Smith leads Tribe golfers to victory

This is Caleb Smith’s first year as a full time varsity member.

Five matches in and he’s found himself outsourcing three players who earned All-MAC honors to become the match medalist.

Smith contributed the low score of 38 strokes for the Fort Recovery High School boys golf team in Tuesday’s 163-176 win against the Tri-Village Patriots at Portland Golf Club.

Smith never shot worse than a bogey in his round. He finished with birdies on the par-5 12th hole and the par-5 14th, pars on 15th and 18th and five bogeys.

Tri-Village senior Trey Homan had the Patriots’ low score, as he ended with a 41.

Keegan Muhlenkamp bounced back from a few recent rough matches to tie Homan at 41. His round was propelled by four pars, including three in a row from the 14th to 16th hole. The 18th was the only hole he shot worse than a bogey, finishing with a double-bogey.

Reece LeFevre and Eli Lennartz rounded out the team score for Fort Recovery (3-1), each shooting a 42. Lennartz had two holes that were worse than a bogey, but made up for them with a birdie on the 520-yard 14th hole and made pars on holes No. 10, 11, 13 and 17.

LeFevre’s round ended up similar to Lennartz’s with two scores worse than bogey, a birdie on the 498-yard 12th hole and pars on the 11th, 14th and 17th holes.

Riley Grieshop’s 44 and Colson Post’s 51 did not impact the final score.

Tri-Village didn’t have enough players for a junior varsity match, but Drew Backs and Mason Diller found success in an exhibition round.

Both players shot a 45. Diller built his score with four straight pars from the 14th to 17th hole, while Backs’ success came from  a pair of pars and four bogeys.