Welcome to Henryville High School Varsity Golf

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Westin Allen	25	37.1	32	Champions Pointe GC
Sam Davidson	21	41.8	37	Champions Pointe GC
Trenton Vires	21	47.8	41	Sunrise GC
Caleb Harter	21	57.0	49	Champions Pointe GC
JD Michaels	12	59.5	48	Sunrise GC

 

 

SNTSPY Boys Golf - Four up for Top Honor (5/21/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

A quartet of local boys advanced to the IHSAA State Finals, which wrapped up Wednesday.

It’s no surprise then that those four — Henryville senior Westin Allen, Floyd Central senior Christian McIntosh, Silver Creek junior Carter Smith and Borden sophomore AJ Agnew — are the finalists for the News and Tribune Sports Performance Yearly (NTSPY) Awards Boys’ Golfer of the Year.

The winner will be announced Thursday during the NTSPY Awards, which will be broadcast online for the second straight year.

AJ AGNEW, BORDEN

 

After not getting a freshman ...

WESTIN ALLEN, HENRYVILLE

Allen had a strong senior season for the Hornets.

“It was an experience to have, for sure,” he said. There’s a kid [Sam Davidson] on the team I’ve been playing with since sixth grade, so it was great playing with him throughout my career, and then we had a great senior season together. We’ve been best friends since second or third grade and we’ve been playing golf a long time together, so it was fun to experience all of that with him.”

Allen had several highlights during the season. Included among those was a 6-under-par 66 round in the Legends of Providence Invitational. He also earned medalist honors at the SAC Championships.

In the postseason, Allen thrived.

He was the medalist at the Madison Sectional with an even-par 72, then shot a 1-over 73 three days later at the Providence Regional to earn a spot in the IHSAA State Finals.

Allen carded an 81 in Tuesday’s first round at Prairie View before shooting 73 Wednesday to move up 29 spots and finish in a tie for 21st.

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CHRISTIAN MCINTOSH, FLOYD CENTRAL

 

McIntosh began his senior ...

CARTER SMITH, SILVER CREEK

The junior had ...

2021 NEWS AND TRIBUNE ALL-AREA TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

AJ Agnew, Borden sophomore

Westin Allen, Henryville senior

Ryan Crum, New Albany senior

Christian McIntosh, Floyd Central senior

Carter Smith, Silver Creek junior

SECOND TEAM

Cody Coleman, Silver Creek freshman

Judson Dukes, Floyd Central senior

Ben Howell, Floyd Central junior

Sam Stewart, Floyd Central senior

Charley Williams, Jeffersonville senior

THIRD TEAM

Sam Davidson, Henryville senior

Luke Graston, Silver Creek sophomore

Seth Hooe, Silver Creek sophomore

Lukas Knoy, New Albany senior

Branson Wagoner, Borden sophomore

HONORABLE MENTION

Blaine Hamilton, New Albany; Carson Heldman, Providence; Gabe Lamb, Floyd Central; Xander Morris, Charlestown; Xander O’Neal, Jeffersonville; Hayden Smith, Borden; Nathan Smith, Floyd Central; John Walthers, Providence; Alex Wright, Charlestown.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Matt Graston, Silver Creek

 

 

Silver Creek's Smith Takes 3rd at State (5/16/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

CARMEL — Carter Smith capped off an historic season for Silver Creek in fantastic fashion Wednesday.

The junior fired a final-round, even-par 72 at Carmel’s Prairie View Golf Club to finish in third place — one shot behind the individual runner-up — at the IHSAA State Finals.

Smith, who led the Dragons to their first-ever sectional title and is believed to be the first Creek boy to qualify for state, began the day tied for 13th after his 3-over 75 in Tuesday’s first round.

“Today was much better than yesterday. I hit the ball really well,” he said. “I think I hit 17 greens in regulation, but the putter was not working. I had five or six lip-outs.”

Peru senior Kash Bellar shot a 3-under 69 for the second straight day to finish with a two-day 6-under 138. The Ball State-recruit was the only golfer under par either day.

“He’s a very good player,” Smith said. “He had two very good days on that course.”

Jacob Modleski of Guerin Catholic, which finished one shot behind team champion Center Grove, also shot 72 Wednesday to finish one ahead of Smith with a 146.

Wednesday, Smith’s 37-35 round included two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars. He parred the first five holes before bogeying the par-3 sixth. Smith followed that up with five more pars before bogeying No. 12. He quickly bounced back with a birdie on 13.

“Thirteen’s a pretty long par-5 and I absolutely nuked my driver. I was mad about the 3-putt on 12 and kind of hit out of my shoes,” said Smith, who was able to get up and down for birdie.

He then parred the next four holes before finishing with a birdie on the par-5 18th.

“My putt barely went in, but it was good to finish on a birdie and go out on a good note,” Smith said.

He hopes to carry that momentum into next season, when the Dragons set their sights on the big trophy.

“The goal is to make it (to state) as a team, first of all, and try to compete for a state title as a team,” Smith said. “For myself, I just want to try to compete and do better than I did this year and win.”

Smith was the top finisher of the four area individuals competing at state. The three others also made positives moves Wednesday.

Henryville senior Westin Allen, who was tied for 50th after the first round, fired a 1-over 73 to move into a tie for 21st.

Allen, who played the back nine first, birdied two of his first four holes and was 2-under before back-to-back bogeys on 17 and 18 brought him back to even. On the front nine, he parred everything but No. 2, which he bogeyed.

“It was a much better day for Westin,” Hornets coach Robin Embry said. “He seemed comfortable the entire day. The wind was down, his indecision was down, and his score was down. I was very happy he was able to experience the State Finals. He carried himself well and represented himself, his family, our team, school, and community very well! He and Sam (Davidson) led us to a memorable season. It’s not often we have our team qualify for regional and have representation at the State Finals — we did both this season! We’re really going to miss him and Sam next season. They are two very good golfers and more important, quality young men!”

Floyd Central senior Christian McIntosh and Borden sophomore AJ Agnew were two of seven golfers who tied for 33rd overall.

McIntosh, who was tied for 50th following the first round, shot a 76 (38-38) to finish with a two-day total of 157. Starting on the back nine, he birdied 13 before three straight bogeys. On the front nine, McIntosh bogeyed the par-4 second before birdieing the par-5 third. He then double-bogeyed the par-5 seventh.

Meanwhile Agnew, who was tied for 68th after the first round, bounced back to fire a 1-over 73.

Beginning on the back nine, he sandwiched birdies on 11 and 13 around a bogey on 12. Agnew ran into trouble on 16, which he triple-bogeyed before rebounding to birdie No. 18. On the front nine, he birdied the par-5 third before double-bogeying No. 5. Agnew, though, birdied No. 8 before closing out his 36 with a par on No. 9.

IHSAA STATE FINALS

Wednesday’s final round at Prairie View GC, Carmel; par-72

Team scores: 1. Center Grove 304-302—606; 2. Guerin Catholic 301-306—607; 3. Carmel 301-311—612; 4. Bloomington South 311-309—620; 5. Zionsville 306-320—626; 6. Columbia City 325-312—637; 7. Hamilton Southeastern 325-312—637; 8. Penn 323-315—638; 9. Cathedral 324-322—646; 10. FW Bishop Dwenger 318-336—654; 11. Fishers 339-324—663; 12. Evansville North 331-334—665; 13. Brebeuf 328-339—667; 14. Franklin 336-335—671; 15. Avon 335-351—686.

Top 10 individuals: 1. Kash Bellar (Peru) 69-69—138; 2. Jacob Modleski (Guerin Catholic) 74-72—146; 3. Carter Smith (Silver Creek) 75-72—147; 4 (tie). Ray Filter (Crown Point) 75-74—149, Derek Tabor (New Castle) 75-74—149, Ryan Ford (Cathedral) 75-74—149, Sam Hord (Center Grove) 75-74—149; 8 (tie). Weston Ogden (Brownsburg) 72-78—150, Aidan Gutierrez (Valparaiso) 78-72—150, Landon Gilmore (Bloomington South) 76-74—150, Andrew White (Guerin Catholic) 73-77—150.

Henryville: 21 (tie). Westin Allen 81-73—154.

Borden: 33 (tie). AJ Agnew 84-73—157.

Floyd Central:  33 (tie) Christian Mcintosh 81-76-157.

 

 

Four Locals Qualify for State Finals (5/11/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Thursday was a tough one for teams from Clark and Floyd counties at the Providence Regional.

However, it was a great day for area individuals.

While none of the local teams qualified for next week’s IHSAA State Finals, although a couple were close, Silver Creek junior Carter Smith, Floyd Central senior Christian McIntosh, Borden sophomore AJ Agnew and Henryville senior Westin Allen claimed four of the five individual at-large berths for the two-day event.

Fourth-ranked Center Grove carded a collective 295 at Champions Pointe Golf Club to take home its sixth straight regional title. Fifth-ranked Bloomington South was second with a 300 while No. 17 Franklin took third with a 307 — two shots better than No. 19 Floyd Central and five shots better than No. 9 Silver Creek — in a stacked field.

The top three teams, plus the five best finishers from non-qualifying squads, advance to state, which is scheduled to be played Tuesday and Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Club.

