Lady Jackets district champs
Mineola High School girls won the district golf championship Monday to earn a return trip to the regional tournament April 19-20.
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Lady Jackets district champs
![Quitman's Ava Burroughs lines up a putt as Mineola's Ava Johnson marks her ball. [see some swings]](/uploads/original/20220407-091816-_1125320 Ava Burroughs and Ava Johnson line-up putts_resize.jpg)
![Mineola's Jack Heard and Quitman's Parker Simpkins (left and center) take a moment to rest as they wait on the tee for the group in front of them to clear the fairway. [see some swings]](/uploads/original/20220407-091630-_1125392 Jack Heard and Parker Simpkins play waiting game_resize.jpg)
![The Mineola girls golf team earned a repeat trip to the regional golf tournament after winning the district championship Monday in Sulphur Springs. They include, from left, Valerie Moreland, Ramsey Anderson, Bransyn Anderson, Ava Johnson, Coach Ryan Steadman, Sunni Ruffin, Savannah Lopez and Sarah Smith. They will be vying to return to the state tournament for the second straight year April 20 at Oakhurst in Bullard. [see some swings]](/uploads/original/20220407-091427-_1125690 district champion lady jackets_resize.jpg)
Mineola High School girls won the district golf championship Monday to earn a return trip to the regional tournament April 19-20.
Ava Johnson led the way with scores of 84-78=162 to earn second medalist. Sunni Ruffin shot 84-89=173, Savannah Lopez 91-87=178 and Bransyn Anderson 111-100=211 to give the Lady Jackets a team score of 724, some 143 shots ahead of second place Mt. Vernon.
Also competing for Mineola were Valerie Moreland at 132-139=271, Sarah Smith at 123-118=241 and Ramsey Anderson 141-133=274.
For Quitman Ava Burroughs shot 136-143=239 and Alexis O’Neal 127-126=253.
Mineola boys placed third led by Jack Heard at 89-99=198, T.J. Moreland 98-91=189, Oliver Barnes 110-104=214 and Buddy Ruffin 103-111=214.
Parker Simpkins paced Quitman with 99-87=186 and Lawson Ballard 115-103=218.
See actions shots from the tournment.
