Edgewood, Chagrin Falls, and Orange punched their ticket to next week’s district tournament with a top-four finish at the Division II Punderson sectional on Monday.
Edgewood finished second with 358 strokes, Chagrin Falls placed third with 378, and Orange was fourth with 380.
Avery Vencill led the Warriors with an 80, good for third place, and Annie Johnston and Zoe Naus tied for sixth with an 83. Ryle McCumber rounded out the Edgewood scoring with a 112, and Ava Tiscenko shot a 149.
Chagrin’s Elizabeth Pollock finished as the sectional runner-up with a 78. Reagan Burnight placed 17th with a 96, Kate Murphy placed 21st with a 100, and Natalie Venorosky rounded out the scoring with a 104. Gracie Ryan carded a 111 for the Tigers.
Anuja Patel led the Orange contingent with an 82, good for fourth place. Tessa Kemelhar tied for 11th with a 91, Bree Turner finished 22nd with a 101, and Alexandra O’Connor finished 31st with a 106. Kenley Lewis also competed for the Lions and finished with 116 strokes.
Independence’s Macey McGhee advanced to the district tournament for the fourth straight season after she placed eighth with an 84. The top four players not on a qualifying team advanced to the district meet.
Kirtland’s Maggie Kothera will also compete at the district tournament after placing 11th with a 91 to lock up that fourth non-team qualifying spot.
