Congrats to the Ironton Golf team on winning their own invitational today. Ironton had a score of 305 beating West Union by 6 shots.
Also congrats to Nathan Kerns on being medalist today. He won in a playoff against a golfer(sorry can't remember his name, maybe golfmom can help me out)from West Union.
Good start to the season guys!
Also thanks to all those people who bought tee sponsors and donated food/drinks for the invitational. The boys and their parents really appreciated it.
Good luck against Greenup on Wednesday and at the Portsmouth Invitational on Thursday.
Ironton Golf Invitational
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Ironton wins own invitational
Ironton’s Mason Weisgarber hits from the fairway at the Ironton Country Club. The Fighting Tigers won their invitational Monday.
By Jim Walker/Tribune Sports Editor
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:50 AM EDT
PINE GROVE — Not even Stephen King could dream up a scarier thought.
The Ironton Fighting Tigers were impressive in their first golf tournament of the season as they posted a 305 team score to win their invitational Monday.
Now for the scary part.
“A 305 is a good start,†said Ironton coach Jeff Kerns. “We still have a lot of work to do. We have better golf in us from top to bottom.â€
Ironton’s total was six shots better than runner-up West Union at 311. Russell (Ky.) was next at 313 followed by Wheelersburg at 323, Gallipolis 326, Fairland 341, Jackson 342, Portsmouth Clay 344, Chesapeake 347, South Point 359, Portsmouth 369, and River Valley 420.
Speaking of a good start, senior Nathan Kerns shot a 71 and won medalist honors in a playoff hole. It was the second straight year Kerns has been medalist in the Ironton tournament.
“It was a good team effort. We played solid. I played solid,†said Nathan Kerns. “I didn’t putt that well, but I made a 20-footer in the playoff and that’s the one that counted.â€
No. 2 man Andy Holtzapfel fired a 73 while freshman Josh Zornes made his first varsity match memorable with a 77 for Ironton. Instead of being nervous, Zornes was just the opposite.
“It was fun and it was good,†said Zornes with a grin.
Coach Kerns said he was proud of his team’s performance.
“Andy played really well, Josh Cooke played well with the exception of a few holes, and Josh Zornes really played well for his first time ever,†said coach Kerns.
“Nathan will tell you he didn’t play well, but a 71 is nothing to sneeze at.â€
Cooke finish with an 84, Mason Weisgarber shot an 86, and Johnathan Williams carded a 90.
The Fighting Tigers host Greenup County, Ky., on Wednesday and visit Portsmouth on Thursday.
Ironton Invitational
Team Scores
Ironton (11-0) 305, West Union 311, Russell 313, Wheelersburg 324, Gallipolis 326, Fairland 341, Jackson 342, Portsmouth Clay 344, Chesapeake 347, South Point 359, Portsmouth 369, River Valley 420.
Individual Scores
Ironton: Nathan Kerns 71, Andy Holtzapfel 73, Josh Zornes 77, Josh Cooke 84, Mason Weisgarber 86, Johnathan Williams 90.
West Union: Lawler 71, Richmond 76, Huntley 79, Dell 85, McCarty 88, Spriggs 91.
Russell: McKenzie 76, Shephard 74, Porter 80, Whitaker 83, Huddleston 90, Thompson 94.
Wheelersburg: Dials 74, Rawlings 82, Ballard 83, Boyer 85, Montavon 94.
Gallipolis: Kadal 78, Sanders 80, Cornwell 84, Rhoades 84, Hamilton 86, Smith 103.
Fairland: Earl 81, Perry 86, Froehlich 8, Franklin 87, Boster 89, Ward 92.
Jackson: Dobbins 73, Cantor 77, Newsome 87, Ray 10, Danvor 121.
Portsmouth Clay: Riddleburger 84, Bussler 86, Caseman 89, McKesnick 85, Wiseman 93, Pollard 97.