Franklin’s Damon Dickey earned medalist honors with a 3-under-par 69 — one shot ahead of Smith, two ahead of McIntosh, three ahead of Agnew and four ahead of Allen — on a course that was playing more difficult than normal after several days of rain.

“It was wet,” Allen said. “It was definitely playing long. They played some tees back farther than I thought they were going to as well. I liked how they made it harder. Obviously it was harder, look at the scores that were posted today. Usually at regionals there’s four or five people in the 60s, today there’s only one, so it was definitely harder.”

Smith, the medalist at Monday’s Providence Sectional, had a round that exampled the course’s perplexity. It included six birdies, two bogeys and one double-bogey.

“It was very up and down,” Smith said of his 34-36 round. “I birdied the first hole, fell back to even on hole four, then I got hot and got quite a few birdies. But a couple bad swings hurt me. I went out-of-bounds on nine and had a double-bogey on 13. It was just really back-and-forth all day. I’m just glad to keep it going.”

He was disappointed, however, that his team won’t be joining him at Prairie View.

“I had high hopes for our season this year,” Smith said. “It’s frustrating to see the season come to an end as a team, but we’re going to come back next year strong.”

Cody Coleman added a 79, Luke Graston an 81 and Seth Hooe an 82 for the Dragons, who won their first-ever sectional title Monday.

“Three (hundred) twelve was a little high, but overall I can’t complain,” Silver Creek coach Matt Graston said. “We started the season unranked and moved all the way up to nine. That’s big for our program. Next year is going to be even better. We’ve got one big goal in mind and that’s win state next year. I hate to look forward, but that’s a goal we had this year and didn’t quite get there. Hopefully Carter can go to state and win state as an individual, but we’ve got a lot of talent coming back. ... It’s a great group of kids we have and we had a great time this year with it.”

McIntosh tied with Center Grove’s Brandon Heffner for third place. His 35-36 round included three birdies and two bogeys.

“It was a pretty clean round, a lot of pars,” McIntosh said. “All except for one hole, I hit it OB on six, but other than that I thought I played pretty good. All the hard work paid off, I guess.”

Sam Stewart and Ben Howell each fired 79 while Judson Dukes carded 80 to round out the team score for the Highlanders, who had qualified for state in 2018 and 2019.

“It’s disappointing,” McIntosh said of not advancing as a team. “We played our best round of the year, so we really fought out there for sure. We could’ve definitely cleaned up two shots somewhere for sure and got out, so it’s bittersweet.”

Agnew made history with his round, becoming the first Borden boy to qualify for the state finals.

“It means everything to me,” he said. “It’s always been a goal to make it to state for high school. I knew that I had a good shot at it this year, just played my best and I’m happy it turned out the way I wanted it to.”

Agnew’s 36-36 round included one birdie (No. 11), one bogey (No. 18) and 16 pars.

“It was pretty boring actually, a lot of pars and a couple putts dropped,” he said.

“He was a little bit shaky on his first tee shot, kind of flared one right, that kind of made (assistant coach) Trevor (Wagoner) and I a little bit nervous, but he hit one center of the green (after that) and from there he two-putted for par. From there, we knew that he would be steady,” Braves coach Duane Potts said of Agnew, who also plays for the Borden baseball team that will appear in the Class A semistate Saturday. “He usually starts off slow. He’s never a guy that starts off lightning fast, but he’s just a guy that goes out and hits greens, which is what you have to have in high school golf. You have to hit greens and try to two-putt and give yourself looks at birdies. And that’s what he did.”

Allen’s round included four birdies, 10 pars, three bogeys and one double-bogey.

“It was definitely rough,” he said. “I hit the ball very, very well, but the greens really killed me. I only made two putts inside of 10 feet. It was a rough day on the greens.”

Sam Davidson (86), Trenton Vires (105) and Caleb Harter (109) rounded out the team score for the Hornets, who finished third in Monday’s Madison Sectional.

“These young men represented themselves, (their) families, team, school, and community very well. Our (numbers) three, four and five (players) really struggled to score on our first nine [the back nine at Champions Pointe], probably due to some nerves. Sam played steady, but trouble on his ninth hole inflated his score a bit,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “But we’re all very happy for Westin. His putter was fairly cold, but he still fought to card a very good score and advance to the State Finals. He’s been playing very well the past month and we’re hoping he has two great days this coming week. Westin and Sam (Davidson) have had great senior seasons, really careers, and have been a pleasure to coach! I’m looking forward to seeing Westin play in his first State Finals!”

Two other area players wrapped up their careers with solid rounds. New Albany’s Ryan Crum carded a 78 and Jeffersonville’s Charley Williams fired an 80.

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PROVIDENCE REGIONAL

Thursday at Champions Pointe GC, par-72

Team scores: 1. Center Grove 295, 2. Bloomington South 300, 3. Franklin 307, 4. Floyd Central 309, 5. Silver Creek 312, 6. Columbus North 318, 7. Bedford NL 322, 8. Greenwood Christian 333, 9. Bloomington North 338, 10. South Dearborn 342, 11. Madison 343, 12. Austin 345, 13. Forest Park 345, 14. North Harrison 346, 15. Jasper 360, 16. Greensburg 361, 17. Springs Valley 366, 18. Henryville 373.

Medalist: Damon Dickey (Franklin) 69.

Top 5: 1. Dickey (Franklin) 69, 2. Carter Smith (Silver Creek) 70, 3 (tie). Christian McIntosh (Floyd Central), Brandon Heffner (Center Grove) 71, 5 (tie). AJ Agnew (Borden), Andrew Rowen (Center Grove) 72.

Top 5 individuals on non-advancing teams: 1. Smith (Silver Creek) 70; 2. McIntosh (Floyd Central) 71; 3. Agnew (Borden) 72; 4. Westin Allen (Henryville) 73; 5. Trevin Hutchinson (BNL) 74.

Floyd Central: McIntosh 71, Sam Stewart 79, Ben Howell 79, Judson Dukes 80, Gabe Lamb 86.

Silver Creek: Smith 70, Cody Coleman 79, Luke Graston 81, Seth Hooe 82, Isaac Hinton 100.

Henryville: Allen 73, Sam Davidson 86, Trenton Vires 105, Caleb Harter 109, J.D. Michael 119.

New Albany: Ryan Crum 78.

Jeffersonville: Charley Williams 80.

 

Allen Helps Hornets to Regional Berth (5/1/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by medalist Westin Allen, Henryville finished in third at Monday's Madison Sectional. 

Allen fired an even-par 72 at Sunrise Golf Course to lead the Hornets, who carded a collective 343. 

Austin won its first sectional title with a 320, two shots ahead of the host Cubs. The Eagles, Madison and Henryville advance to Thursday's Providence Regional. 

"I’m very happy for what these young men have accomplished. We’re very pleased to have earned the opportunity to represent our school and community at the IHSAA regional," Hornets head coach Robin Embry said. "Westin continues to play very well and it was great to see him become the sectional medalist!" 

Sam Davidson added a 79, Trenton Vires a 90 and J.D. Michael a 102 to round out Henryville's team score. 

"Sam carded another really good round. He and Westin have had very nice senior seasons," Embry said. "Trenton’s improvement has been consistent and he shot another good score today. The biggest difference for us today — we got a competitive fourth score. We knew if we could get something near 100 we’d be in the hunt. Last week it was Caleb (Harter), carding 50 as we posted 168. Today it was J.D.! Our third and fourth scores were very good today. We didn’t play particularly well on the front. However, knowing we were just a stroke from third, gave us confidence. We played the back well last week and again today." 

Xander Morris fired a 90 to lead Charlestown, which placed ninth. 

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MADISON SECTIONAL 

Monday at Sunrise GC, par-72

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 72. 

Team scores: 1. Austin 320, 2. Madison 322, 3. Henryville 343, 4. Scottsburg 352, 5. Southwestern 357, 6. Jennings County 366, 7. Switzerland County 367, 8. Shawe Memorial 370, 9. Charlestown 395, 10. Rising Sun 452. 

Top 5: Allen (Henryville) 72, Luke Ommen (Madison) 75, Landon Smith (Austin) 76, Austin Kramer (Southwestern) 77, Jackson Lynch (Madison) 78. 

Individuals on non-advancing teams: Kramer (Southwestern) 77, Landon Gricius (Scottsburg) 81, Bryce Wrightsman (Switzerland County) 82.  

Austin: Smith 76, Garrison Barton 79, Josh Gabbard 79, Jake Campbell 86, Parker Bruce 94. 

Charlestown: Xander Morris 90, Alex Wright 95, Andrew Martens 104, Trey Brison 106, Connor Aaron 127. 

Henryville: Allen 72, Sam Davidson 79, Trenton Vires 90, J.D. Michael 102, Caleb Harter 117. 

Jennings County: Brett Silvey 86, Jack George 89, Jake Grider 95, Chad Gasper 96, Tanner Stearns 105. 

Madison: Ommen 75, Jackson Lynch 78, Clayton Benkert 83, Burk Shelley 86, Mitchell Liter 90. 

New Washington: Jacob Curry 116. 

