Macy Bert and Rylie Myers finish No. 1 and No. 2
By Jim Beers
CHESTER – In her first year as Head Coach of the Chester High School Lady YellowJackets Golf Team, Robin Barton is having welcomed success with her Lady Jackets Golf Team. On Wednesday September 3 Barton and her girls traveled to Sparta for a dual match with the Sparta Lady Bulldogs.
The girls played well and brought home a win over the Lady Bulldogs. Chester had the top two finishers as well as the 6th, 8th, 9th, and 10th finishers to win by eight strokes, 198 to 206. The Lady Jackets have 9 golfers on their roster, but only six are allowed to play on the varsity team for this particular match.
On this date, the six varsity members included Macy Bert, Rylie Myers, Riley Lochhead, and Addy Gottschammer, all seniors. Rounding out the golfers included Mallorie Homan, a sophomore, and Ashlynn Young, a freshman. Other team members that did not play at Sparta include Monica Anaya and Macy VanZant, juniors, and Natalie Venus, a freshman.
Team Finishes
1st Place Chester 198 strokes Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division Class 1A
2nd Place Sparta 206 strokes Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division Class 1A
Individual scores and places
1st Place Macy Bert (senior) Chester 40 strokes (Medalist)
2nd Place Rylie Myers (senior) Chester 46 strokes
3rd Place Kaylynn French (junior) Sparta 47 strokes
4th Place Loughlyn Kurtz (junior) Sparta 51 strokes
5th Place Ashley Bowen (freshman) Sparta 53 strokes
6th Place Tie Carly Gerlach (junior) Sparta 55 strokes
6th Place Tie Mallorie Homan (sophomore) Chester 55 strokes
8th Place Riley Lochhead (senior) Chester 57 strokes
9th Place Addy Gottschammer (senior) Chester 58 strokes
10th Place Ashlynn Young (freshman) Chester 61 strokes
Chester High School senior, Macy Bert, was the winner of the CHS vs Sparta dual golf match at Sparta Wednesday September 3. Bert had a 9-hole round of 40 strokes to finish at the top of the field of 10 golfers. She earned Medalist honors for her top score. Jim Beers Photo
Lady Jacket Rylie Myers, a senior at Chester High School, finished 2nd overall at the Sparta Dual Match Wednesday September 3. Myers shot 46 strokes for her runner-up performance. Her score helped her Lady YellowJackets edge the Lady Bulldogs by 8 strokes, 198 to 206, to win the match. Jim Beers Photo