Richmond head coach Kyle Ingram said after the Richmond Invitational on Monday, that he was looking for steady improvement. He found what he was looking for the next day.
The Richmond golf team traveled to the Liberty Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to join the field in the Union County Invitational. The Lady Red Devils found themselves in fast company. Batesville, which finished seventh in the state tournament last season, easily won the tournament with a score of 314. Richmond finished second and improved their team score by an amazing 19 strokes over the score they posted on Aug. 4.
In a battle between two of the state’s best individual golfers, Rowan Pies from East Central, who finished in a tie for seventh in the state tournament last season, posted a score of 66 to edge past Ava South from Batesville, who finished fifth in the state tournament last season, by a single stroke for medalist honors.
Hannah Stearley posted the lowest score for Richmond with a round of 75.
Final team standings: Batesville 314, Richmond 348 (Stearley 75, Priya Hodges 87, Emma French 93, Kyla Rogan 93, Lily Tompkins 112), Union County 383, East Central 392, Franklin County 396, Connersville 409 (Abby Keal 89, Alaina Daniels 100, Madison Smith 104, Allison Badore 116), Northeastern 419 (Ava Bales 95, Julia Beatty 101, Macey Oler 102, Baylee White 121, Makayla Hopkins 128), Rushville (incomplete team).
A version of this article will appear in the August 13 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.