Tribe girls golf breaks 190 to beat Cavaliers

Sometimes making bets that feel safe backfires on you.

Due to a bet with his team, coach Jeff Vaughn’s hair will be no more.

Vaughn lost a bet with the Fort Recovery High School girls golf team on Monday, as it broke 190 in its 185-206 win over the Coldwater Cavaliers at Portland Golf Course.

Fort Recovery (7-2, 5-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) stays undefeated in league play with the victory. The Indians hold a one-game lead for first in the MAC as the Minster Wildcats (4-1 MAC) beat Parkway on Monday.

Olivia Knapke shot a 45 to earn match medalist honors for the third match in a row and fourth of the year.

The Cavaliers’ top score came from Kate Hemmelgarn out of the No. 5 position as she shot a 48. Emma Will tied Hemmelgarn to provide the fourth-best score for the Indians.

Mallory Evers and Evvie Briner finished one stroke behind Knapke with 46s to make up the other scores for Fort Recovery.

Georgia Wenning and Eva Kahlig shot rounds of 49 and 54, respectively, but didn’t affect the final.

The Indians also won the junior varsity match 229-261. Rylee Bubp shot the low of 55 to lead the Indians.

Other scores came from Liza Knapke (57), Cora Pearson (58) and Emily Boeckman (59).

Golfers slip

CELINA, Ohio — Despite a breaking 170, the Fort Recovery boys golf team fell to the Coldwater Cavaliers 165-169 at Mercer County Elks Golf Club on Monday for its second MAC loss.

Reece LeFevre and Keegan Muhlenkamp both shot 41s to lead the Indians (5-3, 3-2 MAC). LeFevre made par on five straight holes and added three bogeys. Muhlenkamp birdied the par-5 first hole, while shooting par one three more holes.

The pair of Indians got beat out by Tyler Overman, who had a 38, for the match medalist title.

Eli Lennartz also birdied the first hole, while making par on the seventh, eighth and ninth en route to a 42.

Caleb Smith added a 45 for the final FRHS score. He shot three pars and four bogeys.

Scores of 46 and 49 from Mason Diller and Colson Post didn’t impact the team score.

Tigers get away

BLUFFTON — The Bluffton Tigers took down the Jay County girls golf team 193-240 at Timber Ridge Golf Course on Monday.

Maddy Snow led the way for the Patriots (1-4, 1-3 Allen County Athletic Conference) with a 46, the second-best score in the match. Snow made par twice in the match on the par-5 13th hole and the par-4 18th hole. She also shot four bogeys.

Bluffton’s Emma Schwartz earned match medalist honors with a 42.

Brooklynn Bright and Bailey Towell finished two strokes apart from each other with a 61 and 63, respectively. Bright was the only Patriot outside of Snow to shoot a bogey. It came on the 18th hole.

Erin Aker rounded out Jay County’s score with a 70.

Jenna Bricker followed with a 71 that didn’t contribute to the team’s final.