2001 - 2002


Results - Victoria Fall Classic..2001



Lauren Johnson Memorial


District


SAN ANTONIO -- Dominance was the key word for the Memorial Vipers on Tuesday at the District 28-5A Golf Tournament. Turning in five scores in the 70s and claiming the top-five individual spots, the Vipers opened up a 22-stroke advantage at Cedar Creek Golf Course and appeared all but assured of wrapping up their second consecutive District 28-5A crown. The Vipers turned in a pair of 76s and a pair of 79s to card a 310 and easily outdistance San Antonio Brackenridge, which finished at 332. The Memorial B-team was eight strokes back at 340. While the Vipers jumped in front in the boys race, the Memorial girls were assured of another one-two finish. MHS was the only school to field teams in the event. The Lady Vipers A-team played a little erratic but still managed to come home with a 330, while the B-team finished at 394.
Jason Louth And Caleb Etheredge meanwhile were leading the Vipers' charge turning in a pair of 76s to tie for the first-round individual lead. Louth went out at 4-over 40 and came in with an even-par 36, while Etheredge put together a pair of 38s. Matt Hillyer, Wes Hendrix and Chris Pribyl all followed with 79s. Hillyer had a 40-39, Hendrix a 39-40 and Pribyl a 41-38. Brackenridge meanwhile is trying tot unseat the Memorial B-team from its runner-up finish last year and got an early jump on the feat. Shawn Johnson fired an 81, John Elizondo an 82, Camillo Villanueva and 83 and Rudy Antu an 86 to give Brackenridge the eight-shot edge. The Memorial B-team was paced by Erich Schneider and Bradley Bongers with a pair of 84s, while Grant Murray had an 85 and Lance Hansen an 87. Marcus Padilla added a 90. San Antonio Southwest was in fourth at 403 and San Antonio highlands was in fifth at 452.
Kelley Louth turned in the low round of the day firing a 1-over 73 to pace the Lady Vipers. Louth went out at 1-over 37 and came in at even-par 36. She was followed by Kate Meyer with an 84, Jordan Byers an 86, and Caleigh Etheredge an 87. Miranda Orr add an 89. The B-team was led by Amy Kocian with a 94, while Julie Kerslake added a 99, Rebecca Dunbar a 100 and Laura Baker a 101. Madeline Clark finish with a 123. Memorial medalist scores included Christina Ganem 113, Erin Conaway 114 and Lauren Tipton 128.
Faced with a huge task Wednesday, the Memorial Vipers' second team rose to the occasion and made it a Victoria sweep at the District 28-5A golf tournament at Willow Springs Golf Course. With the top two girls places already assured after Tuesday's first round and the Vipers A-team holding a comfortable 20-stroke advantage, the biggest question was whether or not the second team could overcome an eight-stroke deficit to take the boy's runner-up spot. Paced by Grant Murray and Erich Schneider, the Vipers left little doubt as they blew by San Antonio Breckenridge to claim the runner-up spot and send all four Memorial teams back to San Antonio for the Region IV-5A Tournament on April 23-24. It was the second straight year for the Vipers to qualify all four teams to the regional tournament. Murray fired a 4-over 76 and Schnieder a 5-over 77 to lead the second team to a 319 team score and an eight-shot advantage over Brackenridge. Lance Hansen and Bradley Bongers added a pair of 83s as the Vipers finished the two-day event with a 659, 44 strokes behind the Vipers first team. Brackenridge, which finished with a 667, fired a 335 final round. Murray and Schneider finished with a pair of two-day 161s, while Bongers finished at 167 and Hansen at 170. Marcus Padilla carded a 90-85-175. The Viper first team shot a strong 305 final round to run away with the tournament with a 615. Jason Louth won his third straight district medalist honor, easily outdistancing the rest of the field with a two-day 148. After an opening round 76 at Cedar Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, Louth fired an even-par 72 for a seven-shot victory. Teammate Matt Hillyer finished second as he carded rounds of 79-76 for a 155. Caleb Etheredge (76-81) and Wes Hendrix (79-78) finished in a four-way tie for third at 157, with San Antonio Harlandale's Michael Delgado and Brackenridge's John Elizondo. Delgado sank a long birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the medalist bronze medal. Rounding out the Vipers' scoring was Chris Pribyl with a 79-79-158. "Overal Memorial had the only two girls team competing in the tournament with the first team firing an impressive 330-317-647 to claim the distirct title. The second team finished with a 394-382-776 for the runner-up spot. The Lady Vipers' first team took the top five individual spots, with Kelley Louth claiming top medalist with a 73-77-150. Kate Meyer followed with an 84-80-164, while Miranda Orr overcame an opening-round 89 to finish with a 78 and a 167 for third place. Caleigh Etheredge followed with an 87-82-169 and Jordan byers added an 86-84-170. Amy Kocian paced the second team with a 94-96-190. She was followed by Julie Kerslake (99-93-192), Laura Baker (101-92), Rebecca Dunbar (100-103-2030 and Madeline Clark (123-101-224). Medalist scores for the Lady Vipers included Christina Ganem (113-102-215), Erin Conaway (114-107-221) and Lauren Tipton (128-105-233).

