WCMS golfers play in three-way match

Warren County Middle School’s boys golfers took second place in their end of a three-team match Monday, while the Lady Pioneers tied with their hosts for first-place honors.

The Pioneers turned in a team score of 179, five strokes behind Cookeville’s Avery Trace Middle School, which hosted Monday’s event at the Cookeville Golf Club.

Murfreesboro’s Central Middle School finished third in the match, turning in a team total of 203.

Andrew Brock led the way for the Pioneers, carding a 42 through nine holes. Cody Durham came in with a 43, while Alex Self had a 45 and Adam Wood carded a 49. Will Stern and Jon Creek also competed for the Pioneers, who compiled the lowest four individual finishes to arrive at their team total.

In girls action, the Lady Pioneers’ Tori Ritz, Casey Hopkins and Jenifer Evans took to the links, eventually finishing in a tie for first place with a team total of 107.

Tori Ritz continued to lead the way for the Lady Pioneers, finishing with a team-leading 44, while Hopkins added a 63 to the team total, in which the lowest two out of three scores are tallied.

Central Middle’s girls rounded out the team scoring Monday, finishing with a 126.

• Correction: In a recent article on the WCMS golf team, the Southern Standard mistakenly reversed the team scores in the Pioneers’ match against Cumberland County. Cumberland County defeated Warren County’s boys in that match, winning 172-187. The Standard regrets the error, and is happy to set the record straight.