity Lutheran (NTS) — Pollert (60), Hackman (65), McKain (72)


Hornets begin golf season with loss to Madison
8/1/2011 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ golf team teed off the 2011 season Monday afternoon with a dual-meet setback to Madison at Champions Pointe Golf Club, 194-208.

Senior Katie Cleveland paced the Hornets with a 48. Fellow senior Sara Henson chipped in a 50, while Henryville’s Jenna Harrell and Natalie Bobay each fired a 55. Hornet freshman Alison Prather scored a 72 in her high school debut. The Cubs’ Amanda Detmer earned medalist honors with a 5-over-par 41.

Despite limited practice time, Henryville head coach Robin Embry was pleased how his team began the season.

“It was a good start for us,” Embry said. “Typically, our girls don’t play a lot of summer golf, but I think we’ll improve quite a bit by the end of the season.”

The Hornets only lost their top player from graduation in Carissa Embry, the coach’s daughter. The younger Embry led Henryville to regional berths each of the past two seasons.

“Our expectations are pretty high,” Coach Embry said.

Madison (194) -
Henryville (208) - Cleveland (48), Henson (50), Harrell (55), Bobay (55), Prather (72)


Hornets end summer season
7/28/2011

Boys:
Senior Evan Embry played in four events. He finished T22 (78/77) at the inagural Indiana Golf Association Southern Masters held at French Lick Resorts Ross Course. At Quail Crossing (Booneville, IN), he fired a 70 for a T1 finish in the IGA Boys State Junior qualifier. After carding a 75 to qualify for the Championship flight, he finished in the final four at the Junior Falls City Championship in Louisville, KY (Sun Valley GC). In his final event, the IGA Boys State Junior Championship at Purdue University's Kampen GC, he shot 155 (73/82) to advance to the match play rounds.

Girls:
Ex-Lady Hornet, and current IPFW golfer, Tosha Embry played in four events this summer. She defended her title in the Women's division at the Brazil Open, held at Forest Park golf course (Brazil, IN), where she carded a two day total of 161 (81/80). On the Musselman-Dunne College Tour (Louisville, KY), she won the Shawnee GC event with rounds of 91/85; finished second at the Seneca GC event (89); and she finished third in the Tour Championship at Big Springs Country Club with rounds of 95/93.

 

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Carissa Embry	18	46.0	42	Champions Pointe GC
Katie Cleveland	18	48.6	43	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Jenna Harrell	18	49.0	45	Champions Pointe GC
Sara Henson	18	51.7	47	Champions Pointe GC
Natalie Bobay	18	55.6	48	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Makenzi Franz	12	64.7	59	Hidden Creek (Links) GC

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Natalie, Sara, Katie, Jenna, Makenzi, Carissa, Coach EmbryPhoto by Dawn Embry

2010 Sports stories of the year
1/3/2011 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — History makers. Improbably success stories. In Southern Indiana, 2010 will be remembered for unbelievable runs, shocking outcomes — and a stunning end to a 40-year coaching marriage.

1. Jeff’s Final 4 run. For the first time in 15 years, Jeffersonville’s boys’ basketball program returned to the state’s Class 4A Final 4.

At the beginning of the year, the Red Devils looked nothing like regional champions. They were 8-4 after a second-half comeback that fell short in a 53-50 loss to rival New Albany. That impressive second half — in which they outscored the Bulldogs 30-19 — turned out to be a sneak peek of future success.

The New Albany loss was the last Jeff would suffer for 60 days. In the sectional championship, the Red Devils got revenge by knocking off the three-time defending sectional champion Bulldogs for their first sectional championship since 2006.

One week later, Jeff pulled off another shocker, beating the unbeaten defending state champion Bloomington South Panthers. The Devils came from 12 points back in the fourth quarter to steal a 58-56 victory and earn a trip to the Final 4.

Jeff’s amazing tournament run came to an end in the with a 82-77 loss to eventual-champion North Central, 82-77.

2. Floyd’s historic season. Floyd Central’s girls’ basketball team entered the 2009-10 basketball season predicted to finish second in the Hoosier Hills Conference. As it turned out, the Highlanders were second-best team in Indiana.

The Highlanders won their first 19 games, including a 58-57 overtime win over HHC-preseason favorite Jeffersonville, and rose to No. 2 in the Class 4A poll. After suffering a setback in its regular-season finale at Columbus East, they proved that the win over Jeff was no fluke. The Highlanders beat the Red Devils, 50-47, in the Sectional 15 semifinal before topping Seymour, 80-67, for their first sectional crown in 17 years.

Floyd followed the sectional crown with its first regional title ever after beating Evansville Harrison and Mooresville. The run ended the next week against eventual-champion Ben Davis, but not before the Highlanders set a school record with 25 wins.

3. A legend retires. Unhappy with the one-year contract offered to him by Providence’s administration, legendary coaching Pioneer Gene Sartini told The Tribune’s Chris Morris that he would step down as the school’s football coach following the 2010 campaign.

Sartini coached the Pioneers for 40 years, compiling 268 wins, five sectional titles, a regional crown and a spot in the state championship game in 1993. The 268 wins were the fifth-most among Indiana active coaches at the time of his announcement.

In Sartini’s final season, the Pioneers went 6-4, including wins over Jeffersonville and New Albany.

4. A legend hired. On Jan. 22, Jeffersonville hired legendary Kentucky high school coach Bob Redman as its new football coach.

Redman won 317 games and coached three state champions and three runners-up while coaching four different schools on the other side of the river. At Male, where Redman coached eventual NFL players Michael Bush and his son, Chris Redman, his teams went 190-49.

Although the move originally inspired enthusiasm throughout the school and the community, Redman’s first season didn’t go the way he planned. The Red Devils went 1-9 and their defense surrendered 47 points per game in the nine losses.

Counting out Redman wouldn’t be wise. With the exception of his 19 years at Male, where his Bulldogs never suffered a losing season, starting slow has been Redman’s modus operandi during stops at Durrett, Wagner and Ballard. Under Redman, slow starts have eventually turned into strong programs.

5. Another World Series. For the second time in three years, Jeff/GRC Little League sent a team to a Little League World Series.

With a few new players sprinkled in, the same group of athletes who led Jeff to Williamsport, Penn., as 12-year-olds did it again. After winning their fifth consecutive District V championship, the 14-year-olds won their third state crown in four years with a 9-5 win over South Bend Eastside.

At the Region championships in Fort Wayne, Jeff/GRC went unbeaten and capped another trip to the World Series with a 9-5 win over Midland, Mich.

At the World Series, Jeff split four games. Jeff’s season finished with a thrilling Drew Ellis walk-off grand slam in a 7-4 win over Mechanicsville, Va. The following day, Jeff needed help from the Virginia state champions. If Mechanicsville could defeat El Monte, Calif., it would put GRC in the national championship game. El Monte erased an 8-3 deficit and beat Virginia, 12-9, leaving Jeff as the nation’s third-place team.

6. Jeff tennis goes to state. A season after winning its first regional championship in 13 years, Jeffersonville’s boys’ tennis team made it back-to-back titles with 3-2 wins over Floyd Central and Silver Creek in early October.

The Red Devils weren’t finished. Three days later at Jasper, the Red Devils needed only 73 minutes to win their first-ever semistate championship and earn a trip to the state finals for the first time, winning 5-0 over No. 21 Evansville Memorial.

The Red Devils still weren’t done. In the first round of the state finals in Indianapolis, Jeff became one of the state’s four teams left standing with a 4-1 triumph over Valparaiso. In the state semifinal, senior Shane Burke was Jeff’s lone victor as the Red Devils fell 4-1 to state runner-up Brebeuf.

7. Four All-Stars. New Albany and Jeffersonville each had two boys’ basketball players named to Indiana All-Stars teams and they met on June 9 at Rushville High School.

A senior team that consisted of New Albany’s Donnie Hale and Jeff’s Kegan Clark faced a junior team with Chris Whitehead of New Albany and Evan Maschmeyer of Jeffersonville.

Despite 15 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots from Hale — a future Purdue Boilermaker — Whitehead and Maschmeyer helped lead the juniors to a 92-78 victory over the seniors, who were without an injured Clark. Hale made five of his six free throws, including two that came courtesy of a hard foul from his former Bulldog teammate.

Whitehead scored seven second-half points for the juniors and Maschmeyer hit a 3-pointer on his only field goal attempt in the victory.

8. Three volleyball regional champions. On Oct. 26, New Albany, Silver Creek and Henryville followed up volleyball sectional championships with regional titles.

New Albany won the final two sets to outlast Castle in four frames, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21 for its fifth regional crown in school history. Silver Creek won back-to-back regional titles with a straight-set 25-15, 25-16, 25-16 triumph over Brown County, and Henryville won its first-ever volleyball regional championship with a 25-18, 25-19, 26-24 win at Rising Sun.

All three fell the following Saturday at semistate, but not without a fight. Henryville won the first two sets over eventual state runner up Indianapolis Lutheran before dropping the final three sets. New Albany fell 16-14 in the final set in a heartbreaking loss to Columbus East, and the Dragons were the first team to take a set from Evansville Memorial all season before losing in four sets.

9. Two barnburners. Floyd Central beat rival New Albany twice on the gridiron in 2010 in two of the craziest high school football games ever witnessed.

In the regular-season finale, the Highlanders overcame a 52-37 deficit to earn a 61-60 win, thanks in large part to two successful fourth-quarter onside kicks.

Two weeks later in a sectional semifinal, Floyd needed a miracle to beat the Bulldogs. Trailing 41-40 with 3:15 to play, a Highlander field goal attempt was blocked. However, the ball was batted into the end zone by a Bulldog and recovered in the end zone by Floyd’s Jackson Randall for the go-ahead score. Floyd added a two-point conversion to take a 48-41 lead.

Just over a minute later, Jalen Forrest scored on a 9-yard run to pull New Albany within 48-47. With star quarterback Chris Whitehead out with a broken collar bone, New Albany went for the go-ahead two-point conversion, but Forrest was stopped inches from the goal line. The goalline stand gave the Highlanders another improbable victory and a nine-win season.

10. The Year of Henryville girls. Although Henryville’s girls’ basketball team came up three points shy of pulling off a miraculous upset of South Central in the Sectional 62 championship game, the Hornets’ run started the greatest year in Henryville girls’ athletics’ history.

The following spring, Henryville’s softball team won its fourth straight sectional championship, and then won the school’s first-ever regional championship in any sport — boys or girls — when it beat South Decatur 12-1 in five innings. A week after winning their fourth straight Southern Athletic Conference championship, the Hornets’ girls track team finished third in the Jeffersonville Sectional, ahead of several much larger schools.

The success continued in the fall with both the golf team and the volleyball team. The Hornet golfers finished tied for second place in the Floyd Central Sectional to advance to the Evansville Regional for the second straight year after never having done it before 2009. A month later, Shallon Hill’s volleyball team won its first sectional championship since 2002, and then won the school’s first volleyball regional championship.

As of the end of December, the girls’ basketball team was enjoying another nice season. The Hornets won the season-opening Henryville Tipoff Tournament and knocked off Providence, 52-31. They are currently 8-5 despite two overtime losses, including a 55-49 loss to South Central in their last game of 2010.

Honorable mention – Shanice Gholson of Jeff wins back-to-back state 100-meter dash titles; Floyd Central and Providence boys’ golf teams both go to state; Gerald Huth named to Wake Forest Hall of Fame; Chad Gilbert named to Southern Indiana Hall of Fame; John Breeding named to Indiana Volleyball Hall of Fame; Whitehead has record-breaking football season in first year as Bulldog quarterback; Providence baseball goes back to the Final 4; Led by Floyd Central basketball coach Joe Voelker, the Indiana Junior All-Stars sweep the seniors in two inter-state games; Jeff boys soccer wins a regional crown; Highlanders win another girls’ regional tennis championship; New Albany football coach Kevin Roth resigns; New Albany 12-year-old Little Leaguers play for state title; Floyd’s Jennifer Smith signs to play volleyball at Indiana University.

GIRLS' GOLF: All-Area Golf Team
11/03/2010 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — GIRLS’ GOLF PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Janice Heffernan, Floyd Central senior

2010 ALL-AREA GIRLS’ GOLF TEAM
Bethany Huber, Floyd Central
Eliza Hudson, Floyd Central
Scarlett Hartlage, Floyd Central
Alexa Busch, Floyd Central
Megan Bowyer, Silver Creek
Kimi Fluhr, Silver Creek
Kameron Salings, Silver Creek
Ashleigh Bowyer, Silver Creek
Morgan Fleming, Silver Creek
Carissa Embry, Henryville
Katie Cleveland, Henryville
Jenna Harrell, Henryville
Sara Henson, Henryville
Natalie Bobay, Henryville
Quincy Cooper, Clarksville
Jennifer McCallister, Providence
Haley Roth, New Albany


Embry Selected to 2010 ICGSA Academic All-State Team
10/8/2010 @ Carmel, IN


Carissa and Coach Embry at the All-State banquet in Carmel, IN Photo by Dawn Embry

Carissa Embry was honored as a member of the 2010 ICGSA Academic All-State team at the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association / Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Fall Banquet held at Plum Creek golf course in Carmel, IN on Friday, October 8, 2010. The banquet is held annually to recognize the Hall of Fame incuctees, Academic All-State team, Athletic All-State team, and other awards in girls golf.


Season Ends for Hornets, Dragons
9/25/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — The Floyd Central girls’ golf team finished tied for seventh at Saturday’s Evansville North Regional at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Evansville.

Jasper shot a 331 to win the regional crown. The Wildcats were joined by Evansville Memorial (336) and Washington (341) as the teams that advanced to next weekend’s IHSAA State Finals at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin. The top three teams and the top three individuals on non-advancing teams qualified for state.

The Highlanders’ Janice Heffernan shot a 6-over-par 76 to finish fifth overall. Unfortunately for Heffernan, she finished behind three others who were not on advancing teams. Dana Hayden of Memorial won the regional. She was followed by Evansville North’s Natalie Schmett (72), Evansville Reitz’s Chanice Young (73) and Castle’s Kayla Katterhenry, who shot a 75, one stroke better than Heffernan.

After starting 3-over-par after three holes, Heffernan put herself in position to advance to state. But she three-putted the final hole that cost her a trip to The Legends.

“That’s what cost her making it to state,” Floyd coach Lenny Hartlage said. “She’s not real happy. It’s heartbreaking. She’s been a great player and a great leader, and seeing her go to state would have been a great end to her career. It just wasn’t meant to be.”

Bethany Huber shot an 84 for the Highlanders, followed by Alexa Busch’s 96, Scarlett Hartlage’s 104 and Eliza Hudson’s 105.

Silver Creek finished ninth with a 369 in the 12-team field. The Dragons were led by Kimi Fluhr’s 85.

Megan Bowyer was second for Silver Creek with a 94. Teammates Kameron Salings and Ashleigh Bowyer each shot a 95, and the Dragons’ Morgan Fleming finished with a 105.

Henryville was 10th with a score of 385. Carissa Embry’s 88 led the Hornets. Katie Cleveland added a 95 for Henryville, followed by Jenna Harrell’s 99, Sara Henson’s 103 and Natalie Bobay’s 106.

Embry finished second on Henryville’s all-time list in 18-hole scoring average. She also had the second-best single-season average in Henryville history this season.

“Overall, I was extremely pleased,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “I’m really proud of Carissa, and we’re extremely pleased with all the girls.”

Clarksville sophomore Quincy Cooper, who qualified for state last season, fell eight strokes short this year with an 84. Providence’s Jennifer McCallister shot an 87, and New Albany freshman Haley Roth shot a 101.

EVANSVILLE NORTH REGIONAL
At Eagle Valley Golf Course, Evansville, par-70
Team scores — Jasper 331, Evansville Memorial 336, Washington 341, Evansville Reitz 342, Evansville North 344, Castle 345, Floyd Central 360, North Knox 360, Silver Creek 369, Henryville 385, Southridge 416, Princeton 418.

Henryville — Embry 88, Cleveland 95, Harrell 99, Hensen 103, Bobay 106


Dragons, Hornets on to regional
9/18/2010 by Justin Ray (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — FLOYDS KNOBS — The Floyd Central girls’ golf team won its second straight Floyd Central Sectional title. The Highlanders’ team score of 365 was 9 strokes better than Silver Creek and Henryville.

Senior Janice Heffernan shot an individual tournament-best of 79 for Floyd Central, leading the Highlanders to their fourth sectional title in five years.

Floyd head coach Lenny Hartlage was proud of his team’s sectional performance, but says his team will need to improve its play to have a successful showing at the Evansville North Regional next weekend.

“We were solid but not great today,” Hartlage said. “We need to cut out all of our three-putts. If we would have cut out some of our three-putts, we would have done a lot better today.

