Ironladies take early lead in girls FAC golf standings

The first two Frontier Athletic Conference girls golf matches took place on Monday morning, Aug. 5 at The Greens Golf Course of Fayette County.

Washington, Miami Trace, McClain, Hillsboro, Chillicothe and Jackson were all on hand to participate in the competition.

Through one FAC match, Jackson was currently leading the conference at 5-0, followed by Miami Trace at 4-1, McClain at 3-2, Chillicothe at 2-3, Hillsboro at 1-4 and Washington at 0-5.

Junior Aubrey Arnold was the match medalist and paced the Ironladies with a 38. She was followed by freshman Alayna Hitchcock who shot a 57, senior Alia Rippeth with a 59, sophomore Ava Jenkins with a 67, and sophomore Noel Saunders and freshman Alanta Gibson each with a 72.

For the Lady Panthers, senior Emily Reeves led with a 46, followed by sophomore Alison Reeves with a 55, sophomore Emily Keaton with a 61, sophomore Ashlynd Hippely with a 62, sophomore Rylee Ferguson with a 64 and sophomore Kelsy Douglas with a 67.

For the Lady Tigers, junior Kaylin Sterling led with a 47, followed by sophomore Hailey Cornett with a 59, junior Reese Roble with a 60, senior Abbie Lovett with a 62 and senior Kallie Posey with a 65.

For the Lady Cavaliers, sophomore Cadie Boltenhouse led with a 55, followed by junior Qiuchengxi Su with a 57, senior Mallorie McCloy with a 59, sophomore Nia Brown with a 62 and senior Ista McNeal with a 66.

For the Lady Indians, senior Emma Yochum led with a 55, followed by junior Rylea Scarberry and senior Blake Herdman each with a 61, senior Halle Jones with a 62, senior Amani Cumberland with a 64 and junior Reagan Leeth with a 70.

For the Lady Lions, junior Faith Wynne led with a 47, followed by senior Gwendolyn Duncan with a 64, freshman Arabella Cadena with a 68, sophomore Addison Yahn with a 69 and sophomore Kaylee Perkins with a 70.

After the second FAC match, Jackson extended their lead by improving their record to 10-0. Miami Trace moved to 8-2, Chillicothe to 5-5, McClain to 4-6, Hillsboro to 3-7 and Washington to 0-10.

In the second match, Arnold paced the Ironladies and the field with another 38. She was followed on her team by Hitchcock with a 43, Rippeth with a 54 and Gibsoon and Saunders each with a 72.

For Miami Trace, Emily Reeves led with a 42, followed by Alison Reeves with a 49, Ferguson with a 51, sophomore Karli Wilson with a 52, Hippely with a 58 and sophomore Emma Bower with a 62.

For Chillicothe, Boltenhouse led with a 43, followed by McCloy with a 51, Brown with a 52, Su with a 56 and McNeal with a 63.

For McClain, Sterling led with a 45, followed by Cornett with a 55, Roble with a 59, junior Emma Marsh and Posey each with a 64 and senior Kate Barrett with a 69.

For Hillsboro, Herdman led with a 47, followed by Yochum with a 52, Jones with a 56, Cumberland with a 58, and Leeth and Scarberry each with a 61.

For Washington, Wynne led with a 42, followed by Yahn with a 62, Duncan with a 63, Cadena with a 64 and senior Addylyn Mason with a 72.

There are a total of six FAC golf matches this season, plus an end-of-season FAC Championship that will take place on Monday, Sept. 18 at The Greens Golf Course. For each FAC match, the winning team will receive five wins towards their FAC record, second place will receive four wins and one loss, third place will receive three wins and two losses, fourth place will receive two wins and three losses, fifth place will receive one win and four losses, and sixth place will receive no wins and five losses. Each FAC match is nine holes, while the FAC Championship is 18 holes.

The next FAC match is set for Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson.