Marion cruises to South 7 Preview win


Darren Kinnard
Section618.com

MT. VERNON — The Marion Wildcats swept the top three individual spots on the way to winning the South 7 Girls Preview tournament by 27 shots Monday at Green Hills Golf Club in Mt. Vernon.

Marion junior Baylee Kelly was the lone golfer to post a score in the 30s, capturing medalist honors with a 38. Kelly credited a greatly improved short game for her success–improvement that came from working on the only facet of her game she could while sheltered in place at home.

Marion’s Ava Lewis fired a 40 to finish as runner up, a shot better than teammate Sarah Capel. Carbondale’s Annie Shin and Althoff’s Addison Laramore tied for fourth after carding 46s.

Team Standings:
1) Marion 180
2) Centralia 207
3) Althoff 209
4) Carbondale 218
5) Mt. Vernon 228

Individual Standings:
1) Baylee Kelly (Marion) 38
2) Ava Lewis (Marion) 40
3) Sarah Capel (Marion) 41
T4) Addison Laramore (Althoff) 46
T4) Annie Shin (Carbondale) 46
6) Katie Connolly (Althoff) 47
T7) Gabi Lambert (Centralia) 49
T7) Hope Schmitt (Althoff) 49
9) Ashlyn Conner (Mt. Vernon) 50
10) Claire Skillette (Centralia) 51