Monday roundup: Sandy Valley golfer Connor Ritter wins third straight district title
Sandy Valley golfer Connor Ritter will get a chance to defend his Division II state championship.
Ritter fired a 70 to win Monday’s district tournament at EagleSticks. His round helped him earn the only individual berth to the state tournament, which will be held Oct. 14 and 15 at the Ohio State Scarlet Course.
This was Ritter’s third straight district title. He will be appearing in the state tournament for the fourth time.
Carrollton qualified for state as a team. The Warriors won the district team title with a 295.
Jaxon Rinkes shot 71 to lead Carrollton.
Manchester wins PAC-7 boys golf title
The Manchester boys golf team finished the regular season as PAC-7 champions by winning the conference tournament at Prestwick Country Club.
The Panthers shot 346 and finished five strokes ahead of runner-up CVCA. Brady Johnson came in fourth overall with an 82.
Triway’s Tyler Snyder was the medalist with a 77. He finished three shots ahead of Northwest’s Zach Huscusson.
Huscusson was voted the PAC-7 Player of the Year. Manchester’s Mike Ankrom and Shawn Zavodney were voted co-coaches of the year.
Top seeds advance at sectional tennis tournament
The No. 1 seeds earned berths to the quarterfinals on the first day of the Canton Division I sectional tennis tournament.
Hoover’s Tess Bucher did not lose a game in her two wins. The Jackson doubles team of Madison Altman and Paige Reese also advanced without losing a game.
Second seeded Evie Pryor of Green and No. 4 seed Addison Sheil of Hoover won their matches and will play in the quarterfinals Thursday at Jackson North Park.
Second seeded Angelina Koinoglou and Claire Wood of Hoover, third seeded Divya Shanmugam and Addyson Utterback of Jackson and fourth seeded Cecilia Holben and Bridget Fink of Hoover are in the doubles quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals are Thursday afternoon at 1, at Jackson's North Park.
BOYS GOLF
EagleSticks Division II district
Team scores (Top team qualifies for state): 1, Carrollton 295; 2, St. Clairsville 328; 3, Indian Valley 338; 4, Maysville 341; 5, West Muskingum 344; 6, Sandy Valley 362; 7, Buckeye Local 368; 8, Union Local 386.
Medalist: Connor Ritter (Sandy Valley) 70
Carrollton's scores: Rinkes 71, Birong 73, Rininger 74, Moore 77. Sandy Valley: Ritter 70, Wood 82, Ellington 91, Easterday 109.
PAC-7 Championships
Prestwick Country Club, par 72
Team scores: 1, Manchester 346; 2, CVCA 351; 3, Tuslaw 372; 4, Northwest 383; 5, Triway 390; 6, Canton South 402; 7, Orrville 428; 8, Fairless 533.
Medalist: Tyler Snyder (Triway) 77
Individual scores-South: Bifolchi 85, Brooks 98, Schaffner 107, Kendrick 112; CVCA: Cannone 81, Tanner 88, Steigmeier 90, Barnhart 92; Fairless: Boyles 95, Minicks 126, Horrisberger 155, Howard 157; Manchester: Johnson 82, Mothersbaugh 85, Carr 88, Ouimet 91; Northwest: Huscusson 80, Hyrne 91, Smith 99, Poland 113; Orrville: Mulpas 84, Wayt 110, Pertee 116, Alexander 118; Triway: Snyder 77, Moorman 97, Nuzum 105, Starkey 111; Tuslaw: Back 83, Sibila 85, Smith 97, Cocklin 107.
2002 All-PAC-7 Boys Golf Team
First team
Zach Huscusson, Northwest
Aiden Cannone, CVCA
Tyler Snyder, Triway
Brady Johnson, Manchester
Logan Carr, Manchester
Noah Mulpas. Orrville
Drew Mothersbaugh, Manchester
Evan Back, Tuslaw
Player of the Year: Zach Huscusson, Northwest
Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Ankrom, Shawn Zavodney, Manchester
Honorable mention
CVCA: Andrew Tanner; Fairless: Sam Boyles; Manchester: Evan Hausch, Eric Ouimet, Zach Smith; Tuslaw: Adam Sibila, Andrew Smith.
GIRLS SOCCER
Hoover 2, Kent Roosevelt 2
Hoover goals: Gardner, Tula. Hoover assists: Tula, Spangler. Shots on goal: Hoover 14-7. Corner kicks: Kent Roosevelt 2-1. Halftime: 1-1.
Green 4, Wadsworth 1
Goals: Duskey (G) 3, Bradford (G), Nagel (W). Assists: Leemaster (G) 2. Saves: Craig (W) 8, Sitko (G) 6. Shots on goal: Green 12-7. Corner kicks: Green 4-2. Halftime: Green 2-0.
Fairless 4, Northwest 1
Goals: Seibert (F), Yoder (F), Ashton (F), Cox (F), Fairless own goal (N). Assists: Ashton (F) 3. Saves: Seward (F) 13, Northwest 12. Shots: Fairless 13-12. Records: Fairless 8-3-2.
Carrollton 6, Harrison Central 0
Goals: Rutledge (C) 4, Elson (C), Menarcheck (C). Assists: Shockey (C) 2, Dorsey (C), Nuzzolilo (C). Saves: Dowdle (HC) 12, Hanenkrat (C) 8. Records: Carrollton 10-4, Harrison Central 7-7.
Canton South 6, McKinley 0
Halftime: Canton South 2-0.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Louisville 25-25-25, McKinley 18-24-18
Top servers: Burns (McK) 6 points, 1 ace. Kills leaders: Burick (L) 31, Blakely (McK) 14. Assists leaders: Wilder (McK) 22, Haren (L) 10. Defensive leaders: Kardohely (L) 15 digs, Elder (McK) 13 digs, Dabney (McK) 2 blocks, Brinson (McK) 2 blocks.
Alliance 22-21-25-25-15, Field 25-25-22-22-7
Top servers: Reese (A) 5 aces. Kills leaders: Mullaly (A) 29. Assists leaders: Reese (A) 52. Defensive leaders: Hatcher (A) 47 digs. Records: Alliance 7-11.
Minerva 25-14-25-25, Malvern 22-25-14-15
Top servers: Powers (Mal) 13 points. Kills leaders: A. Sikorsky (Mal) 9. Assists leaders: Brothers (Mal) 9, Moody (Mal) 9. Defensive leaders: Z. Sikorsky (Mal) 23 digs. Records: Malvern 6-11.
Girard 25-25-25, West Branch 20-15-23
Top servers: Rush (WB) 7 points. Kills leaders: Brunner (WB) 5. Assists leaders: Martig (WB) 10.
Lake Center Christian 25-25-25, Leetonia 13-9-7
Top servers: Barber (LCC) 9 aces. Kills leaders: Eves (LCC) 7. Assists leaders: Levengood (LCC) 17. Defensive leaders: Barber (LCC) 8 digs.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
Friday
Jackson at McKinley
Lake at Hoover
Perry at Green
Louisville at GlenOak
Canisius (N.Y.) at Massillon
Central Catholic at East Liverpool
Tuslaw at Canton South
Fairless at Manchester
Northwest at Triway
Orrville at CVCA
West Branch at Alliance
Marlington at Minerva
Carrollton at Salem
East Canton at Tusc. Central Catholic
Newcomerstown at Malvern
Sandy Valley at Claymont
Garaway at Tusky Valley
Warren JFK at St. Thomas Aquinas, canceled
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