Highlanders make it seven straight sectionals 6/8/2009 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)
FLOYDS KNOBS — The Providence boys’ golf team had the best individual at Monday’s Floyd Central Sectional at Valley View Golf Club.
But the host Highlanders grabbed the honor for having the No. 1 team again.
Floyd shot a team score of 297 on its home course to win its seventh consecutive sectional championship. The Pioneers finished second with a 302, followed by North Harrison in third with a 316. The top three teams advanced to Friday’s Seymour Regional at Shadowood Golf Course, starting at 8 a.m.
For Floyd coach Mike Cason, it was his eighth sectional title in his nine seasons at the Highlanders’ helm.
“It’s quite an accomplishment to win that many in a row,” Cason said. “You’ve got to be proud of the kids for the work they put in to accomplish this.”
Providence senior Trey Pfund achieved a first in his prep career on Monday — winning sectional medalist honors. Pfund fired an even-par 71, making two birdies and two bogeys.
“For me to win sectional, that was my goal as an individual,” Pfund said. “I really didn’t hit the ball extremely bad, but I wasn’t hitting the ball great. Mentally, I was able to get up and down a lot from wherever the ball was. My putting and chipping were really good today.”
All five Floyd players shot in the 70s. The Highlanders’ David Frank finished in a tie for second in the individual standings with Silver Creek’s Brandon White with a 72. Floyd’s Jared Sturgeon carded a 73, while teammate Jay Holderman fired a 74. Also for the Highlanders, Chase Cadle posted a 78 and Brad Baumann shot a 79.
“The kids played good,” Cason said. “You always want all of them in the 70s, just in case you have to have a fifth-man tiebreaker. The kids have been playing really good lately. We won a tournament in Bedford on Tuesday of last week, so that was good. And we won the (Hoosier Hills) conference a couple of weeks ago, so they’ve been really steeping up and playing a lot better.”
While 19th-ranked Floyd went home happy, No. 15 Providence left Valley View very disappointed. The Pioneers fell short of winning their first sectional crown since 1998.
Joining Pfund in the Providence scoring were Ben Rose with a 74, Robert Spiller with a 75 and Hunter Anderson with an 82.
“(Winning medalist) means a lot. But to me, our team is the most important,” Pfund said. “As they say, there is no ‘I’ in team.”
Pioneers coach Dave Lobeck said it is always a challenge to win the sectional on Floyd’s home course.
“They go around in this place so many times that it’s their private merry-go-round. That’s a 10-shot advantage for those guys. But they played well and we came close,” Lobeck said. “It was our goal to win. We really wanted to come in and win one here. But it’s on to regional now and it’s more of a neutral-playing field for everybody. We’ll see what happens.”
White and Jeffersonville senior Matt Thompson both earned return trips to regional as individuals, as they qualified for Seymour by placing in the top three on non-advancing teams.
White shot a 2-under-par 34 on the backside to post his 72. The senior made four birdies, including three on the back nine.
Thompson fired a 3-over 74 to place fifth in the individual standings. He had three birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey along with paring the last three holes.
New Albany placed fourth with a 324, followed by Jeff in sixth with a 342. Silver Creek was seventh with a 354 and Henryville finished 10th with a 361. Borden wound up 11th with a 400, followed by New Washington in 13th with a 419 and Clarksville in 14th with a 434. Charlestown and Christian Academy of Indiana both fielded incomplete teams.
Stephen Kraft led the Bulldogs with a 79, while teammates Brian Keeler and Corey Embry each shot an 81. Tony Holloway posted the Red Devils’ No. 2 lowest score with an 85.
Silver Creek’s Mike Seaton shot an 83, while Henryville’s Evan Embry carded an 84.
Team scores — Floyd Central (297), Providence (302), North Harrison (316), New Albany (324), Scottsburg (332), Jeffersonville (342), Silver Creek (354), Corydon (357), Lanesville (360), Henryville (361), Borden (400), Austin (416), New Washington (419), Clarksville (434), South Central (542), Charlestown (NTS), CAI (NTS)
Henryville, playing at Champions Pointe golf club, lost its final regular season match to Salem, 179-185.
Salem (179) - Lilly (43), Brown (44), Badger (46), Nice (46), Motsinger (48)
Henryville (185) - Embry (41), Weeks (44), Clark (46), Robertson (54), Miller (61)
Henryville golf wins SAC title 5/26/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Henryville claimed both the Southern Athletic Conference and Class A Invitational titles on Tuesday at Champion’s Pointe Golf Club in Memphis.