Rising Sun: Ethan Titkemeyer 106, Nate Elliott 107, Brady Works 114, Brogan Radcliff 125. 

Scottsburg: Gricius 81, Derek Rockey 84, Caden Richardson 92, Kody Clancy 95, Jacob Graham 108. 

Shawe Memorial: Eli Turner 85, Charlie Liter 90, Davis Grote 97, Christian Whitham 98. 

Southwestern: Kramer 77, Foster Mefford 87, Matt Mingione 94, Bill Tingle 99, Logan Williams 120. 

 

Switzerland County: Wrightsman 82, Austin Wolf 88, Jacob Williams 98, Evan Bosaw 99, Adrian Armstrong 108.

 

Allen Leads Hornets to Victory (5/1/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by medalist Westin Allen, Henryville rolled to victory in a four-way match Tuesday afternoon.

Allen fired a 1-under-par 35 at Sunrise Golf Course to pace the Hornets, who carded a collective 168. Switzerland County was second with a 190 while Shawe Memorial shot 193 and Southwestern 194.

Allen’s nine-hole round included two eagles, four pars and three bogeys.

Sam Davidson added a 41 and Trenton Vires a 42 while Caleb Harter carded a 50 to round out the team’s score.

“We were happy to get a chance to play our sectional course,” Henryville coach Robin Embry said. “Westin continues to play very well. He carded two eagles today. After a tough start, Sam played well the last five holes. Trenton fired a nice round and JD (Michaels) continues to improve. I was happy for Caleb. He finally tried a bit different strategy and posted his best round of the season. We’ve got some work to do the rest of this week and then see where we are Monday (at the sectional).”

.HENRYVILLE 168, SWITZERLAND COUNTY 190, SHAWE MEMORIAL 193, SOUTHWESTERN 194

Tuesday at Sunrise GC, par-36

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 35.

Henryville: Allen 35, Sam Davidson 41, Trenton Vires 42, Caleb Harter 50, J.D. Michaels 55. 

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors, Creek Takes Second (5/29/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Westin Allen earned medalist honors while Silver Creek placed second at Saturday's Legends of Providence Invitational. 

Third-ranked Center Grove claimed the team title with a collective 292 — eight shots better than No. 10 Silver Creek. Seventh-ranked Bloomington South (304), 11th-ranked Columbus North and No. 15 Floyd Central (327) rounded out the top five. 

Meanwhile Allen, a senior, fired a 6-under-par 66 at Champions Pointe Golf Club to take top individual honors. 

"Westin has been playing great the past few weeks and this was an awesome round!" Hornets head coach Robin Embry said. "I'm very happy for him!"

Sam Davidson added an 81 for Henryville.

"Sam played really well, but stacked up a few too many bogeys on the back," Embry said. "Our two seniors have played well all season!" 

Carter Smith led the runner-up Dragons with a 68 while Cody Coleman carded a 71. Seth Hooe (78) and Luke Graston (83) rounded out Creek's team score. 

"All of our guys had some shots here or there that they left out on the course, but overall we are very happy with 300 and second place," Dragons coach Matt Graston said. "We have to remain mentally positive and confident in the way we are playing right now. We are about spot-on where we wanted to be and about the time we wanted to be there. It’s golf, though, so anything can happen at any time to change things around, especially if you don’t keep working at it. We have a little fine-tuning to do with each player, but the guys are working hard on things to get there by postseason. They seem pretty locked-in on their goals."

Nathan Smith led the fifth-place Highlanders with a 78 while Ben Howell and Gabe Lamb each added an 82. Jacob Bowman fired an 85 to round out Floyd's score. 

Borden placed eighth in the team race with a 339. The Braves were paced by sophomore A.J. Agnew, who fired a 1-over 73. Branson Wagoner added an 84 for Borden. 

New Albany was led by Ryan Crum's 78 while freshman Blaine Hamilton added an 88. 

John Walthers paced the host Pioneers with a 90..

LEGENDS OF PROVIDENCE INVITATIONAL

Saturday at Champions Pointe GC, par-72

Team scores: Center Grove 292, Silver Creek 300, Bloomington South 304, Columbus North 316, Floyd Central 327, Bedford NL 330, Bloomington North 332, Borden 339, Madison 345, Evansville Mater Dei 348, Jasper 351, New Albany 354, Columbus East 366, Henryville 366, Providence 388, Providence B 434.

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 66. 

Silver Creek: Carter Smith 68, Cody Coleman 71, Seth Hooe 78, Luke Graston 83, Isaac Hinton 94. 

Floyd Central: Nathan Smith 78, Ben Howell 82, Gabe Lamb 82, Jacob Bowman 85. 

Borden: A.J. Agnew 73, Branson Wagoner 84, Hayden Smith 91, Derek Konermann 91, Connor Holmes 107. 

New Albany: Ryan Crum 78, Blaine Hamilton 88, Lukas Knoy 90, Zane Hammond 98. 

Henryville: Allen 66, Sam Davidson 81, Trenton Vires 104, Caleb Harter 115, J.D. Michaels 122. 

Providence: John Walthers 90, Carson Heldman 95, Victor Beeler 100, Caedan Uhl 103, Lincoln Bottorff 104. 

Providence B: Drew Juliot 99, Kaiser Weston 105, Evan Scott 111, Allen Kruer 119, Samwise Garcia 121, Grant Dierking 129. 

 

Allen Leads Hornets to Victory (5/13/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

LACONIA — Led by medalist Westin Allen, Henryville won a quad-match at Chariot Run Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. 

Allen fired a 4-under-par 32 for the Hornets, who carded a collective 175. The senior's nine-hole round included an eagle, three birdies and one bogey. 

"Westin has played well all season and his putter heated up today. He fired a very nice round," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. 

Charlestown was second with a 212 while Lanesville took third (236) and South Central fourth (249). 

Sam Davidson added a 42 and Trenton Vires a 48 for the Hornets. 

"Sam's game wasn't quite where he wanted, but he managed a good score. Trenton shot a decent score and knows he can be a bit better," Embry said. "Caleb (Harter) continues to improve. He's hoping to break 50 soon. J. D. (Michaels) joined us a few weeks ago and is gaining some experience. We'll keep working to improve."

Alex Wright paced the Pirates with a 48 while Trey Brison and Connor Aaron both fired 53. 

HENRYVILLE 175, CHARLESTOWN 212, LANESVILLE 236, SOUTH CENTRAL 249

At Chariot Run GC, par-36

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 32. 

Henryville: Allen, Sam Davidson 42, Trenton Vires 48, Caleb Harter 53, J.D. Michaels 66. 

Charlestown: Alex Wright 48, Trey Brison 53, Connor Aaron 53, Zander Morris 58, Andrew Martens 60, Michael Gillooly 61. 

Lanesville: Griffin Lucas 55, Landon Campbell 57, Cole Fisher 61, John Morgan 63, Will Mersmann 72. 

South Central: Collin Cunningham 54, Austin Marion 60, Grant Day 65, Austyn Thompson 70.

 

Dragons beat Braves, Hornets (5/12/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Led by medalist Carter Smith, 11th-ranked Silver Creek topped Borden and Henryville in a tri-match Wednesday afternoon. 

Smith shot a 1-under-par 35 at Champions Pointe Golf Course to pace the Dragons, who carded a collective 157 — nine shots better than the Braves. The Hornets were third with a 178. 

Smith's round included three birdies, two bogeys and four pars. 

Luke Graston added a 38 while Cody Coleman and Seth Hooe each fired 42 for Creek. 

A.J. Agnew led Borden with an even-par 36 while Branson Wagoner added a 39. 

Westin Allen paced Henryville with a 36 while Sam Davidson fired a 37. 

SILVER CREEK 157, BORDEN 166, HENRYVILLE 178

Wednesday at Champions Pointe GC, par-36

Medalist: Carter Smith (Silver Creek) 35. 

Silver Creek: Luke Graston 38, Cody Coleman 42, Seth Hooe 42, Ethan Terry 48, Isaac Hinton 52. 

Borden: A.J. Agnew 36, Branson Wagoner 39, Connor Holmes 45, Hayden Smith 46, Derek Konermann 48, Shawn Condon 51. 

Henryville: Westin Allen 36, Sam Davidson 37, Trenton Vires 48, Caleb Harter 57, J.D. Michaels 64.

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors (5/6/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

LACONIA — Henryville's Westin Allen earned medalist honors, but Borden won a quad-match Thursday afternoon at Chariot Run Golf Club. 

Allen shot 2-over-par in a match that was shortened to six holes by rain to lead the Hornets, who were 27-over-par. 

The Braves, paced by Branson Wagoner's 3-over-par score, were 23-over. Also for Borden, Hayden Smith was 6-over while Derek Konermann and Connor Holmes were each 7-over.  

Also for Henryville, Trenton Vires was 6-over, Caleb Carter was 9-over and Sam Davidson was 10-over. 

"It was a bit wet, but we hung in there," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "It was good to see our three and four spots score better today. Sam had a rough outing, but he’ll bounce back. Westin continues to score consistently. We’ll keep working to go lower."

BORDEN 23-OVER-PAR, HENRYVILLE 27-OVER, SOUTH CENTRAL 72-OVER, NEW WASHINGTON INC.  

