By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural finished third in Tuesday's Class 6A girls golf regional at Eagle Bend, earning a team berth in next Monday's Class 6A state tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course.
Washburn Rural earned a team berth in the Class 6A state tournament with a third-place finish in Tuesday's regional tournament at Eagle Bend. [Twitter]
The Junior Blues finished with a season-low team score of 330, taking third behind Olathe West (322) and Olathe Northwest (323). Manhattan earned the fourth team berth for state with a 343 total.
Sophomore Reece Randall had a breakout performance for Washburn Rural, placing sixth with an 80 to lead the Junior Blues.
Seniors Mallory Nelson and Avery Scott tied for eighth individually with 83s while freshman Lauren Cox tied for 11th with an 84.
Junior Raegan Petersen tied for 14th with an 85 and sophomore Natalie Peterson was 19th with a 90.
Topeka High junior Avery Zimmerman earned an individual state berth for the Trojans, tying for 23rd with a 92.
Olathe West freshman Savannah Cagle won the individual title with a 74.
CLASS 6A REGIONAL GIRLS GOLF
At Eagle Bend Golf Course
Team scores
Olathe West 322, Olathe Northwest 323, Washburn Rural 330, Manhattan 343, Free State 364, Mill Valley 378, Olathe North 394, Lawrence 466, Junction City 480, Gardner-Edgerton 508, Topeka High 525..
Individual results
1. Savannah Cagle, Olathe West, 74; 2. Elizabeth Lyons, Olathe West, 75; 3. Claire Sullivan, Olathe Northwest, 76; 4. McKenzie Kelso, Olathe Northwest, 78; 5. Lainey Ball, Manhattan, 79; 6. Reece Randall, Washburn Rural, 80; 7. Emily Wuggazer, Manhattan, 81; 8. (tie) Mallory Nelson, Washburn Rural; Avery Scott, Washburn Rural, and Sophie Vann Inwegen, Mill Valley, 83.
Other Hayden -- 11. (tie) Lauren Cox, 84; 14. Raegan Petersen, 85; 19. Natalie Peterson, 90.
Individual state qualifiers -- 8. (tie) Sophie Van Inwegen, 83; 11. (tie) Claire Berquist, 84; 17. (tie) Reagan Swartz, Mill Valley, 88; 20. (tie) Bria Dawson, Olathe North, and Natalie Schmidtberger, Free State, 91; 23. (tie) Avery Zimmerman, Topeka High, 92.
