The CRHS Girls Team got a special invite to play in the upcoming "State Preview Tournament".  The girls will be traveling to Austin on February 24-25 to play at the new State Tournament site of Onion Creek CC.  This year's State Tournament has been moved from the Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer courses for the first time in decades.  The State Tournament will be played this year on May 2-3 at Onion Creek CC.  Onion Creek is the site of the very first Senior PGA event many years ago.

This State Preview Tournament will consist of the best 12 teams in the state of Texas.  It is hosted by Austin Westlake who are the defending State 5-A Champions.  The other top Texas teams in the field are The Woodlands, Mansfield, Allen, Southlake Carroll, Clear Lake, SA Reagan, SA Churchill, SA Johnson, SA MacArthur, Austin Westlake and our Cinco Ranch Cougars.

This is the CRHS Girls team second "out of town tournament" of the season.  Earlier in the year, the Cougars won the Concan CC Tournament on the Frio River west of San Antonio.

The girls return all 5 players from last year's Region Runner-up and State Qualifier Team.  Good luck Girls!!!!!! 

GIRLS FALL SEASON:  "Cougars WIN 3 Championships in 3 Tournaments".

The CRHS Varsity Girls Golf Team won all 3 of their Fall Season 2011 Tournaments.  The girls won the Katy Taylor River Ridge Classic, The San Antonio Northside ISD Concan Classic, and the Region III-5A Fall Preview hosted by Cinco Ranch at Eagle Pointe G.C.  The Fall Season is now over and the Cougar Boys & Girls will not play until late January.  Senior Abby Newton won 2 individual first place medals at Concan and Eagle Pointe, and she finished 2nd losing in a playoff at River Ridge.

OTHER FALL COUGAR NEWS: 

Senior Abby Newton signs a Letter of Intent to play college golf at Ole' Miss University.  Congratualations to Abby!  She had the choice between many great universities, and we are all very happy for her and her family.  Abby also helped Texas bring home the gold this Fall in the TJGT-OJGT Red River Shootout for her second year in a row.

Senior Kirsten Hensley verbally announced that she will play next year at Southern Mississippi University.  Seniors Megan Webster and Morgan Galloway are currently in contact with several Division II Texas schools trying to figure out their plans for next year.

Future star Sophomore Kennedy Ishee won the TJGT Houston National event with a birdie on her first playoff hole.  Kennedy has had many other top 3 finishes this fall on the TJGT tournament schedule.

Win # 1:  October 10-11, 2011 Katy Taylor HS River Ridge GC Tournament (District site in April)

Team Scores:  323-315 to win by 32 strokes over 2nd place Memorial and 50 strokes over third place Seven Lakes.

Individual Scores:  2nd place Senior Abby Newton (76-75), Sophomore Kennedy Ishee (83-75), Senior Megan Webster (81-83), Senior Morgan Galloway (83-84), Senior Kirsten Hensley (88-82), Freshman Sarah Yi (94-87), Junior Elena Hubbard (93-93).

Win # 2:  November 11-12, 2011 San Antonio Northside ISD Concan CC Classic on the Frio River.

Team Scores:  338-326

Individual Scores:  Abby Newton (73-74), Kennedy Ishee (83-79), Megan Webster (83-87), Kirsten Hensley (99-86), Morgan Galloway (99-98).

Win # 3:  November 18-19, 2011 Cinco Ranch Fall Region III-5A Preview at Eagle Pointe GC (Region site in April)

Team Scores:  325-335 to win by 2 strokes over Defending Region III-5A Champion Clear Lake.

Individual Scores:  1st place Senior Abby Newton (76-73), Sophomore Kennedy Ishee (81-84), Senior Megan Webster (84-88), Senior Morgan Galloway (84-97), Senior Kirsten Hensley (89-90), Freshman Sarah Yi (87-99), Junior Elena Hubbard (108-95).........more results can be found on this website on the "Host Tourn" page.