“We can all two-hit the ball to the green, but we need to only two-putt instead of three-putting a hole. It is so important, but they just don’t realize the importance. If we can get this taken care of, then we will see what happens in the regionals.”

Heffernan agreed with Hartlage that team’s putting would need to improve for a good successful performance in the regional. But she was still proud of other parts of her game.

“My drive was pretty solid, but I just couldn’t make the putts,” Heffernan said. “For me to reach my goal of advancing with my team or as an individual to state, I will have to make my putts because the scores will be close in regionals.”

Heffernan’s teammate, Bethany Huber, finished with the sectional’s second-best score in the clubhouse with an 81. Also for Floyd, Eliza Hudson shot a 95, Scarlett Hartlage carded a 110 and Alexa Busch had a 122.

Silver Creek finished in second place with a 374 by winning the tiebreaker with Henryville, who also shot a 374. Silver Creek earned the tiebreaker due to its No. 5 golfer, Ashleigh Bowyer, shooting a lower score than the Hornets’ No. 5, Natalie Bobay. Bowyer fired a 100, while Bobay had a 109.

With the top three teams of each sectional advancing to the regional tournament, Silver Creek will advance to its first girls’ regional in school history. Last season, Silver Creek missed the regional tournament by finishing fourth, while Henryville placed third.

Silver Creek head coach Joe Ledbetter said he was proud of how his girls completed at sectional.

“I can’t be real disappointed not finishing first. Today we shot 14 shots better than in the (Mid-Southern) conference round,” Ledbetter said. “We thought if we could be within our average, we would do well. (Floyd) only shot nine shots better than us, so I think we did a respectable job.”

Kimi Fluhr led Silver Creek with an 88. Megan Bowyer was just behind Fluhr’s high score for Silver Creek with an 89.

Ledbetter said his team’s success in this year’s sectional could also be credited to the improvement in the play of Morgan Fleming. She shot the third-best score with a 98, which Ledbetter said is a 30-stroke improvement from last year’s sectional. Also for the Dragons, Kameron Salings shot a 99.

Ledbetter said Silver Creek will have to improve its putting to play well in its first regional.

“Driving will be a premium. But if you don’t have your top putting game, you can get embarrassed,” Ledbetter said.


Henryville head coach Robin Embry said he was proud of how his team played and also the performance of Carissa Embry. She shot the sectional’s third-best score in the clubhouse with an 83.

“She played tremendous, had a very big day and really she was only one hole away from being at the top of the standings,” Robin Embry said about his daughter’s play.

Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets were Jenna Harrell with a 93, Katie Cleveland with a 97 and Sara Henson with a 101.

This season marks the second consecutive year Henryville will advance to the regional tournament. Robin Embry said he hopes his team gives a good showing and represents the sectional well.

New Albany finished in fourth place with a 399, just outside the top three advancing teams.

Along with the top three teams advancing to regional, the top three players from non-advancing teams also move on. They are Clarksville's Quincey Cooper, New Albany's Haley Roth, and Providence's Jennifer McCallister .

Next weekend’s regional tournament will start at noon EDT next Saturday at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Evansville.


FLOYD CENTRAL SECTIONAL
at Valley View Golf Club, Floyd Knobs, par-71
(Play was suspended due to darkness; Sectional was completed on Monday.)

Team scores — Floyd Central 365, Silver Creek 374, Henryville 374, New Albany 399, Providence 412, Corydon 415, Borden 470, Christian Academy of Indiana 482, Charlestown 518, Clarksville NTS, Jeffersonville NTS, North Harrison NTS.

Henryville — Embry 83, Harrell 93, Cleveland 97, Henson 101, Bobay 109


Hornets edge Borden at Champions Pointe
9/16/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Henryville’s 201 at Champions Pointe Golf Club on Thursday was nine shots better than visiting Borden.

Borden’s Brittany Newton led all golfers with an impressive 5-over-par 41. She was six shots ahead of Henryville runner-up Carissa Embry.

Natalie Bobay was second for the Hornets with a 50. Jenna Harrell shot a 51, Katie Cleveland a 53 and Sarah Henson a 55 to round out the Henryville side.

“Believe it or not, I think we played pretty well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We just had some bad breaks. Overall, I’m pleased with the girls.”

Nikki Carter was second on Borden with a 55, followed by teammates Carson Casey and Christina Fink with 57s and Rachel Babiak with a 60.

Henryville (201) - Embry (47), Bobay (50), Harrell (51), Cleveland (53), Henson (55), Franz (62)
Borden (210) - Newton (41), Carter (55), Casey (57), Fink (57), Babiak (60)


Dragons stay hot by winning tri-meet at Elks
9/15/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — The Silver Creek girls’ golf team followed up its Mid-Southern Conference title last weekend by placing first in a triangular meet on Wednesday against Henryville and Jeffersonville at the Jeff Elks.

The Dragons fired a 188, while the Hornets finished second with a 205. The Red Devils fielded an incomplete team.

Silver Creek’s Kimi Fluhr earned medalist honors with a 43. Also for the Dragons, Ashleigh Bowyer shot a 46, Megan Bowyer had a 49, Kameron Salings carded a 50 and Janelle Tonnies fired a 56.

Katie Cleveland and Jenna Harrell shared team-high honors for the Hornets by each shooting a 50. Teammate Carissa Embry scored a 52. Also for Henryville, Sara Henson fired a 53 and Natalie Bobay had a 58.

“Overall, we played pretty well. We just struggled with our putting,” Hornet head coach Robin Embry said. “If our putting was better, we would’ve been around 190. Hats off to Silver Creek.”

Jeff had three players in the meet. Senior Amber Collins shot a 49, fellow senior Tierney Mull scored a 55 and Madison Kane had a 67.

“I was very happy for Amber and Tierney for shooting their season-best scores at the Elks against some very strong players from Silver Creek and Henryville,” Red Devil head coach Shadd Clarke said. “It was a nice way for them to end their regular season and play their last home match at the Elks since both of them are seniors.”

Silver Creek (188) - Fluhr (43), A. Bowyer (46), M. Bowyer (49), Sailings (50), Tonies (56)
Henryville (205) - Cleveland (50), Harrell (50), Embry (52), Henson (53), Bobay (58)
Jeffersonville (NTS) - Collins (49), Mull (55), Kane (67)


Hornets defeat Clarksville in dual meet
9/8/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Four Henryville players shot in the 40s in a dual-meet win over Clarksville on the Links Nine course at Hidden Creek Golf Club. The Hornets fired a 190, while the Generals fielded an incomplete team.

Katie Cleveland led the Hornets with a 46. Teammate Carissa Embry and Natalie Bobay each shot a 48 and Jenna Harrell chipped in a 49. Bobay’s 48 was a personal-best score.

Also for Henryville, Sara Henson carded a 57 and Makenzi Franz shot a 59.

“With Sara struggling a little bit, that was big for us,” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said about Bobay’s score. “Overall, the kids played pretty well. We all seem to be struggling a little with our putting. We had some three-putts that we didn’t want to see.”

Clarksville sophomore Quincy Cooper earned medalist honors with an even-par 35. Teammate Kelsey Hall shot a 61 and Ariel Oehler added a 66.

Henryville (191) - Cleveland (46), Embry (48), Bobay (48), Harrell (49), Henson (57), Franz (59)
Clarksville (NTS) - Cooper (35), Hall (61), Oehler (66)


Hornet Golfers Defeat Braves at Hidden Creek
9/3/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ golf team downed West Clark rival Borden in an 18-hole dual meet on Friday at Hidden Creek Golf Club, 370-439.

Hornet senior Carissa Embry earned medalist honors with an 84. Teammate Katie Cleveland fired a 90, while Jenna Harrell chipped in a 94. Sara Henson rounded out the Henryville scoring with a 102.

“All the kids played better,” Hornet head coach Robin Embry said. “We’re getting more consistent. I was pleased with everyone’s score. We just need to keep at it. It was good for us to play 18 holes.”

Brittany Newton paced Borden with an 89. Rounding out the scoring for the Braves were Carson Casey with a 112, Rachel Babiak with a 114 and Nikki Carter with a 124.

Henryville (370) - Embry (84), Cleveland (90), Harrell (94), Henson (102), Bobay (105), Franz (120)
Borden (439) - Newton (89), Casey (112), Babiak (114), Carter (124)


Cleveland leads Hornets to win
9/1/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Katie Cleveland shot a meet-best 43 as Henryville defeated Charlestown, 189-221 at Hidden Creek Golf Course on Wednesday.

Jenna Harrell shot a 46, Carrissa Embry a 49 and Sarah Henson a 51 for the Hornets on the par-35 course.

“Katie and Jenna played very well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Both hit the ball well, chipped and putted (well). Their entire games were good today.”

Charlestown was led by Marissa Knoebel’s 51. Natalie Thompson shot a 55.

Henryville (189) - Cleveland (43), Harrell (46), Embry (49), Henson (51), Bobay (55), Franz (62)
Charlestown (221) - Knoebel (51), Thompson (55), Hoff (57), Trotter (58), Foster (62)


Hornets win Henryville Invite title
8/27/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Henryville easily defended its own invitational champioship on Friday at Championships Pointe Golf Club.

The Hornets shot a 197, 31 strokes ahead of runner-up Trinity Lutheran.

Borden was third with a 229 and Christian Academy of Indiana, which came in with a five-match winning streak, shot a 233.

Carissa Embry was the meet’s medalist with a 43. She finished one shot ahead of CAI’s Sydney Shrebtienko. Embry was only two-over par through six holes.

“She played very well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “All the girls are playing better. I’m very happy with all of the girls.”

Henryville had three players shoot under 50 at the par-36 course. Katie Cleveland and Jenna Harrell each shot a 49.

“It was great to have three kids break 50 at Champions Pointe,” Embry said. “We have kind of turned a corner and we’re playing better.”

Natalie Bobay shot a 57 and McKenzie Franz a 68 for the Hornets.

Borden’s Brittany Newton finished third overall with a 48.

Henryville (197) - Embry (43), Cleveland (49), Harrell (49), Bobay (56), Henson (57), Franz (68)
Trinity Lutheran (228) - Richart (54), Molinari (56), Davis (58), Currao (60), Pollert (63)
Borden (229) - Newton (48), Casey (53), Fink (63), Carter (65)
CAI (233) - Sherbtienko (44), Jones (59), Driver (63), Byrd (67)


Hornets oust Borden
8/25/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Jenna Harrell shot a career-low round to lead Henryville past Borden in a dual meet at Champions Pointe, 212-235. Harrell fired a 45 to earn medalist honors.

Brittany Newton led the Braves with a 50, followed by teammate Carson Kasey with a 60. Borden’s Nikki Carter and Rachel Babiak shot 61 and 64, respectively.

Henryville (212) - Harrell (45), Embry (52), Cleveland (54), Henson (60), Bobay (63), Franz (69)
Borden (235) - Newton (50), Kasey (60), Carter (61), Babiak (64), Fink (65)


Hornets drop first match at Madison
8/20/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

After starting the season 8-0, Henryville lost its first match, 195-208, against Madison at Sunrise Golf Course in Madison on Friday.

Madison’s Alyssa Fulton led all golfers with a 44. She was followed closely by Henryville’s Carissa Embry, who led the Hornets with a 47.

“Our last match, we had four girls play pretty well,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said of the Hornets’ 203-215 win over Jeffersonville. “This match we had one. It’s not that big of a deal. We just need to get a few strokes better.”

Madison (195) - Fulton (44), Dailey (49), Holt (50), Mitchell (52), Barnes (60)
Henryville (208) - Embry (47), Harrell (52), Henson (53), Cleveland (56), Bobay (58), Franz (68)


Hornets defeat Red Devils
8/16/2010

Led by Sara Henson's 48, Henryville carded a 203 to top Jeffersonville's 215 at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville, IN. Jeffersonville's Erika Sheppard earned medalist honors with a 43.

Henryville (203) - Henson (48), Cleveland (50), Bobay (51), Harrell (54), Embry (57), Franz (69)
Jeffersonville (215) - Sheppard (43), Kane (55), Collins (56), Mull (61)


Hornets nip Dragons in tri-meet
8/10/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — The Henryville girls’ golf team edged West Clark rival Silver Creek by four strokes on Tuesday to win a triangular meet at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Memphis. The Hornets fired a 192, followed by the Dragons with a 196 and Corydon with a 211.

Henryville’s Carissa Embry earned medalist honors with a 42. Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets were Sara Henson with a 47, Katie Cleveland with a 50 and Jenna Harrell with a 53.

“It was a good win for us,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “It was good to see our kids improve every day. We are far better now than we were at this time last year.”

Ashleigh Bowyer paced Silver Creek with a 47. Teammate Kameron Salings fired a 48 and Kimi Fluhr shot a 50. Also for the Dragons, Megan Bowyer carded a 51.

Henryville (192) - Embry (42), Henson (47), Cleveland (50), Harrell (53), Bobay (62), Franz (69)
Silver Creek (196) - A. Bowyer (47), Salings (48), Fluhr (50), M. Bowyer (51), Tonies (56), Fleming (61)
Corydon (211) - Key (49), H. Uhl (52), Nash (55), Frederick (55), K. Uhl (64), Rothrock (70)


Henryville shoots season-best 182
8/9/2010 by Greg Mengelt & Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Henryville improved to 5-0 and shot its best round of the season with a 182 against Clarksville and Christian Academy of Indiana at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Sellersburg.

Clarksville and Christian Academy failed to field full teams. However, Clarksville’s Quincy Cooper and CAI’s Sidney Sherbtikno each finished with a 40 to share medalist honors.

Carissa Embry led the Hornets with a 42, while teammate Katie Cleveland shot a 43 and Jenna Harrell had a round of 45.

“I’m really happy to have three girls under 45,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Even though it was an easier course than we usually play, the girls still have to go out and shoot the numbers.”

Carissa Embry recovered after an unusually-high round of 52 on Thursday. Embry struggled early in the round, but she birdied two of the last three holes.

“I’m much happier with her,” her father and coach, Robin Embry, said.

Henryville (182) - Embry (42), Cleveland (43), Harrell (45), Henson (52), Bobay (52), Franz (67)
CAI (NTS) - Sherbtikno (40), Byrd (66), Livers (69)
Clarksville (NTS) - Cooper (40), Oehler (70)


GIRLS’ GOLF PREVIEW: History-making Hornets looking return to regional
8/5/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)



SOUTHERN INDIANA — Last fall, the Henryville’s girls’ golf team made history by becoming the first Hornet golf team — boys or girls — to advance out of the sectional round and into the regional round of the IHSAA golf tournament.

This year, the Hornets return four of their top five golfers, and they expect to build on their strong 2009 season.

“I think the other teams around here are going to be improved,” Henryville coach Robin Embry speculated. “Floyd (Central) and Silver Creek are going to be very good, and there are other teams that are going to be improved. Having all of our players back, we feel like we’re going to be improved, too.

“Our goal again is to make it out (of the sectional) and get to regional, and depending on how the season goes for other teams, who knows? We might even look at making a run at winning (the sectional).”

Carissa Embry is the only returning senior for Henryville. She will be joined by juniors Jenna Harrell, Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson. All three were on the Hornets’ sectional and regional rosters last season.

Henryville also adds two strong newcomers in sophomore Natalie Bobay and freshman McKenzi Franz to the mix.

“We have four of them coming back,” Robin Embry said. “All four of them are capable of shooting good scores. At the end of last year, they (all) got more consistent.”

In Monday’s season opener, Henryville beat Madison and Charlestown with a round of 207. Last year, the Hornets opened the year with a 247. It then defeated Trinity Lutheran on Thursday with a season-best 200. Both matches were played at the difficult Champions Pointe.

“The bottom line is, we came in this season not far off of where we were at the end of last season,” Robin Embry said. “We’re expecting a good year.”


GIRLS’ GOLF PREVIEW CAPSULES
COMPILED BY KEVIN HARRIS
HENRYVILLE

• COACH: Robin Embry

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Carissa Embry, Sr.; Jenna Harrell, Jr.; Katie Cleveland, Jr.; Sara Henson, Jr.

• NEWCOMERS: Natalie Bobay, So.; McKenzi Franz, Fr.

• KEY TOURNAMENTS: Henryville Invitational, Floyd Central Sectional.

• OUTLOOK: Henryville’s goal is to duplicate last year’s feat of advancing to regional, which was a first for the program. Senior Carissa Embry, the coach’s daughter, has the most experience of any Henryville player. Harrell, Cleveland and Henson played in the Hornets’ sectional and regional lineups last season.

• COACH EMBRY SAYS: “Our goal again is to make it out (of the sectional) and get to regional, and depending on how the season goes for other teams, who knows? We might even look at making a run at winning (the sectional).”


