By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–Molly Kizer now has Fall Break plans.
The Union City High School sophomore qualified for next week’s Class A Girls State Golf Tournament Monday by placing fourth overall in the Region 7A tourney at Persimmon Hills in Sharon.
With a Top 5 individual finish, Kizer earned the right to play on the state’s biggest stage at the Sevierville Golf Club, Oct. 7 and 8. The 36-hole event moves to East Tennessee after several years of being played in Manchester at the WillowBrook Golf Club.
UC Schools begin their annual Fall Break on Wednesday of next week, though Kizer will almost certainly gladly reschedule any previous plans she’d had to play with and against the state’s best Thursday and Friday.
She shot a 93 (46-47) on Monday on the Weakley County course to punch her ticket.
Kizer’s best stretch came on Holes 1-3 where she recorded a pair of pars and a birdie.
She paced a Lady Tornado squad that finished fourth in a six-team field with a 199 total. Teammates Mimi Jenkins shot 106 and Alli Frilling came in with a 108.
McKenzie, paced by tournament champion Juleyanna Weatherford’s 84, also won the team title with a 182 total.
The Union City boys were fifth in the team field with a 378 score. South Gibson County claimed the tourney crown with a 320.
Nolan Chandler posted the Twisters’ best score with a 90 (45-45). Landon Hauhe finished with a 98 (47-51) and Reese Paschall came in with a 101 (50-51). Carter Watts’ 108 (54-54) rounded out the UC total.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Halls 3, UC 0
The Lady Tornadoes fell to 9-4 in District 13A and 9-7 overall after being swept by visiting Halls.
The Tigers won 25-11, 25-11 and 25-15.
Anna Cheatham had nine digs and Raegan Taylor eight for the Lady Tornadoes, who could manage but two aces and were mistake-prone with 53 errors.
Sara Ullrich had six digs and Emma Powell was credited with four assists.
Union City will visit South Fulton today at 5 in its final league match of the season.