The Olentangy Liberty boys golf team, thanks in part to Noah Andry’s 71, is headed back to the Division I state tournament thanks to a solid showing at the district showcase earlier this week at Apple Valley.
Andry started strong, carding a 34 on the front nine before a 37 on the back half smoothed out his scoring summary. The 71 was good enough to tie Dublin Jerome’s Brady Barnum for the top spot among individuals.
Other Patriot standouts included Noah Mulford, who finished with a 74; Mitchell Corbin, who had a 76; and the duo of Jackson Harris and Trevor Leeds, who each had 77s.
Jerome won the team title, using a 290 to edge out Liberty and its combined 298. Thomas Worthington, which had a pair of Cardinals in the top five, nabbed the third and final state-qualifying spot with a 299.
Big Walnut and Olentangy Berlin were also in action, as was Olentangy’s John McClelland, who fired a 74 before winning a thrilling seven-way playoff for the second of three qualifying spots.
McClelland birdied the second playoff hole to win while Upper Arlington’s Bric Baird secured the final spot with a birdie on the third. Big Walnut’s Ethan Krebs was also part of the playoff, but saw his solid junior season come to a close.
The Golden Eagles, who also counted scores from Nathan Tripp (75), Tyler Goetzman (79) and Jacob Spann (84), finished eighth with a 312.
The Bears were 12th with a 342. Owen Heilmann led the way with an 81 while Lucas Patrick (86), Landon Brown (87) and Jack Schwaigert (88) also chipped in.
The D-I boys state tournament is slated for Monday and Tuesday at the NCR Country Club in Kettering. The girls’ tournament, which will include Liberty’s Olivia Aronhalt and Olentangy’s Meadow Tian, is set for the same time and place.
GIRLS SOCCER
Delaware Hayes, the OCC-Capital Division champions, continued to cruise after wrapping up the league title with a perfect 6-0 record, celebrating with a 6-0 win over host Thomas Worthington on Thursday night.
Reese Laaksonen, Addie Reed, Adrionna Brown, Mady Haser, Harlow Dye and Molly Johnson all found the back of the net while Claire Artemus and Ally Dudley finished with two assists apiece.
The defense took care of the rest as Hayes (12-2-1) keeper Chloe Skeens was untested. Thomas keeper Riley Morgan-Boucher, meanwhile, had 13 saves in the setback.
Olentangy Liberty 3, Marysville 0
The Patriots won their second-to-last game of the regular season with a shutout win over the host Monarchs Thursday night in Marysville.
Lola Esham, Claire Mikola and Amelia Sigmund had the Liberty goals while Maria Stack, Avery Hilvert and Jamie Wilson had the assists.
Also: Big Walnut 7, Westland 0; Olentangy Orange 3, Hilliard Darby 1.
BOYS SOCCER
Hayes smoothed out the regular season with a 2-all draw against visiting Thomas Worthington Thursday night in Delaware, getting goals from Isaac Isenbarger and Chaz Sakala.
The Pacers improved to 11-2-3 with the win.
Also: Big Walnut 7, Westland 1.
