The Richmond Lady Red Devil golf team entered sectional play on Friday, Sept. 20, having won the title in each of the last six seasons.
The Union County Patriots, playing on their home course, put a stop to the streak with a team score of 345.
Richmond finished second with a score of 363 and Northeastern finished third with a score of 383; all three teams advance to the regional round to be played at the Edgewood Golf Course in Lapel on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Peityn Gillman, from Union County, was the medalist, touring the Liberty Country Club layout with a score of 74. Hannah Stearley from Richmond finished second with a score of 80 and Nora Robinson from Union County shot 81 to finish third.
Individuals advancing to the regional who were not members of the top three teams included Lydia Hines from New Castle (88), Emma Staton from Centerville (90) and Kenna Hemmerling from Centerville (95).
New Castle’s Emma Malicoat provided a highlight moment when she recorded a hole-in-one on hole nine.
Final team standings
- Union County 345 (Gilman 74, Robinson 81, Melanie Goeke 93, Audrey Beck 97, Addisyn Lathery 119)
- Richmond 363 (Stearley 80, Kyla Rogan 89, Emma French 95, Priya Hodges 99, Peyton Walton 100)
- Northeastern 383 (Lauren Lacey 93, Julia Beatty 93, Ava Bales 96, Macey Oler 101, Makayla Hopkins 106)
- Centerville 388 (Staton 90, Hemmerling 95, Lilah Bellew 96, Brooke McFarland 107, Claire Kaucher 113)
- New Castle 390
- Connersville 436 (Abigail Keal 96, Allison Badore 108, Lilian Boulware 114, Aliana Daniels 118, Madison Smith 118)
- Cambridge City Lincoln 444 (Addyson Pitcock 105, Liliana Griffey 108, Allison Clayton 108, Ashby Jones 123)
- Union (Modoc) (Glory Ellis 95, Kenzy Ogden 113, Gracie French 118, Melissa Schmucker 129, Leah Schwartz 130)
- Hagerstown 465 (Havanna Harris 107, Mia Hilbert 110, Emily Hill 111, Alyssa Walker 137)
- Randolph Southern (incomplete team)
A version of this article appeared in the September 25 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.