The Cougars will be working this Spring Season to defend their District Championship and Region Runner-up State Qualifier Berth from last year.  Great start this Fall for the 2011-2012 Girls Team!  Way to go Cougars!!!!!!

The CRHS Girls Varsity Wins their first tournament of the year and the Boys Place Second at River Ridge.  It was a great opening season showing for our Cougar teams on a perfect two days of golf weather for the Fall District 19-5A Preview hosted by Katy Taylor HS. 

The girls won going away with an outstanding 323-315 score of 638.  Spring Branch Memorial placed second with a 670 (333-337), Seven Lakes placed third with a 688 (350-338), and Katy Taylor placed 4th with a 689 (341-348) .  All Katy ISD teams participated in a great District 19-5A Fall Preview.  

Abby Newton tied for first with a 76-75 but lost in a playoff to Katy High School's Homecoming Queen Taylor Dillingham.  Sophomore Kennedy Ishee shot a great 83-75 and placed 5th.  Seniors Megan Webster (81-83) finished in 8th place, Morgan Galloway (83-84) finished in 10th place, and Kirsten Hensley (88-82) finished in 11th place.   All shot great to help the team bring home the gold.  These five girls are all returning starters from the 2010-2011 Region III-5A Runner-up Team.  They are very experienced and hope for another return trip to the State Tournament again.  Newcomers freshman Sarah Yi (94-87), junior Elena Hubbard (93-93) and sophomore Anna Larsen also had a great tournament tournament as medalists.  They too have really improved a lot from last year and had a fun time getting their feet wet with varsity tournament experience.  Way to go girls!!!

The Cougar boys opened up a first day lead of two strokes over Atascocita and six strokes over Katy Taylor.  CRHS ended up with a second place finish as Atascocita shot a great second day score of 302 (total 611).  The Cougar boys shot 619 (307-312) to bring home the silver.  Memorial finished 3rd with a 625 (318-307), Seven Lakes finished 4th with a 630 (314-315), and Katy Taylor finished 4th with a 636 (313-323).

The younger Cougars did a great job of battling.  The top five team youngsters of sophomore Michael Cotton (74-78), freshman Kyle Rogers (75-79), sophomore J.D. Kiesewetter ( 79-76), and sophmore Nick Brown (79-79) all shot in the 70's for both days.  Michael Cotton finished in 4th place, Kyle Rogers finished in 8th place, and J.D. Kiesewetter finished in 10th place. 

The CRHS Second Team shot a great second day score of 316 to climb the standings.  Junior Matt McClung led them with a great 75.  Sophomore Tommy McLaughlin shot 77, Junior Alec Keiser 80, Freshman Kyle Engel 83 and Senior Taylor Engel 85.  The second team gave everyone a good running on day two with their 316.  There appears to be a lot of competition for the top five team this year with a lot of hungry youngsters.  Congratulations to all of the Cougars and congratulations to Atascocita for winning the gold.

The Cinco Ranch Boys won the Region III-5A Championship and the CRHS Girls came in as the Runner-ups at Eagle Pointe GC on April 18-21.  Both teams now advance to the UIL State Championship in Austin on May 12-13.  Only 8 teams make the entire field in Austin as two teams are taken from each of the four regions.

The Girls will be making school history with their first ever State Tournament berth.  Junior Abby Newton won the Region Individual First Place Medal to also make school history.  Abby shot 77-71 to edge out Clear Lake's Courtney Ferguson by a stroke on the final two holes.  No Cougar girl has ever won the Region Championship or been to State.  The other team members did a fantastic "Grind It Out" effort to nudge out Clear Springs for the second team State berth.  The Cougar Girls shot 330-332 on a very windy day on a very hard golf course.  The all underclassmen girl scores for the Cougars were:  Junior Megan Webster (84-85), Freshman Kennedy Ishee (82-89), Junior Kirsten Hensley (90-87), and Junior Morgan Galloway (87-98).  Way to go Cougar Girls!!

