Published: August 12, 2008 11:25 pm         

South girls' A team claims Terre Haute South Invitational at Rea Park

TERRE HAUTE — Ideal weather conditions produced nice scores for high school girls golf teams Tuesday in the Terre Haute South Invitational at Rea Park.

South’s A team won with 330, the best score for a South team in Cara Stuckey's four years as coach.

Junior Sloane Engle was medalist with 79, her best score in an 18-hole match.

The Braves now have won two tournaments and took third in a third.

Jasper took second with 352, paced by Katy Schnarr’s 80, and Northview shot 378 to take third with Mandy Thomlinson pacing the Knights with 88.

Terre Haute North was fourth in the nine-team field with a season-best 382 and freshman Rachel Welker led the Patriots with 86.

Terre Haute South fielded a second team as Linton had to withdraw with school having started in the Greene County district. The South Black team was fifth with 397 paced by sophomore Caylee Walburn with 92.

Greencastle shot 437 for sixth followed by West Vigo with 453, South Putnam 454, and Cloverdale 470.

South, North and Northview both were in their second tournament of the week. All three were in the Mooresville Invitational on Monday at Eagle Pine.

South and Northview each have been in four tournaments in the first two weeks of the season.

Three players besides Engle were in the 80s for the Braves. Alana Whitlock, playing in the fifth slot, had a career-best 83 while Kelsey Fuqua and Katelyn Gosnell each shot 84.

Stuckey said early tournaments reflect the work put in by players during the summer.

“It is good to see the players rewarded for those efforts,” Stuckey said.

Engle has been low or tied for low in three matches for South. She says her game is “a lot stronger” especially her putting.

The Braves return to Rea Park for a match with North Central on Thursday and play Northview at Forest Park next Tuesday.

Josh Trout is in his second season as coach at Northview and was “proud” of the team's efforts with the Knights having their best score of the year.

“I think each girl had a season best too. I like the progress made by the team,” Trout said

Abe Nasser is in his second year as the coach at North and said Tuesday's score not only was a season best but probably was best in his two years.

He said expectations rose for Welker, a freshman, after she shot 79 at Hulman Links last week.

“She can compete with everyone,” Nasser said. “We need to work on mental toughness, demeanor on the course and body language.”

North will meet Northview in its next match next week at Hulman Links. Northview plays Cloverdale and Linton on Thursday at Forest Park.

West Vigo made its season debut in the tournament and is at Sullivan on Thursday. "We will be better," says coach Rick Petty.



Terre Haute South Invitational

at Rea Park

Team scores — Terre Haute South Red 330, Jasper 352, Northview 378, Terre Haute North 382, Terre Haute South Black 397, Greencastle 437, West Vigo 453, South Putnam 454, Cloverdale 470

Terre Haute South Red (330) — Sloane Engle 79, Kelsey Fuqua 84, Katelyn Gosnell 84, Katie Thomas 92, Alana Whitlock 83

Jasper (352) — Katy Schnarr 80, Mara Krempp 91, Hannah Seger 85, Allyson Horney 96

Northview (378) — Olivia Oehler 91, Mandy Thomlinson 88, Savanah Pursell 95, Alli Trout 104

Terre Haute North (382) — Rachel Welker 86, Abby Colwell 93, Emily Adams 99, Rachel Helt 105, Jesi Kaperak 104

Terre Haute South Black (397) — Caylee Walburn 92, Morgan Patterson 103, Bree Opremchak 94, Jordan Alley 108, Kit Gambill 109.

Greencastle (437) — Chelsea Samuels 95, Katie Hedge 116, Diana Wokoun 106, Kristen Hutcheson 120

West Vigo (453) — Cecelia Gray 105, Mary Roberts 114, Ashley Kennedy 112, Christina Vines 122

South Putnam (454) — Heather Hughes 90, Cassie Warren 125, Sarah Dobson 124, Kelsey Searles 115

Cloverdale (470) — Kayla Langdon 96, Elizabeth Wiley 101, Victoria Bayette 122, Erica Looper 151

Individual leaders

79 — Sloane Engle (THSR) 39-40

80 — Katy Schnarr (J) 39-41

83 — Alana Whitlock (THSR) 40-43

84 — Kelsey Fuqua (THSR) 39-45, Katelyn Gosnell (THSR) 41-43

85 — Hannah Seger (J) 41-44

86 — Rachel Welker (THN) 41-45

88 — Mandy Thomlinson (N) 42-46

90 — Heather Hughes (SP) 42-48

91 — Maria Krempp (J) 47-44, Olivia Oehler (N) 46-45

Next — Terre Haute South meets North Central on Thursday at Rea Park. West Vigo is at Sullivan. Northview plays Cloverdale and Linton at Forest Park on Thursday.

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• Monday action — Terre Haute South and North and Northview all competed in the Mooresville Invitational on Monday at Eagle Pine.

Plainfield shot 345 to take team honors. South, Bloomington South and the host team all shot 359 with the Panthers taking second on their fifth score and the Braves third.

North shot 389 and Northview had 428.

Leah Miller of Plainfield was medalist with 78.

Engle and Fuqua both shot 82 for South and Engle won a playoff to take fourth.

Welker and Abby Colwell led North with 87s and Olivia Oehler had 96 for the Knights.



Mooresville Invitational

at Eagle Pine

Team scores -- Plainfield 345, Bloomington South 359, Terre Haute South 359, Mooresville 359 (Bloomington South 2, TH South 3 by fifth score), Connersville 367, Franklin 368, Washington 372, Ind. Ritter 375, Greenfield-Central 379, Terre Haute North 389, Brownsburg 390, Danville 411, Brebeuf 412, Northview 428

Medalist — Leah Miller (P) 78

Terre Haute South (359) -- Sloane Engle 82, Kelsey Fuqua 82, Katelyn Gosnell 95, Katie Thomas 100

Terre Haute North (389) -- Rachel Welker 87, Abby Colwell 87, Emily Adams 104, Rachel Helt 111

Northview (428) -- Olivia Oehler 96, Mandy Thomlinson 97, Savanah Pursell 113, Hayley Miller 122