Avery Golf Begins Conference Tournament; Soccer Trounces Thomas Jefferson

The Avery women's golf team embarked on the two-day conference tournament on Monday at Black Mountain Golf Course. Combatting the rain and wet course conditions, the girls battled hard all day against fellow conference foes Mountain Heritage, Owen, and Hendersonville.

Today was supposed to have been an 18-hole round, but weather caused a change to only nine holes. Day two will also be a nine-hole affair at Mountain Glen Golf Club in Newland on Tuesday.

Avery girls participating in round one were as follows:

Catalina Lehmann – 52
Mary Chesnut Smith – 56
Nikki Wright - 56
Noelle Henline – 62
Kelli Burleson – 62

The Owen Warlassies finished in first place after day one of competition, while Mountain Heritage is in second place. Hendersonville sits in third place, but has only a two-stroke advantage on Avery. The Lady Vikings will field Leymann, Smith, Wright, as well as Arden Stanley at Mt. Glen in an attempt to overtake the Lady Bearcats for third in conference action, while Lehmann will look to qualify for regional competition with a good tournament showing.

Soccer Shuts Out Gryphons

On Monday night the #12 ranked Avery mens soccer team blanked the Thomas Jefferson Gryphons by the final score of 11-0. The Vikings improve to 9-5-2 overall on the season, with a 5-3 conference record.

The Vikings return to the pitch on Wednesday when they face #2 ranked Hendersonville in a tough road test.