WCMS golf teams suffer pair of defeats

Warren County Middle School’s golfers played a pair of matches this week, falling to both DeKalb County and Avery Trace.

On Thursday at the McMinnville Country Club, the Pioneers shot a team total of 211, 15 strokes behind the Saints’ total of 196.

Tucker Lynn’s 48 was the Pioneers’ low round of the day, while Parker Lynn had a 51, Tyler Phillips shot a 55 and Eric Cantrell had a 57. DeKalb’s Hayden Ervin had a 46, while Alex Hall and Ethan Roller both shot 47 and Cory Kijanski had a 56.

On the girls’ side, the Lady Pioneers came up a dozen strokes short, carding a 129 while DeKalb County had a 117. Holly Morgan’s 64 and Shelby Newman’s 65 made up the WCMS team score, while Mallory Sullivan had a 55 and Kalli Mitchell shot a 62 for DeKalb.

The previous day, in a match at the Cookeville Golf Club, Warren County’s boys shot a 223, while Avery Trace had a 194. Parker Lynn led the Pioneers’ effort with a 52, while Cantrell shot a 55 and both Tucker Lynn and Phillips had a 58. Nick Evans had the low round of the day for Avery Trace with a 47.

The Lady Pioneers were defeated 93-132, with ATMS getting a 45 from Katya Hoffman and a 48 from Angela Dixon. Warren County’s Ivie Mullican shot a 64, while Graylin Brock had a 68.

‘ Back on April 9, the Pioneers came up short in a three-team match, losing to White County, which shot a 180, and Cumberland County, which turned in a 182. Tucker Lynn’s 50 led the way, while Cantrell shot a 51. White County’s A.J. Wilkerson and Cumberland County’s Jonathan Masters both had rounds of 42, the low score of the day.

The Lady Pioneers fell short against White County, losing 107-128. Morgan had a 62 to lead Warren County, while Newman shot a 66.

Last Monday’s match with DeKalb County was postponed, and has been rescheduled for May 5, at the Smithville Golf Club.