The Class A Invite is a nine-team event, with the six schools from the SAC using their scores from the match to score their conference champion.
The Hornets shot a team total of 359 to win both events — beating second-place Lanesville by 11 shots to win the competition.
Freshman Evan Embry was two shots better than any of his competitors as he rolled to the match medalist honors. Embry shot a five-over par 77, just ahead of Christian Academy of Indiana’s Morgan Wilder — who shot a 79 to place second. Embry’s teammate Taylor Weeks’s was third with a score of 86.
Kaleb Robertson and Mason Miller completed the scoring on the day for Henryville. Robertson finished with a score of 96 while Miller shot a 100.
Borden finished fourth in the overall standings — third in the SAC race with a score of 417. The Braves were led by Anthony Newton, who shot a 95. Dalton Wagoner also broke 100 for the Braves, scoring a 99.
New Wash was fifth overall, fourth in conference at 425. Dustin Bowman was the Mustangs’ top finisher with a 96.
Rock Creek shot a 452 to place seventh. Eric Waiz shot a 98 for the Lions. Christian Academy of Indiana fielded an incomplete team. The Warriors’ top scorer Wilder at 79.
Team scores — Henryville 359, Lanesville 370, Trinity Lutheran 388, Borden 417, New washington 425, South Central 445, Rock Creek 452, Crothersville 459, Christian Academy NTS
Henryville - Embry (77), Weeks (86), Robertson (96), Miller (100), Clark (102)
Dragons, Hornets finish 1-2 in tri-meet 5/21/2009 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)
Silver Creek finished first with a score of 162, while Henryville was second with a 191 in a triangular meet at Westwood Golf Course in Scottsburg. Austin placed third with a 198.
Dragon senior Brandon White won medalist honors with a 2-under-par 33. Teammates Mike Seaton and Josh Crase shot a 42 and 43, respectively, while Silver Creek's Scott Dierking carded a 44.
Taylor Weeks led the Hornets with a 45. Rounding out the scoring for Henryville were Evan Embry with a 47, Kaleb Robertson with a 49 and Mason Miller with a 50.
"Last week, we felt we took a couple of steps forward. But this week, we've taken a step back," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "This team usually bounces back from a bad meet, so hopefully we can do that on Saturday."
Henryville will play in the combined Southern Athletic Conference meet and Class A Invitational on Saturday at Champions Pointe Golf Club.
Silver Creek (162): White (33), Seaton (42), Crase (43), Dierking (44), Smith (48), Kinser (55)
Henryville (191): Weeks (45), Embry (47), Robertson (49), Miller (50), Dunlevy (52), Clark (55)
Austin (198): A. Johnson (41), Marble (46), Jones (51), McCormick (60), Z. Johnson (60), Everhart (61)
Red Devils down Henryville at Champions Pointe 5/19/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Senior Matt Thompson earned medalist honors to lead Jeffersonville past host Henryville at Champions Pointe Golf Club, 175-184.
Thompson fired a 1-over-par 37, while teammate Nathan Morrow shot a 43. Rounding out the Red Devil scoring were Tony Holloway with a 47 and Cody Cunningham with a 48.
Evan Embry paced the Hornets with a 41. Also for Henryville, Taylor Weeks carded a 43, Kaleb Robertson shot a 49 and Mason Miller fired a 51.
“Until we can consistently get our three and four players around 45, it’s going to be tough to get a team score,” Hornets coach Robin Embry said. “Matt Thompson shot a nice round. He played some pretty good golf.”
Led by Evan Embry's round of 37, the Hornets defeated Rock Creek and Christian Academy at Hidden Creek (Links) Golf Club.
Henryville's Taylor Weeks (40) and Kaleb Robertson (42) each shot sub-45 rounds.
Henryville (171): Embry (37), Weeks (40), Robertson (42), Miller (52), Dunlevy (53)
Rock Creek (195): Kelly (46), Waiz (47), Wilkinson (50), White (52), Cundiff (61)
Christian Academy (NTS): Wilder (37), Clark (39)
Hornets roll in three-way 5/13/2009 by Mike Hutsell & Kevin Harris (The Evening News)
Taylor Weeks led Henryville with a 2-over-par 38, as the Hornets easily defeated Pekin Eastern and Clarksville in a three-way meet at Champions Pointe Golf Club.