The Boys won the first ever Region III-5A Championship for CRHS.  The Boys were Runner-ups in 2007 and have sent two individual medalists in the past to State.  The Cougars shot 304-314 to hold off Clements by 4 strokes.  The golf course conditions were set up to be a test of inner mental strenth.  Freshman Connor Black won the Region Individual First Place Medal by shooting 74-73.  He birdied the final hole of the tournament from off of the fringe to edge out fellow Cougar teammate Freshman Michael Cotton by a stroke.  Connor won his 7th tournament of the year for the Cougars.  Freshman Michael Cotton tied for second with a 74-74 as he played in the final grouping of the day.  He too made a clutch putt on his final shot to help hold off the Clements H.S. Rangers.  Senior Scott Newell finished in 8th place with a stellar 76-78.  He chipped in for par on his final shot of the day to fire up the Cougar crowd and to finish strong for his team.  Other key team members for the Cougar winning team were Senior Jake Leatherwood and Junior Dylan Reynolds who have helped the Cougars win all year long.  The whole Cougar family and community are so proud of our Cougars for making school history for golf!!!

The Cougar Boys & Girls both won the district championship at River Ridge G.C. on April 5-6, 2011. 

The boys shot 300-301 to beat Memorial (300-312) by 11 strokes and beat third place Katy Taylor (308-309) by 16 strokes.  The Cougars were in a fierce battle all day as they started the second day in a tie with Memorial.  District 19-5A is one of the most competitive districts in Region III with many very good teams.  The boys used mental toughness and confidence to come through in the clutch under pressure.

Freshman Connor Black won individual first place with scores of 71-73.  This is Connor's 6th win of the season.  The team championship was not decided until the final group as Connor posted his 73.  Senior Captain Scott Newell won second place with an outstanding 73-73 score to help push the Cougars ahead at the end.  Scott has played in the top five since his Sophomore year and has won three District Team Championships in three years.  Third place went to Memorial's P.J. Collier who shot 75-72.    Other outstanding Cougar scores were Jake Leatherwood (81-75), Dylan Reynolds (77-80), Michael Cotton (79-82), Jack Lee (79-80), Matt McClung (79-81), and Zack Kim (82-81).  The Cougars play at the Region III-5A Championship on April 20-21 at Eagle Pointe GC where they recently won the Region Preview last week with a 300-299 score.  More information with updated tee times and scores can be found on this website under the "Region III" button.

The girls opened up a 29 stroke lead after day 1 on Tuesday.  The girls goal all year was to beat the school record of 310 posted on the same course by the 2007 District Champion Cougars.  The girls shattered that record by 8 strokes to set a new school record of 302.  Junior Abby Newton led the Cougars with a front nine score of 31 on the Ridge course and then shot 33 on the River course to shatter her own school record of 70 by shooting a course record of 64!!!!!!!!!  Abby became the first ever Cougar Girl to win the individual first place championship as she shot 64-73.  The Cougar Girls Team won their 4th Team Championship out of the last 5 years.  Freshman Kennedy Ishee helped the Cougars win and finished in 6th place with scores of 79-85.  Junior Megan Webster finished in 7th place with a 80-86 and Junior Kirsten Hensley finished in 10th place with a 79-89.  Junior Morgan Galloway shot a 89-96.  The top 10 places are awarded "All District" by the District 19-5A coaches.

Katy Taylor came in second place with a 331-346 to edge out Seven Lakes by a single shot.  Katy Taylor will also represent District 19-5A at the Region Championship on April 18-19 at Eagle Pointe.  Caitlin Cassity of Katy HS (151) and Cecile Nordah of Seven Lakes HS (156) will also represent the district as the two top medalists who did not advance on one of the two advancing teams.

On the boys side, besides the Cinco Ranch and Memorial teams, Nick Pierce of Mayde Creek (149) and Juan Espiga of Seven Lakes (151) will represent the district at regionals as the two medalists.

WAY TO GO COUGARS!!!    Way to "Grind It Out" in the clutch and become CHAMPIONS!!

