Howland girls golf team sixth in state

The Canfield High boys golf team placed 12th in the Division I state tournament.

STAFF/WIRE REPORTS

COLUMBUS — The Howland High girls golf team shot a 169 this weekend to tie for sixth in the state in the Division I championship.

The Canfield boys team shot 727 to finish 12th in Div. I.

Cincinnati St. Xavier climbed over six teams and overcame an eight-stroke deficit to capture its third title, at the 83rd annual boys Div. I state golf tournament at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course on Saturday.

In the girls tournament at the Gray Course, Mason built an insurmountable lead and never looked back, taking home its first title.

St. Xavier was led by senior Sean Keating’s 158, which was good for third overall, and senior Matt Buse, who fired a 161. The Bombers’ 653 two-day total was two strokes better than defending champion Dublin Jerome, who sat atop the leaderboard with a two-shot lead after day one.

The team won its other two championships in 1995 and 1957.

Cleveland St. Ignatius also made a big jump in the standings to finish third with a 656 after placing eighth on the first day.

West Chester Lakota West sophomore Korey Ward broke a first-day three-way tie in the medalist race with a 77 on the final day and a 151 two-day total to place first. Aaron Siekmann finished two strokes behind Ward, giving the Dublin Jerome senior his third consecutive second-place finish.

Keating, David Tepe of from Liberty Twp. Lakota East and John Beringer of Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller each carded a 158 score, tying for third place.

Among the girls, the Comets’ 630 was 26 strokes better than runner-up Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and tied Dublin Coffmans 2000 squad for the lowest team score in Ohio girls state tournament history.

Tennis

COLUMBUS — Mentor junior Kara Sherwood topped Perrysburg senior Julia Metzger 6-2, 6-0 to win the Div. I girls singles championship at Ohio State’s Stickney Tennis Center.

The other three championship matches of the day were also won by lopsided scores. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy freshman Lauren Davis won the Division II girls singles title with an overpowering 6-4, 6-0 win over Cincinnati Summit Country Day senior Gabby Steele.

West Chester Lakota West junior Ashleigh Witte and freshman Amanda Lin posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Upper Arlington sophomore Nicole Flower and senior Stacey Cox to win the Division I doubles championship.

Junior Christina Raymond and senior Val Micek of Gahanna Columbus Academy notched a 6-2, 6-2 win over Chagrin Falls freshmen Anna Benson and Emily Mazzola to win the Div. II doubles crown.