Golf

The golf team placed third at the Metro League postseason tournament at Fenton Farms on Wednesday, Sept. 28, with two Hornets earning All-League honors.

Fenton squeezed past Flushing, 350-351, to finish first. Kearsley posted a 379, while Swartz Creek was fourth (393).

Junior Elise Pariseau shot the best for the Hornets, tallying 45 strokes on both the front nine and the back nine for a combined score of 90. Juniors Grace Hoffman and Mackenzie Ryckman followed closely behind, shooting 94 and 96, respectively.

Hoffman and Pariseau were both named to the All-League team. In addition, Ryckman made second-team All-League, and senior Sarah Streit received an honorable mention.

The Hornets finished their season 5-2, good enough to secure third place in the final league standings.

Mr. Loyd Walter, golf coach, was named the league’s coach of the year.

Hoffman led Kearsley with the lowest nine-hole score of the season with a 38. Only Flushing’s Kerrigan Parks, 36, and Fenton’s Molly Gundry, 37, had better nine-hole performances in the league.

Cross Country

The cross country teams competed in the second of three Metro League jamborees at Linden Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

The boys and girls both placed eighth, with the former finishing with 232 points and the latter with 207 points.

Fenton’s boys and girls took first. The Tigers scored 45 on the boys side and 43 on the girls.

Junior Donald Martin placed 40th for the Hornets. He finished his 5K in 19:09.83. Sophomore Noah Ross came in 45th and ran a 19:32.04.

The girls fared slightly better, led by senior Savannah Jones who ran her race in 23:17.28, earning her 32nd place.

Senior Lexi Kelly followed close behind. Kelly finished 37th with her time of 24:03.78.

The harriers won’t race again until Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Goodrich Invitational.

Soccer

The soccer team was scheduled to play the Eagles at Linden on Thursday, Sept. 29. The game was canceled due to poor field conditions and rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 14.