Hornets earn another easy victory
8/5/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

MEMPHIS — Katie Cleveland shot a meet-best 47 with teammate Sara Henson one stroke behind as Henryville’s girls’ golfers improved to 3-0 with a 200-240 win over Trinity Lutheran on Thursday at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Memphis.

Cleveland and Henson helped pick up the team after Carissa Embry shot an unusually-high 52.

“Carissa had a little trouble with a couple of penalty shots,” her father and coach, Robin Embry, explained. “We still shot (a 200). At Champions Pointe, that’s a really good score.”

Jenna Harrell added a 53 on the par-36 course as all four scoring Hornets finished ahead of Trinity’s top golfer.

“We have four girls who, pretty soon, will be shooting in the mid- to high-40s and maybe a little better,” Robin Embry said. “That’s a Champions Pointe. At other courses, the scores could be even better.”

Henryville (200) - Cleveland (47), Henson (48), Embry (52), Harrell (53), Bobay (61)
Trinity Lutheran (240) - Currao (54), Davis (56), Molinari (61), Pollert (66)


Hornets win tri-match
8/2/2010 by Staff (Madison Courier)

Madison's girls golf team played its season opener Monday at the Champions Pointe Golf Course in Henryville with the Cubs falling to host Henryville but beating Charlestown.

Madison carded a 218 to finish 11 strokes back of Henryville while Charlestown was a distant third with 254.

"I was really happy with the way we started," Madison coach Doug Rusk said. "We've got a long way to go, but for the first time out I was pretty happy with that. The girls have been working hard over the summer and it shows. We shot like a 240 in that same event last year so that's a big improvement."

Henryville's Carissa Embry and Sara Henson shared medalist honors with a pair of 12-over-par 48s but Madison's Liz Mitchell, a junior, was just two strokes back with a 50.

Madison sophomore Alyssa Fulton carded a 51 and Alex Barnes, a junior, shot a 58 while Whitney Griffin, a junior, and Sydney Dailey, a sophomore, rounded out the Cubs' scoring with a pair of 59s. Freshman Hannah Holt carded a 61 in her first varsity match for Madison.

Although most of the golfers worked on their games throughout the summer, Rusk said the squad went into the match off just two days of official team practice.

"To be honest I thought we swung the clubs about as good as I've ever seen us," Rusk said. "It's a tough course. Not long but lots of sand, the rough was pretty high and there's plenty of out of bounds and water. We hit a few balls out of bounds and that cost us most of our strokes. We weren't just blowing strokes so once we get going we should be able to shave some strokes off that."

Henryville (207) - Embry (48), Henson (48), Harrell (54), Cleveland (57), Franz (69), Bobay (71)
Madison (218) - Mitchell (50), Fulton (51), Barnes (58), Dailey (59), Griffin (59), Holt (61)
Charlestown (254) - Trotter (62), Knoebel (62), Hoff (63), Thompson (66), Burkhart (70)


Hornets end summer season
7/20/2010

Boys:
Junior Evan Embry played in three events - firing a 76 to win the Indiana Junior Golf Mt. Dew event at Wooded View golf course (Clarksville, IN); finishing 24th at the Boys State Qualifier held at Quail Crossing Golf Club (Booneville, IN); and carding 78 in the D1 Golf event at Shadowwood golf course (Seymour, IN).

Girls:
Juniors Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson recorded top 10 finishes in the Clay County Optimist Junior Tournament at Forest Park golf course (Brazil, IN). Senior Carissa Embry finished third in the D1 Golf Tournament held at Valley View Golf Club (Floyd Knobs, IN) and fifth in the Clay County Optimist Junior Tournament.

Ex-Lady Hornet, and current IPFW golfer, Tosha Embry played in three 36-hole events this summer. She defended her title in the Women's division at the Brazil Open, held at Forest Park golf course (Brazil, IN), where she carded a two day total of 165 (86/79). She played in two events on the Musselman-Dunne College Tour (Shawnee & Seneca golf courses in Louisville, KY).

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Carissa Embry	17	46.6	40	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Katie Cleveland	18	52.5	45	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Jasmine Harrell	18	53.6	48	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Sara Henson	18	55.8	51	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Jenna Harrell	17	57.8	55	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Bethany Payne	6	63.3	59	Sunrise GC

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Sara, Katie, Jenna, Jasmine, Carissa, Coach EmbryPhoto by Dawn Embry

Golf Regional
Henryville finishes 9th
9/26/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

...
Henryville with a team-score of 396, finishing ninth out of 12 teams, but that didn’t put a damper on the Hornets.

“We had a great experience,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “For a course we hadn’t seen, I’m tickled to death with the kids. We played very well today. I’m very pleased with every one of the girls.”

Carissa Embry led Henryville with a 92. Sophomore Sara Henson was second with 100, followed by Jasmine Harrell’s 101. Katie Cleveland finished with a 103 and Jenna Harrell shot 110.
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EVANSVILLE NORTH REGIONAL
Evansville North 318, Evansville Memorial 325, Washington 335, Floyd Central 341, Jasper 352, Castle 361, Evansville Reitz 372, Corydon 392, Henryville 396, Gibson Southern 399, North Knox 404, Southridge 424

Henryville: Embry 92, Henson 100, Ja. Harrell 101, Cleveland 103, Je. Harrell 110


Henryville golfers make school history
Girls’ team earns 1st regional berth
9/25/2009 by Justin Sokeland (The Courier Journal)

Henryville golfers are boldly going where no previous Hornet golf team has gone before.

The Hornets finished third in the girls sectional at Valley View and earned the first regional berth in school history. They'll compete in the 12-team regional field Saturday at Eagle View in Evansville.
Golf is not synonymous with Henryville. The school didn't field a complete girls team until 2002, and only one player — Jenny Dunn in 1994 — has ever qualified for the state finals. But the Hornets, with no senior in the top quintet, ignored that history, even stunning their coach, with their sectional performance.

“The truth is, they surprised me,” coach Robin Embry said. “It's hard for a Class A team, a school our size, to advance. It just doesn't happen very often. So we're happy to be able to represent Henryville and our community.”

Henryville's lineup is topped by junior Carissa Embry, the daughter of the coach and the sister of Tosha Embry, the last Hornet to qualify for the regional as an individual in 2007. The rest of the lineup consists of sophomores (Katie Cleveland, Jenna Harrell and Sara Henson) and a freshman (Jasmine Harrell).

“It's a very young team,” said Robin Embry, in his eighth season as coach. “They probably don't understand what they've done. But as the years go on, they'll understand what it means to be the first team to go to a regional.”

The Hornets, who work with golf pro Scott Ivey and the staff at Champions Pointe on a regular basis, face long odds to advance to the state finals. Their sectional score of 386 was better than only three teams in the field, which includes three ranked teams and Floyd Central, the sectional champion at Valley View.

“Realistically, if we can get in the top 10, that would be good,” Embry said. “Who knows? Expectations aren't all bad when they're realistic. We talked about having a chance to get out of the sectional this year and not just think about next year. So next year the expectations should be to advance again and maybe even have a chance to win the sectional.”

The top three teams and top three individuals who are not members of advancing teams will qualify for the state finals at The Legends of Indiana on Oct.2-3. The regional favorites include No.9 Evansville North (which won its sectional with a score of 312), No.15 Evansville Memorial, No.20 Washington and Floyd Central.


Hornets revel in the moment
Henryville enjoys historic trip to regional
9/25/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)



Photo by Kevin McGloshen
Before this season, Henryville junior Carissa Embry wasn’t even sure there would be a complete Hornet girls’ golf squad.

At the end of last season, Henryville had just three players returning — Embry, Katie Cleveland and sophomore Sara Hensen.

This summer, Carissa got a surprise in the form of two transfer students — Jasmine and Jenna Harrell from Christian Academy.

Suddenly, not only did Henryville have a team, but it had a pretty good one.

“We wouldn’t even have a team if they didn’t move in,” Embry said.

“They’ve both come in and played some good golf,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We’re really glad to have them.”

Even with the Harrell sisters moving in, few could have seen what was coming last Saturday, when the Hornets finished third in the Floyd Central Sectional to advance to Saturday’s Evansville North Regional at Eagle Valley Golf Course.

In the sectional, Henryville came from four strokes behind at the end of nine holes to top fourth-place Silver Creek, 386-400. The reason for the comeback was that, while most golfers were faltering on a tough back nine holes, all five Hornets shot the same or better on the back half of the course.

Embry’s 42 was second to only Floyd Central’s medalist Kristin Reed’s 38 on the back nine. Jasmine Harrell, just a freshman, shot a 49, while her older sister improved from 53 to 48 in the second half. Cleveland shot 48 on each side of the course, and Hensen went from 56 to 52.

“Why we were better, I’m not sure,” Robin Embry admitted. “During the practice rounds, we did play better on the back nine. I think it’s a course where you can post good scores on, but it’s also one where you can get in trouble and wrack up good numbers. I do know that as the girls started hearing each other’s scores (from the front nine), they started to gain more confidence.”

Now, Carissa Embry says that all of the pressure is off of the Hornets.

“I don’t think we have the goal of advancing, or anything like that,” she admitted. “If we did, that would be great, but for us, we just want to play well and enjoy the experience.”

“We (have practiced) the same as usual. We have nothing to lose,” her father agreed. “We’re going to try to go down there and represent our sectional well.”


It's History for Hornets
Highlanders roll again
9/19/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

FLOYD KNOBS — Floyd Central’s girls golf team captured its third Floyd Central Sectional championship in four years on Saturday, and Highlander senior Kristen Reed has the clubhouse lead with a completed 18-hole round of 80.

Floyd shot a 337 for the tournament, well ahead of runner-up Corydon Central’s 381.

North Harrison’s Devin Smith has an 77 with one hole remaining. The Cougar senior would have to birdie the hole to tie Reed for medalist honors.

“I’m really excited,” said the Highlander senior, who finished second in the sectional last season. “I think I’m more happy about the team, because everybody played so well. (If I finish first), that always makes me happy.”

In order to have a chance take the tournament win, Reed had to overcome one of her own teammates. Junior Brittany Huber led the tournament after nine holes with a 37, five shots ahead of Reed. Currently, Huber is third, with Smith the only remaining player who could knock her out of the spot. Corydon’s Heidi Zimmerman shot a 42 on the back nine to finish second with an 82.

“(Huber) has had this kind of potential her whole career,” Highlander coach Mike Cason said. “She’s finished the season strong. Confidence is a big thing in golf and she’s playing with confidence.”

“I’m so proud of her,” Reed said of Huber, who beat Reed for the first time ever in a varsity match last week. “I’m just so happy about the way everyone on the team played.”

Floyd’s fifth golfer, Hannah Ter Vree, shot an 86. Janice Heffernan shot an 88 and Sammy Ford finished with a 92.

The biggest story of the night was that Henryville finished third and advanced to next Saturday’s Evansville North Regional at Eagle Valley Golf Course. It’s the first time in Henryville golf history — boys or girls — that a Hornet team has finished in the top three of a golf sectional.

Henryville trailed Silver Creek 196-200 after nine holes, but all five Hornets bettered or equaled their front-nine round on the back. The Hornets eventually finished with a 386 to Silver Creek’s 400.

“I’m just tickled to death,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Not being a class sport, it’s extremely difficult for a Class A team to (advance). All the teams we beat here today, no team in our school has probably ever beaten all of them in a season, much less in one day.”

Carrisa Embry led the Hornets with a 90. Even trailing Silver Creek early, Robin Embry was confident that his team could come back in the final nine holes because his junior daughter had yet to play up to her ability.

Embry shot a 48 in the first nine holes, but finished the final nine with a 42 to help Henryville to its comeback.

“When I found out that we had a chance, I about went crazy,” Carissa Embry said. “Then, when we did it, it was huge. I was running around crying and hugging everyone. I’m so proud of my teammates.”

“She’s played very well the last few weeks,” Robin Embry said. “All of the girls have improved quite a bit in the last three or four weeks.”

Katie Cleveland (96) and Jasmine Harrell (99) each shot under 100 for Henryville. Henryville’s No. 5 Jenna Harrell scored a 101.

Silver Creek finished more than two hours ahead of Henryville. While waiting, Silver Creek senior Bailey Wilson, who was the first Dragon ever to advance individually to a regional last season, assessed the situation.

“There was something different about today,” Wilson said. “I felt like myself and my team could do very well. We looked at all of the teams (in the tournament) and we thought, for sure, that we had a chance.”

Wilson and Clarksville freshman Quincy Cooper have advanced individually to Saturday’s regional. Cooper shot an 85. North Harrison’s Smith must shoot no more than 17 on the final hole to advance. Silver Creek’s Kameron Salings is likely to finish fourth individually.

FLOYD CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Floyd Central 337, Corydon Central 381, Henryville 386, Silver Creek 400, New Albany 420, Providence 422, Clarksville 435, Eastern (Pekin) 451, Charlestwon 505, CAI 534, Borden NTS, Jeffersonville NTS, North Harrison NTS

Henryville: Embry 90, Cleveland 96, Ja. Harrell 99, Je. Harell 101, Hensen 108


Hornets win finale
9/16/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry won medalist with score of 45 and Henryville topped host Jeffersonville at the Jeff Elks Club, 209-227.

Erika Shepherd paced Jeffersonville with a score of 50.

Henryville (209) - Embry (45), Ja. Harrell (52), Cleveland (54), Je. Harrell (58), Henson (60)
Jeffersonville (227) - Shepard (50), Stiles (58), Collins (59), Mull (60)


Generals top Hornets, Pekin
9/9/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Freshman Quincy Cooper shot a medalist round of 38, helping Clarksville defeat both Henryville and Pekin Eastern. Alex Conklin shot a 49 and Taylor Carta added a 50 for the Generals.

Henryville’s Carissa Embry placed second overall in the match, shooting a 44. Jasmine Harrell shot a 48 and Katie Cleveland finished with a 50 for the Hornets.

Clarksville (193) - Cooper (38), Conklin (49), T. Carta (50), Hansley (56), Garcia (57), S. Carta (59)
Henryville (197) - Embry (44), Ja. Harrell (48), Cleveland (50), Je. Harrell (55), Henson (59)
Eastern (Pekin) (213) - Kaelin (40), Lewis (56), Mcintyre (58), Parker (59)


Hornets top Braves
9/4/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry had an 18-hole total of 89 and Katie Cleveland added a 93 to help Henryville defeat Borden at Hidden Creek Golf Club, 389-447.

The Hornets' Jasmine Harrell shot 101, while Sara Henson and Jenna Harrell each added a 106.

Brittney Newton led Borden with a 99.

Henryville (389) - Embry (89), Cleveland (93), Ja. Harrell (101), Henson (106), Je. Harrell (106)
Borden (447) - Newton (99), Metcalf (108), Babiak (116), McKinley (124), Koch (DNF)


Henryville wins dual match
9/2/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry shot a 40 to earn medalist honors, helping Henryville win a dual match against Charlestown, 186-219.

Katie Cleveland shot a 45, Jasmine Harrell finished with a 50 and Sara Henson recorded a 51 in the victory for the Hornets. Cecelia Jennings had the best round of the day for the Pirates, shooting a 53.

Henryville (186) - Embry (40), Cleveland (45), Ja. Harrell (50), Henson (51), Je. Harrell (58)
Charlestown (217) - Jennings (53), Huber (54), Hoff (54), Foster (58), Trotter (59)


Hornet golfers beat Borden
8/28/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry shot a season-best score of 42, helping lift Henryville to a dual match win over Borden on Friday at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

The Hornets finished with a score of 206 as a team. Katie Cleveland shot a 53, Sara Henson added a 54 and Jenna Harrell finished with a 57 for the Hornets.

Henryville (206) - Embry (42), Cleveland (53), Henson (54), Je. Harrell (57), Ja. Harrell (60)
Borden (239) - Metcalf (55), Newton (56), Koch (57), McKinely (71), Porter (72)


Hornets outscore Borden
8/26/2009 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry earned medalist honors with a 50 to lead host Henryville past Borden at Champions Pointe Golf Club, 220-236.

Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets were Katie Cleveland with a 55, Jasmine Harrell with a 57 and Jenna Harrell with a 58.

“It was nice to get four in the 50s,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “We’re getting to where we want to be. We still need to improve our short game. We’ll work at it and hope to see improvement in the next few weeks.”

Brittany Newton led the Braves with a 51, while teammate Brittany Koch shot a 59.

Henryville (220) - Embry (50), Cleveland (55), Ja. Harrell (57), Je. Harrell (58), Henson (61)
Borden (236) - Newton (51), Koch (59), Metcalf (60), Babiak (66), McKinely (68)


Henryville falls at Madison
8/21/2009

Madison shot a 225 to defeat Henryville by two strokes at Sunrise golf course in Madison, IN. Katie Cleveland led Henryville with a 52.

