Southern Wayne’s Chloe Sullivan checks the yardage from the fairway to the green during a recent match. Sullivan shot a career-low 51 during play Monday afternoon at Willow Springs Country Club. (Rudy Coggins|mountolivetribune.com)
WILSON — Southern Wayne’s Chloe Sullivan carded a career-best, nine-hole round of 51 during Quad County 3A Conference play Monday afternoon.
Sullivan holed out from the bunker to preserve a par on the par-3, seventh hole at Willow Springs Country Club.
Regan Stribble notched a 50 and Kenzi Aycock shot a season-low 61 for the Saints, who finished fourth overall as a team with a 162.
Avery Jennette also turned in a 61.
West Johnston’s Jenna Underwood earned medalist honors with a 3-over 39. Fike’s Payton Durham turned in a 40, while teammates Loulie Harrison and Kinsley Hill each recorded a 44.
Kennedy Mack, from West Johnston, rounded out the top five with a 45.
Fike placed first as a team with 128, followed West Johnston (136) and South Johnston (145).
The next QCC match is Sept. 16 at Lane Tree Golf Club.
Kenan dumps Spartans
WARSAW — James Kenan completed its first-regular season sweep of Union in more than a decade on the volleyball court Monday evening.
Y’anna Rivers and Shylah Sloan provided eight kills apiece for the Tigers, who prevailed 25-20, 25-23, 25-13 inside Harmon Gymnasium.
Sloan served a team-high seven aces.
“Shylah’s serves were electric and Y’Anna’s kills were powerful,” said JK head coach Katina Farrior.
Rivers and Jourdan Joe each served three aces. Kierra Williams delivered four kills and three blocks. Ava Jones cranked out three kills.
The Tigers last swept the Spartans in 2012.
James Kenan (5-4 overall) steps back into East Central 2A Conference play with a home outing today against South Lenoir. The Blue Devils have won all six ECC meetings in straight-set fashion.
Union exited 0-9.
Dark Horses topple Tigers
CLINTON — Traditional boys’ soccer juggernaut Clinton defeated James Kenan, 3-1, on the pitch Monday evening.
The Dark Horses halted the Tigers’ string of four consecutive shutouts to start the season.
Senior Griffin Williams, sophomore Chris Zeleya and senior Oskar Adasiak supplied one goal apiece for Clinton. Nelson Guerrero and Holden Spell each contributed one assist.
Kenan stats were not available.
Clinton remained unbeaten in eight outings this season and improved to 7-6-1 over James Kenan since 2016.
The Tigers departed 4-1-0. They continue play Thursday at Charles B. Aycock, the reigning Quad County 3A champ. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. at Hardy Talton Stadium in Pikeville.
Bulldogs sweep Gators
SEVEN SPRINGS — Princeton defeated short-handed Spring Creek 5-2 and 9-0 during their Neuse Six 2A girls’ tennis doubleheader Monday afternoon.
Other player obligations depleted the Gators’ lineup, which led to four forfeits – two in each match. The teams played eight-game pro sets since Spring Creek’s courts have no lights.
In the opening match, Kennedy Denton and Emma Scott Hardy each emerged victorious in singles. The second-seeded Denton pulled out an 8-4 win over Anna Underwood. Third-seeded Hardy fended off junior Daytona Mix, 8-6.
The Gators’ Emilia West and Bulldogs’ Kacie Olive needed tiebreakers to determine the outcomes in both of their singles matches. Olive prevailed 8-7 (2) in the first match and 8-7 (4) in the second encounter.
Denton-West suffered a tough, 6-4 loss to Anna Underwood-Olive at No. 1 doubles in the second match.
Spring Creek (0-4 overall, 0-4 Neuse Six) returns to action Sept. 12 against East Central 2A powerhouse East Duplin.
Match 1
Princeton 5, Spring Creek 2
Singles: No. 1 — Kennedy Denton (SC) d. Anna Underwood (P), 8-4; No. 2 — Kacie Olive (P) d. Emilia West (SC), 8-7 (2); No. 3 — Emma Scott Hardy (SC) d. Daytona Mix (P), 8-6; No. 4 — Mackenzie Mills (P) d. Kylie Compropst (SC), 8-4; No. 5 — Jodi Grace Woodard (P) d. Eva Kate Davis (SC), 8-0.
Note: Spring Creek forfeited No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
Match 2
Princeton 9, Spring Creek 0
Singles: No. 1 — Anna Underwood (P) d. Kennedy Denton (SC), 8-3; No. 2 — Kacie Olive (P) d. Emilia West (SC), 8-7 (4); No. 3 — Daytona Mix (P) d. Emma Scott Hardy (SC), 8-4; No. 4 — Mackenzie Mills (P) d. Kylie Compropst (SC), 8-2; No. 5 — Jodi Grace Woodard (P) d. Eva Kate Davis (SC), 8-2; No. 6 — Yasmin Francisco-Fernandez (P) by FF.
Doubles: No. 1 — Underwood-Olive (P) d. Denton-West (SC), 6-4; No. 2 — Mix-Mills (P) d. Conpropst-Davis (SC), 6-1; No. 3 — Woodard-Fernandez (P) by FF.
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