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Hicks only girl to break 100 to lead Redettes to Range Bank Invite golf title

CHAMPION – Ellie Hicks was the only girl to break 100 and it helped her Marquette team win the team title at the Range Bank Invitational high school golf meet on Tuesday.

The sophomore shot 97 to lead the Redettes to a 428 total, 21 strokes better than runner-up Gladstone.

In the boys meet, the Braves dominated with their meet’s top three scorers, including medalist Bryce Douglas, as they beat out runner-up Westwood by 38 strokes.

In the girls meet, the Patriots were third with 479 as Westwood junior Lauren Farley was individual runner-up to Hicks with 101.

In third came Marquette senior Leah Anderson with 105 followed by Gladstone’s Ashley Edwardsen with 106 and MSHS senior Hailey Peterson with 109.

Among teams, Menominee was fourth with 497, then Kingsford with 531 and Ishpeming 545. Negaunee and Norway didn’t field enough golfers for a team score.

Leading the Hematites was Desiree Neveau with 121 while Mallory Erva paced the Miners with 128.

For the boys, Douglas shot 74 to beat out teammate Rudy Peterson by one stroke. Another Braves golfer, Max Strasser, was third with 78.

After that came Norway’s Bryce Kelly with 79 and Marquette freshman Tyler Bergwall with 81. Negaunee’s Carter Mason was sixth overall with 82, with MSHS freshman Jordan Jurmu seventh with 83.

Teamwise, the runner-up Patriots’ 349 was two strokes better than Negaunee’s 351. Right behind them were Norway with 354 and the Redmen with 356.

Kingsford had 379, Menominee 384 and Ishpeming did not qualify for a team score.

Westwood’s top shooters were sophomore Trent Sweeney with 84 and senior Connor Mason with 85.

Leading Ishpeming was Devin Tasson with 115.

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.

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