By John Estridge
Franklin County High School girls golf team was ranked in the state’s Top 25 following a torrid start in the 2020 season and playing well against Top 20 teams at the Lapel Invitational.
Saturday, August 15, the Lady Cats traveled to Lapel and participated in the storied Lapel Invitational, finishing fourth with a score of 352. They narrowly prevailed over the host school, Lapel, which was one stroke back at 353.
Seventh-ranked Hamilton Southeastern won the event with a 313. Sixth-ranked Noblesville was second at 320 and 14th-ranked Northwood completed the top three with a 342. Third-ranked Westfield finished sixth.
Local powerhouses Richmond and Batesville were tied for 12th with identical scores of 374.
Leading the way for FC was Gracie Graf with an 82. Coming in second for the Wildcats was Camryn Brewer with an 88. Nicole Mears was one stroke back at 89. Crystal Calihan shot a 93 while Kelsie Brackney finished with a 113.
FC gets back to action on Thursday by hosting another Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference team, Rushville. Start time is 4:45 p.m.