Christina Yang of North Gwinnett was medalist for the second straight year, but the Region 7-AAAAAA championship went to Mill Creek.
Yang, a sophomore, shot a 73 at Northwood Country Club and beat Bailey Tardy of Norcross by one shot.
Mill Creek was led by Annika Blanton, a freshman who shot a personal-best 80, and Grace Choi with an 82. Peachtree Ridge and Norcross tied for second. Peachtree Ridge was led by Jenny Li with a 77. … Madison County won the Region 8-AAAA tournament at Double Oaks in Commerce. ... Lambert won the Brookwood Invitational at Summit Chase, beating Gainesville by 14 shots. Meg Callahan led Gainesville with a 76.
Columbus counted an 80 from medalist Brett Beavers and an 82 from Amy Clark to win the Region 5-AAAA championship at Bull Creek. . … Athens Academy won the Class A Private Area 2 championship at Jennings Mill.
Boys golf: Columbus wins region for 10th straight year
Columbus beat LaGrange by 29 shots to win the Region 5-AAAA championship at Bull Creek. It was the 10th straight region championship for the Blue Devils. Daniel Davis shot 72 to earn medalist by one stroke over teammate Patrick Edwards. Columbus had the five lowest scores of the tournament. …
Mill Creek got a 73 from Peter Chung and placed five boys in the top 10 to win the Region 7-AAAAAA tournament at Northwood Country Club. Alex Markham and Mitch Darley both had 75s, with Phillip Beard at 77 and Trey Pearson at 78. Peachtree Ridge was second, as Charles Huntzinger shot 74. The medalist was Zach Healy of Norcross, who shot a 71. …
Walker, behind a 73 from Barrett Kulik and a 75 from Joe Reich, won the Class A Private Area 4 championship at Coosa Country Club in Rome. Mount Paran Christian was three shots back with Tyler Young shooting 76. Mt. Pisgah’s Jon Erik Alford was medalist with a 72. …
Cambridge won the Region 5-AAAAA tournament at Eagle Watch in Woodstock. Matthew Hines of Kell was medalist with a 71 and brother Ryan Hines added a 78. … John Jacobs of Lakeview Academy was medalist at the Class A Private Area 2 championship at Jennings Mill.
Gainesville won the North Georgia High School Golf Classic at Achasta Golf Club in Dahlonega. Alpharetta finished third and Columbus was fourth, thanks to a final-round 68 from Stanton Schorr.
Girls tennis: Buford opens with win
Buford (20-2) opened the Class AAA playoffs with a 5-0 win over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Annalea Stevens, Baily McCammon and Katie Quinn played singles for the Wolves. … Gainesville had no trouble in a 3-0 win over North Atlanta in the Class AAAAA playoffs. Katherine Wright won at No. 2 singles Brinkley Frankum won at No. 3 singles and the No. 2 doubles teams of Haley Frankum and Josie Evert were victorious. The other two matches were not finished.
Boys tennis: Lassiterspowers through first round
Lassiter cruised to an easy 3-0 win over Mill Creek in the first round of the Class AAAAAA tournament. The Trojans got singles wins from Daniel Yun, Christopher Yun and Jonathan Jemison. … Pope had no trouble with South Paulding in a 4-0 first-round victory in the Class AAAAA playoffs. Singles winners were Austin Bates and Michael Busby. The doubles team of Harrison Watkins and Mark Fisher and Ryan Heins and Dom Allen were victorious for the Greyhounds. … Effingham County upset Harris County 4-1 in the first round of the Class AAAAA tournament. Logan Fowler won at No. 1singles for Effingham.
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