Region Tournament Tee Times & Scores will be up to date on our button "Region III".

The CRHS Boys won the Region Preview at Eagle Pointe GC on April 1-2.  The boys shot a 300-299 score to beat Clear Springs by 11 strokes (310).  Eagle Pointe is the site of the Region III-5A Tournament to be held on April 20-21.  This is the third time in a row for the Cougar Boys to shoot 300 or better.  The boys posted 11 out of their 12 rounds in the 70's.

Individual Champion Freshman Connor Black shot 71-70 to lead the Cougars.  Senior Scott Newell missed third by a single shot by shooting 74-75 to help the Cougars go low.  Other great scores by the Cougars were Junior Dylan Reynolds (76-78), Senior Zack Kim (75-78), Senior Jake Leatherwood (79-76) and Freshman Michael Cotton (78-82).

The Cougars next tournament is District on April 5-6 at River Ridge.

The Boys followed the Girls' Fall victory with their own Spring victory at Concan CC on the Frio River. 

The Varsity Boys shot 308-306 to win by 9 strokes over Corpus Christi Incarnate Word in the 20 team San Antonio Northside ISD Tournament and defeated 3rd place  Katy Taylor (318-313) by 17 strokes.  Also from Katy ISD was Katy Seven Lakes who finished in 7th place with a 328-333. 

The boys got to stay in cabins near the river and played a beautiful & tough golf course.  Freshman Connor Black won his third consecutive individual first place to pace the Cougars (72-74).  Senior Scott Newell shot 78-77, Freshman Michael Cotton shot 79-77 and Junior Dylan Reynolds shot 80-76 to finish in the top three on the Cougar team.  Other Cougar scores were Senior Jack Lee (86-76), Senior Jake Leatherwood (79-83), and Senior Zack Kim (91-78). 

This is the Cougar boys 4th victory of the year out of 6 tournaments. 

Thank you to the CRHS Athletic Booster Club for their financial support for this tournament.

The Cougar Boys played at Greatwood on Jan. 28-29 and won by a single shot over Clear Lake's two day total.  The boys won for the 3rd time this year (out of their 4 tournaments).  Cinco shot 312-313 on two very windy days to outscore Clear Lake 310-316.  Freshman Connor Black won the individual first place medal by 5 strokes with a 73-72.  Senior Scott Newell also made the top ten with a 79-78.  Freshman Michael Cotton shot 80-78 with a 34 on his back nine to finish third best for the Cougars.  Other scores for the Cougars were:  Sr. Jack Lee (162), Sr. Zack Kim (165), Soph. Matt McClung (169), Jr. Dylan Reynolds (171), Fresh. J.D. Kiesewetter (171), and Sr. Jake Leatherwood (172).  FB Travis finished in 3rd place by one stroke over Spring Branch Memorial.  Other Katy ISD schools competing were Seven Lakes, Taylor, Mayde Creek and Taylor. 

The Cougars next tournament is Feb. 18-19 at the Brock Kobza Memorial at River Ridge.  The Coogs then travel to Concan on the Frio River the following weekend.

TWO PHOTO ALBUMS ARE NOW POSTED on the "PHOTOS" page under Greatwood Day 1 Win & Greatwood Day 2 Win.

The CRHS Boys won the Dick Harmon Memorial Golf Tournament on Dec. 6, 2010 at the Redstone Player Course which is the site of the Shell Houston Open PGA Tournament 

The boys won by 9 strokes in the Division I field in this 27 hole event.  The Cougar score beat the Division I and II scores of this 18 team event.  This tournament honors the late great Dick Harmon who did so much for junior golf in the Houston Area.  The tournament was delayed for more than an hour due to frost and cold.  The course played very long and tough.  The Cougars did a great job of "Grinding It Out"!

CRHS Freshman Connor Black took the individual championship with a score of 70-40 for a 2 over par total.  Other Cougars taking home the huge team trophy were senior Scott Newell, senior Jake Leatherwood, senior Zack Kim and freshman Michael Cotton.

