Wethington, Cole claim local title

Westbrook Christian’s Will Wethington and Glencoe’s Lauren Cole each won low medalist in the 2018 Gadsden Area golf tournament Monday at Twin Bridges Golf Club.

With over 60 players competing for the top spots, Wethington shot a par-71 to claim the individual award in the boys tournament, while Cole’s 77 won it on the girls' side.

The stretch of holes 8 through 11 was big for Wethington in helping him reach par.

“I hit mostly good shots and got a lot of good bounces,” Wethington said. “I was able to make a long putt on 10, so that got me going. Then I fell back to neutral after that.”

Cole said it was the best round she’s played this season.

“I was positive about today and I didn’t look down about anything,” Cole added.

Ellie Porter of Westbrook Christian finished runner-up on the girls side with a 79.

Etowah’s Alex Argo and Eli Antisdale each totaled a 76, but Argo ended up as the boys runner-up via a scorecard playoff.

Gadsden City won the boys team championship with a 321 while Westbrook’s 332 was good enough for runner-up.

Porter and the Warriors won the girls team crown with a 278. Gadsden City finished second with a 303.

With the playoffs nearing at the end of the month, Wethington will look to carry the momentum on from the area tournament.

“This will help me,” Wethington said. “It will give me confidence. I didn’t feel great out there, but I was able to score good. So hopefully I can build off that and move forward.”

Though Cole felt she played the best round of the season so far, she’s hoping she can continue to improve on it.

“It’s definitely going to push me harder because I know I can do better,” Cole said.

Gadsden Area boys golf tournament

At Twin Bridges Golf Club on Monday

Par: 71

Team champion: Gadsden City 321

Team runner-up: Westbrook 332

Individual champion: Westbrook’s Will Wethington 71

Individual runner-up: Etowah’s Alex Argo 76

Etowah 

Alex Argo 76

Eli Antisdale 76

Alex Edge 92

Caden Argo 124

Dakota Stiles 109

Etowah total: 353

Gadsden City 

Barnes Stacey 79

Staley Dawson 82

Carter Cooper 84

Seth Perry 77

Will Partridge 83

Gadsden City total: 321

Glencoe 

Brock McNeely 81

Garrett Fairley 92

Jordan Yancey 112

Justin Graham 94

Evan Owens 134

Glencoe total: 379

Hokes Bluff 

Josh Jones 86

Matthew Jones 81

Tucker Marsh 99

Kason Moore 97

Cole Contris 86

Hokes Bluff total: 350

Sardis 

Daniel Rich 93

Kaleb Morgan 98

Braxton Scott 97

Eli Ford 89

Kaiden Adams 111

Sardis total: 377

Southside 

Michael Rich 89

Luke Boyd 87

Devon Downs 85

Brock Lawley 81

Tommy Simmons 80

Southside total: 333

West End 

Payne Stancil 82

Hunter Blanton 85

Hunter Tucker 90

Westbrook 

Will Wethington 71

Jackson Bowman 83

Ridge McHugh 89

Jackson Cox 99

Logan McClendon 89

Westbrook total: 332

Gadsden Area girls golf tournament 

At Twin Bridges Golf Club on Monday

Par: 71

Team champion: Westbrook 278

Team runner-up: Gadsden City 303

Individual champion: Glencoe’s Lauren Cole 77

Individual runner-up: Westbrook’s Ellie Porter 79

Etowah 

Miranda Nassif 94

Sydney Correll 139

Jordan Vaughn 146

Anna Guthrie 141

Etowah total: 374

Gadsden City 

Ella Howard 89

Haley James 104

Alana Mulkey 110

Daisey Allen 128

Gadsden City total: 303

Glencoe 

Lauren Cole 77

Camryn Blackwell 126

Hokes Bluff 

Mazin Lowe 125

Abagail Reeves 123

Abby Morrison 124

Maddie O’Barr 129

Hokes Bluff total: 372

Southside 

Kenzie Reavis 114

Haley Gray 139

Hannah Fuhrman 131

Molly Pearce 137

Southside total: 382

Westbrook 

Ellie Porter 79

Lauren Weaver 100

Anna Nichols 99

Westbrook total: 278