Indians shoot down Flyers

Midwest Athletic Conference play is officially underway and the Indians couldn’t have had a better start.

The Fort Recovery High School girls golf team dominated the Marion Local Flyers for a 197-221 victory on Monday morning at Portland Golf Club.

All six Indians shot better scores than the Flyers. Eva Kahlig finished with the high for FRHS (2-2, 1-0 MAC), shooting a 53 which was one stroke better than the MLHS low of 54. Both Haley Everman and Elise Mescher ended with 54s for Marion Local.

Three of the Indians’ golfers kept their score under 50, including match medalist Olivia Knapke. The junior started off the day with a 15-foot putt to make par on the 275-yard, par-4 first hole, and added another par on hole No. 6, a 401-yard, par-5, en route to a 48.

Georgia Wenning had a career day out of the No. 5 position to score a 49, tying the Indians’ No. 2 golfer, Emma Will. Wenning hovered around a double-bogey on each hole, while shooting three bogeys and a par on the eighth hole to start the match. Will’s round consisted of a pair of parrs on the second and ninth holes and three straight bogeys from hole No. 3 to No. 5.

Evvie Briner also had a career day, shooting a 51 to contribute the final score for Fort Recovery and score for the first time on varsity. A birdie on the first hole, followed by a par on the second ended up being the highlight of her round.

Despite putting up their best matches of the season, Mallory Evers’ and Kahlig’s scores of 52 and 53 did not impact the final, but netted them extra MAC points.

The junior varsity team also pulled out a win, beating the Flyers 230-231.

Layla Armstrong shot the low of 54 for the JV, while Rylee Bubp’s 58 was the low among the golfers to play a full nine holes. (Only the No. 1 and 2 golfers from each team played all nine holes, while the other five played eight to save time.)

Other scores came from Liza Knapke (56) and Macy Kaffenberger (62). Other scores include Emily Boeckman shooting a 69 over nine holes and Kyra Brunswick with 64 and Brooklyn Wycuff with a 69 both through eight holes.