Chesapeake: Hoback 79, Copley 89, Angle 89, Hill 90, Mandt 90, Ransbottom 101.
South Point: Hall 89, Vigliano 89, Davis 90, Wes Hall 91, Taylor 96, Cody Taylor 99.
Portsmouth: C. Doll 80, T. Clifford 91, Sommer 98, Rowland 100, Sanford 102, Minton 109.
River Valley: Goodrich 94, Simms 101, Bryant 111, C. Goodrich 114, Ball 122, Polleyn 126.
Ironton’s Mason Weisgarber hits from the fairway at the Ironton Country Club. The Fighting Tigers won their invitational Monday.
By Jim Walker/Tribune Sports Editor
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:50 AM EDT
PINE GROVE — Not even Stephen King could dream up a scarier thought.
The Ironton Fighting Tigers were impressive in their first golf tournament of the season as they posted a 305 team score to win their invitational Monday.
Now for the scary part.
“A 305 is a good start,†said Ironton coach Jeff Kerns. “We still have a lot of work to do. We have better golf in us from top to bottom.â€
Ironton’s total was six shots better than runner-up West Union at 311. Russell (Ky.) was next at 313 followed by Wheelersburg at 323, Gallipolis 326, Fairland 341, Jackson 342, Portsmouth Clay 344, Chesapeake 347, South Point 359, Portsmouth 369, and River Valley 420.
Speaking of a good start, senior Nathan Kerns shot a 71 and won medalist honors in a playoff hole. It was the second straight year Kerns has been medalist in the Ironton tournament.
“It was a good team effort. We played solid. I played solid,†said Nathan Kerns. “I didn’t putt that well, but I made a 20-footer in the playoff and that’s the one that counted.â€
No. 2 man Andy Holtzapfel fired a 73 while freshman Josh Zornes made his first varsity match memorable with a 77 for Ironton. Instead of being nervous, Zornes was just the opposite.
“It was fun and it was good,†said Zornes with a grin.
Coach Kerns said he was proud of his team’s performance.
“Andy played really well, Josh Cooke played well with the exception of a few holes, and Josh Zornes really played well for his first time ever,†said coach Kerns.
“Nathan will tell you he didn’t play well, but a 71 is nothing to sneeze at.â€
Cooke finish with an 84, Mason Weisgarber shot an 86, and Johnathan Williams carded a 90.
The Fighting Tigers host Greenup County, Ky., on Wednesday and visit Portsmouth on Thursday.
Ironton Invitational
Team Scores
Ironton (11-0) 305, West Union 311, Russell 313, Wheelersburg 324, Gallipolis 326, Fairland 341, Jackson 342, Portsmouth Clay 344, Chesapeake 347, South Point 359, Portsmouth 369, River Valley 420.
Individual Scores
Ironton: Nathan Kerns 71, Andy Holtzapfel 73, Josh Zornes 77, Josh Cooke 84, Mason Weisgarber 86, Johnathan Williams 90.
West Union: Lawler 71, Richmond 76, Huntley 79, Dell 85, McCarty 88, Spriggs 91.
Russell: McKenzie 76, Shephard 74, Porter 80, Whitaker 83, Huddleston 90, Thompson 94.
Wheelersburg: Dials 74, Rawlings 82, Ballard 83, Boyer 85, Montavon 94.
Gallipolis: Kadal 78, Sanders 80, Cornwell 84, Rhoades 84, Hamilton 86, Smith 103.
Fairland: Earl 81, Perry 86, Froehlich 8, Franklin 87, Boster 89, Ward 92.
Jackson: Dobbins 73, Cantor 77, Newsome 87, Ray 10, Danvor 121.
Portsmouth Clay: Riddleburger 84, Bussler 86, Caseman 89, McKesnick 85, Wiseman 93, Pollard 97.
Chesapeake: Hoback 79, Copley 89, Angle 89, Hill 90, Mandt 90, Ransbottom 101.
