Hornets finish 2nd at Towanda Country Club

By: Ed Weaver  /  September 13, 2017

The Wellsboro Golf team brought home their fourth second place finish of the season at Towanda Country Club on Tuesday, September 12.

The Hornets shot a 349 to finish 3 strokes behind Northern Tioga, who shot 346 to capture 1st place. Towanda and Sayre both shot 378, but the Black Knights edged the Redskins on tiebreakers to finish 3rd and dropping Sayre to 4th. Athens (394) was 5th, North Penn-Mansfield (422) was 6th, and Sullivan County took part in the festivities, finishing 7th with a score of 439.

Northern Tioga's Tanner Adriance shot a 75 on the par 71 course for the win, followed by Sayre's Ryan Murrelle and junior Brandyn Tuttle in a tie for 2nd with an 83, Northern Tioga's Austin Outman (84) in 4th, and Northern Tioga's Tyler Vargeson (85) in 5th.

Junior Ben Barnett finished 6th overall with a round of 86, junior Taynton Repard and sophomore Joseph Propheta both shot 90, sophomore Ty Morral finished with a 103, and freshman Brock Hamblin rounded out the Hornets with a score of 108.

The Hornets are now 17-4 (16-4 NTL) on the year. The team is back in action on Monday, September 18 at Tioga Country Club.