Indian JV golfers place fourth in MAC

The Indians won the MAC championship in 2023.

With Caleb Smith, the individual MAC champion, moving up to varsity in 2024, the Tribe couldn’t repeat.

The Fort Recovery High School junior varsity boys golf team hosted the JV midwest Athletic Conference tournament at Portland Golf Club on Saturday, finishing in fourth.

St. Henry claimed the conference crown, shooting a 180. The Coldwater Cavaliers and Minster Wildcats also broke 200 to beat the Indians. Coldwater ended as the runner-up with 191, while Minster shot a 196.

Fort Recovery ended with 208 strokes to claim the fourth spot of nine teams.

St. Henry also had the top individual golfer, as Logan Schmitz shot a 40.

Carson Fullenkamp finished as the Indians’ top golfer. The junior shot a 47, tying with St. Henry’s Keith Siefring for the fifth best score in the match.

Four pars, including three in a row on the third, fourth and fifth holes, powered Fullenkamp’s round.

Will Faller provided the second best score for FRHS with a 51. His only par came on the fourth hole, while also shooting a bogey on No. 6.

Garrett Diller added a 53 with pars on the first and ninth holes.

Will Westgerdes rounded out the team score with a 57. He made bogey three times, all on par-4s.

Hoyt Schmitz’s 59 and Reed Albers’ 60 did not play into the final.