South Point: Hall 89, Vigliano 89, Davis 90, Wes Hall 91, Taylor 96, Cody Taylor 99.
Portsmouth: C. Doll 80, T. Clifford 91, Sommer 98, Rowland 100, Sanford 102, Minton 109.
River Valley: Goodrich 94, Simms 101, Bryant 111, C. Goodrich 114, Ball 122, Polleyn 126.
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Ironton wins Portsmouth Invitational
By Jim Walker/Tribune Sports Editor
Friday, August 15, 2008 11:19 AM EDT
PORTSMOUTH — It was the Ironton Fighting Tigers version of a 7-11 store.
After struggling over the first seven holes of the Portsmouth Invitational Thursday, Ironton played the final 11 holes just 8-over and came away with a six-stroke victory.
“We played really well,†said Ironton coach Jeff Kerns. “We were 20 over par after seven holes and we finished 28 over. That’s pretty good.â€
Ironton finished with a 316 team score on the Portsmouth Elks course. West Union was second at 322 followed by Portsmouth Clay at 332, Gallipolis 342, Portsmouth 356, Wheelersburg 358, Fairland 374, Chillicothe 402, and North Adams 424.
Leading Ironton was senior Nathan Kerns who fired identical rounds of 36 for a score of 72 that earned him tournament medalist honors.
Freshman Josh Zornes continued to play well as he posted an 80 including a 38 on the back nine.
Josh Cooke was just one stroke behind Zornes, Andy Holtzapfel had a 39 on the back nine to finish at 83, and Mason Weisgarber carded an 85.
Tyler Perry shot an 87 and Justin Earl 89 to lead Fairland.
Ironton, 20-1, plays at Elliott County, Ky., on Tuesday.
Portsmouth Invitational
Team Scores
1. Ironton 316, 2. West Union 322, 3. Portsmouth Clay 332, 4. Gallipolis 342, 5. Portsmouth 356, 6. Wheelersburg 358, 7. Fairland 374, 8. Chillicothe 402, 9. North Adams 424.
Individual Scores
Ironton 316: Nathan Kerns 72, Josh Zornes 80, Josh Cooke 81, Andy Holtzapfel 83, Mason Weisgarber 85.
West Union 322: Corey Richmond 74, 2. Tanner Huntley 81, Justin Lawler 80, Robbie Pell 91, Ethan McCarty 87.
Portsmouth Clay 332: Cody Bussler 80, Josh Riddlebarger 82, Cam Caseman 84, Johnny Rae McKenzie 86, Kyle Pollard 93.
Gallipolis 342: Kamal Dayal 89, Nick Saunders 85, Corey Hamilton 84, Jordan Cornwell 86, Kyle Rhodes 87.
Portsmouth 356: Stuart Doll 76, Evan Sommer 90, Thomas Clifford 95, Eli Sanford 95, Ian Rowland 98.
Wheelersburg 358: Justin Dials 85, Justin Boyer 84, Andrew Rawlings 82, Matt Montavon 107, Webb Ballard WD.
Fairland 374: Tyler Perry 87, Justin Earl 89, Trevor Franklin 96, Kyle Riley 102, Dalton Froehlich 104.
Chillicothe 402: John Lods 76, Corey Demick 97, Christian Snyder 113, Danny Sneddon 117.
North Adams 424: Brit Rothwell 106, Alan Hardin 107, Sam Louden 111, Munroe Fannin 103, Tyler Sparks 108.
Northwest: Corey Prose 91.
Wednesday’s Match
Ironton Country Club
Par 35
Ironton 157: Nathan Kerns 36, Andy Holtzapfel 38, Josh Cooke 41, Josh Zornes 42, Mason Weisgarber 42, Johnathan Williams 42.
Greenup County 153: Hieneman 40, Abdon 41, Carr 38, Cooper 36, Greene 40, Walker 39.
By Jim Walker/Tribune Sports Editor
Friday, August 15, 2008 11:19 AM EDT
PORTSMOUTH — It was the Ironton Fighting Tigers version of a 7-11 store.