Madison (225) - Fulton (48), Sanders (58), Griffin (59), Mitchell-Ehlert (60), Dailey (60), Barnes (68)
Henryville (227) - Cleveland (52), Ja. Harrell (54), Payne (59), Henson (62), Je. Harrell (65)
Shawe Memorial (NTS) - Roberts (63)


Lady Hornets defeat Warriorettes & Lady Red Devils
8/17/2009


Photos by Kelsey Petty

Henryville nipped Scottsburg by 5 strokes, 221-226, to finish first in a tri-match held at Champions Pointe golf club in Henryville, IN. Jeffersonville finished third.

Jeffersonville's Erika Shepard earned medalist honors with a 45. Scotsburg's Lily Robinson edged Henryville's Carissa Embry by 1 stroke, to finsish second with a 49.

Henryville (221) - Embry (50), Cleveland (57), Henson (57), Ja. Harrell (57), Payne (70), Je. Harrell (71)
Scottsburg (226) - Robinson (49), Mosier (52), Sandlin (62), Bacala (63), Lyon (69)
Jeffersonville (NTS) - Shepard (45), Collins (64), Mull (65), Stiles (DNF)


WOLF CHALLENGE: It's Daly's Show
8/17/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)


Photos by Robin Embry

SELLERSBURG — John Daly doesn’t find his name on top of the scoreboard as often as he once did.

The PGA Tour veteran and two-time major tournament champion, has not finished first in any tour event since winning the 2004 Buick Open.

Perhaps that’s why he was caught a little off guard on Monday when he was told he was the winner at the 2009 Magnolia Health Systems Wolf Challenge at Covered Bridge Golf Club.

“Hey John, you won this thing,” said tournament host Fuzzy Zoeller as he stood on the 18th green alongside Daly, Rocco Mediate and Boo Weekley — the foursome that competed in this year’s Wolf event.

“What, how did that happen?” asked Daly — who won $36,500 for charity on Monday.

The win capped a bizarre weekend of sorts for Daly, who withdrew on Friday from competing in the PGA Championship in Minnesota after shooting a first-round 78 on Thursday.

He arrived in town to compete in his sixth Wolf Challenge and was far off the lead after 14 holes of play — and at one point jokingly hurled his club into a wooded area and asking some fans for assistance in tracking it down.

But Daly won more than $30,000 over the final four holes and topped second-place Mediate in the Skins-style competition.

“I’ll take whatever win I can get,” said Daly. “It’s a thrill to be here like always, Fuzzy’s a great friend of mine and I’m more than happy to come play. I’ll do it any year he asks.”

Mediate finished at $33,500 and Weekley earned $29,000 while providing the gallery of onlookers with its share of wisdom

“How far away from the hole am I?” asked Weekley. “Two-eleven (yards), heck there’s a good bar down in Myrtle Beach called 211 — you guys ever go to Myrtle Beach, you make sure you hit that 211 bar now.”

Weekley, who made himself a household name in golf with his performance, quotes and Southern drawl during the 2008 United States Ryder Cup victory at Valhalla Golf Club, also told a group a tale about being punched by an orangutan as a teenager.

Zoeller, who has now hosted the event for 13 years, won $18,000 total and thanked the crowd for continuing to support the event that raises money for children’s charities. Zoeller noted that Sunday night’s auction at the Galt House in Louisville raised more than $170,000 and all the money earned by players on Monday goes directly to charity as well.

“We couldn’t do this without any of you,” Zoeller said to the crowd. “We can only hope to see all of you again next year.”

Weekley was quick to take Zoeller up on the offer.

“Heck, I’ll be here whether you invite me or not Fuzzy,” said Weekley.


Henryville second in tri-match
8/14/2009 by Staff (The Evening News)

Henryville finished second in a tri-match against Southwestern (Hanover) and host Trinity Lutheran on Friday at the Seymour Country Club.

Henryville's Carissa Embry finished one shot off medalist honors, shooting a score of 49. Teammate Jasmine Harrell scored a 50 while Katie Cleveland (60) and Sara Henson (64) rounded out the scoring for Henryville.

Southwestern (Hanover) won the match with a team score of 213. Henryville finished at 223 and Trinity Lutheran shot 242.

Southwestern (213) - Thomas (48), Brown (51), Garrett (55), Hatton (59), Wyne (59), Phillips (66)
Henryville (223) - Embry (49), Ja. Harrell (50), Cleveland (60), Henson (64), Payne (67), Je. Harrell (68)
Trinity Lutheran (242) - Currao (56), Molinari (59), Richart (62), Davis (65), Doyle (70), Kozisek (72)


Silver Creek edges Henryville in tri-match
8/11/2009

Silver Creek edged Henryville by two strokes, 213-215, as Corydon carded a 237 in a tri-match held at Champions Pointe golf club in Henryville, IN. Carissa Embry earned medalist honors with a 49.

Silver Creek (213) - Sailings (50), Wilson (51), Fluhr (56), Tonnies (56), Fleming (67)
Henryville (215) - Embry (49), Cleveland (51), Henson (57), Ja. Harrell (58), Je. Harrell (64), Payne (69)
Corydon (237) - Bartley (56), Windell (58), H. Uhl (59), Key (64), K. Uhl (66), Rowlett (67)


Hornets win on the road
8/10/2009

In a weather-shortened five hole match, Henryville defeated Eastern (Pekin) at Hoosier Hills golf course in Borden, IN. Carissa Embry and Jasmine Harrell shared medalist honors at +10.

Henryville (+44/*188) - Embry (+10/46), Ja. Harrell (+10/46), Je. Harrell (+11/47), Cleveland (+13/49), Henson (+13/49), Payne (+14/50)
Eastern (+61/*205) - Kaelin (+11/47), Parker (+14/50), Mcintyre (+18/54), Lewis (+18/54)
*Adjusted Score


Girls golf season preview
8/8/2009 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

While it may have taken you by surprise, the fall sports season is already underway, with girls’ golf teams hitting the links this week.

Now that most lineups are set and local coaches armed with what they’ll have as we close in on the sectional, here’s a look at how local schools stack up this season:

HENRYVILLE


Photos by C. E. Branham

The Hornet program has been a model of consistency for a school of its size, producing not only a full team, but a competitive one in most years.

This season, a strong nucleus has been joined by a trio of newcomers to produce one of the larger teams that coach Robin Embry has had as of late.

“This might be the most we’ve had, so I’m very happy with the numbers,” Embry said.

Henryville lost Katie Spellman from last year’s squad, and will field a lineup without a single senior. But the youth is deceptive — junior Carissa Embry and sophomores Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson are all back from last year’s squad.

“To have as young a team as we do, we do have some decent experience,” said Embry.

Carissa Embry, who nearly made it out of last year’s sectional as an individual, will likely be Henryville’s top gun, while Cleveland seemed to get off to a rough start in Monday’s opener at Seymour, but dropped 10 strokes to finish two behind Embry in a meet at Champions Pointe on Thursday. Henson has also consistently stayed with the Hornets’ top two thus far.

Sisters Jenna and Jasmine Harrell are in the fold after transferring from Christian Academy of Indiana, while junior Bethany Payne is also new to the club.

“All these girls will be much better in four or five weeks,” Embry said. “It’s a wait-and-see as far as the setional, and there are a few ways it could go. But if we keep this team together, we could potentially be very good next season.”

JEFFERSONVILLE
Red Devil coach Kelly Thompson is finding out that he isn’t immune to the numbers crunch, even at a Class 5A school like Jeff.

Thompson has just four players to work with this season.

“If we’re not careful, we could lose this program,” he said. “Once school starts, we’re going to recruit. We’ll maybe hit the middle schools to see if there is any talent there.”

But the news isn’t all bad. In the meantime, Jeff will rely on sophomore Erika Shepherd, a player Thompson says has the talent to compete beyond the high-school level.

There is also talent in the rest of Jeff’s roster, made up of three juniors in Amber Collins, Tierney Mull and Mallory Styles. Though all three are part-time golfers, Thompson says the possibility is there for consistency to reign amongst the rest of the team. That will have to be the case if Jeff is to compete in any serious way — every player’s score will count in every tournament.

“It’s been a bit of a struggle,” Thompson said. “We’re going to do the best we can and try and play consistent golf.”

CLARKSVILLE
The Generals have a veteran team returning — three seniors, a junior and a sophomore — but have yet to name a new coach for the program.

While that will likely be remedied soon, it’s sure that softball-playing sisters Taylor and Shelby Carta will be back in the fold, where they’ll be joined by four-year players in Alex Conklin and Michelle Hamsley.

Junior Kelsey Hall will be joining the golf team for the first time to round out a lineup that will likely please the new General boss — whoever it turns out to be.

SILVER CREEK
The big name back for the Dragons is Bailey Wilson, who last year became the first Dragon girl to qualify for the regional as an individual.

But Wilson’s return will have to stabilize a Silver Creek group that lost four seniors from coach Joe Ledbetter’s program.

“In that way, I guess we’re kind of rebuilding,” Ledbetter said. “But we’ve seen enough to be very encouraged.”

Junior Janelle Thomas and sophomores Kameron Salings and Kimmi Fluhr have provided some of that early confidence, as have early-season performances that saw the Dragons top teams like Providence, New Albany and Madison in a tourney at Seymour.

Junior Charlestown transfers, sisters Ashley and Megan Bowyer, could also be big part of the puzzle, as they await an IHSAA decision on their eligibility.

“They are absolutely dead serious about golf,” Ledbetter said. “The best case scenario is that we’ll have them right away, but they may be eligible for the sectional even if that’s not possible.”

Ledbetter’s immediate goal is to take the Mid-Southern Conference title, but he feels that Salem and Brownstown could stand in the Dragons’ way. The graduation of North Harrison star Allison Dooley leaves that team an unknown commodity and could leave the Dragons an opening.

NEW ALBANY
Like their Hoosier Hills Conference rivals at Jeff, this year’s edition of the Bulldogs is stuggling with the numbers game.

The loss of four seniors has left New Albany coach Rick Belcher with just four golfers, two of whom saw little time in the big varsity matches last season.

Senior Ashley Curry and sophomore Holly Roth will be the main returnees, while senior Casey Pack and Abby Graves attempt to adjust to more prominent roles on the roster.

“We just hope to see the young players improve,” Belcher said. “All we can really do is be the best we can and hope to demonstrate real improvement as the season goes on.”

FLOYD CENTRAL
It’s no surprise that most area coaches have once again pegged the Highlanders as the area’s top program. The Highlanders will also, of course, fied perhaps the area’s top individual.

Two-time All-Hoosier HIlls Conference selection Kristin Reed is back for the Highlanders, who are poised to make a comeback after watching their streak HHC titles come to an end and failing to get back to the state finals after making it in 2007.

Reed and No. 2 Janice Heffernan should be more than enough to give longtime coach Mike Cason enough to start thinking about a return trip to Indiana’s top match.

“We’ve got a good team this year,” Cason said. “We haven’t played real well so far, but we hope to work that out as the season goes on. Our top two is very strong, but we’ll need the whole team to do it.”

That burden will fall on senior Samantha Ford and junior Bethany Huber, each of whom garnered valuable experience during last year’s campaign. Senior Hannah Ver Tree, more wel known on the softball diamond, will likely round out the top five.


Henryville swipes Trinity Lutheran's golf opener
8/6/2009 by Zach Spicer (The Seymour Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — When you’re not playing golf in familiar surroundings, it can be intimidating.

After walking what seems like miles from a green to the next tee box, you set up and see sand traps in the fairway and water on one side. Then you get out in the fairway and realize just how wide open it is, and you look near the smooth, vast greens and see rolling mounds all around.

That was the scenario for the Trinity Lutheran girls golf team Thursday, when they opened their season playing the back nine at Fuzzy Zoeller’s Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville.

After making the trek through the countryside golf course, the Lady Cougars shot a 244, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the host, Henryville, which had a 228.

“Basically, I saw everybody hit a lot of good shots there, just not consistent,” Lady Cougars coach Becky Ward said. “Plus, playing the back nine on this golf course versus the front is going to add a few strokes to your game. Some of them have played the front. They’ve never seen the back.”

Dakota Richart and Hannah Currao each shot a 58. Breanna Davis rounded out with a 62, while Christina Molinari had 66 and Emily Doyle had 69.

Henryville’s Carissa Embry was match medalist with a 54, and her three scoring teammates shot between 56 and 61.

“It’s intimidating when you look out there and see rough and water and you don’t see any greens and fairways,” Ward said of the course. “Plus, it’s the first time they have played, for most of them, since last year. They’ve played a few holes here and there, but playing nine or 18 holes and then coming and playing this golf course is two different things.”

Ward was able to jot down some notes on what she saw from each player.

“I have some individual things with some of the girls,” Ward said. “Dakota’s going to come out and see me Saturday morning, so we’re going to work on some of her tee shots. My first two players (Richart and Currao), I don’t worry too much about them. Yes, they are rusty, but they will be all right. The other girls, they can hit shots as good as my one and two players, but they are just not as consistent.”

Ward didn’t have a certain team score in mind going into Thursday’s match, but just getting to see the girls in match play was a benefit.

“I may have had some lower goals on the other nine because some of the girls have seen it,” she said. “I expected the scores to be a little higher just because of the difference in the nines, namely with the water, a little bit of length.
“Actually, I didn’t see too much of a problem with swing tempo, which normally is the case starting the first couple of matches because you get nervous and you swing way too fast, and then the faster you swing, the harder it is to keep the parts working together and then you have trouble.”

The team will have a few practices in before the next match, Ward said, which will be Aug. 14 when they play host to Henryville and Southwestern (Hanover) at Seymour Country Club. That will begin a string of three home matches through Aug. 20.

“I saw some setup problems, which with kids this level is normal,” Ward said. “I saw a lot of short-game miscues, mechanic-wise, not just touch, so that has to get fixed.”

Henryville (228) - Embry (54), Cleveland (56), Henson (57), Ja. Harrell (61), Je. Harrell (62), Payne (65)
Trinity Lutheran (244) - Richart (58), Currao (58), Davis (62), Molinari (66), Doyle (69)


Lady Cubs win opener
8/3/2009 by Staff (The Madison Courier)

Madison's girls golf team opened the 2009 season on a positive note Monday winning a tri-meet match at Champions Pointe Golf Course.

The Cubs shot a 240, seven strokes better than Henryville. Charlestown was third with 277.

Allyssa Fulton, Whitney Griffin and Elizabeth Ehlert each shot 59 to lead Madison with Sydney Dailey adding a 63 to round out the scoring. Alex Barnes had a 67 in a non-scoring round.

Carissa Embry of Henryville was the medalist with a 54.

"We played well for our first match. But we have a lot of work to do, especially on our putting and chipping," Madison coach Doug Rusk said. " It's always good to get a win."

Madison (240) - Griffin (59), Fulton (59), Mitchell-Ehlert (59), Dailey (63), Barnes (67)
Henryville (247) - Embry (54), Henson (60), Cleveland (66), Ja. Harrell (67), Maudlin (69)
Charlestown (277) - Jennings (66), Robb (70), Hoff (70), Foster (71), Trotter (72)


Hornets wrap up summer season
7/23/2009

Two current players and one alumnus completed their summer golf seasons recently. Sophomore Evan Embry competed in two Indiana Junior Golf Mt. Dew events and also played in the Clay County Optimist Junior Tournament in Brazil, Indiana. Evan won his division at the Brazil event firing a 76. He averaged 80.7 in his three events this summer. Junior Carissa Embry joined Evan at the CCOJT, finishing 7th in her division with a 98. Ex-Lady Hornet, and current IPFW golfer, Tosha Embry played in four events this summer. She won the women's amateur division at the Brazil Open, held at Forest Park golf club in Brazil, IN, where she carded a two day total of 169 (84/85). She averaged 93.3 this summer.

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Carissa Embry	15	48.2	43	Champions Pointe GC
Katie Spellman	16	50.3	41	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Katie Cleveland	16	59.8	48	Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Sara Henson	16	63.4	59	Hidden Creek (Links) GC

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Carissa, Katie, Sara, Katie, Coach EmbryPhoto by Dawn Embry


Sectional Finally Complete
9/24/2008 @Valley View GC (Par 71)

FLOYDS KNOBS — Finally, after multiple days, the girls’ golf sectional at Valley View golf course is complete. North Harrison won the team competition and North Harrison's Allison Dooley was the individual medalist.

The Floyd Central and New Albany teams will also advance to the regional, finishing second and third, respectively. The three individuals that advanced to this Satruday's Evansville Regional are Providence's Jennifer McCallister (93), Silver Creek's Bailey Wilson (93), and Corydon Central's Heidi Zimmerman (95).

Henryville finished 8th in the team competition and Sophomore Carissa Embry missed this Saturday's regional by three strokes. She shot 98 on the Par 71 layout. Senior Katie Spellman shot 113. Freshmen Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson rounded out the scoring with 122 and 124, resectively.

