Stavely paces locals at Lady Ranger Invitational
by Mike Erwin - Sports Editor
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Shelby Stavely of Sallisaw was the highest finisher from Sequoyah County on Friday afternoon at the Lady Ranger Invitational golf tournament.

Fort Gibson's Jami Hendrix took medalist honors while Oktaha won the team championship as golfers battled fierce winds and soggy conditions at Quail Run Golf Course.

Stavely came in second overall with a 91, three strokes behind Hendrix. The Sallisaw senior was vying for her second tournament title of the spring after previously winning at Broken Bow. Stavely, who placed ninth at last year's event, opened with a 42 on the front nine before finishing up with a 49 over the final nine holes.

Lady Diamond teammate Megan Bartel joined her in the top-10 after shooting a 98. That was good for eighth-place individually. Sallisaw, though, had just three players and was unable to compete for the team title.

Roland was the highest team finisher from the county as the Lady Rangers had a four-player score of 437 to tie Fort Gibson for third place.

Freshman Blazi Weippert paced Roland with a 102, tying Muldrow's Mallory Matlock for ninth-place individually.

Oktaha had four girls place among the top-10, led by Jessica Hess with a 92. Solid rounds from Keely Kincade, Britny Pittman and Emery Fox helped the Lady Tigers win the tournament by 39 strokes over runner-up Poteau.

The tournament was originally scheduled for April 4, but was moved back a week after getting rained out.

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