After struggling over the first seven holes of the Portsmouth Invitational Thursday, Ironton played the final 11 holes just 8-over and came away with a six-stroke victory.
“We played really well,†said Ironton coach Jeff Kerns. “We were 20 over par after seven holes and we finished 28 over. That’s pretty good.â€
Ironton finished with a 316 team score on the Portsmouth Elks course. West Union was second at 322 followed by Portsmouth Clay at 332, Gallipolis 342, Portsmouth 356, Wheelersburg 358, Fairland 374, Chillicothe 402, and North Adams 424.
Leading Ironton was senior Nathan Kerns who fired identical rounds of 36 for a score of 72 that earned him tournament medalist honors.
Freshman Josh Zornes continued to play well as he posted an 80 including a 38 on the back nine.
Josh Cooke was just one stroke behind Zornes, Andy Holtzapfel had a 39 on the back nine to finish at 83, and Mason Weisgarber carded an 85.
Tyler Perry shot an 87 and Justin Earl 89 to lead Fairland.
Ironton, 20-1, plays at Elliott County, Ky., on Tuesday.
Portsmouth Invitational
Team Scores
1. Ironton 316, 2. West Union 322, 3. Portsmouth Clay 332, 4. Gallipolis 342, 5. Portsmouth 356, 6. Wheelersburg 358, 7. Fairland 374, 8. Chillicothe 402, 9. North Adams 424.
Individual Scores
Ironton 316: Nathan Kerns 72, Josh Zornes 80, Josh Cooke 81, Andy Holtzapfel 83, Mason Weisgarber 85.
West Union 322: Corey Richmond 74, 2. Tanner Huntley 81, Justin Lawler 80, Robbie Pell 91, Ethan McCarty 87.
Portsmouth Clay 332: Cody Bussler 80, Josh Riddlebarger 82, Cam Caseman 84, Johnny Rae McKenzie 86, Kyle Pollard 93.
Gallipolis 342: Kamal Dayal 89, Nick Saunders 85, Corey Hamilton 84, Jordan Cornwell 86, Kyle Rhodes 87.
Portsmouth 356: Stuart Doll 76, Evan Sommer 90, Thomas Clifford 95, Eli Sanford 95, Ian Rowland 98.
Wheelersburg 358: Justin Dials 85, Justin Boyer 84, Andrew Rawlings 82, Matt Montavon 107, Webb Ballard WD.
Fairland 374: Tyler Perry 87, Justin Earl 89, Trevor Franklin 96, Kyle Riley 102, Dalton Froehlich 104.
Chillicothe 402: John Lods 76, Corey Demick 97, Christian Snyder 113, Danny Sneddon 117.
North Adams 424: Brit Rothwell 106, Alan Hardin 107, Sam Louden 111, Munroe Fannin 103, Tyler Sparks 108.
Northwest: Corey Prose 91.
Wednesday’s Match
Ironton Country Club
Par 35
Ironton 157: Nathan Kerns 36, Andy Holtzapfel 38, Josh Cooke 41, Josh Zornes 42, Mason Weisgarber 42, Johnathan Williams 42.
Greenup County 153: Hieneman 40, Abdon 41, Carr 38, Cooper 36, Greene 40, Walker 39.
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Congratulations Ironton.... Keep up the great work. Good job Josh... You are just a freshman. Can't wait to see you as a senior... wow..... super
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Re: Ironton Golf Invitational
drrabbit wrote:Where is the Ironton Country Club?
Take ST route 650 off US52 about 6miles to CR43 I think anyway it is the first CR road to the left off ST route 650. Hope that helps .
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I remembered where it was finally but only after spending an hour trying to find it from an internet map. I have only passed it a 1000 times when I have travelled Rte 650. Anyway, I had already headed to a tennis match by the time I remembered. That was probably my only chance at pictures this season too. darn. 