The Frontier Athletic Girls golfers competed in the FAC Championship on Monday, Sept. 16 at The Greens Golf Course of Fayette County.
Going into the 18-hole match, Jackson led the league with a record of 30-0 in FAC matches. Miami Trace was second at 22-8, McClain in third at 14-16, Chillicothe in fourth at 13-17, Hillsboro in fifth at 10-20 and Washington in sixth at 1-29.
The Ironladies won an outright title as they were victorious with a team score of 404, completing an undefeated season at 40-0. Miami Trace finished second with a 426 and secured a final record of 30-10. Washington placed third in the tournament with a 430 and finished the season at 7-33. McClain came in fourth with a 432 and moved their final record to 18-22. Hillsboro took fifth with a 451 which made them 12-28 to end the league season. Chillicothe placed six with a 463 and finished at 13-27.
Individually for Jackson, Aubrey Arnold led the team with an 82, followed by Alayna Hitchcock with a 99, Alia Rippeth with a 110, Ava Jenkins with a 113, Alanta Gibson with a 128 and Noel Saunders with a 134.
For Miami Trace, Emily Reeves and Ashlynd Hippely each led with a 101, followed by Rylee Ferguson with a 105, Kelsy Douglas with a 119, Alison Reeves with a 121, and Emily Keaton with a 123.
For Washington, Faith Wynne led and was the match medalist with an 81, followed by Gwendolyn Duncan with a 104, Addison Yahnwith a 118, Addylyn Mason with a 127 and Arabella Cadena with a 133.
For McClain, Kaylin Sterling led with a 95, followed by Hailey Cornett with a 109, Abbie Lovett with a 112, Reese Roble with a 116, Avery Murphy with a 121 and Emma Marsh with a 122.
For Hillsboro, Emma Yochum led with a 95, followed by Amani Cumberland with a 115, Rylea Scarberry with a 120, Blake Herdman with a 121, Halle Jones with a 122 and Addy Knauff with a 130.
For Chillicothe, Cadie Boltenhouse led with a 106, followed by Mallorie McCloy with a 113, Ista McNeal with a 121, Nia Brown with a 123 and Qiuchengxi Su with a 128.
Following the match, seven golfers were named All-FAC for the 2024 season. Aubrey Arnold of Jackson was named FAC Golfer of the Year. Also named All-FAC was Faith Wynne of Washington, Emily Reeves of Miami Trace, Kaylin Sterling of McClain, Emma Yochum of Hillsboro, Cadie Boltenhouse of Chillicothe and Alayna Hitchcock of Jackson.