Miller, Brown advance to regional, but Lady Vikes finish 4th

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team shot a 404 and finished fourth at the Warsaw sectional at Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake Thursday, ending the team’s season; however, Aly Brown (front, second from left) and Savana Miller (back, second from left) were among the three lowest scorers on non-advancing teams, and both advanced to the regional as individuals. Noble Hawk Golf Links in Kendallville will host the regional at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25. Valley already won the Indiana Northern State Conference championship Sept. 5.

Girls golf

The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team shot a 404 and finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Warsaw sectional at Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake Thursday, ending their season.

However, junior Savana Miller and freshman Aly Brown both advanced to the regional as individuals.

Wawasee won the sectional with a 360, and Warsaw (366) and Culver Academy (390) also advanced to the regional.

Miller (79), Plymouth’s Taylynn Johnson (80) and Brown (90) had the three lowest scores among individuals on non-advancing teams, and they also advanced to the regional as individuals.

Miller, a junior, advanced to the regionals for the third straight year. She was a state finalist in 2025.

Brown is a freshman.

Brystal Sands’ 113, McKinley Burton’s 122 and Taylor Long’s 124 rounded out the Valley scorecard.

Wawasee’s Finley Baker was the medalist with a 76.

Culver Community did not participate at the sectional.

East Noble will host the regional at Noble Hawk Golf Links at Kendallville. Tee time is 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25.

Warsaw girls golf sectional

at Stonehenge Golf Club, Winona Lake, Thursday (par 71)

Wawasee 360, Warsaw 366, Culver Academy 390, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 404, Plymouth 415, Manchester 420, NorthWood 436, Triton 442, Columbia City 463, Whitko 481, Bremen 503

WAWASEE (360): Baker 76, Abel 88, Barger 94, Beasley 102, (Swain 105)

WARSAW (366): Puthucode 77, Aylor 85, Spangle 101, Burner 103, (Whalen 112)

CULVER ACADEMY (390): Canales 85, Zhang 87, Zhong 96, Larson 122, (Chapman 131)

VALLEY (404): SAVANA MILLER 79, ALY BROWN 90, BRYSTAL SANDS 113, MCKINLEY BURTON 122, (TAYLOR LONG 124)

PLYMOUTH (415): Johnson 80, Feldman 107, Wray 107, Warner 121, (Frias 135)

MANCHESTER (420): Spangle 98, D’Andrea 106, Simcoe 107, Reid 109, (Tobias 127)

NORTHWOOD (436): Everingham 106, Coffin 108, Yoder 111, Myers 111, (Jarrell 118)

TRITON (442): McKinney 95, Heckaman 105, Kitch 108, Young 134, (Balsley 137)

COLUMBIA CITY (463): Hart 111, Knitter 114, Sheets 116, I. Lane 122, (B. Lane WD)

WHITKO (481): Luecke 109, Krieg 117, Tarlton 120, Ford 135, (Klepinger WD)

BREMEN (503): Nava 125, Creighton 125, Jordan 126, Waidner 127, (Cullen 130)

Top three individuals on non-advancing teams: 1. SAVANA MILLER (VALLEY) – 79, 2. Taylynn Johnson (Plymouth) – 80, 3. ALY BROWN (VALLEY) – 90

Medalist: Finley Baker (Wawasee) – 76