"Overall, we've had a good season. We finished 17-7, won our invitational, and finished 8th in the sectional. The girls made a lot improvements this season.", said Coach Robin Embry. He added, "Katie Spellman struggled a bit today, but played solid all season. She's had a nice senior season. Both freshmen, Katie and Sara, improved throughout the season. I hope they continue that improvement by getting in a lot of quality practice time between now and next season. Carissa played well today. Of course, we would have liked her to have been three strokes better - but she should be happy with herself. She's played well all season."

North Harrison (373), Floyd Central (376), New Albany (396), Providence (402), Silver Creek (403), Corydon Central (407), Charlestown (436), Henryville (457) (Embry - 98, Spellman - 113, Cleveland - 122, Henson - 124), Jeffersonville (459), Eastern (Pekin) (481), Borden (484), Christian Academy of Indiana (NTS)


Highlanders, Dogs may be regional bound
9/22/2008 @Valley View GC (Par 71) by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

FLOYDS KNOBS — The girls’ golf teams from New Albany and Floyd Central can have their sigh of relief — for now.

But the Bulldogs and Highlanders can’t officially make plans to advance to the regional round of the postseason, as the two squads currently sit in second and third place, respectively, after Day 1 of Monday’s sectional at Valley View Golf Club.
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Henryville and Charlestown were still on the course when play was suspended. At press time, Carissa Embry led the Hornets with a 49 on the front nine, while Ashleigh Bowyer paced the Pirates with a 53.


Dragons top Hornets
9/17/2008 @Hidden Creek (Links) GC (Par 35)

Silver Creek shot 190 to Henryville's 197 at Hidden Creek's Links course in Sellersburg, IN.

Katie Spellman carded a career best round of 41 on the par 35 layout. Katie Cleveland and Carissa Embry broke 50 with rounds of 48 and 49, respecitively. Sara Henson rounded out the scoring for Henryville with her best score of the season, 59.

Silver Creek (190) - Moore (45), Wilson (45), Lewis (47), Archer (53), Sailings (55), Tonnies (55)
Henryville (197) - Spellman (41), Cleveland (48), Embry (49), Henson (59)
Jeffersonville (NTS) -


Hornets stung by Scottsburg
9/10/2008 @Hidden Creek (Links) GC (Par 35) by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Henryville came up three strokes short in a four-way meet against Scottsburg, Clarksville and Pekin Eastern at Hidden Creek’s Links 9. The Warriors edged the Hornets 207-210 for the victory.

Carissa Embry and Katie Spellman paced Henryville by each shooting a 48, while Katie Cleveland fired a 54 for the Hornets.

Pekin Eastern was third with a 212, while Clarksville finished at 224. Kelly Betz led the Generals with a 54, while Alex Conklin and Kelsey Becker each fired a 56.

“We would have liked to been a few shots better and gotten Scottsburg,” said Hornet coach Robin Embry. “Katie and Carissa have both been solid all year and just let a couple holes get away from them today.”

Scottsburg (207) - Robinson (46), Mosier (51), Bacala (53), Munden (57), Sandlin (59)
Henryville (210) - Spellman (48), Embry (48), Cleveland (54), Henson (60)
Eastern (Pekin) (212) - Kaelin (39), Webster (55), McIntyre (56), Mishler (62), Parker (63)
Clarksville (224) - Betz (54), Conklin (56), Becher (56), T. Carta (58), S. Carta (62)


Hornets win Class A Invitational
9/8/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ golf team had three players break a round of 60 and outdistanced itself from the pack on Monday to win the Class A Invitational at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville.

It was the fourth time in four years of hosting the event that the Hornets were victorious and also marked the fourth time in the event that they had a player earn match medalist. Senior Katie Spellman took the honor for Henryville in 2008, winning with a score of 48.

“She just had an outstanding round,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said about Spellman. “Especially through the first six holes, she played very well.”

Carissa Embry (53), Katie Cleveland (59) and Sara Henson (61) rounded out the scoring for Henryville.

“At that course, having three kids under 60 and another knocking on the door is a pretty good day for us,” Embry said.

Christian Academy of Indiana finished with a 241 to place second. Ali Thompson led the Warriors with a 54, while Alex McKinley shot a 57, Jenna Harrell had a 64 and Abigail Jones scored a 66.

Borden tied for third with Trinity Lutheran with a 242. The Braves were led by Brittney Newton’s 56. Brittney Koch (57), Nikki Potts (64) and Hayley McKinley (65) finished out the scoring for the Braves.

Henryville (221) - Spellman (48), Embry (53), Cleveland (59), Henson (61)
Christian Academy of Indiana (241) - Thompson (54), McKinley (57), Harrell (64), Jones (66)
Borden (242) - Newton (56), Koch (67), Potts (64), McKinley (65), Metcalf (66)
Trinity Lutheran (242) - Shelton (49), Currao (56), Kozisek (68), Molanari (69)


Henryville wins 18-hole match
9/5/2008 @Hidden Creek (Links/Lake) GC (Par 72

The Lady Hornets recorded a team score of 422, led by medalist Carissa Embry's 87, to win an 18-hole match held at Hidden Creek golf course in Sellersburg, IN. Katie Spellman shot 97, Katie Cleveland scored 108, and Sara Henson rounded out Henryville's scoring with a 130.

Henryville (422) - Embry (87), Spellman (97), Cleveland (108), Henson (130)


Hornets avenge earlier loss, down C-town
9/3/2008 @Hidden Creek (Links) GC (Par 35) by Matt Cress & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry and Katie Spellman led the way as help Henryville beat Charlestown in a tight finish at Hidden Creek’s Links 9.

Borden also played in what would have been a triangular match, but the Braves lost a player due to illness and could not turn in a team score.

Spellman fired a 47, while Embry also finished with a 47 for Henryville, which posted a 203-206 victory over the Pirates.

“Katie and Carissa have been so solid all year,” said Henryville coach Robin Embry. “They struggled a little bit today with chipping and putting or those scores would have been even lower.”

Katie Cleveland carded a career best 48 for the Lady Hornets. “Katie has really improved the last few weeks and her scores are showing it. She played very well,” said Embry.

Ashleigh Bowyer led Charlestown with a 48, while Megan Bowyer was the Pirates’ next best by carding a 52.

“Charlestown beat us by 20 shots earlier, so to get them on their home course was a very good thing for us,” Embry said.

Henryville (203) - Spellman (47), Embry (47), Cleveland (48), Henson (61)
Charlestown (206) - A. Bowyer (46), M. Bowyer (52), Kasey (54), Shaw (54), Greene (61)
Borden (NTS) - Newton (50), Metcalf (61), McKinley (67)


Hornets beat Borden
8/27/2008 @Hoosier Hills GC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry scored medalist honors by shooting a 50, and Henryville enjoyed one of its most consistent rounds of the season as it defeated Borden at Hoosier Hills Golf Course, 223-242.

Katie Spellman (54), Katie Cleveland (59) and Sara Hensen (60) completed the scoring on the day for Henryville.

Brittany Newton led Borden with a score of 55.

“Our No. 3 and 4 girls are seeing their scores start to come down,” said Henryville coach Robin Embry. “Having one of them under 60 and another right at that score shows progress from the two of them.”

Henryville (223) - Embry (50), Spellman (54), Cleveland (59), Henson (60)
Borden (242) - Newton (55), Potts (60), McKinley (63), Koch (64), Metcalf (68)


Embry places second
8/26/2008 @Hidden Creek (Links) GC (Par 35)

Carissa Embry, playing as an individual, carded a 45 on the Links 9 at Hidden Creek Golf Club to place second individually in a match between Christian Academy of Indiana and Crawford County.

Henryville (NTS) - Embry (45)


Hornets win at Madison
8/22/2008 @Sunrise GC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Katie Spellman recorded a round of 46, earning the medalist spot as Henryville edged Madison on Friday at Sunrise Golf Course, 225, 228.

"Katie just played a nice round," said Henryville coach Robin Embry. "She didn't have any three putts so it was probably one of her best rounds of the year."

Carissa Embry shot a 49 in the victory for the Hornets.

"Having both those girls in the 40s is a good solid day for us," Embry said.

Henryville (225) - Spellman (46), Embry (49), Cleveland (60), Henson (70)
Madison (228) - Johann (49), W. Griffin (55), H. Griffin (62), Sanders (62), Armstrong (65), Barnes (66)


Embry leads Hornets past Jeff
8/18/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36) by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Carissa Embry shot a 7-over-par 43 to propel host Henryville to a 16-shot victory over Jeffersonville 234-250 at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

Katie Spellman carded a 55 for the Hornets, who moved to 6-5 on the season.

“Carissa played a nice round,” said Henryville coach Robin Embry. “She had three birdies and was just a couple mistakes from being in the 30’s. Katie Spellman continued to play solid. She was a couple of bad bounces and three-putts from ending up in the 40’s.”

Rachel Clemons had a 60 to lead Jeff, while teammate Amber Collins shot a 62.

Henryville (234) - Embry (43), Spellman (55), Henson (68), Cleveland (68)
Jeffersonville (250) - Clemons (60), Collins (62), Pangburn (64), Shepherd (64), Newcom (71)


Henryville second in tri-meet
8/15/2008 @Seymour CC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Senior Katie Spellman and sophomore Carissa Embry each shot in the 50s to help the Henryville girls' golf team place second in a triangular meet at Seymour Country Club.

The Hornets shot 232, while first-place Southwestern fired a 212. Trinity Lutheran finished third with a 254.

Spellman paced Henryville with a 51, while Embry had a 54. Hornet freshmen Sara Henson and Katie Cleveland carded a 61 and 66, respectively.

"Katie (Spellman) and Carissa both played well," Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. "We're seeing improvement from the freshmen, which is good."

Southwestern (212) - Garrett (50), Brawner (51), Brown (53), White (58), Thomas (60)
Henryville (232) - Spellman (51), Embry (54), Henson (61), Cleveland (66)
Trinity Lutheran (254) - Shelton (54), Curral (58), Davis (70), Kosizek (72)


Dragons edge Corydon in tri-meet at Champions Pointe
8/12/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36) by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Silver Creek girls' golf team needed a tibreak, but the Dragons were able to edge Corydon in a triangular match at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville on Tuesday.

The Dragons and Panthers finished their rounds knotted at 219, but Creek prevailed on the strength of the No. 5 player tiebreaker. Creek's No. 5 scorer Kimi Fluhr's 58 was better than the Panthers' No. 5 scorer Jessica Bartley's 59.

Megan Zimmerman of Corydon was the top scorer in the match, earning medalist with a 47. Makenzie Moore paced Silver Creek with a 52. Bailey Wison scored a 54, followed by Kameron Sailings (56) and Lindsay Fluhr (57).

Henryville posted a team total of 233, with senior Katie Spellman posting the second best individual round in the match at 49. Carissa Embry of Henryville finished with a 52.

"Katie played very well and Carissa did as well," said Henryville coach Robin Embry. "Our young players are in a position that they didn't know they would be in. We thought coming into the year we would have another player who scores around 50 and it didn't happen. There's more pressure on those younger players than we expected there to be."

Silver Creek (219) - Moore (52), Wilson (54), Salings (56), L. Fluhr (57), K. Fluhr (58), Tonies (65)
Corydon (219) - Zimmerman (47), Uhl (56), Windell (58), Hall (58), Bartley (59), Rowlett (72)
Henryville (233) - Spellman (49), Embry (52), Henson (62), Cleveland (70)


Hornets second in quad meet
8/11/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Henryville shot a 229 to finish second in a quadrangular meet at Hoosier Hills Golf Course in Borden. Pekin Eastern was first with a 220.

Leading the Hornets was sophomore Carissa Embry with a 48. Rounding out the scoring for Henryville were Katie Spellman with a 51, Katie Cleveland with a 63 and Sara Henson with a 67.

Clarksville placed third with a 242. The Generals’ Alyssa Garcia had a 55, followed by Taylor Carta with 61, Alex Conklin with a 62, Jessica Garcia with a 64 and Michelle Hansley with a 69.

Christian Academy of Indiana was fourth with a 245.

Eastern (Pekin) (220) - Kaelin (47), Webster (54), Rogers (58), Parker (61), Macintyre (64), Mishler (71)
Henryville (229) - Embry (48), Spellman (51), Cleveland (63), Henson (67)
Clarksville (242) - A. Garcia (55), Carta (61), Conklin (62), J. Garcia (64), Hansley (69)
CAI (245) - Thompson (51), Jones (63), Mckinley (65), Harrell (65)


Hornets defeat Cougars
8/7/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36))

Led by senior Katie Spellman's 52, the Henryville girls varsity golf team defeated Trinity Lutheran at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville. The Hornets recorded a team total of 242, while the Cougars did not field a complete team. For Henryville, sophomore Carissa Embry carded a 56. Freshmen Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson shot 66 and 68, respectively.

Henryville (242) - Spellman (52), Embry (56), Cleveland (66), Henson (68)
Trinity Lutheran (NTS) - Shelton (58), Davis (68), Doyle (72)


Lady Cubs open golf season at Henryville
8/4/2008 @Champions Pointe GC (Par 36) by Staff (Madison Courier)

Madison's girls varsity golf team opened the 2008 season by finishing third to Charlestown and Henryville at Champions Pointe Golf Club in Henryville.

"I had four freshmen playing their first match ever and they got a little bit of an initiation at a really tough course designed by Fuzzy Zoeller," Madison coach Doug Rusk said. 'We actually got off to a pretty good start on the season, but obviously we've got to cut some scores down. But this was a tough course."

The Lady Cubs fired a nine-hole 251as Charlestown carded a 225 and Henryville shot a 245. Charlestown's Mary Bowyer was the medalist with a 14-over-par 50.

"None of the players shot any really low scores so we were in it," Rusk said.

The Cubs were led by a pair of seniors as Haley Griffin carded a 60 and Erin Johann shot a 61. Whitney Griffin, Haley's freshman sister, shot a 64 in her first varsity match and freshman Elizabth Mitchell-Ehlert rounded out Madison's scoring with a 66.

Freshmen Whitney Sanders and Alex Barnes shot a pair of 67s in Madison's non-scoring rounds.

Henryville was led by senior Katie Spellman's 52.

Charlestown (225) - M. Bowyer (50), A. Bowyer (57), Kasey (58), Shaw (60), Jennings (62)
Henryville (245) - Spellman (52), Embry (63), Henson (64), Cleveland (66)
Madison (251) - A. Griffin (60), Johann (61), W. Griffin (64), Mitchell (66), Sanders (67), Barnes (67)


Golf Preview - Henryville
8/7/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

The Hornets must replace a top player themselves in Tosha Embry, who advanced to regional last year.

The two Henryville players who are expected to fill that role are senior Katie Spellman and Embry’s sister, Carissa. The younger Embry, a sophomore, is currently playing with a fractured thumb.

Head coach Robin Embry, father of both Embry girls, hopes his top two golfers will be averaging scores in the low to mid 40s by sectional.

“I think Katie Spellman can have a good season,” Coach Embry said. “If she can continue to improve, she has a chance to shoot a good round at sectional and advance out.”

A pair of freshmen currently make up the third and fourth positions in the Hornet lineup. They are Katie Cleveland and Sarah Henson.

Henryville will face several Class 2A and 3A teams on its schedule, which includes Madison, Silver Creek and Corydon. The Hornets will also host the Class A Invitational.


Practice Begins
8/1/2008
Golf practice begins Friday August 1, 2008, with the first match scheduled August 4, 2008 at Champions Pointe golf club. Practice will be at Champions Pointe golf club each non-match day (Monday - Friday) through mid September 2008 (see the on-line schedule for match dates). Any girl entering the 7th - 12th grades can contact Coach Robin Embry for information concerning the golf team.

Carissa Embry and Evan Embry (HHS boys team) spent part of their summer participating in the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program. They competed on the MOUNTAIN DEW JUNIOR TOUR (Carissa - Girls Age 15-16 & Evan - Boys Age 13-14). The tour conducts over 40 events and each player can compete in up to six events. Both competed part time (Carissa played in three events and Evan played in two events) as Carissa finished 70th of 159 players and Evan finished 93rd of 217 players.

"It was a good experience for both players. They played some nice courses and gained some good tournament experience. Hopefully, it's helped prepare them for their upcoming seasons.", said coach Embry

In addition, recent grauduate and IPFW signee, Tosha Embry played in three events (Girls Age 16-18) finishing 29th of 96 players. She won the event held at Meshingomesia Country Club. She also competed in a Mountain Dew Junior Tournament, sponsored by the Kentucky Junior Golf Program, held at Louisville's Seneca Park golf course and finished second.

"I'm looking forward to a good season. I'm not sure how many players we'll have - we may not even have a full team. But, the kids we have will represent HHS well", stated coach Embry. He added, "As of now, Katie Spellman and Carissa will be our only players with varsity experience. In addition, we have a couple of freshmen, Katie Cleveland and Sara Henson. We'll improve throughout the season".