Thursday at Chariot Run GC, par-36

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 2-over-par.

Borden: Branson Wagoner 3-over, Hayden Smith 6-over, Derek Konermann 7-over, Connor Holmes 7-over, Carson Jones 15-over. 

Henryville: Allen 2-over, Trenton Vires 6-over, Caleb Carter 9-over, Sam Davidson 10-over. 

South Central: Collin Cunningham 10-over, Austyn Thompson 18-over, Austin Merion 21-over, Grant Day 23-over. 

New Washington: Jacob Curry 12-over. 

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors (5/1/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville's Westin Allen won a five-hole playoff to earn medalist honors at Saturday's Madison Invitational. 

Allen shot a 5-over-par 77 in regulation, tying Madison's Luke Ommen, before winning the playoff at Sunrise Golf Course.  

In the team competition, Austin carded a collective 332 — two shots better than the Cubs. Scottsburg was third with 361 while the Hornets and Borden both shot 366. Providence placed eighth with a 388. 

A.J. Agnew led the Braves with an 80 while Branson Wagoner added an 84. 

Sam Davidson added an 82 for Henryville while Carson Heldman paced the Pioneers with an 89. 

"We were happy to see Westin win a five-hole playoff. He played well today, just didn’t score quite like he wanted. But fortunately it was good enough!" Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "Sam played a nice round. If he hadn’t let a couple holes get away from him, he’d have been in the hunt for medalist. Trenton (Vires) continues to improve and Caleb (Harter) is working to improve as well. We each need to keep working and getting better! 

MADISON INVITATIONAL

Saturday at Sunrise GC, par-72 

Team scores: 1. Austin 332, 2. Madison 334, 3. Scottsburg 361, 4 (tie). Borden, Henryville 366, 6. Jennings County 371, 7. Southwestern 383, 8. Providence 388. 

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 77, then won five-hole playoff. 

Borden: A.J. Agnew 80, Branson Wagoner 84, Derek Konermann 95, Connor Holmes 107, Hayden Smith DQ.

Henryville: Allen 77, Sam Davidson 82, Trenton Vires 92, Caleb Harter 115. 

Providence: Carson Heldman 89, Lincoln Bottorff 97, Victor Beeler 100, John Walthers 102, Drew Juliot 121. 

 

Allen Leads Hornets to Victory (4/19/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

SEYMOUR — Westin Allen earned medalist honors to lead Henryville to a win at Trinity Lutheran on Monday. 

Allen fired a 4-over-par 40 to lead the Hornets, who carded a collective 196 — 16 shots better than the Cougars. 

Sam Davidson added a 43 for Henryville. 

HENRYVILLE 196, TRINITY LUTHERAN 212     

Medalist: Westin Allen (Henryville) 40.

Henryville: Allen 40, Sam Davidson 43, Trenton Vires 50, Caleb Harter 63. 

Trinity Lutheran: Jacob Sabotin 41, Caleb Williams 54, Kade Hill 58, Preston Kavener 59, Zephyr Wilson 60. 

Medora: Braxton McCoy 62.

 

Hornets top Pirates (4/14/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Westin Allen fired a 4-over-par 40 to earn medalist honors and lead Henryville to a 192-211 victory over Charlestown on Wednesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Sam Davidson added a 42 for the Hornets. 

"Westin and Sam were disappointed with their putting today and understandably, it cost them each three or four strokes," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We know our biggest opportunities to improve our team score is with our No. 3 and No. 4 spots. However, overall we're glad to have a few rounds behind us which helps us set realistic expectations."

HENRYVILLE 192, CHARLESTOWN 211 

Henryville: Allen 40, Sam Davidson 42, Trenton Vires 51, Caleb Harter 59. 

Charlestown: Michael Gillooly 52, Trey Bryson 52, Alex Wright 53, Zander Morris 54, Andrew Martens 62, Conner Aaron 66, Connor Roberts 72. 

South Central: Collin Cunningham 48. 

 

Eagles top Hornets, Hilltoppers (4/13/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Austin topped Henryville and Shawe Memorial in a tri-match Tuesday at Champions Pointe Golf Course. 

Led by co-medalists Landon Smith and Josh Gabbard, each of whom fired 2-over-par 38s, the Eagles carded a collective 165 — 19 shots better than the Hornets and 55 better than the Hilltoppers. 

Westin Allen paced the Hornets with a 39 while Sam Davidson added a 42. 

Austin: Gabbard 38, Smith 38, Garrison Barton 41, Parker Bruce 48, Jackson Marshal 58.

Henryville: Westin Allen 39, Sam Davidson 42, Trenton Vires 48, Caleb Harter 55. 

Shawe: Charlie Liter 46, Eli Turner 54, Davis Grote 58, Christian Whitham 62, Hiep Ngo 70. 

Eastern: Logan Oakes 66, Daylan Campbell 71.

 

Hornets Win Season Opener (4/9/2021  Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Westin Allen fired an even-par 36 to lead host Henryville to victory over Scottsburg in a dual match Friday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Course.

Allen’s round included two birdies, two bogeys and five pars for the Hornets, who carded a collective 179 — 15 shots better than the Warriorettes.

Also for the Hornets, Sam Davidson fired a 42, Trenton Vires a 49 and Owen Brewer a 52.

New Washington’s Jacob Curry, the team’s only player, carded a personal-best 54.

Henryville: Allen 36, Sam Davidson 42, Trenton Vires 49, Owen Brewer 52, Caleb Harter 57.

Scottsburg: Landon Gricius 41, Ryan Rockey 45, Kody Clancy 52, Gannon Densford 56, Jacob Graham 57, Caden Richardson 58.

New Washington: Jacob Curry 54.

 

Boys Golf Preview (3/31/2021 Josh Cook - News & Tribune)

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Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Taytum Easton	13	47.2	39	Champions Pointe GC
Sydney Kleinert	11	57.8	52	Valley View GC
Annie Spicer	13	60.0	49	Westwood GC
Lilly Bindner	6	64.2	61	Sunrise GC
Emma Wallis	13	70.4	67	Sunrise GC

 

Easton Qualifies for Regional
9/19/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville's Taytum Easton also earned a spot in next Saturday's Washington Regional. 

Easton shot a 91 at Sunrise Golf Course to earn fifth-place overall at Saturday's Madison Sectional. Her score earned her the third, and final, individual qualifying spot. 

"We were really happy to see Taytum earn a regional spot," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "She played in the regional as a freshman, when our team won the Madison Sectional, and as a sophomore, she advanced as individual, but missed by a couple of shots last year. She used that disappointment as motivation this season. For our team, we improved throughout the season and finished ahead of our seeding today. All five ladies represented our community, school, team, their families, and themselves well today and all season."

Madison's Keara Eder earned medalist honors with a 6-over-par 78.  

Team scores: Madison 375, Lawrenceburg 408, Scottsburg 409, Jennings County 411, Southwestern 425, Henryville 442 (Easton 91, Spicer 111, Kleinert 114, Bindner 126, Wallis 139), Switzerland County 468, Shawe Memorial 475, South Dearborn 516. 

Medalist: Eder (Madison) 78. 

Advancing individuals on non-qualifying teams: Curry (Jennings County) 90, Carson (Jennings County) 90, Easton (Henryville) 91.

 

Hornets Fall
9/16/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Henryville shot its best score of the season, but the Hornets couldn't overcome Madison and Lawrenceburg in a tri-match Wednesday. 

"It's been a challenging season. Overall, we're very inexperienced, but we've made real improvement," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We shot our best team score today, which was 50 strokes better than our opening match just six weeks ago. We're looking forward to coming back to Sunrise GC this Saturday and trying to improve upon today's score.

Madison (188): Eder 36, Bronkella 46, Imel, Gasaway 54, Skirven 56. 

Lawrenceburg (205): Schmidt 46, Shelton 49, Williamson 54, Fox 56, Benson 58. 

Henryville (214): Easton 44, Spicer 54, Kleinert 55, Bindner 61, Wallis 68.

 

Stricker Leads Dragons over Hornets
9/15/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Jacy Stricker earned medalist honors to lead Silver Creek to a dual-match victory over host Henryville on Tuesday afternoon. 

Stricker fired a 7-over-par 43 for the Dragons, who carded a collective 212 — 18 shots ahead of the Hornets — at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Also for Creek, Lana Dobson shot a 46.  

Taytum Easton paced Henryville with a 48 while Annie Spicer shot a 50.

Silver Creek (212): Stricker 43, Dobson 46, Burton 61, Wilkerson 62, Hall 70. 

Henryville (230): Easton 48, Spicer 50, Kleinert 64, Bindner 68, Wallis 71.

 

Knight Leads Generals to Victory
9/9/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

CLARKSVILLE — Led by medalist Karena Knight, Clarksville won a tri-match Wednesday afternoon at Wooded View Golf Course. 

Knight fired a 6-over-par 42 to lead the Generals, who carded a collective 215 — four shots better than Henryville and 50 better than Charlestown. 

Also for Clarksville, Emily Kaiser shot 54 and Sara Vaughn 58. 

Taytum Easton topped the Hornets with a 45 while Annie Spicer added a 53. 