Pictures have been added of this beautiful golf course and prestigious tournament under "Photos" button.  

The Cougar Varsity Boys this Fall Season won the Katy Taylor River Ridge Tournament,  Brazoswood Sausage Open and the Dick Harmon Memorial Redstone Tournament.  Way to go Cougars!!  

RESULTS ARE LISTED ON THE "HOST TOURN." page of this website for both boys & girls teams:

The Cougar Varsity Girls win for the second week in a row to end their Fall Season at the Region Fall Preview hosted by Cinco Ranch at Eagle Pointe.  The girls shot 351-335 to win by 5 strokes.  The girls second day score of 335 was a tournament low round and a season low round for our Cougars.  

The top 6 team scores after the Cougars were: (2) Clear Springs 348-343=691; (3) Clear Creek 349-350=699; (4) Clear Lake 346-385=731; (5) Katy Taylor 366-377=743; (6) Seven Lakes 379-379=758; (7) Clements 401-370=771.

CRHS Junior Abby Newton won her second golf tournament in a row as she shot 76-74.  She birdied the final hole of the day to break a tie with with her playing partner Katy HS Senior Caitlyn Cassity.  Caitlyn (a HBU signee) shot 77-75 to win the second place individual medal.  Marisa Canales of Clear Springs finished third (160), Amanda Mire of Clear Creek finished fourth (164), and Taylor Stockton of Clear Lake finished in fifth (165).

Other Cougar girls doing a fantastic job and leading them to victory were:  Junior Kirsten Hensley (95-82) fired a second round 82 with 3 birdies for her low round of the year.  Junior Morgan Galloway (96-88) also fired her low round of the year on the second day with a 88.  Junior Megan Webster shot consistent (92-91) and Freshman Kennedy Ishee shot in the 80's once again with a 88-91.

The Lady Cougars are now off until the 2nd semester.  Great Fall Season girls!!!  Two tournament wins and one runner-up is a great way to start the 2010-2011 season!!

The Cougar Boys finish a disappointed 5th place at the Region Preview.  After winning their first tournament of the year, the boys felt bad about their showing as they shot 319-328 in their second tournament of the year.  The Cougar B-Team shot a respectable 329 on the second day to finish in 9th place despite only having 4 players. 

Freshman Michael Cotton shot a CRHS best score of 85-73.  His 73 tied the low round of the tournament.  The next best Cougar of the tournament was also a freshman as J.D. Kiesewetter shot 77-83.  Rounding out the scores for the boys:  Seniors Scott Newell, Jake Leatherwood and Jack Lee all shot 161.  Junior Dylan Reynolds shot 164, Senior Zack Kim shot 168, Junior Taylor Engel shot 175, and Junior Eli Herzog shot 178 as the Cougars brought 9 players to their hosted tournament.

The Cougar Boys look forward to their upcoming final Fall Season tournament at the Redstone TPC Dick Harmon Memorial Golf Tournament on December 6.  It is a 27 hole event with the best teams in Houston.  The course is where the PGA plays the Shell Houston Open and it is in great shape.  The Cougars are determined to come back strong and finish their Fall Season on a positive note.  

The Varsity Cougar Boys Win First Place at the Brazoswood Sausage Open at The Wilderness GC on Nov. 2nd, 2010.

The Cougar Varsity Boys shot a 308 to win first place on a rainy November 2nd morning at the Sausage Open.  The tournament was delayed 2 hours due to the weather.  Great golf was played and great sausage was eaten all day long.  The Cougars (308) beat Clear Springs (311) by 3 shots for first place, and also beat Clements (323) who won third place.   

Sophomore Matt McClung won the second place individual medal with a 74.  He was only one shot out of first place.  Freshman Michael Cotton won third place with a score of 76.  Michael won a scorecard playoff with a great par on the par 4 hole # 9 that measures 460 yards.  These boys also won first & second place individual medals earlier in the year at the Galveston Moody Gardens JV tournament where Michael won first place (72) and Matt won second.  The other Cougar scores for our Cougar Champions were all 79's shot by Freshman JD Kiesewetter, Junior Taylor Engel and Senior Jack Lee.   Way to go Cougars.  The Cougar boys have now won their first two varsity and two JV tournaments of the Fall Season!!