Back: Troy Albert (Principal), Bill Niece (Athletic Director)
Front: Dawn Embry (mother), Tosha, Robin Embry (father / coach)Photo by Martha Thomas

Press Release: IPFW NCAA CSTV.com


4/20/2008 by staff (Evening News)
Henryville High School's Tosha Embry has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend school and compete in golf for Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) beginning fall 2008. IPFW is a member of the NCAA Division I Summit League conference. Tosha had an outstanding senior season averaging 41.2 (9-hole) and qualified for the Evansville North regional. She was named to the Academic All-State team and holds school records for low 18-hole (78), season matches won (10), and career matches won (30). She is also a member of the National Honor Society and has accumulated a 3.95 grade point average.

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Tosha Embry	18	42.1	38	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Ericka Runyon	13	49.1	45	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Katie Spellman	10	50.5	44	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Carissa Embry	11	50.7	44	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Abby Taylor	13	57.7	47	Hidden Creek GC (Links)

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Katie, Ericka, Abby, Tosha, Carissa, Coach Embry Photo by Dawn Embry


Shawe golfer Wall leads 1A East All-Stars
6/26/2008 by Courier Staff (Madison Courier)


2008 Indiana East-West All-Stars (Nick, Tosha, Cameron)
Shawe's Deuce Wall scored 31 points at the 2008 Indiana East/West All-Star Golf Match at the Blackford Country Club in Hartford City last week.

The event featured 32 players and used a modified Stableford Scoring system where two points were awarded for a par, four for a birdie, six for an eagle and eight for a double eagle and deducted a points for a double bogey and two for a triple bogey or worse.

Wall, a recent graduate of Shawe Memorial, played on the 1A East team that fell 78-57. The Transylvania University signee carded a 75 (37-38) to lead his team, which also included three players from Henryville. Tosha Embry, an IPFW (Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne) signee, scored 16 points (42-44-86), Nick Campbell had seven points (45-43-88) and Cameron Tucker had three points (48-48-96).

"It was a great experience for the kids and myself. I think they enjoyed playing in an event that, although competitive, was more of a showcase," said Henryville coach Robin Embry, who served as the 1A East coach. "Obviously, I'm very proud of the three kids from Henryville, but it was great to see Deuce as well. All four represented the 1A East squad very well in this inaugural East/West All-Star event. Duece shot a very nice round especially considering it's a course he's not familiar with. It was a nice event for all four to conclude their high school careers and I was honored to play a small part in it."

Tosha Embry picked up the award for Longest Drive for girls while Tucker had the Most Accurate Drive for boys. Embry also was named the Nancy Fitzgerald Mental Attitude Award winner along with Oregon-Davis' Lauren Kuss. The award is based on both academics and golf performance.


Cameron and Tosha accept their award from the Mayor of Hartford City, IN

Other award winners were: Joe Goelzhauser, Evansville Reitz, Closest to the Pin and 4A Mental Attitude Award (boys); Chad Melton, Hagerstown, Longest Drive (Boys); Paige Schroeder, Jasper, Accurate Drive (Girls) and 3A Mental Attitude Award (girls); Kristen Kemp, Providence, 2A Mental Attitude award (girls); Chelsea Zusan, Avon, 4A Mental Attitude Award (girls); Jacob Bailey, South Central (Union Mills), 1A Mental Attitude Award (boys); Justin Nicol, Boone Grove, 2A Mental Attitude Award (boys); and Alex Snyder, Frankfort, 3A Mental Attitude Award (boys).

The East won the 2A match 90-59 while the West won the 3A match 74-71 and the 4A match 97-51.

Local named to East-West All-Star squad
6/20/2008 by Mike Hutsell (Evening News)

Three Henryville High School golfers and a Providence player are among those who have been selected to participate in the 2008 Indiana East/West All-Star Games.

Nick Campbell, Cameron Tucker and Tosha Embry of Henryville were each selected to play for the Class A Boys' and Girls' East teams while Providence's Kristen Kemp was chosen for the Girls' Class 2A East squad.

Henryville head coach Robin Embry was also selected as the head coach for the Class A East teams.

The players will play in their All-Star event on Thursday, June 26 at the Blackford Country Club in Hartford City beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Embry honored as DIAL ONE HOUR SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
11/9/2007 (IHSAA Sports.org)

View video of the awards dinner

IHSAA Sports.org - Dial One Scholarship Winners

Tosha Embry - Henryville High School
Tosha plays golf, basketball and softball for Henryville High School and also carries a 4.2 GPA as a Senior. Tosha has played Varsity golf for four years and was selected to the 2007 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Academic All-State Team. She also is placed first or second in every school record catagory. In the classroom Tosha is a member of the National Honor Society and scored in the top percentile of the ACT. For Tosha's hard work, Dial One Hour Heating and Air will award her with $1,000 towards her college education.

Embry Selected to 2007 ICGSA Academic All-State Team
10/5/2007 @ Indianapolis, IN


Tosha and Coach Embry at the All-State banquet in Indianapolis, IN Photo by Dawn Embry

Tosha Embry was honored as a member of the 2007 ICGSA Academic All-State team at the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association / Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Fall Banquet held at The Fort Resort Conference Center in Indianapolis, IN on Friday, October 5, 2007. The banquet is held annually to recognize the Academic All-State and Athletic All-State teams in girls golf.

Embry Selected as Wave3 Scholar Athlete of the Week
10/5/2007 (Wave3)




Floyd Central headed to state
(Embry struggles on front nine)
9/22/2007 @Quail Crossing GC (Par 71) by Matt Cress(Evening News)

At the start of the season, Floyd Central girls’ golf coach Mike Cason was confident that this year’s edition of the Highlanders could be the one to break the team’s drought of state tournament appearances.

On Saturday, the coach of the boys’ state champions watched his girls go prove him correct.

The Highlanders, champions of last weekend’s Floyd Central Sectional, nearly added a regional crown to their hardware collection on Saturday, firing a team score of 339 to finish second at the Boonville Regional at Quail Crossing Golf Club. The top three team finishers advanced to next week’s state tournament.

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Henryville senior Tosha Embry also competed at Quail Crossing as an individual, firing a 95 with a 50 on the front nine and a 45 on the back. Known as a big hitter, Embry struggled somewhat with the narrowness of the course’s fairways, finding some of the trouble that the Highlanders managed to avoid.

Her day got off to a bad start, as her drive on the first hole would have ended close to the green, but bounced off the cart path and into a hazard.

“It was a good shot, but just ended awful,” said Embry’s father and coach, Robin Embry. “I just thought if she could keep it in play, she’d shoot a good score. She hit three balls out of bounds and that’s six strokes right there. Other than the penalty strokes, she played pretty well.”

Embry still improved on the final nine holes, although she still ended up 12 shots higher than in her practice round earlier this week. It was Embry’s first regional after she qualified at Valley View last weekend.

“It was really the pressure of the regional and all that, but the back nine was much better.” Robin Embry said.

New Albany’s Kylia Sullivan also advanced out at Valley View, opening the front nine with a 46, before fading with a 52 on the back to post a 98.

The day still belonged to Floyd, which Cason believes could have fared even better if not for some putting gone wrong.

“Our putting was not as strong,” Cason said. “If we would have putted as well as we can, we very well could have won the tournament.”

The state championship will be held Friday and Saturday at Legends of Indiana Golf Course.


On The Spot: Tosha Embry
Henryville Senior ready for one last swing
9/18/2007 by Matt Cress(Evening News)



Tosha Embry will get to continue her high school golf career for at least one more weekend.

The Henryville senior got the news on Saturday, when she led all scorers from non-advancing teams during the Floyd Central girls’ golf sectional at Valley View Golf Club with a 91.

A four-year veteran of the team who has become one of the most-decorated golfers in Henryville history while also playing for her dad, Robin, Embry will play in her first regional this Saturday at Quail Crossing Golf Club in Boonville.

Of course, Embry has also succeeded on more than the links, suiting up for the Hornet basketball and softball teams, and currently sitting second in her class with a 3.96 grade-point-average.

“On the Spot” sat down with Embry at the sectional to discuss the game of golf, the perils of living in Henryville and why she doesn’t like cross country.

QUESTION: How did you feel about your round?
TOSHA EMBRY: “I felt pretty confident out there. It is my final sectional, so I put a lot of pressure on myself, but I felt good.”

Q: I hear you are sort of like Henryville’s version of John Daly?
EMBRY: “I enjoy driving the ball. I definitely drive it a little further than a lot of the girls I play with. I don’t know if that’s a good thing. It’s actually a disadvantage because my short game is not so hot.”

Q: What’s wrong with it? Do you not enjoy the short game?
EMBRY: “I like driving and I like hitting full irons. I like the full swings, none of that chipping or putting stuff.”

Q: What’s it like to play for your dad?
EMBRY: “He’s really laid back. He wants us to do well, but as long as we play to our capability, he’s proud of us. It’s not a lot different than other coaches, but sometimes the coaching does come home.”

Q: I’m sure he had something to do with you picking up the game, right?
EMBRY: “It was definitely my dad. When I was a kid, we’d go to Twilight and I always played after that. The better I got, the more I enjoyed it. So I guess it all started in fifth grade, but I didn’t get really serious until my freshman year. It was only this summer that I realized I really love to play.”

Q: I am well-known for fits of anger on the course. How do you show your frustration?
EMBRY: “I don’t do that a lot. I show it sometimes, but not very often. You can see it in my face sometimes that I upset, but I’ve gotten much better on working on the shot in front of me and letting the past shots go.”

Q: Are you going to pursue this in college?
EMBRY: “I plan on playing. I’ve talked to a couple of coaches, from Indiana Tech and Rose Hulman. I think my dad has gotten stuff from other coaches, but I haven’t talked to anyone else yet.”

Q: Those aren’t bad choices. What are you going to study?
EMBRY: “I want to be an engineer. What type of engineer I’m not sure of yet. Maybe mechanical engineering.”

Q: You play some other sports, right? What’s your favorite?
EMBRY: “I play basketball and softball. I would choose golf or softball if I had to pick. It’s defintely not basketball.”

Q: You’ve got quite a bit on your plate there...
EMBRY: “About the same time I started playing golf, my mom and dad made me play basketball. When I got to middle school, I wanted to play volleyball and tennis, which I did for a couple years. Then I ran cross country for a while. I liked cross country, if it wasn’t for the running part. It’s just fun for me. I guess I’m a pretty competitive person.”

Q: What else do you do?
EMBRY: “There isn’t a whole lot else going on. Sometimes I’ll be with some people and we’ll be like ‘let’s do something.’ Then we realize we’re in Henryville and there’s nothing to do.”

Q: So you made it to the regional. What do you expect that to be like?
EMBRY: “I’ve never played that course before, so I’m not sure there. I mean, I’d prefer to preform well, but it’s more about the excitement of making it out. I want to play well, of course, but I’m just going to enjoy the experience.”

Floyd Central cruises to sectional title
(Hornets finish 6th; Embry advances to regional)
9/15/2007 @Valley View GC (Par 71) by Matt Cress(Evening News)

FLOYDS KNOBS — The competition was all but over, but that didn’t stop Whitney Welch from putting the exclamation point on Floyd Central’s day anyway.

The Highlander senior chipped in for eagle on the par-4 18th hole to cap off Floyd’s victory at the Floyd Central girls’ golf sectional at Valley View Golf Club on Saturday.

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Sullivan wasn’t the only local individual to advance to Quail Crossing, as Henryville’s Tosha Embry was the top scorer on non-advancing teams. A senior, Embry’s 91 got her to the regional round for the first time in her career. The top three individuals on non-advancing teams moved on to regional.

While Embry spent her time milling around the clubhouse with friends while awaiting the results, the whole Henryville team got to celebrate making a bit of history. The Hornets combined for a 420, good enough for sixth place of the 11 teams. It was the highest all-time finish for any Henryville golf team.

“We felt like Floyd Central and North Harrison were a little bit better than everyone else,” said Henryville coach Robin Embry. “If we had played a better front nine, it’s very possible we could have gotten out.”

All four of the scoring Hornets had an easier time on the back nine, including Ericka Runyon, who followed a 60 on the front side with a 46 on the back. Katie Spellman was six better on the back en route to a 113 and Carissa Embry fired a 110 for Henryville.

Still it was Tosha Embry’s day for the Hornets. She was shaky early, hitting the turn with a 48, but went 1-under on the last five holes of the back side, ultimately carding a 43.

“I’m just really happy for her, both as a coach and a dad,” Robin Embry said. “It was really looking rough early, but she came through in the end.”

While there was elation for Henryville, it was a tougher day for another senior, Charlestown’s April Scott. She delivered a 96, but was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. That meant the Pirates had only three scoring players, not enough to score as a team.

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Off to Boonville

These three top teams from the sectional advanced to next Saturday’s regional at Quail Crossing Golf Club in Boonville:

• 1. Floyd Central — 352
• 2. North Harrison — 365
• 3. Providence — 401

The top three scorers from non-advancing teams also moved on to next weekend’s regional:

• 1. Tosha Embry, Henryville — 91
• 2. Kylia Sullivan, New Albany — 92
• 3. Heidi Zimmerman, Corydon — 95

Floyd Central (352), North Harrison (365), Providence (401), New Albany (405), Corydon (410), Henryville (420: T. Embry (91), Runyon (106), C. Embry (110), Spellman (113), Taylor (121)), Silver Creek (443), Jeffersonville (453), Eastern (506), Charlestown (NTS), CAI (NTS)

Hot-shooting Hornets cap undefeated campaign
9/12/2007 @Hidden Creek Links GC (Par 35) by Mike Hutsell (Evening News)


Photos by Dawn Embry

Junior Katie Spellman was medalist for the first time in her career as Henryville defeated Silver Creek at Hidden Creek’s Links-9.

Spellman scored a round of 44, helping the Hornets to a team score of 182. The Dragons finished at 214.

Two other Hornets finished with career best rounds in the win — freshman Carissa Embry scored a 45 and sophomore Abby Taylor had a 47. Senior Tosha Embry finished a 46.

“Our girls shot really well,” said Robin Embry. “I’m happy for Katie to get the win.”

Mackenzie Moore had a 51 for the Dragons.

Henryville (182) - Spellman (44), C. Embry (45), T. Embry (46), Runyon (47), Taylor (47), Katie Cleveland (Jr High)(59)
Silver Creek (214) - Moore (51), Wilson (52), Lewis (54), Yost (57), Crum (59)

Embry sets new school record for Henryville
9/8/2007 @Hidden Creek GC (Par 70) by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Senior Tosha Embry shot an 18-hole school-record round of 78 — eclipsing a school record of 79 set by Jenny Dunn back in 1994 — as Henryville tuned up for sectional with a victory over shorthanded Christian Academy of Indiana Saturday at Hidden Creek Golf Club.

The Hornets posted a team score of 379, with Ericka Runyon (90), Katie Spellman (101) and Abby Taylor (110) rounding out the team scoring.

“I’m very happy with some of our team scores,” said Henryville coach Robin Embry. “It’s a great way for us to get ready for sectional. Now we need a good week of practice and to continue working on improving.”

Henryville (379) - T. Embry (78), Runyon (90), Spellman (101), Taylor (110)
Christian Academy (NTS) - Huckabone (96), Thompson (110), McKinley (119)

Hornets break 200 to Win at Wooded View
9/5/2007 @Wooded View GC (Par 37) by Kevin Harris (Evening News)


Photos by Dawn Embry

Senior Tosha Embry fired a 43 to earn medalist honors and lead Henryville past Clarksville at Wooded View Golf Course, 197-229.

Rounding out the scoring for the Hornets were Ericka Runyon with a 48. Katie Spellman with a 50 and Carissa Embry with a 56.

"I'm real happy with our girls to go down there and break 200," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "It was a good round for us. Tosha played well and has played well all season. But the other kids are shooting good scores as well."

Alyssa Garcia and Kelly Betz topped the Generals' scoreboard with a 54 apiece. Teammates Alex Conklin and Veronica Cintron shot 58 and 63, respectively.

Henryville (197) - T. Embry (43), Runyon (48), Spellman (50), C. Embry (56)
Clarksville (229) - A. Garcia (54), Betz (54), Conklin (58), Cintron (63), Carta (65), Parker (67), J. Garcia (68)

Embry wins 8th match in a row
8/30/2007 @Hidden Creek Links GC (Par 35)

Tosha Embry fired a 39 to earn match medalist honors for the eighth time this season. Embry played as an individual in the Clarksville vs CAI match at Hidden Creek’s Links 9.

Henryville - T. Embry (39)

Hornets edge C-town
8/29/2007 @Hidden Creek Links GC (Par 35) by Mike Hutsell (Evening News)

Tosha Embry earned match medalist for the seventh time this season as Henryville defeated Charlestown in a dual match at Hidden Creek’s Links 9.

