WELLSBURG – Morgantown won the Brooke Invitational high school golf tournament Wednesday at Highland Springs Golf Course. The Mohigans shot a four-player total of 304, which was 16 shots better than runner up Linsly (320), which slipped past University (321) which took third.

The Cadets’ Adam Gill continued his fine season with medalist honors at even-par 72. Morgantown’s Andrew Sheets was second at 73. Wheeling Central’s Luke Tiu fired a 76, while the only other plays under 80 were the Mohigans trio of Solas Chhin-Kreiner, Ahyden Shepard and Angela Yao who all carded 77s.

Also scoring for Linsly were Vinny Demarchi (82), Landen Cook (83) and Carson Gessler (83).

Wheeling Central’s Broen Parker (81), Jake Brown (85) and Gary Hatfield (88) backed Tiu as the Maroon Knights placed fourth with a 330.

Brooke, which took fifth with a 350, was led by Parker McMahon with an 85. Weir’s Aiden Ferguson shot 88 and John Marshall’s Brandt Blake 82.

Buckeye Local 174, Shadyside 196

RAYLAND – Kaleb Stang and Dom Kempton both shot 41 as the Panthers defeated the Tigers at Bec-Wood Hills Golf Course. The Tigers’ Brennan O’Grady also carded a 41.

GIRLS GOLF

Knights, Devils Deadlocked

WHEELING – Wheeling Central and St. Clairsville tied after nine holes at the Crispin Golf Club. Both teams fired 139s. Edison nipped Martins Ferry for third, 143-144.

The Red Devils’ Olivia Baker earned medalist honors with a 38, which was one shot better than the Maroon Knights’ Maddie Potts.

Kallie McKeegan led the Wildcats with a 40. Julia Hancock paced the Purple Riders with a 42.

VOLLEYBALL

Wheeling Central def. Brooke 3-0

WHEELING — The Maroon Knights (1-2) broke into the win column Wednesday evening thanks to a sweep of invading Brooke by scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-9.

Remy Peters led the Knights with nine kills, while senior Kaitlyn Blaie added seven. Lainey Peters handed out 26 assists and Olivia Stephens posted 10 digs.

(Late Tuesday)

VOLLEYBALL

Magnolia def. Valley 25-9, 25-3, 25-17

NEW MARTINSVILLE – The Blue Eagles left no doubt on Tuesday in a lopsided 3-0 sweep against the Lumberjills.

Jessa Anderson featured for Magnolia, with 17 aces, 12 kills and 12 digs. Sidney Knight piled up 30 assists. Karli Warder and Kiera Dowler each had seven kills.

MEC Adds California Team For Women’s Lacrosse

BRIDGEPORT — The Mountain East Conference announced Wednesday that Dominican University of California has accepted an invitation to associate membership in the MEC for the sport of women’s lacrosse after receiving unanimous support from the MEC Board of Directors.

“We are thrilled to have Dominican University of California join the MEC as an associate member in the sport of women’s lacrosse,” MEC Commissioner Reid Amos said. “This innovative and strategic partnership provides an opportunity for Dominican’s women’s lacrosse team to compete for a conference championship for the first time while also creating a path for the MEC’s tournament champion to earn automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship in the first year of AQ for this growing sport. This alignment will appropriately manage costs as the Penguins will only travel to the MEC’s footprint of full-time members to compete in the MEC Championship each spring, while our full-time members will participate in a round-robin schedule as part of an inventive format. This partnership is unquestionably a win for all involved and underscores our conference’s collective and ongoing commitment to providing opportunities and pursuing excellence.”

Located just a dozen miles north of San Francisco in the Bay Area city of San Rafael, Dominican University of California is a private co-educational liberal arts university offering more than 60 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Founded in 1890, it is one of the oldest universities in California.

The first and still the only NCAA Division II women’s lacrosse program in California, the Penguins made their varsity debut in the Western Women’s Lacrosse League (WWLL) conference of the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (WCLA) in 2023. The program was elevated to NCAA Division II status following that inaugural season and competed as an NCAA Division II independent this past spring. While the school is a full-time member of the NCAA Division II PacWest Conference, the PacWest Conference does not sponsor women’s lacrosse.