Regional


SAN ANTONIO -- Miranda Orr owned Willow Springs Golf Course Wednesday firing a 3-under 69 to lead the Memorial Lady Vipers to the first round lead at the Region IV-5A Golf Tournament. Memorial and San Antonio Reagan have all but wrapped up the two state tournament berths going into today's final round, with each possessing at least a 28-stroke lead over the rest of the field. The Memorial Vipers, meanwhile, jumped out to a second-place start at Cedar Creek Golf Course after the first round in the boy's tournament. But the race is a long way from decided, with five teams in position to claim the top two spots. Orr recorded six birdies, a bogey and a double bogey en route to grabbing a three-stroke lead in the individual race. Her 69 also helped the Lady Vipers to a 302 opening round, four strokes ahead of Reagan, which came in at 306. San Antonio MacArthur stood in third place at 334, while Austin Westlake finished at 340 and the Memorial B-team was in fifth at 360. "That was a very good opening score," said Lady Vipers coach Mike Smith. "We're going to have to do that good or better tomorrow if we want to beat Reagan." Behind Orr for the Lady Vipers, Kelley Louth turned in a 1-over 73 and was in third place, while Kate Meyer and Caleigh Etheredge added a pair of 80s. Jordan Byers finished with an 82. Reagan's Caney Hines was three strokes behind Orr in the individual medalist race with an even-par 72. Leading the Memorial B-team was Laura Baker and Julie Kerslake each with an 87, while Amy Kocian and Madeline Clark added a pair of 93s. Rebecca Dunbar finished with a 111.
A lot of surprise arose from the boys field, with defending state champion Austin Westlake standing in fifth place five strokes behind the Vipers and 14 strokes behind leader McAllen Memorial. McAllen finished with a 301, with the Vipers following at 310. The Austin Westlake B-team is right on the Vipers' heels at 313, while San Antonio Reagan follows at 314 with the Westlake A-team in at 315. Jason Louth paced the Vipers with a 75 and was followed by Caleb Etheredge with a 78, Chris Pribyl a 76 and Matt Hillyer an 81. Wes Hendrix added an 85. The Memorial B-team finished at 340 and was led by Bradely Bongers' 82. Erich Schnieder and Marcus Padilla each added an 85 and Lance Hansen an 88. Grant Murray finished with a 96. McAllen's Dos Goldsmith held the individual lead with a 2-under 70.
McAllen Memorial secured the Valley's first boys regional golf championship in almost 20 years. Medalist Sean Reeve followed his first-round 70 with a 1-under-par 71 and teammate Dos Goldsmith shot 74 to finish third at 147, as Memorial held off a late challenge from defending state champion Austin Westlake to win the UIL Region IV-5A boys golf title at Cedar Creek. Memorial shot 302 for a 603 total to win by five strokes.
Team: McAllen Memorial 603, Austin Westlake White 608, Victoria Memorial One 615 (won playoff0, Westlake Blue 615,. Churchill 622, Reagan 630, Brownsville Hanna 632, Corpus Christi Ray 646, Taft 649, Corpus Christi Carroll 652, Clark 655, Edinburg 662, Laredo United 666, Laredo Alexander 671, Victoria Memorial Two 679, Harlingen South 706.
Individual: Reeve, McAllen Memorial, 141; LeClair, Taft, 144; Goldsmith, McAllen Memorial, 147; Elizondo, Brackenridge, 148; Delgado, Harlandale, 149; Louth, Victoria Memorial, 149; Lanier, Westlake Blue, 149;
In the girls competition at Willow Springs, Victoria Memorial ended up with a 611 to beat runner-up Reagan by 13 strokes. Memorial's Miranda Orr finished second with a 147, while Caney Hines of Reagan shot a 149 to tie Memorial's Kelley Louth for third. The individual medalist was Leisl Hasbrouck of Corpus Christi Carroll, who shot a 142.
Team: Victoria Memorial One 611, Reagan 624, MacArthur 660, Austin Westlake 698,. Victoria Memorial Two 721, Clark 741, Corpus Christi Carroll 744, Edinburg North 758, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 811, Holmes 814, Weslaco 816, Corpus Christi King 824, United South 850, Harlingen South 905, Laredo Martin 1,005.
Individual: Hasbrouck, Carroll, 142; Orr, Victoria Memorial, 147; Hines, Reagan, 149; Louth, Victoria Memorial, 149; .

State

AUSTIN -- Saving the best for last, the Memorial Lady Vipers turned in a strong finish Friday to claim the runner-up spot in the Class 5A girls state golf tournament at Roy Kizer Golf Course. Associated Press Memorial's Kelley Louth hits an approach shot during Thursday's first-round play at the UILState Class 5A Golf Tournament at the Roy Kizer Golf Course in Austin. Louth helped the Lady Vipers claim the silver medal. Having lost ground at the turn, the Lady Vipers put together a strong back nine and nearly slipped past The Woodlands for the day's low score. Posting a final-round 305, the Lady Vipers finished the two-day event with a 611, finishing 13 strokes behind The Woodlands. The Woodlands successfully defended its title with a 294-304-598. San Antonio Reagan, which was in second place after the first round, finished third at 616. Memorial started the final round in third place, a stroke behind Reagan. After making the turn with a 1-over 37, senior Kate Meyer put an impressive back nine together with a 1-under 34 to pace the Lady Vipers with an even-par 71. And it was just what the Lady Vipers needed to fend off Reagan. Meyer finished seventh overall with a 77-71-148. she was followed by Kelley Louth with a 74-76-150, Jordan Byers with a 77-78-155, Miranda Orr an 82-80-162 and Caleigh Etheredge a 78-89-167.

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