"We struggled a bit on the greens today. Had we limited our three-putts, our score would have been considerably better. We're improving, but we're starting to run out of time with the end of the season approaching fast," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. 

Emma McCutcheon and Micah Kaelin shot 65 apiece to lead the Pirates. 

Borden's Natalie Lewis fired a 63. 

Clarksville (215): Knight 42, Kaiser 54, Vaughn 58, Neal 61.

Borden (NTS): Lewis 63.

Charlestown (265): McCutcheon 65, Kaelin 65, B. Doty 66, O. Doty 69.

Henryville: Easton 45, Spicer 53, Kleinert 56, Bindner 65, Wallis 70.

 

Kane Earns Medalist Honors for Devils
9/8/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

FLOYDS KNOBS — Jeffersonville's Allison Kane earned medalist honors, but Floyd Central won a tri-match Tuesday at Valley View Golf Club. 

Kane carded a 6-over-par 42 — three shots ahead of Henryville's Taytum Easton and Floyd's Caroline Hadley. Led by Hadley, the Highlanders shot a collective 197 — eight shots better than the Red Devils and 23 better than the Hornets. 

Floyd Central (197): Hadley 45, Daily 49, Ansert 51, Estes 52, Shaffer 53, Page 59. 

Jeffersonville (205): Kane 42, Lawler 50, Ortuno 56, Means 57, Monroe 61. 

Henryville (220): Easton 45, Kleinert 52, Spicer 57, Bindner 66, Wallis 70.

 

Scottsburg downs Hornets
9/2/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Taytum Easton earned medalist honors, but Scottsburg won the dual match between the two teams Wednesday at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Easton fired a personal-best 3-over-par 39 to lead the Hornets, who carded a collective 228. The Warriorettes, led by Makayla Barger's 44, shot 209. 

"We're improving, however, overall we're too inexperienced to shoot a competitive team score," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "I was very happy for Taytum today, as she carded a career best. Sydney (Kleinert) had a nice round and Annie (Spicer) and Emma (Wallis) continue to improve. We'll keep working at it."

Scottsburg (209): Barger 44, Johnson 52, McGannon 56, Gambrell 57, Wolf 58, Sebastian 59. 

Henryville (228): Easton 39, Kleinert 55, Spicer 64, Wallis 70.

 

Devils down Hornets, Hilltoppers
9/1/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Taytum Easton earned medalist honors, but Jeffersonville won a tri-match Tuesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Easton fired a 9-over-par 45 for the Hornets. Meanwhile, Baylee Lawler carded a 46 and Allison Kane a 47 for the Red Devils, who shot a collective 200 — 30 shots better than Shawe Memorial and 35 better than host Henryville. 

Jeffersonville (200): Lawler 46, Kane 47, K. Monroe 53, Ortuno 54, Means 62, D. Monroe 65. 

Shawe (230): Wells 48, Perez 54, Craig 63, Kilgore 65

Henryville (235): Easton 45, Kleinert 57, Spicer 63, Wallis 70. 

South Central (NTS): Page 57.

 

Spicer Ties for Medalist Honors
8/28/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

SCOTTSBURG — Henryville's Annie Spicer tied for medalist honors in a dual match against Scottsburg at Westwood Golf Course on Friday afternoon. 

Spicer fired a 49, a score that was equaled by Warriorette Molly McGannon. Scottsburg shot a collective 204 to win the match, as the Hornets had an incomplete team with only three players. 

Taytum Easton added a 52 for Henryville. 

Scottsburg (204): McGannon 49, Barger 50, Johnson 50, Gambrell 55, Lynn 55, Wolf 61.

 

Red Devils down Generals, Hornets
8/24/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

JEFFERSONVILLE — With four scores of 54 or less, host Jeffersonville topped Clarksville and Henryville in a tri-match Monday at Elk Run Golf Club.

Allison Kane fired a 50 to pace the Red Devils, who carded a collective 210 — 12 shots better than the Generals. The Hornets fielded an incomplete team.

Clarksville’s Karena Knight shot a 47 to earn medalist honors, while Sara Vaughn was far behind at 54.

Taytum Easton topped Henryville with a 59.

Jeffersonville (210): Kane 50, Lawler 53, Means 53, Ortuno 54, Monroe 69.

Clarksville (222): Knight 47, Vaughn 54, Neal 58, Kaiser 63.

Henryville (NTS): Easton 59, Spicer 66, Wallis 71.

Easton leads Hornets
8/17/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Led by medalist Kira Wells, Shawe Memorial topped Lawrenceburg and Henryville in a tri-match Monday at Sunrise Golf Course. 

Wells fired a 5-over-par 41 for the Hilltoppers, who carded a collective 224. Lawrenceburg was second with a 230 while Henryville took third with 244. 

Taytum Easton led the Hornets with a 45. 

Shawe Memorial (224)

Lawrenceburg (230)

Henryville: Easton 45, Kleinert 58, Spicer 69, Wallis 72. 

 

Knight Leads Generals to Win
8/11/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Karena Knight earned medalist honors to lead Clarksville to a dual match victory over host Henryville on Tuesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

Also for Clarksville, Emily Kaiser and Summer Neal each carded 63 while Sara Vaughn shot 66.

“I’m really happy with how the girls played,” Generals coach Tosha Embry said. “It’s nice to pick up a win the first time out, especially on a tough course. This is only Emily’s second season playing and Summer sat out last season with an injury, so it was great to see them play well today. Everyone felt like they left a few shots out there, which makes me confident that our team score is going to keep improving throughout the season.”

Taytum Easton paced the Hornets with a 47 while Sydney Kleinert shot 57. 

Clarksville (233): Knight 41, Kaiser 63, Neal 63, Vaughn 66.

Henryville (248): Easton 47, Kleinert 57, Spicer 72, Wallis 72. 

 

Cubs Clip Hornets
8/10/2020 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

MADISON — Keara Eder's medalist round helped host Madison to a 204-264 victory over Henryville in a dual meet Monday at Sunrise Golf Course. 

Eder carded a 4-over-par 40 to pace the Cubs. 

Taytum Easton led the Hornets with a 53 in their season-opener. 

Madison (204): Eder 40, Imel 47, Bronkella 53, Gathaway 64, Skirven 65. 

Henryville (264): Easton 53, Kleinert 67, Spicer 72, Wallis 72. 

 

Player	Rds. (9-hole)	Average	Low Score	Course
Westin Allen	19	38.6	35	Butler Falls GC
Sam Davidson	17	41.4	36	Butler Falls GC
Clayton Fields	11	43.8	40	Sunrise GC
Wade Curts	10	50.4	43	Wooded View GC
Cameron Miller	17	53.1	47	Wooded View GC

 

2019 News and Tribune All-Area Team (Boys' Golf)
6/15/2019 Staff (News & Tribune)

 

FIRST TEAM: Reece Compton, Floyd Central junior; Judson Dukes, Floyd Central sophomore; Harrison Eades, Floyd Central senior; Nolan Keeler, New Albany senior; Christian McIntosh, Floyd Central sophomore

SECOND TEAM: Westin Allen, Henryville sophomore; Bryce Crutcher, Silver Creek senior; Ben Howell, Floyd Central freshman; Caleb Popp, Providence senior; Caiden Walters, New Albany senior

THIRD TEAM: Ryan Crum, New Albany sophomore; Clayton Fields, Henryville senior; Harrison Paul, Jeffersonville senior; Carter Smith, Silver Creek freshman; Charley Williams, Jeffersonville sophomore

HONORABLE MENTION: Logan Bunch, New Albany; Frank Caylor, Providence; Sam Davidson, Henryville; Jeremy Harper, Silver Creek; Carson Kastensmidt, Christian Academy; Lukas Knoy, New Albany; Noah McCallister, Silver Creek; Hayden Smith, Borden; Braxton Troutman, Jeffersonville; Max Zoeller, Floyd Central.

 

 

Highlanders earn return trip to State Finals

6/6/2019 Craig Pearson (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Humid conditions, temperatures in the mid-80s and soft grounds, thanks to Wednesday evening's rains, made for a grueling day on the course for Thursday's Providence Regional at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

Floyd Central, seeking the seventh regional title in the proud history of the program, came up short in that quest but compiled a score of 301 — 10 shots behind victorious Center Grove — that was good enough for second place and a 19th overall trip to the IHSAA State Finals.

"That was our goal the whole year. We still have some goals we want to meet," said junior Reece Compton, who led the Highlanders with a 1-over-par 73 that tied for fifth on the overall individual leaderboard. 

 

The eighth-ranked Highlanders are hoping to improve next week upon last year's 10th-place finish at state. Harrison Eades, the lone senior in the Floyd Central lineup, shot 74 for his best-ever round at Champions Pointe.

"I went double [bogey], bogey to start on 1 and 2," Eades said. "I kind of shot myself in the foot there."

 

But Eades birdied the par-3 fourth and the par-5 sixth to regain his footing. 

 

"My putting was working well for me today. I just put myself in tough situations. The chipping could have been better today," he said. 

Sophomore Christian McIntosh shot 77 and Floyd Central's fourth score came from Ben Howell. The freshman posted a 77 and was 2-over going into No. 16 before finishing with three straight bogeys. 