The next varsity boys tournament is November 19-20 at the CRHS hosted Region Fall Preview at Eagle Pointe Golf Club.  The Cougars will be taking the top 9 boys and the top 5 girls.

SCORES page for website has been updated with the 2010-2011 Tournament scores.

Cougar Varsity Boys Win First Place at their First Tournament of the Year!  Girls Win Second Place and Miss First Place by a Single Shot.

(Photos are now on the website) 

The Boys & Girls teams played at River Ridge on Oct. 29-30 and had a great showing.  The boys shot 308-313=621 to beat 2nd place FB Travis (626) and 3rd place Katy Taylor (643).  Mayde Creek (644), Seven Lakes (656) and Katy (701) were the other Katy ISD scores along with the Ft. Bend ISD schools.  Senior Scott Newell who recently signed with Oral Roberts University won first place medalist with a 74-75.  Other Cougar scores were:  Junior Dylan Reynolds 76-78 for 5th place, Senior Zack Kim 80-76 for 8th place, Freshman JD Kiesewetter 82-77, Sophomore Matt McClung 76-84, Senior Jake Leatherwood 81-84, and Senior Jack Lee 78-88.  The boys are all looking forward to the upcoming Fall Region Preview at Eagle Pointe on November 19-20 to see where they stand in the region for the Fall season. 

The girls won second place with a 365-355=720.  They had a fantastic showing with their number one golfer Abby Newton out of state playing in a national all-star tournament where she finished 2nd.  The girls played great and lost to Katy Taylor (719) by a single shot and edged out Seven Lakes HS for second by a single shot (721).  Freshman Kennedy Ishee won the 3rd place individual trophy with a score of 83-84.  Junior Kirsten Hensley placed 10th with a 92-89.  Other Cougar scores were:  Junior Morgan Galloway 98-87, Junior Megan Webster 92-95, and Sophomore Elena Hubbard 104-104.  The girls learned a lot about themselves this weekend and now have momentum heading into their roadtrip to Concan on the Frio River which is November 12-13.  Way to go girls!  The coaches and program members are all very proud of you!! 

The CRHS Golf Banquet was a big success on May 20th at The Golf Club at Cinco Ranch.  An Italian buffet was served and no one left hungry.  The coaches were pretty much able to hold back the tears and were very appreciative of the kind sincere words of the senior Captains Kyle Westmoreland, Micah Hill, Caroline Wood and Alyssa Pantle.  They were especially touched by their motivational words to the underclassmen to carry on our rich tradition and make it to the state tournament next year.  Their overwhelming theme was: "We are a true TEAM in an individual sport that separates us from most of the other golf programs.  We take care of one another and will always be there to pick each other up."  The greatest joy of a coach is to see our past freshmen all grown up and mature as young adult seniors.  The boys celebrated their 5 tournament victories and their 2 runner-ups.  We believe that this is a school record for championships in a year.  The girls also had a great year with with 7 trophies won with a group that has 5 returning players for next year.  Thank you so much for the seniors who have been such great role models throughout the year.  Your impact and legacy will last on our program for years to come.  Your leadership was the key to our success this season.  THE AWARD WINNERS WERE:  Boys MVP's Seniors Kyle Westmoreland & Micah Hill;  Girls MVP Sophomore Abby Newton; Boys Fighting Heart Junior Scott Newell; Girls Fighting Heart Senior Caroline Wood; Boys Sportsmanship Craig Johnson;  Girls Sportsmanship Senior Melissa Berger & Sophomore Megan Webster;  Boys Most Improved Junior Jake Leatherwood; Girls Most Improved Sophomore Kirsten Hensley & Senior Sarah Herbert; Boys Academic Senior Eric Rosenfeld; Girls Academic Melissa Berger.  A special thank you goes out to the many parents who made our banquet such a success.  Thank you Sue Berger, Anne Wood, Donna Newell and Dave Reynolds for all of your hard work as you always make our golf kids feel special.  Pictures will be coming soon to this website. 

