Shorewood golfers win boys’, girls’ Wesco 3A individual championships

Chris Babcock, Cassie McKinley.
Photo courtesy Shorewood Athletics

Shorewood golfers Chris Babcock and Cassie McKinley won the individual boys’ and girls’ championships at the Wesco 3A championships last week.

In team competition, the Shorewood girls finished second and the boys placed third.

McKinley won the girls’ championship Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10-11 at the Whidbey Golf and Country Club near Oak Harbor with 133 points to 122 for the runner up from Everett Teammate Jenny Broulette placed sixth with 98 points. The Shorewood team scored 402 points behind the 407 of champion Glacier Peak, with Shorecrest fifth among the eight teams with 331 points.

Babcck won the boys' championship May 10-11 with a two over par 74 at the Snohomish Golf Club.

The Shorewood girls went on to place second in the Northwest District 3A championships, Monday and Tuesday, May 16 and 17, in Everett with McKinley placing third with rounds of four over par 76 and eight over par 80 for a 36-hole total of 156. Teammate Jenny Broulette placed fifth with a 10 over par 86 and 12 over par 88 for a 35-hole total of 174, Audrey Penne of Shorecrest placed ninth with a 93-89—182 on the par 36 Legion Park Municipal Golf Course.

Shorewood placed second in team scoring Monday with five players combining for an 18-hole total of 479, behind winning Glacier Peak’s 449. Shorecrest placed seventh with 528 strokes for 18 holes. After Monday’s round, the top 31 individuals qualified for the second round Tuesday, with the top 13 after 36 holes qualifying for the State tournament next week. Stephanie Taylor of Shorecrest placed 15th with a 98-100--198.

Babcock won a place in the State tournament after placing second in the District tournament with a one over par 73 and one under par 71 for an even par 144 on the par 72 Lake Paden golf course south of Bellingham.

The Shorewood team placed fourth with 431 strokes for 18 holes behind teams from Glacier Peak, Mount Vernon and Everett. Shorecrest placed ninth.

Wesco 3A Girls' Golf Tournament, May 10 -11

At Whidbey Golf and Country Club (par 36)

Scoring by points

Final Team Scores

Glacier Peak 407 points, Shorewood 402, Everett 365, Oak Harbor 360, Shorecrest 331, Lynnwood 321, Mountlake Terrace 237, Meadowdale 209.

Final Individual Results

Cassie McKinley, Shorewood    64-69-133

Jody Barhanovich, Everett        61-61-122

Whitney Jammerman, Glacier Peak     55-58-113

Hanna Vanucie, Everett           54-47-101

Annie Leete, Oak Harbor        45-56-101

Jenny Broulette, Shorewood   46-52-98

Shorecrest Scores -- Melissa Gahan 79, Audrey Penner 78, Allison Jones 64, Ashley Gaston 57, Stephanie Taylor 53.

Shorewood:-- Cassie McKinley 133 (medalist), Jenny Broulette 98, Erin Rasp 69, Junelle Broulette 48, Norma Garcia 45.

Northwest 3A District C Boys' golf Championships

At Lake Padden Golf Course (par 72)

FINAL RESULTS

Brennan Emory, Mount Vernon     69-72-141

Chris Babcock, Shorewood     73-71-144

Northwest District 3A Girls’ Golf Championships

Monday-Tuesday, May 16-17

At Legion Memorial Golf Course

Team scores — Glacier Peak 449, Shorewood 479, Oak Harbor 502, Everett 505, Mount Vernon 520, Lynnwood 521, Shorecrest 528, Meadowdale 570, Mountlake Terrace 575, Sedro-Wooley 601.