 

"Ben Howell came up huge," Floyd coach Brett Eades said. "He shot 90 in his qualifying round. He and [fellow freshman] Max Zoeller had to compete [for the fifth spot]. It's the difference in us getting second or third place." 

 

It was far from the best day for New Albany senior Nolan Keeler in what he hoped would not be his final round as a Bulldog. 

 

Keeler was shooting for his first state-qualifying regional round, but saw his career — and stellar senior season — come to a close Thursday with a 78. Keeler was sitting at even-par through his first eight holes and 1-over following the back nine. However, he saw his fortunes take a sour turn. 

 

"He's put a lot of time and effort into it and preparing for this round," New Albany coach Rick Belcher said. "It started with a lapse of focus on No. 1. He had a 15-foot birdie putt and three-putted. He missed it short, uphill. You're thinking birdie on No. 1 and he gets bogey."

Keeler then ended up with a double-bogey on the par-3 second. 

 

"For him, it's a pretty short iron and it looked good [off the tee]," Belcher said. "He came up short and went in the bunker. It plugged into the lip just below and he had to take an unplayable out of there. He went from even-par to three holes later, 4-over par. From then on he's pressing. With seven holes to play, he gave a couple more back on those next couple holes trying to press." 

 

Keeler will go on to play at Marian University next season.  

 

"He's worked so hard. He's a great player. He's going to be fine. He's going to do well in college. I told him you've got four more years. It'll sting for a few days," Belcher said. 

 

For Compton, he started with a 34 on the front nine and was in position to post one of the three lowest scores of the day before having some trouble at the finish. 

 

The key to his round was the final four holes of the front nine. 

 

"I had a two-putt birdie on the par-5 sixth. On [No.] 7, I get in some trouble and got up and down. On [Nos.] 8 and 9, I made a 12-footer and then an 18-footer for birdie. So I was 3-under on those holes," Compton said. "I hit in the water on 10 and managed a bogey on that. I birdied 16 to get to 2-under for the day and then struggled in. I doubled 17 and bogeyed 18, so it was a disappointing way to finish." 

 

Providence senior Caleb Popp also saw his prep career come to a close with an 88 after recovering from a disastrous start. 

 

"He takes a triple on the first hole and a 10 on three, so he's 8-over after three holes and still comes back and shoots a 45. On the backside, he gets some steam up," Providence coach Victor Beeler said. "It's a grueling day. I was proud of him. He didn't quit, kept on playing. He's been a great leader for our team all year. We're playing one senior, three sophomores and a couple freshmen. He's given our program someone to look up to."

 

Henryville's Westin Allen shot 78. 

 

"Westin played 15 holes very well," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "However, the doubles at three, five and nine really cost him. He’s a quality young man and had a solid season. There’s no question, he’s one of the top players in the area. But there’s room for improvement with him and his teammates. Hopefully, they’ll work to have a really good season next spring." 

 

Teams: Center Grove 291, Floyd Central 301, Columbus North 303, Bloomington South 311, Bloomington North 320, BNL 331, Roncalli 332, New Albany 334, Columbus East 338, Madison 346, Jennings County 349, Jasper 349, Whiteland 352, Heritage Hills 353, North Harrison 354, Greensburg 358, Paoli 359, Southwestern (Hanover) 367
Medalist: Alex Heck (Center Grove) 69
Advancing Individuals: Damon Dickey (Franklin) 71, Ethan Stanley (BNL) 72, Joey Wiseman (Corydon) 72, Drew Todd (Bloomington South) 73, Evan Todd (Bloomington North) 74

 

 

Henryville's Allen Advances to Regional; Hornets Finish Fourth
6/3/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

MADISON — Henryville shot a 351 to take fourth place in the Madison Sectional at Sunrise Golf Course on Monday, needing a top-three finish to advance to Thursday's regional. 

While Westin Allen shot 82 to advance as an individual, the team came up short by 16 strokes to Jennings County, which posted a 335. Madison won with a 319 and Southwestern was second with a 327. 

 

"Placing fourth is getting old," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We felt we had a chance at one of the top three, but didn’t score quite well enough. Everybody carded something near their average, which is good. However, to advance to the regional, we needed a bit better than average." 

 

Allen shot 38 on the back nine after struggling on the front nine. 

 

"We’re happy Westin advanced and look forward to him playing in the regional Thursday," Embry said. "We have a good group returning next season since we have only one senior. Yet, his scores will be a challenge for us to replace. Clayton’s been a pleasure to coach and he, and his teammates, have represented themselves, team, school and community very well." 

 

Madison (319): Barron 74, Ommen 75, Jameison 80, Eblen 90, McDowell 97
Southwestern (Hanover) (327): Mefford 72, Hadley 75, Kramer 82, Ashby 98, Tingle 114
Jennings County (335): Kirchner 71, Kelley 85, Miller 86, Silvey 91, Bingham 92
Henryville (351): Allen 82, Fields 84, Davidson 86, Miller 99, Curts 106
Austin (351): Stamper 76, Campbell 88, Gabbard 90, Barton 97, Smith 109
Switzerland County (379): Demaree 86, Konkle 87, Wolf 94, Bladen 112, Gammons 129
Scottsburg (388): Rockey 80, Densford 94, Adams 103, Gaffney 111, Riley 117
Rising Sun (396): Webb 94, Bowne 98, Hoffman 100, Manifold 104, Koons 109
New Washington (417): Diaz 100, Swoboda 101, Wilson 102, Curry 114
Charlestown (436): Doty 100, Carr 104, Martens 114, Huntsinger 118
Shawe Memorial (NTS): Cole 87, Purvis 103, Grote 110

 

Cubs put 3 in 30s to win at Sunrise
5/22/2019 Staff (Madison Courier)

 

Just six days before the 2019 IHSAA boys golf sectional, Madison put three players in the 30s - including Trent Jamieson with an even-par 36 - to run away from Henryville by 20 strokes on the tournament track at Sunrise Golf Course on Tuesday.

 

Jamieson carded bogeys at the par-four second hole and the par-three sixth but he also shot a birdie two at the par-three fourth and a birdie four at the par-five seventh to play the front nine even as the low medalist on the day.

 

Drew Barron shot a 38 and Luke Ommen had a 39 for Madison while Landon McDowell rounded out the Cubs' scoring with a 45 and Dylan Eblen shot a non-scoring 48.

The Cubs defeated Henryville 158-178 while Charlestown brought just three players and did not post a team score.

 

Sam Davidson led the Hornets with a 41 while Westin Allen shot a 42 and Clayton Fields took a 43 including Henryville's lone birdie of the day at the par-four opening hole.  Cameron Miller shot a 52 and Wade Curts a non-scoring 56.

 

Charlestown's top score was a 56 by Andrew Martens while Casey Huntsinger and Coaden Doty both carded 62s.

 

"We'll need to be better individually and as a team next Monday," Henryville coach Robin Embry said.  "Hopefully, we'll be able to play the course a time or two between now and then and increase our comfort level.  I think we're capable of posting a real good score there."

 

Madison (158): Jameison 36, Barron 38, Ommen 39, McDowell 45, Eblen 48
Henryville (178): Davidson 41, Allen 42, Fields 43, Miller 52, Curts 56
Charlestown (NTS): Martens 56, Doty 62, Huntsinger 62

 

Shawe boys golf plays Henryville at Sunrise
5/22/2019 Staff (Madison Courier)

 

Shawe Memorial golf competed in a two-way match with Henryville at Sunrise Golf Course on Wednesday.

 

Henryville shot a 180 to win the match.  Shawe only had three golfers and did not field a complete team.

 

Chandler Cole shot a 45 to lead the Hilltoppers while Trenton Purvis had a 53 and Jack Grote carded a 62.

 

Westin Allen fired a 39 to lead Henryville and claim low-medalist honors.  Sam Davidson shot a 43, Clayton Fields a 47, Wade Curts a 51 and Cameron Miller a non-scoring 57.

 

Henryville (180): Allen 39, Davidson 43, Fields 47, Curts 51, Miller 57
Shawe (NTS): Cole 45, Purvis 53, Grote 62

 

Henryville Captures SAC Title
5/19/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Led by medalist Westin Allen, Henryville won the Southern Athletic Conference title Saturday at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

 

Behind Allen's 7-over-par 79, the Hornets carded a collective 352 — 44 shots ahead of runner-up South Central and 70 better than third-place Borden. 

 

Clayton Fields, the individual runner-up, added an 84 and Sam Davidson, who finished fifth, fired a 90 for Henryville, was 18 shots better on the back nine than the front nine. 

 

"I'm not sure what caused our poor play on the front, but it was remedied by the back," said Hornets coach Robin Embry, whose team carded a collective 184 on the front and 168 on the back. "We played very well on the back. With the wind and tough rough, Champions Pointe presented a difficult test. We only led by five after the front nine and then settled in to play well on the back. I'm really happy for Westin, Clayton, and Sam to earn a spot on the all-conference team. We'll keep working at it in hopes to play very well these last few weeks." 