The Hornets carded a team score of 185 while the Pirates finished with 195.

Embry shot a round of 41 for the Hornets and was one of three players from her team under 50, along with Katie Spellman’s 47 and Ericka Runyon’s 48. Carissa Embry shot a 52 to complete Henryville’s scoring.

April Scott had a 44 for Charlestown. Amanda Kasey (47), Whitney Greene (51) and Katie Shaw (53) round out Charlestown’s scoring.

Henryville (188) - T. Embry (41), Spellman (47), Runyon (48), C. Embry (52), Katie Cleveland (Jr High)(62)
Charlestown (195) - Scott (44), Kasey (47), Greene (51), Shaw (53), Bowyer (55)

Hornets claim Henryville Invite
8/27/2007 @Hidden Creek Links GC (Par 35) by Kevin Harris (Evening News)


Photos by Dawn Embry

Henryville won its third straight Henryville Invitational title at Turning Point Golf Course in Sellersburg.

The Hornets’ Tosha Embry won medalist honors for the second consecutive year, shooting a 40. Teammates Ericka Runyon and Katie Spellman each fired a 49. Also for Henryville, Carissa Embry had a 53 and Abby Taylor carded a 54.

“I’m very happy with all the girls,” Hornets coach Robin Embry said. “It was nice to have Katie Spellman back (after being injured) and she shot a nice round. Tosha played well again today and has all season. Ericka and Carissa have been consistent and Abby continues to improve. Hopefully, we can continue to practice and improve over these last three weeks of the season.”

Christian Academy of Indiana placed fourth with a 233. Erin Huckabone paced the Warriors with a 51, followed by Ali Thompson (52), Alex McKinley (60) and Rebecca Stewart (70).

Henryville (191) - T. Embry (40), Runyon (49), Spellman (49), C. Embry (53), Taylor (54)
Southwestern (206) - Garrett (45), Brawner (49), White (54), Thomas (58), Brown (68)
Trinity Lutheran (224) - Shelton (48), Weissert (50), Jones (56), Kozisek (70)
Christian Academy (233) - Huckabone (51), Thompson (52), Mckinnely (60), Stewart (70)

Hornets take three-way
8/21/2007 @Hidden Creek Links GC (Par 35) by Mike Hutsell (Evening News)

Tosha Embry earned match medalist for the fifth time in five matches on the season, and the Hornets placed three players under 50 in a win over Crawford County and Christian Academy of Indiana at the Turning Point Golf Course.

Embry split the top honors with Crawford’s Chelsea Benham as each player carded a round of 41. Ericka Runyon shot a 46 for Henryville and Carissa Embry had a 48 in the win.

“I’m real happy with it,” said Hornets coach Robin Embry. “The course was a little tough with the rain in the morning, but we had some solid scores.”

Henryville (195) - T. Embry (41), Runyon (46), C. Embry (48), Taylor (60)
Crawford County (200) - Benham (41), Barron (49), Lewicki (54), Zehr (56)
Christian Academy (225) - Thompson (48), Huckabone (51), Mckinnely (61), Stewart (65)

Henryville Defeats Madison
8/17/2007 @Hidden Creek - Links GC (Par 35)

The Lady Hornets posted a 188 to defeat the Lady Cubs by 37 strokes on Hidden Creek's Links course. Match medalist Tosha Embry led Henryville with a 40. Ericka Runyon recorded a career low 45, while Carissa Embry carded a 48. Abby Taylor shot 55 to round out the scoring for Henryville.

"It's great to see the girls continue to improve. I'm really happy for Ericka, she played a very nice round. Tosha had a bit of trouble with a couple of holes, however, she played even par on the other seven. It's nice to have Carissa consistently shooting in the 40's and Abby continues to improve and will be in the 40's before the end of the season. We need to continue to practice and improve." said Henryville coach Robin Embry.

Henryville (188) - T. Embry (40), Runyon (45), C. Embry (48), Taylor (55)
Madison (225) - Boldery (51), Johann (56), Campbell (58), A. Smith (60), J. Smith (61)

Henryville Wins on Links
8/13/2007 @Hidden Creek - Links GC (Par 35)


Photos by Dawn Embry

The Lady Hornets, led by Tosha Embry's 38, fired a 185 on Hidden Creek's Links course to defeat Trinity Lutheran. Carissa Embry and Ericka Runyon shot 44 and 46, respectively. Abby Taylor carded a 57 to round out the scoring for Henryville.

"I'm really happy with how all four of the girls played. Tosha played a very solid round and Carissa and Ericka played well. Abby is improving each time out and played a nice round. I hope each girl can keep finding some practice time and continue to improve." said Henryville coach Robin Embry.

Henryville (185) - T. Embry (38), C. Embry (44), Runyon (46), Taylor (57), Katie Cleveland (Jr High)(54)
Trinity Lutheran (238) - Shelton (48), Jones (58), Weissert (62), Kozisek (70)

2007 Wolf Challenge
8/13/2007 @Covered Bridge

A few Hornet golfers were at the 2007 Wolf Challenge held at Covered Bridge golf course in Sellersburg, IN. This was the 11th year that Fuzzy Zoeller has brought pro golfers & celebrities to Southern Indiana to raise money for his charities.


(Left)Two Jr. High clowns with Harpo the clown; (Right) Tosha, Bailey, Fuzzy, & Evan at the 2007 Wolf Challenge

Lady Hornets Win Again
8/11/2007 @Seymour CC (Par 36) by Kevin Harris/Matt Cress (Evening News)

The Henryville girls' golf team moved to 3-0 on the season by taking down Trinity Lutheran at Seymour Country Club Friday, 213-249.

Tosha Embry led the way for the Hornets with a 46, while her sister, Carissa, carded a 49. Ericka Runyon shot a 53 and Abby Taylor fired a 65 for Henryville.

"We played better than in our previous match." said Henryville coach Robin Embry. "We are still struggling with our chipping and putting, but we'll continue to get better throughout the season."

Henryville (213) - T. Embry (46), C. Embry (49), Runyon (53), Taylor (65)
Trinity Lutheran (249) - Shelton (54), Weissert (57), Jones (66), Kozisek (72)

Lady Hornets Win Opener
8/6/2007 @Hoosier Hills GC (Par 36)

The Lady Hornets won their season opener at Hoosier Hills golf course defeating Eastern (Pekin) and Clarksville. Henryville, led by match medalist Tosha Embry's 43, shot a team score of 230.

"The heat, length of the course, and conditions of the course made it a tough opening match. All-in-all, the girls did OK, but we expect to shoot much better scores than what we did today.", stated coach Robin Embry. "We had two girls playing in their first varsity match - so I know they were a bit nervous. Give us a few weeks and we'll be scoring better.", he added.

Henryville (230) - T. Embry (43), C. Embry (55), Runyon (60), Taylor (72)
Eastern (NTS) - Kaelien (54), Rogers (61), Dillon (67)
Clarksville (WD) -


Girls Golf Preview
8/2/2007 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

The Hornets have three players back from last year’s record-breaking squad, which went 18-0 during the 2006 regular season. The undefeated mark was just the second for any girls’ sports team in Henryville history.

Tosha Embry is the lone senior on the squad. She has the most varsity experience of any Hornet as she has been in the starting lineup the past three seasons.

Juniors Ericka Runyon and Katie Spellman return, and coach Robin Embry hopes both players can post scoring averages in the 40s.

Coach Embry thinks the key will be his No. 4 and 5 players. Sophomore Abby Taylor will be playing high school golf for the first time, while freshman Carissa Embry was the top player on the Henryville Junior High School team the past couple of years.

“We return three girls from last season’s team and that experience will help,” coach Embry said. “However, we’ll need our newcomers to contribute throughout the season. It’ll be difficult to match the season we had last fall, but I expect us to be very competitive with every school on our schedule. We have the potential to be pretty good.”

Henryville faces a schedule with several Class 4A and 3A schools. They include Silver Creek, Corydon, Charlestown, Madison and Jeff.


Summer Tours End / Practice Begins
7/23/2007Golf practice begins the week of July 30th, 2007, with the first scheduled matches to be played August 2 & 3, 2007. Practice will be at Hidden Creek each non-match day (Monday - Friday) through mid September 2007 (see the on-line schedule for match dates). Any girl entering the 7th - 12th grades can contact Coach Robin Embry for information concerning the golf team.

Tosha & Carissa Embry spent part of their summer participating in the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program. They competed on the MOUNTAIN DEW JUNIOR TOUR (Carissa - Girls Age 13-14 & Tosha - Girls Age 17-19). The tour conducts over 40 events and each player can compete in up to six events. Carissa competed part time (she played in three events) and finished 34th of over 65 girls in her age group. There were over 100 girls participate in the 17-19 age group where Tosha finished 28th.

"It was a good experience for both of the girls. They played some nice courses and got used to playing 18 holes under USGA rules. Hopefully, it's helped prepare them for the upcoming season.", said coach Embry

Five of this season's varsity players - Ericka Runyon, Katie Spellman, Abby Taylor, Carissa, & Tosha - participated in group clinics at Hidden Creek. As well as, junior high player - Katie Cleveland.

"I'm glad to see the girls participate in the clinics. Zach and the staff at Hidden Creek to a great job. The clinics help prepare the girls for the upcoming season. I'm looking forward to a good season.", stated coach Embry

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Amanda Cleveland	14	44.8	39	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Tosha Embry	14	45.7	39	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Ericka Runyon	14	52.6	46	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Katie Spellman	14	53.6	48	Hidden Creek GC (Links)
Alyson Embry	11	60.5	52	Hidden Creek GC (Links)

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*Amanda Cleveland (37) - 8/7/2006 @ Hoosier Hills GC (Shot on a non-regulation course.)

Alyson, Katie, Amanda, Ericka, Tosha, Coach Embry Photo by Dawn Embry

Hornets a team for history
9/22/2006By KEVIN HARRIS (courtesy of The Evening News)

As his team got closer to completing an undefeated regular season this month, Henryville girls’ golf coach Robin Embry went on a fact-finding mission to see if his players made history.

After talking to lots of people in the Henryville community, he found out the Hornets indeed did.

To the best of several Henryville fans’ knowledge, the girls’ golf squad is only the third team — and the first female squad — in school history to post a perfect record in the regular season. The Hornets concluded their 18-0 regular season on Sept. 13 with a 191-222 victory over Jeffersonville at Hidden Creek Golf Club’s Links 9 course.

The Henryville boys’ basketball program posted the other two perfect regular seasons. The Hornets accomplished both those feats in back-to-back seasons — 1944-45 (19-0) and 1945-46 (17-0). The unbeaten campaigns helped Henryville build a 41-game, regular-season win streak.

Embry says beating a huge school like Jeff was simply the icing on the cake to a great season.

"For Henryville to beat Jeffersonville at anything is a big deal. It's big for our community", said Embry, whose squad will be honored for its accomplishment with a team picture mounted inside Henryville's Spurgeon Gymnasium. "I'm extremely proud. It is hard to single out any one of the girls. The girls committed themselves individually to get better."

The Hornets broke every team record en route to the perfect mark. The 18 wins were the most in school history and they shot a new nine-hole school record of 172 on Aug. 30 at Links 9 against Charlestown.

Senior Amanda Cleveland set a new school record for most medalist honors in a season with nine. Junior Tosha Embry, the coach's daughter, became the all-time medalist winner at HHS with 20.

Also making contributions to the Hornets' unscathed run were sophomores Ericka Runyon and Katie Spellman and junior Alyson Embry, the coach's niece.

Robin Embry is proud of the way his team persevered against a schedule that included mainly Class 2A and 3A schools.

"When you are a Class A school and two-thirds of your schedule are bigger schools, the girls took pride in competing against any school around the area", coach Embry said.

The one match that stood out to Embry this season was a triangular meet at Wooded View Golf Course in Clarksville, a course where the Hornets have struggled in the past. Even though the Hornets won by 10 strokes over second-place Crawford County, they were discouraged by posting a season-high score of 215.

After the match, they decided to have a practice session at Hidden Creek right before their match the next day at Wooded View between Silver Creek and Clarksville. It paid off as Henryville defeated the Dragons by 18 strokes.

"It was a big-time goal for them. The girls are excited", Embry said about the undefeated mark.

Henryville should be proud of what the girls' golf team accomplished this year. A perfect record in any sport is something a school and a community should relish for a lifetime.


Henryville falls short in sectional
9/15/2006
The Lady Hornets shot a 422 to finish 10th of 19 schools in the Seymour sectional held at Shadowood golf course in Seymour, IN. As expected Floyd Central earned the sectional title firing a 358, almost 30 strokes better than any other team. Henryville was led by Junior Tosha Embry's 100. Next for the Lady Hornets was Ericka Runyon with a 103, Amanda Cleveland shot 104, Katie Spellman carded 115, and Alyson Embry finished with a 129. "None of the girls played bad, it's just none of them played well. We were expecting Amanda and Tosha to combine for about 180-190 and two of the other three to combine for about 200. That would have gave us a shot at advancing out. I think the emotions and expectations kind of got to us. But even with that, Tosha finished in the top 25, Ericka was in the top 30, and Amanda was in the top 35. Just looking at the underclassmen, Tosha was 12th and Ericka was in the top 20. That's good for next season.", coach Embry said.

He added, "We've had a great season. We finished a perfect 18-0, we won our invitational for the second year in a row, we set a record in every team category we keep, Amanda and Tosha shot the second best 9-hole scores on record, Amanda set a new season record for matches won, and Tosha set a new career record for matches won. Each of the girls have a big part in a season they'll never forget and four of these girls will be back next season - we could be good again."

Henryville 422 - T. Embry (100), Runyon (103), Cleveland (104), Spellman (115), A. Embry (129)


Henryville gets win over Jeffersonville; Complete perfect season
9/13/2006
The Lady Hornets defeated Jeffersonville at Hidden Creek's Links 9 golf course in Sellersburg, IN. Henryville was led by Senior Amanda Cleveland's 42. Ericka Runyon was close behind with her career best 46. "Amanda and Ericka played well. Amanda has had a great senior season and Ericka's extra practice is beginning to pay dividends", said Coach Robin Embry. Jeffersonville was led by Ella Woolridge's 48. Angel Nelson, playing as an individual from Restoration Christian, shot 55.

Henryville completed a perfect season, improving their record to 18-0. "I'm not sure if we've ever had any sport teams record a perfect season other than the two basketball teams that hang in the gym. In addition, I'm not sure that we've ever defeated Jeffersonville in head-to-head competition. Maybe we've done both, but each would be a real rarity. These girls deserve a lot of credit. They quietly set this goal for themselves at the beginning of the season and they achieved it. I'm very happy for them. It's a special group of girls and they just completed a special season", stated Coach Embry.

Commenting on each player, Coach Embry said, "As I said before, Amanda has had a great senior season. She has a good short game and her ball striking has improved. She's not recorded a single high score for a match this season. Again, just a solid season. Tosha has had a very nice season. Other than three matches, she's averaged about 42 - that's really strong. She hits the ball extremely long which leaves her with a lot of 30-60 yard approach shots, which are tough shots. When her short game is on, she's very good. Katie has really improved this season. Her ball striking has gotten better as well as her short game. She's very close to posting a lot of scores in the 40's. Ericka has put in some extra practice time this season and it's paying off. She continues to improve in all phases of her game. She's close to consistently recording scores in the 40's. Alyson has had a very nice debut season. She has nice touch around the greens and her ball striking is improving. She's close to shooting in the 40's. Overall, each girl has improved and it's been a season to remember. These girls should have a lot of pride in what they've accomplished."

"Hopefully, each girl can play well in the sectional and we'll see where that leaves us. Floyd Central is the heavy favorite to win. However, there are 6-8 teams that could take the next two spots and advance to the regional. I think we're in that group, but we'll have to play well. There's 18 teams in our sectional, six are 4A schools and six are 3A schools, that'll make it tough. Regardless of what happens at the sectional, these girls have completed a very rare thing - a perfect season", he concluded.

Henryville 191 - Cleveland (42), Runyon (46), T. Embry (51), Spellman (52), A. Embry (53)
Jeffersonville 222 - E. Woolridge (48), A. Newcomb (55), A. Pangburn (59), E. Hampton (60), L. Gavin (62), A. Vandgrift (63), R. Clemons (64)
Restoration Christian - A. Nelson (55)


Henryville defeats Eastern and Borden; Moves to 17 - 0
9/6/2006
Henryville recorded a 193 to defeat Eastern's (Pekin) 235 and Borden's 256 at Hidden Creek's Links 9 golf course in Sellersburg, IN. The Lady Hornets improved their season record to a perfect 17 - 0. "We were a little rusty from the holiday break. The girls hadn't practiced much since our last match. Nothing bad, just a few loose shots here and there. Hopefully, we can get in some good practice time before our next match.", stated coach Robin Embry.

