Ludington 4th, Christian 6th at Mainstee girls golf regional

Local Sports Journal

MANISTEE – The Ludington Oriole girls golf team narrowly missed a state-meet qualifying score, finishing fourth overall with a team score of 381, one back from third-place Grayling.

Grayling, along with meet winner Harbor Springs and second-place Maple City Glen Lake, are heading to next weekend’s Div. 4 state meet at Bedford Valley Golf Course in Kalamazoo.

Ludington’s efforts were paced by Sam MacDonnell, who finished ninth overall with a stroke score of 90.

Western Michigan Christian’s Abbie Alfree qualified for the state meet as an individual, leading the Warriors with an 86, good for sixth overall. The Warriors finished sixth with 400 strokes.

Whitehall, led by Taylor Mikkelson’s (101) 25^th-place effort, was ninth overall.

Muskegon Catholic, which didn’t field enough players for a team score, was led by Lauren Bliss, who finished 16^th overall with a score of 96.

Ludington/Western Michigan Christian/Whitehall/Muskegon Catholic Central at Div. 4 Region 16 at Manstiee National Golf Course in Manistee, Oct. 9

Team results: 1. Harbor Springs 351, 2. Maple City Glen Lake 374, 3. Grayling 380, 4. Ludington 381, 5. Farwell 390, 6. Western Michigan Christian 400, 7. Manistee 418, 8. East Jordan 457, 9. Whitehall 488, 10. Lakeview 382, Muskegon Catholic Central NTS, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart NTS, Traverse City St. Francis NTS

Ludington individual results: 9. Sam MacDonnell 90, 12. Theresa Anderson 93, 22. Ashley Harrie 99, 22. Kelsey Wallace 99, 32. McKenna Edwards 107.

Western Michigan Christian: 6. Abbie Alfree 86, 12. Olivia Varando 93, 26. Hannah Recknagel 102, 42. Betsi Brook 119, 49. Salince Platt 132.

Whitehall individual results: 25. Taylor Mikkelson 101, 38. Taylor Boyd 117, 46. Brooke Borgman 126, 53. Maranda Mikkelson 144.

Muskegon Catholic Central individual results: 16. Lauren Bliss 96, 29. McKenzie Doriot 104, 35. Alyssa Delora 109.