MSL Girls #3
CIRCLEVILLE — Circleville’s girls finished on top of the third Mid-State League golf matchup of the season held at Pickaway Golf Course Wednesday.
The Tigers finished with a team score of 374 while Bloom-Carroll was second with a 397 and Fairfield Union was third with 401. Logan Elm took fourth with a score of 420.
Circleville’s Isabelle Perini was the match medalist with a 74 at Pickaway Golf Course.
Bloom-Carroll’s Niley Mathias was second with an 86. Wellington’s Katherine Armitage and Fisher Catholic’s Rori Barker each shot a round of 87.
Pacing the Tigers were Allie Mullins with a 97, Aleigh Michael with a 101 and Alyssa Sharp rounded out the scoring with a 102. Ava Justice shot a 108 and Maddux Bigam posted a 115.
Mallory Stevens and Addison Lester led Logan Elm with rounds of 98, Lily Slusher shot a 104 and Jessica Fike rounded out the scoring with a 116. Anna Fike shot a 120.
Amanda-Clearcreek got a 102 from Rylyn Foster, a 105 from Briana Stanley and Alana Benjamin shot a round of 129. (The Aces did not have enough golfers for a team score)
SVC Boys 5 & 6
CHILLICOTHE — Westfall came out on top of both nine-hole SVC matchups Wednesday at the Chillicothe Jaycees Golf Course.
The Mustangs shot a 163 on the front nine to win SVC #5 by 14 shots over Unioto and Zane Trace. Unioto finished second on a fifth-score tiebreaker.
Adena’s Christian Heath was the match medalist with a 37. Westfall’s Brendan Biegler and Zane Trace’s Jon Grondolsky, Jr., each shot a 39 to place second.
Colton Brungarth and Jacob Hicks each shot a 40 for the Mustangs and Dalton Bush had a 44 to round out the scoring. Ian Camden had a 47 and Caleb Lowe had a 53 for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs won SVC #6 by shooting a 159 on the back nine. Unioto was second with a 168 and Piketon was third with a 170.
Unioto’s Keegan Snyder was medalist with a 37 and Bush was second shooting a 39 for the Mustangs.
Biegler, Brungarth and Hicks each shot a 40 to complete Westfall’s scoring. Camden had a 41 and Lowe shot 50.
The Mustangs have finished first in all six SVC matchups and have 48 points while Piketon is in second with 38 and Zane Trace and Unioto are tied for third with 35.
The final two SVC matchups will take place Thursday at the Portsmouth Elks Country Club.
Boys Soccer
Circleville 2, Amanda-Clearcreek 1
CIRCLEVILLE — A little bit of youth helped Circleville to a 2-1 win over visiting Amanda-Clearcreek Wednesday night.
Circleville scored 20 minutes into the first half when freshman Cailen Johnson scored off an assist from freshman Kamale Magagi-Ali.
It was Magagi-Ali scoring a few minutes later off an assist from Kaden Paxton.
The Aces got on the board off a free kick in the second half.
Keeper Will Flory helped preserve the Circleville win with a diving save late in the game.
“I am proud of our guys for the growth they showed as a team. This was a game we knew we were going to have to battle for 80 minutes,” Circleville coach Evan Callihan said. “Amanda-Clearcreek is a team that is better than their record and they play extremely hard. They also have a lot of speed on the field in their attack and on defense.
“I was proud for the way our guys translated things we have been working on in practice into the game. We have been focusing on creating more scoring opportunities and putting shots on target. While we only had two goals, I felt like we created a lot more opportunities and gave ourselves opportunities to score more. Coach Paxton, our assistant, has been emphasizing scoring on headers and we were able to get one tonight.
“Our two freshman Cailen Johnson and Kamale Magagi-Ali rose to the occasion for us and I’m really proud and happy for them. Those are two of the most respectful and hardworking kids I have coached, and I feel that is a big reason why they are able to be successful. They are starting to adjust to the varsity level, and they continue to grow and improve and play a lot of big minutes for our team.”
The Tigers travel to Miami Trace Saturday.