Mustang boys 2nd, girls 3rd at Lampasas golf tourney
Marble Falls boys shoot 326 for 2nd, girls score 385 for 3rd at Lampasas Invitational
LAMPASAS — The Mustangs and Lady Mustangs shot their season bests during a tournament at Hancock Park on Oct. 10-11. In addition, several golfers shot their personal bests led by Nicklaus O’Connor’s fourth-place finish in the boys tournament and Tori Gomez, who won the girls tournament. The girls dropped their score from a team score of 421 to 385.
PHOTO 1: The Marble Falls High School girls golf team includes head coach Lonnie Tackitt (left), Samantha Offutt, Chloe Parnell, Tori Gomez, Blair Hambrick, Brianna Heinzke and assistant coach Wayne Neely. Courtesy photos
PHOTO 2: The Marble Falls High School boys golf team is head coach Lonnie Tackitt (left), Ben Mezger, Jack Scott, Nick O’Connor, Dawson Taylor and Joe Portillo. They showed off their plaque for finishing second at the Badger Invitational on Oct. 10.
RESULTS: Marble Falls 1 — 4, Nicklaus O’Connor, 78; 7, Jack Scott, 81; Joe Portillo, 83; Ben Mezger, 84; Dawson Taylor, 93. Marble Falls 2 — Taylor Tackitt, 82 (personal best); Micah Wooten, 90; Chris Gregg, 100; Kody Strieter, 100 (personal best); Christian Hunick, 102 (personal best). Girls — 1, Tori Gomez, 78 (tied personal best); Blair Hambrick, 98 (personal best); Chloe Parnell, 103 (personal best); Brenanna Heinzke, 106 (personal best); Sam Offutt, 109 (personal best).
QUOTABLE: "This group is extremely hardworking, and it’s nice to see it pay off. I want to give assistant coach Wayne Neely credit for the big improvement on our tournaments," head coach Lonnie Tackitt said.
UP NEXT: Boys at Leander Vandegrift Invitational at Falconhead Golf Club, 15201 Falconhead Blvd. in Austin, Nov. 9-10, TBA