Unfazed by an opponent’s first-round 60, Ooltewah resident Gibby Gilbert III pulled out his second Sunbelt Senior Tour golf victory of the year Wednesday in the Donald Ross Classic at Southern Pines, N.C. Gilbert shot a 5-under-par 64 the first day and followed with two 66s for a 196 in the 54-hole event, earning him $2,400 of the $8,700 total purse. He had seven birdies Monday and six birdies and a bogey each of the next two days. Chris Hockaday of Angier, N.C., finished second at 200 after opening with an eagle and nine birdies in his 60. He shot 72 on Wednesday and received $1,300. Gilbert won in May in the tour’s stop in Clinton, N.C.
* After missing a big chunk of this year’s golf competition with a finger injury, David Noll Jr. of Dalton will be trying for his fifth Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship at Atlanta National Golf Club in Milton, Ga. The 110 entrants will play 18 holes of stroke play today to set the 32-man field for match play Friday through Sunday.
Soccer
* Lee University junior David Perez from Dalton, Ga., was chosen the Gulf South Conference men’s soccer offensive player of the week after scoring four goals in two games. It was his second selection for the honor in three weeks. Last week he scored twice, including the winning goal in overtime, in a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Montevallo and two goals again in the 7-0 defeat of Oakland City. The Flames host Bryan tonight at 7.
* Sewanee lost 1-0 to visiting Emory in NCAA Division III men’s soccer Wednesday night. The Eagles benefited from an own goal 1:40 into the match, and that turned out to be all the scoring. Defender Matt Sherr saved two shots by Sewanee (2-5-1), including a header by Kyle Johnston off a corner kick. Johnston led all players with three shots.