Tosha Embry earned medalist honors with a 42. She has been medalist in the last four matches. "Tosha is playing well. In our last four matches she's averaged less than 42. We hope she can keep that up.", said coach Embry. Eastern was led by Ashley Kaelin's 49. Maria Kirchgessner carded a 59 to lead Borden. Restoration Christian's Angel Nelson, playing as an individual, fired a 47.

Henryville 193 - T. Embry (42), A. Cleveland (45), E. Runyon (52), K. Spellman (54), A. Embry (58)
Eastern (Pekin) 235 - Kaelin (49), Webster (59), Dillon (60), Rogers (67), Jarrell (67)
Borden 256 - Kirchgessner (59), Carter (63), Cook (65), Roll (69), Koch (70)
Restoration Christian - Nelson (47)
Henryville Jr. High - Embry (55), Cleveland (61)


Henryville improves to 15 - 0; Sets Scoring Record
8/30/2006
The Lady Hornets are on a roll. After setting a new scoring record Monday while winning their own Invitational, they came back today to better that mark by seven shots - a 172. Charlestown shot a 222, and was led by Laurel Clapp's 53. Angel Nelson, playing as an individual from Restoration Christian, shot 47.

In route to their 15th win of the season against no losses, each player shot a career best score. "Amanda shot a very nice round earlier in the year at Hoosier Hills, but it doesn't compare to this one. The course at Hoosier Hills was set up as a non-regulation, less than 1500 yards, par 30 course. Her and Tosha shot the best round I've seen at Henryville since we started the program 5 years ago. Jenny Dunn, who was an extremely good high school player, shot 36 three times and 39 twice. Tosha and Amanda tied the rounds of 39 - that's really strong!.", complemented Coach Robin Embry. He was quick to add, "Not only did those two play well, but Ericka, Katie, and Alyson each shot a personal best as well. These three have improved tremendously! The bottom line is that all five of these girls are playing great and are on a big time roll. Hopefully, we'll keep our comittment to improvement and keep heading in the right direction. I'm very happy for all five of these girls".

Henryville 172 - Cleveland (39), T. Embry (39), Runyon (46), Spellman (48), Embry (52)
Charlestown 222 - Clapp (53), Scott (55), Jones (57), McQuillen (57)
Restoration Christian - Nelson (47)
Henryville Jr. High - Embry (57), Cleveland (63)


On The Spot: Amanda Cleveland
Hornet Senior as busy as a bee
8/29/2006 by Kevin Harris(Evening News)


Senior Amanda Cleveland is the top player on this year’s Henryville girls’ golf team.

Cleveland has led the Hornets to a 14-0 record in 2006. Cleveland has earned medalist honors 11 times in her career. She shot a career-low 37 in a meet against Pekin Eastern and Clarksville at Hoosier Hills Golf Course in Borden on Aug. 9.

The 37 was the second-lowest nine-hole score in program history. The school record is 36 by former Henryville golfer Jenny Dunn.

“On The Spot” caught up with Cleveland prior to Monday’s invitational.

Question: What have you thought about your season so far?
Amanda Cleveland: “I think our season has been pretty good. Myself, I think I’m doing great and everybody else is helping out.”

Q: What would you like to accomplish by season’s end?
Cleveland: “I’d like to get out of sectional this year, make it to regional and have a couple more wins. And I would like to have an undefeated season.”

Q: How did it feel to shoot the second-lowest nine-hole score in school history earlier this month?
Cleveland: “It was really great. I was really excited. It was even better the next day to find out that I (almost) matched the school record.”

Q: What area of your golf game have you worked on the most this season?
Cleveland: “I have worked on long distance the most because I’m exceptional in my short game. I have been having trouble with my long distance, like my driver. I had to straighten (my drives) out.”

Q: Your home course is Hidden Creek’s Links 9. What do you like and dislike about this course?
Cleveland: “I like this course because it is open and there are not a lot of hazards. My dislike is whenever you go to a different course, you meet all the hazards and I really don’t have any experience with them. This course is a little shorter than the others.”

Q: I understand you are also playing for the volleyball team this fall. How are you organizing your time between both teams?
Cleveland: “Basically, whenever I don’t have a golf match, I have a volleyball match and every once in a while I’ll get a (volleyball) practice in. I had to complete 10 practices before my first (volleyball) game, but that’s all I’ve had. Whenever I am there, I usually show up late because of golf practice.”

Q: How many sports are you playing at Henryville this season?
Cleveland: “I play three. I used to play five. It got too much for me.”

Q: What is the third sport will you play this year?
Cleveland: “Softball.” (She used to be on the girls’ basketball and girls’ track teams.)

Q: Why do you like to play so many sports?
Cleveland: “It keeps you active and out of trouble. I have to have a busy schedule at all times. I have to be running around.”

Q: How tough is it to keep up with your academics when you play so many sports?
Cleveland: “It is really hard to do. You’ve just got to keep yourself on a schedule and put (pushing) yourself toward your work and what you have to do.”

Q: What is your favorite sport and why?
Cleveland: “My favorite sport is golf because you can do it for as long as you are alive. There is always something new to learn about it. You can never have a perfect swing, so you are always learning something about it.”

Q: Have you made any college plans yet?
Cleveland: “I’m thinking about attending (the University of Louisville) and taking two years of pre-pharmacy courses. Then I’m going for four years at Sullivan (University) in their upcoming pharmacy courses.”

Q: Would you like to play any sports in college if the opportunity arises?
Cleveland: “If the opportunity is there, I would.”


Henryville Wins Invitational; Sets Scoring Record
8/28/2006
Henryville shot a school record 179 while capturing it's own invitational. The Lady Hornets were led by Amanda Cleveland's and Tosha Embry's 42. Ericka Runyon shot 47, Katie Spellman fired a 48, and Alyson Embry carded a 55. "As I've said before, the girls have comitted to improving. They're putting in some extra time and really working on their games. I'm happy with each and everone of them. Breaking 180 is quite an accomplishment!", said Coach Robin Embry. He added, "If we keep working hard and improving - good things will continue to happen." Henryville's record improved to 14 - 0.

Trinity Lutheran, led by Stephanie Kilgas' 45, shot 203 to claim the runner-up spot for the second year in a row. CAI shot 217 to finish in front of Borden's 267. CAI was led by Hannah Jones' 51, and Borden was led by Candace Bender's 61.

Henryville 179 - Cleveland (42), T. Embry (42), Runyon (47), Spellman (48), A. Embry (55)
Trinity Lutheran 217 - Kilgas (45), VonDielingen (50), Caughey (51), Wehmiller (57), Weissert (58)
CAI 217 - H. Jones (51), Thompson (55), Hoeks (55), A. Jones (56), Huckabone (59)
Borden 267 - Bender (61), Crecelius (68), Koch (68), Popiantong (70), Hacker (70)
Henryville Jr High - Cleveland (60), Embry (60)


Lady Hornets move to 11 - 0 on the season
8/23/2006


Amanda, Tosha, Alyson, Katie, Ericka Photos by Dawn Embry

Led by Tosha Embry's 43, Henryville shot a 203 to win a tri-match with Clarksville and Silver Creek at Wooded View golf course in Clarksville, IN. Silver Creek recorded a 221 and was led by Tiffany Bauman's 51. Clarksville was led by Alissa Garcia's 54 as they shot 242. The Lady Hornets move to 11-0 on the season.

"We've had a very good first half of the season. Hopefully we can keep improving and be playing even better in a few weeks.", said Coach Robin Embry.

"Tosha played a very nice round. A 43 is a good score for that course. She's put a lot of work into her game and she's improving.", stated Coach Embry. He added, "Ericka played very well. If she continues to work on her game, she'll keep improving. Amanda and Katie didn't score quite like they'd like to today, but overall they're improving. And Alyson shot a nice round and continues to improve."

"The bottom line is that each of these girls have committed to being better. They each are practicing more. If they continue to put the time in, it'll pay dividends. I'm happy with where we're headed.", concluded Coach Embry.

Henryville 203 - T. Embry (43), Cleveland (50), Runyon (51), Spellman (59), A. Embry (62)
Silver Creek 221 - Bauman (51), Shanahan (52), Yost (56), Archer (62), Crum (70)
Clarksville 242 - Garcia (54), Tudor (56), Betz (63), Carta (69), Cintron (72)


Henryville wins tri-match
8/22/2006
The Lady Hornets prevailed in a tri-match at Wooded View golf course, in Clarksville, IN. Henryville shot 215 to better CAI's 238 and Crawford County's 225. Earning medalist honors was Amanda Cleveland with a 46. Crawford County was led by Chelsea Benham's 48, and CAI was led by Aly Thompson's 56.

"Amanda has been steady all season and I expect that to be the case for the remainder of the season. She's playing very well!", commented coach Robin Embry. He added, "The other girls have been a little up and down, but they are working at it and ,hopefully, will have it ironed out over the next couple of weeks. We're improving, it just takes time."

Henryville improved it's record to 9-0 for the season.

Henryville 215 - Cleveland (46), T. Embry (55), Runyon (56), Spellman (58), A. Embry (66)
Crawford County 225 - Benham (48), Barron (55), Lewicki (60), Cox (62), Zehr (66)
CAI 238 - Thompson (56), Jones (59), Hoeks (60), Huckabone (63), Felton (67)
Henryville Jr High - Embry (56)


Lady Hornets get win over Lady Cubs
8/18/2006
Henryville fired a 194 at Sunrise golf course as they defeated Madison, improving their record to 7 - 0. The Lady Cubs shot a 258. Tosha Embry led the Lady Hornets earning medalist honors with a 44. "Tosha's short game was better today. She's been working on that part of her game and it's starting to pay dividends.", said Coach Robin Embry. Amanda Cleveland was close behind with a 46, Katie Spellman carded a 50, Ericka Runyon shot 54, and Alyson Embry had a 66. "Amanda continues to have a fine senior season and Katie played a very nice round. Ericka and Alyson had nice rounds, they're both improving.", stated Coach Embry.

Coach Embry added, "Most of the girls put in some extra time this week on their short game and it showed. We were better around the greens today. Hopefully, we'll keep putting in the time it takes to improve. We're headed in the right direction. I'm happy for the girls."

Henryville 194 - T. Embry (44), Cleveland (46), Spellman (50), Runyon (54), A. Embry (66)
Madison 258 - Smith (58), Boldery (60), Griffin (68), Orrill (72)


Lady Hornets move to 6-0
8/14/2006
The Lady Hornets improved their record to 6-0 as they defeated Trinity Lutheran at Hidden Creek Links golf course. Henryville, led by Amanda Cleveland's 40, recorded a 193. Trinity Lutheran was led by Morgan VonDeligin's 51 as they shot 215. This is the best start the Lady Hornets have had since beginning the program in the fall of 2002.

"At the end of the week, we'll be about half way through our season. So we're off to a great start. Amanda shot another nice score, Tosha played a nice round except for a couple of holes, Katie and Erica are starting to be more consistent, and Alyson showed a lot of improvement.", commented coach Robin Embry.

"Overall, we're playing well. We need to work on our short game. Amanda Cleveland is the only girl not struggling around the green. That's why she is shooting the scores she's shooting. I hope she keeps it up, and the others join her. If we improve in that area, then this could be a very special season.", said coach Embry.

Henryville 193 - Cleveland (40), T. Embry (44), Runyon (54), Spellman (55), A. Embry (58)
Trinity Lutheran 215 - Vondeligin (51), Caughey (52), Shelton (56), Luecke (56), Trimpe (59)
Restoration Christian - Nelson (50)
Henryville Jr High - Cleveland (55), Embry (62)


Henryville defeats Trinity Lutheran
8/11/2006
Henryville shot a 216 while defeating Trinity Lutheran at Seymour Country Club. Amanda Cleveland led the Lady Hornets with a 49, followed by Katie Spellman's 52, Tosha Embry's 54, and Ericka Runyon's 61.

"Katie played a nice round and shot below her average. Everone else struggled a bit, but it happens.", said coach Robin Embry. He added, "Hopefully, the girls will continue to practice and improve."

Trinity Lutheran, led by Sam Caughey's 53, shot a 233.

Henryville 216 - Cleveland (49), Spellman (52), T. Embry (54), Runyon (61)
Trinity Lutheran 233 - Caughey (53), Trimpe (60), Wehmiller (60), Weisert (60), Kilgas (63)


Henryville wins at Corydon
8/8/2006
Henryville picked up another win by defeating Corydon at Old Capitol golf club in Corydon, IN. The Lady Hornets were once again led by senior Amanda Cleveland as she shot 45 and the team posted 212 for the round. Tosha Embry added a 47, Katie Spellman a 54, and Ericka Runyon shot 66.

"Amanda and Katie played very consistent rounds. No big scores or real low scores. Tosha played seven very good holes and a couple not so good holes. Ericka struggled a bit today, but she'll bounce back.", commented coach Robin Embry.

Corydon recorded a 243, led by Heidi Zimmerman's 54.

Henryville 212 - Cleveland (45), T. Embry (47), Spellman (54), Runyon (66)
Corydon 243 - H. Zimmerman (54), Kitterman (61), Windell (62), Stewart (66), G. Zimmerman (70), Hall (74)


Lady Hornets set school record while winning tri-match
8/7/2006
The Lady Hornets posted a school best 181 in route to a victory over Clarksville and Eastern at Hoosier Hills golf course in Borden, IN. Amanda Cleveland led Henryville with a 37 on the par 34 layout. "Amanda played an exceptional round. A round which included an eagle and a birdie! She's really had a good start to her senior season.", stated coach Robin Embry. Tosha Embry fired a 42, Ericka Runyon a 49, followed by Katie Spellman's 53. "All of the girls are playing well. Tosha has shot some good scores, but once she finds her touch around the greens - she'll shoot some very good scores.", said Embry. He added, "We had a great round, a personal best, from Ericka Runyon and Katie is very close to posting some scores in the 40s."

"The girls are playing well right now. We need to continue to find practice time and hopefully we'll be playing our best at the end of the season.", concluded Embry.

Clarksville shot a team score of 208, led by Meagan Tudor's 44. Eastern was paced by Ashley Kaelin's 51 as the team tallied a 231.

Henryville 181 - Cleveland (37), T. Embry (42), Runyon (49), Spellman (53)
Clarksville 208 - Tudor (44), Garcia (51), Gividen (54), Betz (59)
Eastern 231 - Kaelin (51), Rogers (59), Mishler (60), Jarrell (61)


Henryville wins season opener over Silver Creek
8/3/2006


Tosha and Amanda Photo by Amanda Embry

Henryville posted a 195 to defeat Silver Creek in a dual match held at Hidden Creek Links GC in Sellersburg. Henryville's Amanda Cleveland shot 42 to earn medalist honors. Tiffany Baumann led Silver Creek with a 43.

"Amanda had a great start to her senior season, shooting a career best score. She really played a nice round!", said coach Robin Embry as he complemented his lone senior. He added, "The other girls had a little trouble with the first few holes, then recovered to shoot respectable scores. It was nice to start the season with a win. Considering it was our first match, the girls played well and Amanda played exceptionally well."

Henryville 195 - Cleveland (42), T. Embry (45), Runyon (53), Spellman (55), A. Embry (62)
Silver Creek 213 - Baumann (43), Archer (52), Moore (57), Yost (61)
Henryville Jr High - Cleveland (59), Embry (60)


Summer Tours End / Practice Begins
7/28/2006Golf practice begins at 4:30 pm on Monday July 28, 2006 at Hidden Creek Golf Course. Practice will be at the same time and place each non-match day (Monday - Friday) through September 16, 2006 (see the on-line schedule for match dates). Any girl entering the 7th - 12th grades can contact Coach Robin Embry for information concerning the golf team.

Tosha Embry spent part of her summer participating in the Pepsi Indiana Junior Golf Program. She competed on the MOUNTAIN DEW JUNIOR TOUR (Girls Age 15-16). The tour conducts over 40 events and each player can compete in up to six events. There were over 140 girls participate in the 15-16 age group. Tosha finished 44th even though she competed only part-time (she played only four events).

"It was a good experience for her. She played some nice courses and got used to playing 18 holes under USGA rules. Next summer, if she plays six events, she'll have a shot at making the top 15 and getting into the tour championship. She did really well for her first season.", said coach Embry

Three of this season's varsity players - Amanda Cleveland, Alyson Embry, & Tosha Embry - competed at Hidden Creek in their Junior Tournament Series. In addition, two of this year's junior high players competed - Katie Cleveland and Carissa Embry.

"I'm glad to see five of our girls play at Hidden Creek this summer. It's good experience for them and helps them prepare for the upcoming season. I'm looking forward to a good season - the girls shot some nice scores this summer.", stated coach Embry