LeFevre powers Indians to win over Panthers

The Indians wanted to take a perfect Midwest Athletic Conference record into their match against Minster on Aug. 22.

They took care of the Marion Local Flyers without any problems, and their win against the Panthers put them one step closer.

The Fort Recovery High School boys golf team took down the Parkway Panthers 161-172 Thursday at Portland Golf Club.

Reece LeFevre led the way for the Indians (4-1, 2-0 MAC) with a 2-over-par 37. The junior made par six times in the match and birdied the 520-yard, par-5 14th hole.

Parkway’s top score of 41 came from both Eli Schumm and Rylan Lyons.

Eli Lennartz had the second-best score of the match with a 40. He chipped in on the 14th for a birdie and earned a second on the 348-yard, par-4 10th hole.

The final two scores came from Keegan Muhlenkamp and Drew Backs, as both finished with 42 strokes. Both golfers made par three times and Muhlenkamp added a birdie on the 12th hole, a 498-yard, par-5.

Mason Diller’s 43 and Caleb Smith’s 44 didn’t impact the final.

FRHS will face New Bremen on Monday before hosting the reigning MAC champions.

Snow leads

NEW HAVEN — Jay County’s girls golf team came up eight strokes short of the Woodlan Warriors, as they fell 212-220 at Whispering Creek Golf Club on Thursday.

Maddy Snow’s 46 earned her match medalist honors. A birdie on the 15th ended up as the highlight of her round, supported by a par on the 11th and four bogeys.

Woodlan’s Paige Wylie finished just one stroke short of Snow to lead the Warriors with a 47.

Brooklynn Bright contributed the second-best score of the day for Jay County (1-1, 1-1 Allen County Athletic Conference) with a 52. Bright’s round included four bogeys on holes No. 11, 14, 15 and 16.

Erin Aker earned a new career best of 58 and made her second bogey of the season on the 11th.

Bailey Towell had a rough day, rounding out the team score with a 64.

Jaycee Rowels’ round of 66 did not affect the final score.

Tribe stays perfect

CELINA, Ohio — The Fort Recovery girls golf team stayed perfect in Midwest Athletic Conference play Thursday, taking down the Parkway Panthers 215-242.

Fort Recovery’s scores dipped a bit after a hot stretch, as all five golfers finished above 50, but with Parkway only having one girl shoot better than 65 – Shay Boroff had a 42 to earn match medalist honors – the Indians (4-2, 2-0 MAC) weren’t in risk of their first MAC loss.

Emma Will produced the Indians’ best score for the third time this season. Her round of 51 ended as the second-best score of the match.

Georgia Wenning continued to play well out of the No. 5 spot, shooting a 53. 

Wenning has scored for the Indians in every match this season. Mallory Evers ended right behind the junior with 54 strokes.

The final score came from Olivia Knapke with a 57.

Scores of 59 and 63 from Eva Kahlig and Evvie Briner didn’t play into the final score.