Three other Hornets eclipsed a score of 45, as they finished with a team score of 167. The Musketeers scored a 204 to finish second and Clarksville was third at 224.
Evan Embry (42), Kaleb Robertson (43) and Doug Dunlevy (44) completed the scoring for Henryville.
Henryville (167): Weeks (38), Embry (42), Robertson (43), Dunlevy (44), Miller (53), Kopp (72)
Eastern (Pekin) (204): Haskins (48), Oberhausen (51), S. Gilstrap (51), Stewart (54), C. Gilstrap (63), Whitaker (65)
Clarksville (224): Johnson (52), Stepp (54), Stephens (54), Snyder (64), Murrell (68), McKnight (70)
Providence rolls at Southern Indiana Open 5/9/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
SELLERSBURG — While the official name of Saturday’s high school boys’ golf event at Hidden Creek may have been the Southern Indiana Open is would have been just as easy to call it the Pioneer Invitational.
Ben Rose earned medalist honors and Providence placed each of its top five players on the all-tournament team as the Pioneers pushed past the competition and rolled to the team title.
The top 15 individuals all made the all-tourney team
The Pioneers scored 307 points as a team, 17 strokes in front of second-place New Albany for the top spot in the overall standings.
Rose carded an 18-hole score of 71 to defeat New Albany’s Brian Keeler by three strokes for the top individual honor.
“I think Ben is starting to understand that if he goes out and enjoys himself versus being so tough on himself, he puts himself in a position to play fantastic golf. If he continues this approach rest of the season I see great things for Ben,” said Providence coach Dave Lobeck. “We are still in search of three additional players to consistently match their efforts so we can start breaking that 300 mark consistently.”
Four of Rose’s teammates also cracked the top nine in the standings. Trey Pfund was third, shooting a 76, Ryan Frey shot a 79 to place sixth, Robert Spiller was seventh with an 81 and Andrew Lobeck placed ninth at 82.
For New Albany, Keeler was one of three on the all-tourney squad. Steven Kraft placed 10th and Corey Embry was tied for 13th overall.
Jeff finished third with Matthew Thompson tying for 13th overall.
Silver Creek’s fifth-place effort included a third-place showing by Brandon White, who tied Pfund with a round of 76. Michael Seaton placed 11th for the Dragons, shooting an 83.
Henryville finished in a three-way tie for sixth overall with a team score of 369. Taylor Weeks made the all-tourney squad for the Hornets.
Charlestown finished a 413 as a team with Jake Atkins scoring the Pirates top round with a 94.
Team scores — Providence 307, New Albany 324, Jeffersonville 353, Scottsburg 363, Silver Creek 366, West Washington 369, Henryville 369, Lanesville 369, Charlestown 413, Austin 421
Led by Evan Embry's medalist round of 41, the Henryville Hornets posted a 180 to win a tri-match with Rock Creek and South Central at Chariot Run golf course. Taylor Weeks and Kaleb Robertson each fired 43. Mason Miller rounded out the team score with a 53, and Doug Dunlevy carded a 54 in a non-scoring round. Rock Creek's team score of 218 placed them second, as South Central finished third with a 233.
Henryville (180): Embry (41), Weeks (43), Robertson (43), Miller (53), Dunlevy (54)
Rock Creek (218): Waiz (51), White (51), Wilkinson (56), Hawn (60), Cundiff (70)
South Central (233): Laclair (53), Parrish (56), Soots (61), Purdue (63), Linkmeyer (66)
Dragons win West Clark tri-meet 4/30/2009 by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Using the Modified Stableford scoring system, Silver Creek scored a 16 to beat West Clark rivals Henryville and Borden at Champions Pointe Golf Club.
The Dragons’ Brandon White fired a 13, followed by teammates Michael Seaton and Jordan Smith each posting a three.
The Hornets finished second at minus-6. Evan Embry led Henryville with a five, while Taylor Weeks had a one.
“The conditions were extremely windy, and I thought it was a very good round from Brandon White,” Hornet coach Robin Embry said. “We need to practice on our short game. It was kind of fun using the scoring system.”
Anthony Newton was the only Borden player to shoot a positive score, as he carded a five.