 

Allen, Fields and Davidson were joined on the All-SAC team by Lanesville's Griffen Reynolds (85), South Central's Bryce Lewis (89) and Borden's Hayden Smith (92). Embry, meanwhile, was awarded SAC Coach of the Year. 

 

Henryville (352): Allen 79, Fields 84, Davidson 90, Curts 99, Miller 111
South Central (396): Lewis 89, Basham 95, Ca. Cunningham 106, Co. Cunningham 106
Borden (422): Smith 92, Franklin 105, Saylor 112, Holmes 113, Condon 119
Lanesville (446): Reynolds 85, Nolot 109, Lucas 111, Mersmann 141
New Washington (459): Swoboda 110, Wilson 115, Diaz 116, Curry 118, Gabbard 142
Crothersville (NTS): Amick 97

 

Hornets top Eagles, Generals
5/15/2019 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Led by Westin Allen and Sam Davidson, Henryville rolled to victory over Lanesville and Clarksville in a tri-match at Champions Pointe on Tuesday. 

 

Allen and Davidson were co-medalists with 3-over-par 39s to lead the Hornets, who carded a collective 171. The Eagles fired 233 while the Generals fielded an incomplete team. 

Also for Henryville, Clayton Fields fired a 42 and Wade Curtis a 51. 

 

"We'd like to get a bit better score from each spot," Hornets coach Robin Embry said. "All-in-all, we played fairly well today. With cancellations we haven't played as many matches of late, so we are happy to have a nice evening to play. Champions Pointe is in great shape and provides a challenging test. Hopefully, we'll be a little better on Saturday." 

 

Henryville (171): Allen 39, Davidson 39, Fields 42, Curts 51, Miller 54
Lanesville (233): Reynolds 48, Lucas 55, Nolot 62, Fisher 68, Mersmann 71
Clarksville (NTS): Craig 65, Pearl 69, Cunningham 69

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors
4/23/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Westin Allen earned medalist honors, but Madison edged the Hornets and Borden in a tri-match at Champions Pointe Golf Club on Monday afternoon. 

Allen carded a one-birdie, one-bogey even-par round of 36. The Cubs, meanwhile, shot a collective 165 to beat Henryville by six shots and the Braves by 74. 

 

Also for the Hornets, Sam Davidson fired a 42 and Clayton Fields a 43. 

 

Micah Franklin and Cruz Martin each shot 56 to lead Borden. 

 

Madison (165): Barron 37, Ommen 39, Jamison 40, Hamby 49, Eblen 53
Henryville (171): Allen 36, Davidson 42, Fields 43, Miller 50
Borden (239): Franklin 56, Martin 56, Smith 59, Holmes 68

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors
4/16/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

SEYMOUR — Henryville's Westin Allen shot a 5-over-par 41 to claim medalist honors in the Hornets' match against Trinity Lutheran at Shadowood Golf Course. 

Sam Davidson added a 42 and Cameron Miller a 55 for the Hornets, who didn't field a complete team. 

 

"Everyone struggled a bit today," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Our ball-striking wasn't great and our short game wasn't good enough to save the round. We'll keep working to improve and we'll have better days."

 

Trinity Lutheran carded a collective 182. 

 

Trinity Lutheran (182): Sabotin 44, Keith 44, Shoemaker 45, Hill 49, Nierman 50, Foster 52
Henryville (NTS): Allen 41, Davidson 42, Miller 55

 

Allen shoots 1-under-par 70 for Henryville
4/14/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

HANOVER — Henryville's Westin Allen shot a 1-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors in an 18-hole match against New Washington at Butler Falls Golf Course n Saturday. 

 

Allen's round featured five birdies, four bogeys and nine pars. 

 

Teammate Sam Davidson carded a 5-over 76 for the Hornets, who only had three players. 

"Westin and Sam carded good scores and Cameron [Miller] continues to improve," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "We had a bit less than desirable start, but played well on the back. It was good to play an 18-hole round." 

 

New Washington was led by CJ Swoboda, who shot a 95

 

New Washington (445): Swoboda 95, Wilson 97, Curry 114, Gabbard 139
Henryville (NTS): Allen 70, Davidson 76, Miller 107

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors
4/11/2019 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Henryville's Westin Allen carded a 1-over-par 37 to earn medalist honors in a four-way boys' golf match against Charlestown, Southwestern and South Central on Wednesday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Club. 

 

Allen bogeyed the first hole and double-bogeyed the second, parred the next three, then eagled the par-5 sixth. He parred the final three holes. Allen's teammate, Sam Davidson, fired a 38 for the Hornets, who had just three players. 

 

"Westin and Sam carded good scores today," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Cameron [Miller] let a couple of holes get away from him, but other than those, he continues to improve. We're looking forward to getting our fourth eligible."

 

Southwestern carded a collective 175 while South Central was second with a 197 and Charlestown third with a 238.  

 

Matt Carr paced the Pirates with a 53.

 

Southwestern (Hanover) (175): Medford 39, Kramer 44, Hadley 44, Asby 48
South Central (197): Basham 46, Lewis 47, Co. Cunningham 51, Ca. Cunningham 53
Charlestown (238): Carr 53, Martins 58, Doty 62, Ingram 65, Huntsinger 69
Henryville (NTS): Allen 37, Davidson 38, Miller 58

 

Allen Earns Medalist Honors
4/10/2019 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Henryville was unable to place in its match at Champions Pointe on Tuesday. Austin came away with the win after shooting 198 as a team. Eastern followed with a score of 237. Both Henryville and Madison Shawe didn't have enough players to post a score.

 

Regardless, Henryville's Westin Allen was the medalist with a score of 37. Also for the Hornets, Sam Davidson shot a 46 and Cameron Miller finished with a 55. 

 

"All-in-all, we're playing well for the start of the season," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Westin posted a nice score. Sam struggled a bit, but he'll bounce back. Cameron didn't have a good start, but hung in there and carded a respectable score. We're off to a good start."

 

Austin (198): Stamper 41, Campbell 49, Gabbert 50, Barton 58, Smith 60
Eastern (237): Jones 47, McKinley 58, Mosier 66, Beach 66, Balentine 69
Henryville (NTS): Allen 37, Davidson 46, Miller 55
Shawe (NTS): Cole 49, Grote 60, Purvis 64

 

Warriors top Mustangs, Hornets
4/6/2019 Hanson Crafton (News & Tribune)

 

HENRYVILLE — Henryville sophomore Westin Allen shot a 3-over-par 39 to earn medalist honors in a tri-match against Scottsburg and New Washington on Friday afternoon at Champions Pointe Golf Course.  

 

The Warriors won with a team score of 207, five shots ahead of the Mustangs. The Hornets, who had only three players, had an incomplete team score. Henryville's Sam Davidson finished one shot behind his teammate.  

 

"It was very good to get our season started," Henryville coach Robin Embry said. "Westin and Sam carded good scores considering the conditions. As we thought, Cameron [Miller] is much-improved and will continue to improve. We're looking forward to having everyone available and posting a team score in a couple of weeks."

 

New Washington was led by Garrett Wilson's 49. Fernando Diaz added a 51.

 

Scottsburg (207): Rocky 46, Grishes 47, Adams 52, Densford 62
New Washington (212): Wilson 49, Diaz 51, Swobobda 53, Curry 59
Henryville (NTS): Allen 39, Davidson 40, Miller 55

 

Boys' Golf Preview: Highlanders look to return to state
4/5/2019 Josh Cook (News & Tribune)

 

Golf season has teed off in Southern Indiana.

 

Teams throughout Clark and Floyd counties already have started hitting the links this week.

With that in mind, here are five — not fore! — big questions entering the season. 

 

1. CAN FLOYD CENTRAL MAKE IT BACK TO STATE?

In a word, yes. The Highlanders return four of their top six players from a team that won its second straight sectional title, finished second in the regional and took 10th at the IHSAA State Finals.

 

“I have extremely high expectations,” second-year Floyd coach Brett Eades said. “We’ve got a good mix. We’ve got some experience and then we’ve got some young guys coming in.”

The Highlanders lost Dylan Zink and Jack Lilly to graduation, but return senior Harrison Eades, junior Reece Compton and sophomore Christian McIntosh from their state lineup. Also back is sophomore Judson Dukes, who was the team’s sixth man last year.

 

“They feel like they left some things on the table and they want an opportunity and a shot to show the state we’re a little bit better than we were last year,” said Eades, whose team was ranked No. 14 in the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association preseason Top 20 poll.

Harrison Eades, the coach’s son, took third at the Providence Sectional last year with a 3-under-par 69.

 

“I’m looking for Harrison to be a great leader this year;” his father said. “He’s doing great so far; it’s starting out in practice being very competitive and challenging the younger guys.”

Brett Eades expects freshmen Ben Howell and Max Zoeller to contribute for the Highlanders, who will try for their third straight sectional title and their 16th in 17 years.

 

“That’s obviously one of our goals, we want to win another sectional championship and we want to compete again for a regional championship again this year,” Eades said. “But we obviously want to keep our priorities in line and win them as they come.”

 

Eades has strengthened his team's schedule in hopes of preparing it for a deep postseason run. It begins with Saturday’s Floyd Central Invitational. The field includes No. 2 Evansville North and No. 8 Castle.

