The Lady Vikings volleyball and golf teams were busy on Tuesday with action on the court and on the course.Avery's women's golf team completed the 2009 Western Highlands Conference Tournament with 18 holes of play at Mountain Glen Golf Club in Newland. The lowest three individual scores from Monday's nine holes at Black Mountain Golf Course was added to the best three individual low scores in Tuesday's 18-hole round to tabulate team totals.
When the day's competition was complete, the Owen Warhorses took the overall team championship with a total score of 433. Mountain Heritage captured second place with a combined score of 458. Hendersonville finished third with a score of 486, followed in fourth place by the Lady Vikings with a team score of 505. Rounding out the team totals was Polk County with a team score of 541.
Avery's Catalina Lehmann finished tied for sixth overall in individual performances with a total of 162, which earned her a berth on the All-Conference team.Other players from the participating schools to garner All-Conference honors include Conference Player of the Year and top overall finisher Allea Hawkins from Hendersonville, Rachel Trent, Eme Gwynn, and Caitlin Wald from Owen, and Jerrica Ledford, Katlyn Angel, and Megan Reecer of Mountain Heritage.
A pair of Avery golfers, Lehmann and Arden Stanley, qualified for Regional competition by virtue of scoring under 55 for nine holes.
"I think it's great for our team. Most of the girls we competed against have had long established programs. We took it slow and practiced twice a week just to get the girls interested in playing. In our first year to have two girls qualify for regionals is just outstanding," Avery golf coach Boe Barinowski said after the tournament.
Results for Avery players from the Conference Tournament are listed in the table link below:
Congratulations to the Lady Vikings on a great inaugural women's golf season and best of luck at Regional competition.On Tuesday night, the Avery Lady Vikings volleyball team traveled to Marshall to take on the Madison Lady Patriots. The varsity squad battled to take one set in the best-three-out-of-five match, but the home team Lady Patriots held off the Big Red charge to take the match in four sets.
Avery returns to Viking Gym this Thursday night for the regular season home finale against the Mountain Heritage Cougars.
