PREP GOLF: Heritage claims Lady Wildcat Invitational; Milligan wins medalist honors


SPRINGDALE -- Springdale Har-Ber senior Lauren Milligan took medalist honors, and Rogers Heritage won the team title in the season-opening Lady Wildcat Invitational golf tournament on Monday at Springdale Country Club.

Milligan shot a 6-over 78 to top the field in the season's first prep golf outing. Heritage's Maggie Nickel was second with an 89, followed by Bentonville West's Madison Bell (90), Heritage's Aubri Martin (91) and Rogers High's Taci McCoy (94).

"Milligan being the medalist today is no surprise," Lady Wildcats first-year Coach Tim Rippy said. "She's been practicing really well and playing in a lot of tournaments this summer. Very proud of her to kind of give us that start to the year where she kind of goes into tournaments expecting to win."

Har-Ber is the two-time defending Class 6A state champion, and Milligan finished 10th in the state tournament last season.

With Nickel and Martin placing in the top four, the Lady War Eagles edged the Lady Wildcats 279-280 in the team standings. Bentonville High (307), Bentonville West (311) and Rogers High (354) rounded out the five-school event.

Rippy is in his first year at the Har-Ber helm, taking over for former coach Tim Ayers, who retired.

"It was a lot of fun," Rippy said of hosting the tournament. "It was challenging at times just because we were hosting. Being my first gig and also having to be the host ... being the host takes quite a bit of time. You don't get to coach your kids as much as you normally would in a regular match. But it was a great experience, and the tournament went well."

Some downpours in the middle of the round might have contributed to higher-than-usual scores, Rippy said.

"They had some tough conditions at times," Rippy said. "They'd put the rain gear on for about 30 minutes, get soaked, then it would warm up again. And then it would come another little shower. It did that about three times during the round. They don't get to practice in that every single day."

Monday's round was also the first time for players and coaches to use a new scoring system app that will allow players and coaches to follow the field hole-by-hole with their smartphone. The scoring app will be used for Class 6A schools this season.

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Lady Wildcat Invitational

At Springdale Country Club

Team scores

1. Rogers Heritage279

2. Springdale Har-Ber280

3. Bentonville High307

4. Bentonville West311

5. Rogers High354

Individual scores

1. Lauren Milligan, Har-Ber78

2. Maggie Nickel, Heritage89

3. Madison Bell, Bentonville West90

4. Aubri Martin, Heritage91

5. Taci McCoy, Rogers94

6. Blakelee Sitton, Bentonville96

7. Alexa Burkett, Har-Ber97

8. Mackenzie Reeves, Heritage99

8. Tatum Potts, Bentonville West99

10. Chloe Comstock, Bentonville100

11. Lauren Moore, Har-Ber105

12. Abby Hendricks, Bentonville111

13. Allison Williams, Har-Ber112

14. Aubrey Justus, Spr. High113

15. Claudia Martin, Bentonville114

15. Meaghan Murrell, Heritage114

15. Riley Campbell, Bentonville114

18. Lela Kamolsiri, FS Southside116

19. Kennedy Yi, Bentonville West122

20. Emry Wyatt, Rogers123

21. Carlee Casteel, Heritage134

22. Mary Viebrooks, Rogers137

23. Natalie McSpadden, B. West155

24. Lydia Parsley, Har-Ber156

 


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