Girls golf picks up third win

■ Senior Brinkley Beever shot a 39 in victory at Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Siloam Springs girls golf team picked up their third victory of the season Thursday with a 129-131 victory over Fayetteville at Fayetteville Country Club.

Senior Brinkley Beever earned the medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 39. Junior McKenzie Blanchard shot a 44, while junior Kaitlyn Robinson shot 46, junior Jaelee Snyder a 54 and freshman Makenna Thomas a 55.

“The girls have had a very good couple of weeks,” said head coach Michael Robertson. “Wins over Greenwood and Fayetteville are huge. They are playing well right now and playing with confidence. It is fun to see them learning how to score well even when things are not going like they want between tee and green. Looking forward to seeing where we are in a few weeks.”

Sarah West led Fayetteville with a score of 42, followed by Anna Rechtin 43, Anna Witte 46 and Starling Ledbetter 57.

Fayetteville won the boys match 142-176.

Junior Karson Clement led the Panthers with a round of 39, while sophomore Evan Sauer shot 45, sophomore Luke Baker and juniors Trey Jackson and Josh Johnson with 46 and 47, respectively.

“Great to see our boys bounce back against Fayetteville and play much better,” Robertson said. “This was our third match in a row on a course that none of our kids had played on. There is always a learning curve with that, but I was glad to see all of our guys play better today. I think all of them were very close to scoring good rounds today and that’s the improvement we are looking for.”

Jackson Cole led the Bulldogs with a score of 34, Jacob Nolen 35, Denver Davis 36 and Fisher Vollendorf and Palmer McSpadden each with 37.

Siloam Springs-Bentonville

BELLA VISTA — The Panthers and Lady Panthers competed Tuesday against Bentonville and Springdale at Bella Vista Country Club.

Bentonville won the boys match with a four-player score of 153, led by Phisher Phillips with a 37, Tripp McConnell 38 and Drew Parker and Jonathan Sanchez each with a 39.

Siloam Springs shot a 192, while Springdale carded a team score of 229.

Josh Johnson led the Panthers with a score of 45, Trey Jackson 46, Karson Clement 50, Evan Sauer 51 and Luke Baker 53.

Bentonville defeated Siloam Springs 121-133 in the girls match.

Bentonville’s Lilly Thomas was the medalist at 36, two strokes ahead of Siloam Springs senior Brinkley Beever who shot 38.

Kinslee Miller added a 39 for Bentonville, while Chloe Ellis and Sydney Billington each shot 46 and Jacquelyn Hays shot 48.

Kaitlyn Robinson shot 47 for Siloam Springs, while McKenzie Blanchard had a 48, Jaelee Snyder 49 and Kendall McCormick 65.

Up next

The Siloam Springs golfers are scheduled to play 18 holes against Harrison on Tuesday at Harrison Country Club.