 

“The experience of playing a much stronger schedule, we’re hoping it will benefit us in the long run,” Eades said.

 

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

Probably New Albany. The Bulldogs graduated two starters from a team that finished second — by 29 shots — to Floyd Central in the sectional. Returning to lead the way will be seniors Nolan Keeler and Caiden Walters along with sophomore Ryan Crum. Keeler carded a 75 and Crum a 79 in the sectional last year.

 

3. WHICH TEAMS ARE ON THE RISE?

Just based off the overall success of most of its athletic programs, we’ll go with Silver Creek as one. Coach Matt Graston lost three of his top five players from a team that finished fourth — nine shots behind Providence — in the sectional last season. The Dragons, though, do return senior Bryce Crutcher, an individual regional qualifier last season, and junior Jeremy Harper. With those two back, and some younger players coming up, the Dragons should contend for a regional berth.

 

Borden, which finished 10th at the Providence Sectional, should also be better. New coach Duane Potts has four players back from last year and four incoming freshmen.

New Washington, which returns its top four players from a team that took 10th at the Madison Sectional, should also be improved.

 

4. WHICH TEAM WAS HIT HARDEST BY GRADUATION?

Providence. The Pioneers lost four starters from a team that finished third in the sectional and ninth in the regional. Only senior Caleb Popp returns. Coach Victor Beeler is looking for several of his younger players to step up this season.

 

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

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

 

Included among those are Henryville sophomore Westin Allen and New Washington junior Fernando Diaz, both of whom advanced to the regional as individuals last year. Jeffersonville senior Harrison Paul and sophomore Charley Williams could contend for spots too if the Red Devils don't make it out of the sectional.

 

TEAM CAPSULES

BORDEN

• HEAD COACH: Duane Potts (first season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished 10th at the Providence Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: None.

• KEY RETURNERS: Micah Franklin (Jr.); Hayden Smith (So.); Caleb Saylor (So.); Zane Bahan (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Braves return four of their sectional players from last year and have added four freshmen to the team. 

• POTTS SAYS: “I’m very optimistic that Borden golf will have a better year than last. While I still consider our program to be in a building year, I think that with the number of returning players we have accompanied with some incoming freshman that bring some talent, Borden has some good years of golf ahead of us.  [We] just have to have our players continue to establish personal goals for themselves to meet in order to help our team continue to become more competitive in matches."

 

CHARLESTOWN

• HEAD COACH: Adam Tolliver (eighth season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished 11th at Madison Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: None.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Matt Carr (Sr.); Caden Doty (Jr.); Andrew Martens (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Pirates return three of their four players from last season. Carr will lead the way while Tolliver expects Doty and Martens to "show the gains they did last year." The Pirates have added a trio of newcomers in junior Casey Huntsinger, sophomore Ethan Ingram and freshman Trey Brison — "[they] are either completely new to golf or haven't played for years, so it will be a learning experience," Tolliver said. 

• TOLLIVER SAYS: “Although this season might be rough with our inexperience we all have to start somewhere, so I'm glad we have the young guys out now and for Matt, a four-year player, to be able to help them.".

 

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

• HEAD COACH: Hayden Casey (first season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished ninth at Providence Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Hayden Hope, Kevin Wang, Dillon Kahl.

• KEY RETURNERS: Carson Kastensmidt (Sr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Warriors lost three of their top four players from last season, only Kastensmidt returns. Casey takes over a young team rife with inexperience. 

• CASEY SAYS: “We look forward to instilling a love for the game of golf in our guys. We had a great turnout this year for the team, as we have 11 guys on our team, which is a lot for a 1-A boys' golf team. With that said, a lot of our guys either haven't picked up a club before or haven't played much at all, so we definitely are excited to see our guys get better throughout the year and turn into some players."

 

CLARKSVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Rodney Carver (second season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished 12th at Providence Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURE: Keegan Allred.

• KEY RETURNER: Josh Matherly (Jr.)

• OUTLOOK: The Generals lost their top player from last year to graduation, but return Matherly, who was the team's No. 3 player at sectional last year. 

• CARVER SAYS: “We are young and looking to compete.".

FLOYD CENTRAL

• HEAD COACH: Brett Eades (second season).

• LAST YEAR: Won Providence Sectional, finished second at regional and 10th at state.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Jack Lilly, Dylan Zink.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Harrison Eades (Sr.); Reece Compton (Jr.); Christian McIntosh (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Highlanders return four of their top six players from last season, including Eades, Compton, McIntosh and sophomore Judson Dukes, the team's sixth man last year. Eades is also looking for contributions from freshmen Ben Howell and Max Zoeller. 

• EADES SAYS: “I'm extremely excited and I do have high expectations and look forward to another great season."

 

HENRYVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Robin Embry (20th season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished fourth at Madison Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Kris Glass, Conner Furnish, Brant Badger.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Clayton Fields (Sr.); Cameron Miller (Jr.); Westin Allen (So.); Sam Davidson (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Hornets lost three of their top six players from last season, but return their Nos. 1-3 players from sectional in Allen, Davidson and Fields.

• EMBRY SAYS: “We're disappointed our numbers are down, we only have four players. However, the four we have will represent themselves, their families, the community and the school well. We expect Westin to continue as one of the top players in the area. In addition, Sam and Clayton are expected to post good scores. Also, we think Cameron Miller will have a much-improved season. Hopefully, we'll improve throughout the season and be competitive in all of our events. We'd like to get another player or two to join us, but regardless, we could be pretty good by season's end."

 

JEFFERSONVILLE

• HEAD COACH: Dusty Corum (ninth season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished fifth at Providence Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Jay Williams, Josiah Pohl.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Harrison Paul (Sr.); Braxton Troutman (Sr.); Charley Williams (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Red Devils lost Williams, the NTSPY Player of the Year and an individual state qualifier, to graduation. They return their Nos. 2-4 players led by Paul, who shot an 82 at sectional last year. 

• CORUM SAYS: “We need a good fourth and fifth man to round out a strong team. I look for our top three to advance [out of sectional] as individuals."

NEW ALBANY

• HEAD COACH: Rick Belcher (14th season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished second at Providence Sectional, 11th at regional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Joey Steinert, Kameron Guess.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Nolan Keeler (Sr.), Caiden Walters (Sr.); Ryan Crum (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs return three of their top five players from last season led by Keeler, who shot at 75 at sectional, as well as Walters and Crum, who played Nos. 3 and 4 respectively at sectional last year. Belcher will look to juniors Cameron Embry and Logan Bunch, sophomore Lukas Knoy and freshman Shota Shimomura to will the final two spots. 

• BELCHER SAYS: “I think we will be competitive. We have a solid group at the top in Nolan, Caiden and Ryan. We just need to find some scoring and consistency at the 4 and 5 spots. We're going to need a couple of guys to step up, work hard and fill those spots."

 

NEW WASHINGTON

• HEAD COACH: Bret James (eighth season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished 10th at Madison Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: None.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: C.J. Swoboda (Sr.); Garrett Wilson (Jr.); Fernando Diaz (Jr.); Jacob Curry (So.).

• OUTLOOK: The Mustangs return their top four players from last season led by Diaz, who was the team's No. 3 player at sectional, but shot an 84 to qualify for regional. Freshman Christian Gabbard is a newcomer. 

• JAMES SAYS: “New Wash should be better this year with our top four returning, I am hoping that we are consistently shooting much better than last year. But we will see as the weather gets a little warmer than what we have had so far this year — wet and cold weather is hard to get a good feel on where we are at this point."

 

PROVIDENCE

• HEAD COACH: Victor S. Beeler (third season).

• LAST YEAR: Third at Providence Sectional, ninth at regional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Shawn Fitzpatrick, Trey Beatty, Jarrett Rowe, Will Kaiser.

• RETURNING PLAYER: Caleb Popp (Sr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Pioneers lost their top four players from last season, but returns Popp. Beeler is looking for contributions from senior Frank Caylor, juniors Andrew Henderson and Austin Barnett, sophomores Victor Beeler and Carson Heldman and freshmen Jack Kaiser and Alex Barnett.

• BEELER SAYS: “We are looking to Caleb to show significant leadership this season as we are going to be playing several underclassmen throughout the season in expectation that the significant competition we play against will bring results in the sectional."

 

SILVER CREEK

• HEAD COACH: Matt Graston (third season).

• LAST YEAR: Finished fourth at Providence Sectional.

• KEY DEPARTURES: Garred Perronie, Hunter Popp, Tucker Everett.

• RETURNING PLAYERS: Bryce Crutcher (Sr.); Jeremy Harper (Jr.).

• OUTLOOK: The Dragons lost their Nos. 2, 3 and 5 players from a team that finished nine shots behind Providence at the sectional. "We lost a lot of experience and scoring from last year’s team, but we have several players that have put in a lot of time and effort and are ready to step in and fill spots," Graston says. 

• GRASTON SAYS: “Our goals are to fire some good numbers by conference tournament and postseason play. As we get more experience throughout the year, we expect to be in that situation. We traditionally start the year slow but hopefully we’ll peak at the right time for those tournaments and fly in under the radar to surprise some teams."