Hess, Wells claims D9 girls’ golf titles; Kane, Bradford take home team titles

BRADFORD, Pa. – Keystone’s Amber Hess and Bradford’s Bri Wells took home District 9 individual golf titles Tuesday at Pine Acres Country Club in Bradford Tuesday, while Kane and Bradford won team titles.

Hess won the Class AA championship shooting a 79 outpacing Elaina Powell of Brookville and Morgan Vanleer of Punxsutawney by five shots each. Powell and Vanleer both qualified for the PIAA Championships along with Hess as did Clarion’s Claire Saylor, who shot a 90. Saylor edged A-C Valley’s Ellie Thompson on the first hole of a playoff for the final PIAA spot after Thompson also carded a 90.

Wells took the AAA title in a field of four golfers shooting a 91 topping DuBois’ Kiersten Pearce, who shot a 111.

In AA team play, Kane beat Cameron County by two strokes finishing with a 443. Erin Pierce led the Lady Wolves with a 91, Hailey Oknefski shot a 98, Riana Smith a 118 and Maddi Dalton a 136.

The Class AAA team championship was a two-team playoff with Bradford shooting a 452 to outpace DuBois by six strokes. Wells led the Owls with the 91, while Makayla Belser shot a 118, Makensi Belser a 121 and Sam Williams a 122.

CLASS AA TEAM SCORES

1. Kane – 443
2. Cameron County – 445
3. A-C Valley – 448
4. Punxsutawney -453

CLASS AA INDIVIDUAL SCORES

1. Amber Hess, Keystone – 79*
2. Elaina Powell, Brookville – 84*
3. Morgan Vanleer, Punxsutawney – 84*
4. Claire Saylor, Clarion – 90*
5. Ellie Thompson, A-C Valley – 90 (Lost to Saylor in a playoff for final PIAA spot)
6. Erin Paulson, Kane – 91
7. Mary-Kate Elenchin, Coudersport – 98
8. Hailey Oknefski, Kane – 98
9. Sam Satterlee, Punxsutawney – 99
10. Abby Woodard, Smethport – 100
11. Kristina DeMatteis, Moniteau – 101
12. Kendyl Guisto, Cameron County – 103
13. Stephaie Fry, Coudersport – 103
14. Allison Sherman, A-C Valley – 104
15. Kennedy DeMatteis, Moniteau – 105
16. Tess Dupler, Cameron County – 107
17. Autumn Haney, Smethport – 110
18. Hannah Hoover, Curwensville – 114
19. Katie Thompson, Ridgay – 121
20. Alexis Ziegler, Cranberry – 122
21. Jocelyn Grice, Clearfield – 129
22. Kaitlyn Cappetta, Brockway – 132
23. Katie Hartman, Curwensville  – 144
24. Shania Reitz, Ridgway – 145
25. Angelina Hynds, Brockway – 146
26. Nicole Belkowski, Clearfield – 147

CLASS AAA TEAM SCORES

1. Bradford – 452
2. DuBois – 456

CLASS AAA INDIVIDUAL SCORES 

1. Bre Wells, Bradford – 91
2. Kiersten Pearace, DuBois – 111
3. Makayla Belser, Bradford – 118
4. Rebecca DeFazio, DuBois – 120