The Beck Bulldog Junior High boys team and the Cinco Ranch Coyote Junior High boys team won first and second place at the Junior High District Golf Tournament at the River Ridge-Parkland course on Monday, May 17th.  Both teams will be attending CRHS next year!  Cinco Ranch 7th grader Kyle Engel tied for first place individually with a 40, and lost in an exciting two hole playoff to win the second place individual medal.  Michael Cotton of McMeans won the individual championship with a par on the second playoff hole (Parkland # 1).  Cinco Ranch 8th grader Nick Brown won the third place medal with a 41.  The winning Beck team members were:  J.D. Kiesewetter (42), Kyle Rogers (43), Chase Ambrose (44), Tom McLaughlin, and Cody Lyons (45).  The second place Cinco Ranch team members were:  Kyle Engel (40), Nick Brown (41), Michael Chittwood (43), Derek Smith, and Logan Stoelke.  We will be posting more pictures soon on the photos section of our website.  Way to go Bulldogs & Coyotes.  We Cougars are super proud of you and look forward to having you on our CRHS Cougar team.  The "Individual Results" for all Junior High Teams are listed on the "Handouts" page of this website.

The CRHS Cougar Boys win the Region III-5A Preview Tournament at Eagle Point on March 26-27.  This tournament was played on the Region Tournament Golf Course of Eagle Point against the best teams in the Houston Area Region in preparation for the Region Tournament on April 21-22.  The Cougars shot 304-306 for first place.  Kingwood won second with a 305-309, and Clements won third with a 304-314.  Senior Kyle Westmoreland won the individual first place medal with a 71-73 to win by 4 strokes over Brandon Wilhide of Travis HS.  Junior Scott Newell tied for 3rd place with a 78-73.  Other Cougar scores were:  Senior Micah Hill 77-77, Junior Zack Kim 85-83, and Sophomore Dylan Reynolds 78-WD.  This tournament was the last regular season tournament of the year and a good way to go into district.  The District 17-5A Tournament will be held on April 6-7 at River Ridge.  The boys won 4 of their 8 varsity tournaments this year and finished 2nd twice.  The playoff season is upon us now and the Cougar key is to play smart and be mentally tough!

The Cougar Varsity Boys won first place this past weekend (Feb. 5-6) and the girls won third place at River Ridge in the Brock Kobza-Nicole Corser Memorial Varsity Tournaments.  The boys shot 298-307 to defeat second place Kingwood by 14 strokes.  The Cougars opened up at 17 stroke lead after a stellar 298 opening round.  Senior Kyle Westmoreland won the individual title with rounds of 69-73 despite playing in pain with a back injury on the second day.  Micah Hill shot 74-79, Scott Newell 75-81, Craig Johnson 80-79, and Dylan Reynolds shot 87-76.  The boys have now played in 5 two-day tournaments, have won 3 of them, and placed 2nd in the other 2.

The girls won third place with team scores of 355-342.  The girls lost 2nd place by only 2 strokes.  Sophomore Abby Newton won the girls individual title too by winning on the first playoff hole with a birdie against second place finisher Janell Lysack of SLHS and against third place finisher Jenny Kang of MCHS.   Abby shot 77-74 to lead the Cougars and the entire field.  It is Abby's second win of the year.  Other scores for the Cougars include Senior Caroline Wood with a 93-87, Senior Kristen Lauritano 98-87, Senior Alyssa Pantle 88-98, and Sophomore Megan Webster with a 98-94.  The Cougar girls have won one tournament, placed second in one, and have two third place finishes for the year so far.  The girls remaining 3 tournaments include:  Sienna Plantation next weekend, Eagle Point on March 5-6, and Kingwood CC on March 26-27.