Best of Preps Golf

Girls' player: Jordan Britt

The Signal Mountain senior and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga signee won the Class A/AA state tournament by nine strokes with an even-par 144, won the Region 4 event and won the City Prep Tournament with a 5-under 67.

Jessica Cathey

Soddy-Daisy

Sophomore

She tied for third in the City Prep and for fourth in the Class AAA state, which Soddy-Daisy won.

Haley Cothran

Soddy-Daisy

Junior

The City Prep runner-up and region winner finished third in leading the Lady Trojans to the state title.

Maddi Everts

Notre Dame

Junior

She tied for sixth in the Class A/AA state tournament and finished seventh in the City Prep.

Mary Alice Murphy

GPS

Senior

After third-place City Prep and region finishes, she won the Division II-AA state title with a 147.

Kaleigh Toole

Baylor

Senior

She finished second in the Division II-AA state tournament, leading Baylor to another team win.

Girls' second team

Elena Baker: Baylor, freshman

Haley Davidson: Signal Mountain, freshman

Sarah Dolmovich: Signal Mountain, sophomore

Avery George: Walker Valley, sophomore

Sofia Hoglund: Baylor, senior

Kelsey Weiner: Sequatchie County, sophomore

Girls' teams of the year

1. Soddy-Daisy: The Lady Trojans won the City Prep Tournament by 10 strokes and later won the Region 3 and state Class AAA tournaments, the latter with a 294 aggregate.

2. Baylor: The Lady Red Raiders were City Prep runners-up, won the Division II-AA East/Middle Region title and earned the state championship with a two-day 302.

3. Signal Mountain: The Lady Eagles were third in the City Prep, won their Region 4 tournament and took the Class A/AA state championship with a 314.

Girls' coach of the year: Wes Moore

The second-year coach guided Signal Mountain to its first state championship in any sport. The Lady Eagles were led by individual state champion Jordan Britt, a senior transfer from GPS.

Boys' player: Hunter Vest

The Walker Valley senior tied for ninth at the Class AAA state tournament with a 150 after winning the District 5 and Region 3 events with a 68 and a 69, respectively, and he tied for third in the City Prep Tournament with a 72.

Zach Hester

Soddy-Daisy

Sophomore

He tied for fourth in Region 3-AAA, tied for ninth at the City Prep and tied for 26th in the state.

Michael Huang

Baylor

Senior

The City Prep runner-up was fifth in his Division II regional and tied for 19th in the state tournament.

Max Markley

McCallie

Senior

After tying for third in the City Prep, he tied for sixth in the East/Middle regional and 14th at the state.

Keith Mitchell

Baylor

Senior

He tied for ninth at the Division II-AA state tourney after sharing sixth place in the East/Middle regional.

Rob Talbott

McCallie

Sophomore

The City Prep winner with a 69, he tied for sixth in the Division II-AA regional and 12th at the state.

Kyle Wittler

Notre Dame

Senior

The District 7 champion and Region 4 runner-up finished 11th at the Class A/AA state tournament.

Boys' second team:

Patrick Clossin: McCallie, junior

Ramsey Kimbrough: Silverdale Baptist, junior

Todd Krum: Notre Dame, junior

McKeehanon Rue: McMinn County, senior

Andrew Weathers: McCallie, freshman

David Weeks: Notre Dame, sophomore

Boys' teams of the year

1. McCallie: The Blue Tornado won the City Prep Tournament by eight shots, won the Division II East/Middle Region and finished third at the state tournament.

2. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish won the District 7 and Region 4 tournaments and finished third in the Class A/AA state tournament.

3. Baylor: The Red Raiders finished second at the City Prep Tournament and sent two individuals to the Division II-AA state tournament.

Boys' coach of the year: Tony Meyers

The second-year coach directed the Blue Tornado to victory in the City Prep and Division II-AA East/Middle Region tournaments, and they were second in the Father Ryan Invitational and third in the state tournament.

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