Two Platte County golfers picked a good time to have their best showings of the season.
Seven teams gathered at Shiloh Springs Golf Course on Monday, Sept. 30 for the Suburban Conference Blue Division championship.
Six teams were gunning for the host Pirates, which had won three straight league crowns.
Thanks to three golfers shooting 100 or less, Platte County won a fourth title in a row. The Pirates shot 399 as a team, four shots better than Kearney on a hot, yet windy day in Platte City.
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Platte County’s Eden Shipp putts on hole No. 12 during the Suburban Conference Blue Division championship held on Monday, Sept. 30 at Shiloh Springs Golf Course in Platte City.
Platte County’s Eden Shipp fired a 93 and came one shot away from winning the league crown. That honor went to Smithville’s Mahlee Wohlford.
Then next two finishers for the Pirates were Victoria Sanders and Mannon Bigus, who shot 95 and 100, respectively. Sanders, who took fourth and Bigus, who was sixth, both shot career lows on the day.
Bailey Silcott fired an 111 and took 15th place, earning second-team all-conference honors.
Both Kearney and Smithville also had four all-conference golfers, taking up 12 of the 15 spots awarded.
“We knew going into the tournament it was going to be a battle and that we were going to have to keep it together for 18 holes,” Platte County coach Trevor Short said. “The conditions were a little tough with the rains from the weekend and the windy conditions (on Monday). The team battled through it and managed to bring home our fourth straight consecutive conference championship. I am so proud of how the team has been working hard and pushing each other to do their best even when things aren’t going our way.”
Suburban Gold
Park Hill’s Ishika Akula earned all-conference honors during the Suburban Conference Gold Division championships held on Monday, Sept. 30 in Independence.
Akula shot 100, the fourth lowest score of the day at WinterStone Golf Course.
Teammate Sydney Hamilton shot 107 and was four shots off the final all-conference spot. The Trojans were sixth overall in the team standings.
Lee’s Summit West won the league title by 27 shots and Blue Springs’ Lauren Muller shot 89 to win by six shots.
Suburban Red
All five golfers earned all-conference honors for Park Hill South at the Suburban Conference Red Division championships held on Monday, Sept. 30 at Hodge Park Golf Course in Kansas City North.
Annie McFee shot 84 and took third place for the Panthers, while teammate Abby Ervin joined her on the first team with a 96, taking 10th place.
Taylor Evans shot 99, tying for 11th, while Chloe Bowman and Sara Maltabano each shot 100 and were part of a three-way tie for 14th place.
The Panthers shot 379 as a team and came in third. Liberty won with a 357 and Liberty North was second with a 374 — as well as having the individual champion in Avery Mickelson.
Park Hill South Quad
Liberty won a quad on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at The Deuce at the National Golf Club in Parkville.
Liberty shot 193, followed by Liberty North at 198, Park Hill South at 212 and St. Joseph Central at 227. This was, in a way, a mini-Suburban Conference Red Division preview that happened five days later.
Annie McFee shot 47 to lead the way for the Panthers, while Chloe Bowman and Taylor Evans each shot 54.
Up next
All three schools will play on Monday, Oct. 7 on the ‘Posse’ course at Paradise Pointe in Smithville in the Class 2 District 8 tournament, starting at 8:30 a.m. Other teams there will be St. Joseph Central, Fort Osage, Kearney, Liberty, Liberty North, North Kansas City, Oak Park, Smithville, Staley and Winnetonka.