RCHS Golf Teams Finish 2nd In Weekend Tournaments
Jared Gosser putts during Saturday's tournament.
The Laker and Lady Laker golf teams both finished 2nd in tournaments held on Saturday. The Laker boys tied for 2nd out of 22 teams at the Tates Creek Invitational in Lexington. The Lakers were led by Jared Gosser’s 74, Alex Mann 75, Jordan Murray 82, Nick Coe 85 and Jamison Loy 89. Jared Gosser received a 3rd place finish and Alex Mann received a 4th place finish out of a field of 114 golfers.
The Lady Lakers finished 2nd out of 18 teams taking part in the 10th annual Kentucky Invitational Tournament held at Lakewood Country Club. The Lady Scotties of Glasgow and the Lady Lakers tied at 331 with Glasgow getting the win through a scorecard playoff. Lydia Gumm, a sophomore at North Hardin High, won the individual championship for the 5th consecutive year by shooting a 61 and tieing a LCC course record.
Scoring for Russell County’s varsity team: Danielle Murray 76, Brianne Coe 80, Lauren Haynes 86, Kenna Richardson 89 and Ryan Hoover 92. The Lady Laker JV team was led by Haley Aaron’s 89, Caitlyn Kerr 92, Leslie Roy 102 and Lindsey Haynes’ 108.
