Valley girls golf roundup: Miller takes medalist at Plymouth Invite

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls golf

Savana Miller

Tippecanoe Valley sophomore Savana Miller shot a 79 at Pretty Lake Golf Club to take medalist honors at the Plymouth Invitational Tuesday.

Miller’s round included a birdie on the par-4 11th hole. She only had one double bogey.

As a team, Valley shot a 431 and finished fifth out of nine teams.

Other Valley scores included Maris Overbey’s 112, Brystol Sands’ 119, McKinley Burton’s 121 and Maci Parker’s 136.

Warsaw won the team title with a 337. LaPorte was second with a 385.

Warsaw’s Vivian Piecuch was second behind Miller with an 80.

Plymouth Invitational

at Pretty Lake Golf Club, Plymouth, Tuesday (par 72)

Warsaw No. 1 337, LaPorte 385, Warsaw No. 2 389, Plymouth 414, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 431, Chesterton 452, John Glenn 485, Concord 496, Bremen 523

WARSAW NO. 1 (337): Piecuch 80, Putchucode 85, Aylor 85, Henderson 87, (Stewart 90)

LAPORTE (385): Menne 85, McQuarters 95, Kirk 101, Spain 104, (Riley 110)

WARSAW NO. 2 (389): Burner 94, Spangle 96, Fussle 97, Huffer 102, (Campbell 114)

PLYMOUTH (414): Hauptmann 91, Borden 103, Longanecker 108, Feldmann 112, (Manuwal 143)

VALLEY (431): Savana Miller (41-38) 79, Maris Overbey (52-60) 112, Brystol Sands (58-61) 119, McKinley Burton (67-54) 121, (Maci Parker (71-65) 136)

CHESTERTON (452): Dodds 100, McKiddy 111, Arulando 116, Kania 125, (Miles 140)

JOHN GLENN (485): Wojtas 106, Peterson 122, Ramsey 127, Snyder 130, (Weldon 131)

CONCORD (496): Carlisle 112, Sotebeer 124, Pressler 129, Yoder 131

BREMEN (523): Buck 113, Jordan 132, Creighton 138, Nava 140, (Hale 142)

WARSAW EXTRA: Brooklyn Whalen 126, Alana Binkley 135

Top 10 individuals: 1. Savana Miller (TV) – 79, 2. Vivian Piecuch (WAR) – 80, t-3. Anna Menne (LP) – 85, t-3. Anya Putchucode (WAR) – 85, t-3. Addie Aylor (WAR) – 85, 6. Lilly Henderson (WAR) – 87, 7. Sophie Stewart (WAR) – 90, 8. Taylor Hauptmann (PLY) – 91, 9. Reese Burner (WAR) – 94, 10. Dana McQuarters (LP) – 95

Valley finishes 15th at Homestead Invite (Monday): The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team shot a 441 and finished in 15th place out of 18 teams at the season-opening Homestead Invitational at Chestnut Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Monday.

Savana Miller led Valley with an 86, Maris Overbey had a 112, Gentry Bouse had a 118, McKinley Burton had a 125, and Taylor Long had a 129.

Josie Kelley of Noblesville was the medalist with a 68. Kelley finished sixth place at state last year. Penn’s Scarlett Biever fired a 69.

Noblesville, last year’s state runner-up, won the team title with a 298. Runner-up Penn shot a 318.

Homestead Invitational

at Chestnut Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, Monday

Noblesville 298, Penn 318, Northridge 327, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 332, Homestead (varsity) 336, South Bend St. Joe 339, Warsaw 342, Fort Wayne Concordia 408, Warsaw (orange) 416, Peru 440, Fort Wayne Dwenger 441, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 441, Homestead (JV) 445, Leo 450, Columbia City 476

VALLEY (441): Savana Miller 86, Maris Overbey 112, Gentry Bouse 118, McKinley Burton 125, (Taylor Long 129)

Medalist: Josie Kelley (Noblesville) – 68