Golfers shoot low

CELINA, Ohio — The Indians are peaking at the right time.

The Fort Recovery High School boys golf team shot its season low for a 166-208 victory over the Celina Bulldogs on Monday at Celina Lynx Golf Club.

Reece LeFevre had two strokes over par to lead the Indians (7-6, 5-4 Midwest Athletic Conference) with a 38. After six straight pars, LeFevre birdied the  eighth hole to earn his score and match medalist honors.

Eli Lennartz and Matthew Romer shot 42s. Both put together strong performances on the greens, only needing 13 putts each. 

Like LeFevre, Lennartz also started out with six-straight pars. Romer only shot for par twice, but made up for it with a birdie on the fifth

Rounding out the Indians’ score was Keegan Muhlenkamp with a 44.

Nate Jutte’s 46 and Sage Wendel’s 48 did not factor into the final score.

Knights end run

CONVOY, Ohio — Just under a month into the season, the Division 3 No. 6 Fort Recovery volleyball team finally lost its first match of the year to the Division 4 No. 3 Crestview Knights 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 on Monday.

Teigan Fortkamp was the only player with double-digit kills for Fort Recovery (8-1, 3-0 MAC), tallying 13 in the match. She also had three blocks, which was only matched by Paige Guggenbiller.

Mara Pearson had nine kills, one block, one dig and one ace.

Kayla Heitkamp and Kennedy Muhlenkamp each had 11 assists and three digs. While Muhlenkamp was able to effectively set up her teammates, the Knights (9-1) quieted her attack, only allowing two kills.

The Indians gave away eight points on service errors. The only players without an error were Cali Wendel and Kensey Gaerke.

Girls finish strong

MINSTER, Ohio — The Fort Recovery girls golf team finished the regular season on a high note with a 205-215 win over Fort Loramie at Arrowhead Golf Club on Monday afternoon.

The score set a new season-low for Fort Recovery, beating the previous low set Thursday when it shot a 211 in a loss to New Bremen.

Olivia Knapke set a new career-best while earning match medalist honors with a 45.

The next score for Fort Recovery came from Eva Kahlig, who had 52 strokes.

Rounding out Fort Recovery’s score were Brynn Stammen and Ella Schoen with 54s.