Girls golf: St. Marys claims WBL title

OTTAWA — St. Marys shot 407 as a team to claim first place in the WBL girls golf tournament at Pike Run Golf Club near Ottawa on Tuesday.

Lilleigh Sampson (98) and Kallie McKinley (99) led the way for the Roughriders, who also claimed the top spot in the final Western Buckeye League standings following the victory.

Defiance (419), Wapakoneta (433), Celina (455) and Shawnee (458) rounded out the top five teams at the tournament.

Defiance (13.5), Celina (11.5), Wapakoneta (10.5) and Shawnee (8.5) completed the top five in the final conference standings.

The top individual performance on the day came from Ava Hesselschwardt of Defiance who shot a 76 to set a WBL tournament record.

Final results from the tournament, individual scores and final WBL standings are included below.

WBL Girls Golf Championships at Pike Run GC

1. St. Marys 407, 2. Defiance 419, 3. Wapakoneta 433, 4. Celina 445, 5. Shawnee 458, 6. Kenton 490, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 492, 8. Bath 498

WBL Tournament Individual Top 10

1. Ava Hesselschwardt (Defiance) – 76 (WBL Tournament Record)

2. Brook Baucher (Celina) – 93

3. Lilleigh Sampson (St. Marys) – 98

4. Kallie McKinley (St. Marys) – 99

5. Aubrey Gerten (Bath) – 103

6. Sophia Carrera (O-G) – 105

7. Claire Kuehne (Celina) – 106

8. Lauren Miller (Wapakoneta) – 106

9. Rilyn McGlothen (St. Marys) – 107

10. Hannah Lee (Wapakoneta) – 107

WBL Girls Golf Final Standings

1. St. Marys 16, 2. Defiance 13.5, 3. Celina 11.5, 4. Wapakoneta 10.5, 5. Shawnee 8.5, 6. Kenton 4, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 4, 6. Bath 4