LCC wins Willow Bend girls’ tourney

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The Willow Bend Country Club hosted the Willow Bend Girls Invitational Thursday evening, with seven teams vying for the championship.

The Lady T-Birds of Lima Central Catholic just nipped the Lady Bulldogs of Defiance by one shot on the par-35 layout. The T-Birds fired a fine team score of 185 to the Dogs’ 186.  Another Bulldog team, this one from Celina, posted a team score of 198 to claim the third team position, while Wayne Trace climbed by the Lady Lancers of Lincolnview as the Lady Raiders posted a team score of 208 and the Lancers tallied a 215.

Rounding out the team scores for the tournament was a pair of Panther teams competing against each other, with the Paulding squad defeating the Parkway quintet.

Match medalist honors went to LCC standout Shelby Warner.  Warner posted a score of 41 to pace all players.  Runner-up medalist honors went to Lincolnview senior Amanda Kocab, who was only one shot behind with a 42.

The All Tournament Team consisted of:

Warner and Kocab, a Defiance trio that consisted of Nakea Jackson (43), seventh place Marissa Behringer (47), and eighth place Lindsay Froelich (47).  Wayne Trace’s Karla Mosier finished in fourth with a 44, Celina’s Kelly Stahl posted a fifth place finish with a 45, while LCC’s Sarah Schweiller finished in sixth place with a 45.

Lincolnview scores were: Kocab (42), Brant (48), Ashbaugh (59), and Klinger (66)

Wayne Trace scores were: Mosier (44), Linder (50), Rahrig (50), and Elliott (64)

Parkway scores were: Brazle (61), Walls (62), Stetler (63), and Dellinger (81)