Silver Creek (+16): White (+13), Seaton (+3), Smith (+3), Dierking (-3), Kinzer (-6), Crase (-9)
Henryville (-6): Embry (+5/43), Weeks (+1/46), Dunlevy (-6/51), Robertson (-6/53), Miller (-12/57), Uhl (-15/60), Kopp (-19/64)
Borden (-24): Newton (+5), Wagoner (-5), Babiak (-12), Ashebraner (-12), Potts (-15), Smith (-20)
Hornets second, Pirates third in four-way meet 4/28/2009 by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Henryville finished second in a four-way meet at the Links 9 course at Hidden Creek Golf Club, shooting a 180. Lanesville won the meet with a 172, Charlestown finished third (183) and Rock Creek Christian was fourth (208).
The Hornets’ Evan Embry shared medalist honors with the Eagles’ Clayton Engel with a 42. Henryville’s Taylor Weeks and Doug Dunlevy each shot a 45, and teammate Kaleb Robertson had a 48.
“We played well the first week (of the season), but today I was a little disappointed with our scores,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said.
Sean Balch led Charlestown with a 44, while teammate Jon Gorbandt had a 45. Eric Waiz paced the Lions with a 43.
Lanesville (172): Engel (42), Glomb (43), Wernert (43), Wright (44), Murray (45)
Henryville (180): Embry (42), Weeks (45), Dunlevy (45), Robertson (48), Miller (54)
Charlestown (183): Balch (44), Gorbandt (45), May (46), Atkins (48), Huber (52), Davis (58)
Rock Creek (208): Waiz (43), Wilkerson (50), Kelly (57), Cundiff (58), Hawn (62)
Jeff defeats Henryville 4/23/2009 by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Jeff defeats Henryville: Jeffersonville had four golfers shoot rounds of 50 or lower as it defeated Henryville 181-209 at the Jeffersonville Elks.
Matthew Thompson earned medalist honors in the match for the Red Devils, shooting a score of 40. Tony Holloway (45), Nathan Morrow (46) and Cody Cunningham (50) finished out the scoring for Jeff in the triumph.
Evan Embry led Henryville, shooting a score of 49.
Clayton Warren was low medalist for the Trinity Lutheran Cougars golf team for the second straight match. Warren shot a 42 Monday, when the Cougars defeated Henryville 178-202 at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour.
Hornets win tri-meet 4/9/2009 by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)
Freshman Evan Embry recorded a medalist round with a 42 and Henryville scored a 187 as it won a match against Christian Academy and Crothersville at Champions Pointe Golf Club.
Taylor Weeks shot a 43, Kaleb Robertson finished with a 49 and Doug Dunleavy notched a round of 53 for the Hornets. Crothersville finished with a team score of 217 while CAI fielded an incomplete team. Morgan Wilder and Jonathan Clark both shot a 46 for the Warriors on the day.
Henryville (187): Embry (42), Weeks (43), Robertson (49), Dunlevy (53), Miller (54)
Crothersville (217): Royalty (45), Richey (54), Ackeret (58), Hensley (60)
Christian Academy (NTS): Wilder (46), Clark (46), Earl (56)
With two seniors graduated and the status of another returnee up in the air, Henryville coach Robin Embry is taking a wait-and-see approach to the upcoming campaign.
The lineup from last year’s SAC and Class A Invitational Champions was expected to include three returnees in Taylor Weeks, Kaleb Robertson and Jonathan Clark. But Clark is recovering from knee surgery and his status is still in limbo as the season begins.
“With Jonathan, I feel like we can be a team that can match what we were able to do last year,” said Embry. “Until he is able to play, we’ll need some younger players to step in and improve their games.”
Embry feels Weeks’ scoring average can reach the low 40s while Robertson could also post consistent rounds in the mid-40 range. A freshman, Evan Embry, also has the potential to post rounds in the 40s.
“We’re still approaching the season with the same goals we always have,” Embry said. “We look to contend in conference and our Class A Invite and post one of our strongest scores of the year at the sectional.”
2008 Individual Season Statistics (Girls)
Player
Rds. (9-hole)
Average
Low Score
Course
Carissa Embry
13
48.1
43
Champions Pointe GC
Katie Spellman
14
49.4
41
Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Katie Cleveland
14
59.6
48
Hidden Creek (Links) GC
Sara Henson
14
63.6
59
Hidden Creek (Links) GC
2008 Season (Girls)
Carissa, Katie, Sara, Katie, Coach Embry Photo by Dawn Embry
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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 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.
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.
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".
