Holcomb part of winning NC East golf team

Laney High golfer Grace Holcomb was part of Team North Carolina East, who won the inaugural Linville Cup on Jan. 15 against Team Middle Atlantic.

In the championship match, Holcomb teamed with Kayla Dowell to win 2 UP through nine holes. That set up the East squad to earn a point on the final match.

To reach the championship, Team NC East topped the Southeast group 4-1. Holcomb and her partner won their match 3 and 2.

Held at Pine Needles/Mid Pines GC at Pinehurst, the first-ever event had 10-player teams who excelled on the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour in 2017 and thus chosen to represent their region. The Cup is named after Tour founder Robert Linville.

Wierse wins golf tournament

Harrison Wierse won the fifth event of the Winternational Junior Series at Pinehurst No. 5 on Sunday.

The Topsail High golfer competed in the junior/senior division. Snow during the week forced organizers to reduce the tournament to 18 holes. Wierse finished with a 74.

His one over par 35 on the back nine spelled the difference between himself and the co-runners-up.

Bolivia duo second at Myrtle Beach

Bob Allen and Tom Kay of Bolivia finished second in the tournament flight B division of the Carolinas Golf Association's Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament last Tuesday.

Wilmington's Chip Blalock and Nick Joseph were fifth in the A flight while Keith Ki and Hugh McNeill of Southport were eighth.

Six other golfers out of Bolivia competed in flight B: John Broadhurst and George Schuler (fifth), David Lurix and George Andrew (sixth) and Michael Sarao and Ed Rich (eighth).

Another Bolivia tandem was in the super senior 70-plus with Rick Klein and Paul Sandor, who finished second.

Wallace duo Rick Batchelor and Jim Bodine were second in the super senior 65-plus flight B, followed by Sunset Beach's David Salisch and his South Carolina partner (fourth). Leland's Joe Biggs and Jeffery Harriman were seventh and another from the Brunswick County town, James Bradley, seventh with a player from Pinehurst.

Hoggard kicker named All-American

Jeremiah Kim was named an All-American by Kicking World, an organization that hosts more than 50 camps each year throughout the country.

The Hoggard junior connected on 10-of-12 field goals and 63-of-66 PATs for the Mideastern Conference champion Vikings, who reached the 4A East Regional Final.

Kim, a StarNews All-Area kicker, won the Kicking World 2017 Showcase by besting 60 kickers from more than 20 states.

Fencing teams compete

On Saturday, the Southeastern Cardinals hosted a North Carolina Home Educators Athletic Conference (NCHEAC) meet in the basement of Tileston Gym.

The Cardinals were represented by Philip Nazzaro, Kyler Schoonmaker, and Liam Coyle. They went 2-1, defeating Twin City 45-36, and New Bern 45-31. They lost to Oak Ridge 40-45.

On Sunday, the North Carolina High School Fencing League (NCHSFL) Coastal Conference held a meet at the Apex Fencing Academy in Apex. The Hoggard club boys team of Will Golder and Andrew Whitehead, fencing shorthanded, went 2-2, defeating Chapel Hill and Orange high schools. Golder suffered just one loss.

Cammy Herbert was the entire girls club team for Hoggard and fenced well.

The Ashley girls club fencing team made its competitive debut and went 3-1. They defeated Orange, Research Triangle and Hoggard and lost to Chapel Hill High. They were led by club founder Emma Graf, who went undefeated. Karaline Styron and Katelyn Guthrie were her teammates.