Nevada’s Emree Cameron was the individual medalist and Carthage claimed the team championship at the Joplin Lady Eagle Invitational on Wednesday at Schifferdecker Golf Course.
Just a freshman, Cameron carded a 3-over-par 74 to finish on top of the leaderboard.
Cassville’s Avery Chappell was the runner-up with a 78, while Carthage’s Hailey Bryant placed third with an 82.
Joplin’s Sophia Schwartz placed fourth with a 94, while Webb City’s Laya McAllister was fifth with a 95.
Carthage’s Caitlin Derryberry placed sixth with a 96, Webb City’s Sydney French took seventh with a 97 and Joplin’s Lindsey Belnap finished eighth with a 98.
Webb City’s Sophia Coulson finished ninth with a 99, Monett’s Claire Nation finished 10th with a 100 and Carthage’s Ava Lacey carded 103 to finish 11th.
Seneca’s Madison Babbitt (104) finished 12th, while Joplin’s Drew Yockey and Nevada’s Riley Severance tied for 13th, as both players turned in identical scores of 105.
McDonald County’s Jolie Stipp (106) was 15th, while Carl Junction’s Anna Burch and McDonald County’s Fayth Ogden tied for 16th with scores of 107.
Rounding out the top 20 were Nevada’s duo of Libby Barrett (108) and Katie Pennington (108) and Carl Junction’s Alex Teeter (109).
With three players finishing in the top 11, Carthage captured the team championship with a 394. Nevada was just one stroke back with a 395. Brian Leonard’s Tigers had four players finish in the top 20.
Webb City (407), Joplin (422) and Cassville (440) rounded out the top five teams.
Carl Junction (442), McDonald County (455) and Monett (471) completed the team standings.
