Girls High School roundup

Roberts leads parade of girls champ

CLASS 6A

Shaking off a rain delay of nearly four hours followed by a shaky front nine that included a run of six consecutive bogeys, Edmond North sophomore Rylee Roberts rallied to shoot 1-over on the back nine and capture the Class 6A girls state championship.

Roberts won by one stroke over Lily Stanton of Jenks and Mimi Hoang of Westmoore on May 5 at Oklahoma City’s Lincoln Park.

Roberts’ late rally gave her rounds of 73-79 on the West Course for a 152 total. Stanton shot 73-76 and Hoang 75-78 to tie for second at 153.

There was a great consolation prize for Stanton, as she led the Jenks girls to a 24-shot victory over defending champion Edmond North to take the team title, also ending a run of three state championship victories for Edmond North.

The title capped an unbeaten season for the Trojans, winners of all 10 events in which they competed.

“We came in very relaxed today and we really wanted to play this round,” said Jenks coach Vicky Hughes. “This is a very special group of girls. It’s hard to go undefeated but we just went 10-0 and it’s the best feeling. It’s all because of our jayvee girls pushing this group to get better and it’s just incredibly exciting.”

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three rounds,” Cowan said.

“I’ve played against Bryant since we were 9 years old and we’ve always had this competitive rivalry, but he’s always great to be around, a great teammate, and a great guy, it can’t get better.”

Rylee Roberts Natalie Blonien

Jenni Roller Raychel Nelke

CLASS 5A

Natalie Blonien of Altus closed with a 72 to edge defending champion Mikaela Karanja of Durant by a single shot to win the Class 5A girls state championship May 5 at Chickasaw Pointe in Kingston.

Blonien, who opened with a 73, shot 145, while Karanja (72-74) came in at 146. Scarlet Sturch of Durant was another shot back at 147 (74-73) while Aubrey House of McAlester took fourth at 149 (71-78).

Karanja and Sturch led Durant to the team title by 37 strokes over Bishop Kelley. Carl Albert was third and Duncan fourth.

CLASS 3A

Jenni Roller of Regent Prep fired a record 10-under 62 in the opening round and then concluded her high school career with a solid 72 for an 18-shot victory in the Class 3A state championship on May 5 at Lake Murray State Park Golf Course near Ardmore. Roller faced tougher conditions in the second round with 20-mph winds but cruised to victory. Brooklyn Benn finished second, shooting 72-80 and helping lead Oklahoma Christian School to the team title, winning by five shots over Marlow, 731 to 736. Lincoln Christian was third at 783. Gabby Hack of Marlow was third individually, shooting 78-83 to finish at 161, a shot ahead of Alex Peters of Oklahoma Christian (80-82). Allie Lathrop of Heritage Hall made a hole-in-one on the par-3 seventh hole from 100 yards out..

Roller, who won the Class 2A state championship in 2019 and 2021 and will play next year for the University of Tulsa, had the entire state buzzing with her 62, believed to be the lowest round shot by a female in any state golf championship in Oklahoma history. She made eight birdies and an eagle with no bogeys.

Holland Hall coach Matt Campbell, who was watching one of his players in Roller’s group, called it “a near perfect round of golf. It was a 59 watch. Unreal.”

CLASS 2A

Stroud’s Brice Wolff closed with a 75 and an eight-shot victory in the Class 2A state championship at Buffalo Rock Golf Club in Cushing. Conner Cryor of Tipton was second, finishing with a 72 for a 222 total, while Parker Pogue of Latta took third at 229 after a 79.

Latta won the team title at 949, followed by Nowata at 1,014 and Turpin at 1,023.

CLASS 4A

Fort Gibson’s Layne Ailshie shot a secondround 73 to win the raindelayed Class 4A girls state championship May 6 at Buffalo Rock Golf Club in Cushing.

Ailshie finished two shots ahead of Ada’s Beans Factor (83-72) and 10 shots ahead of Catoosa’s Emily Vang.

Hilldale won the team title by 18 shots over Ada. Addie Asmus and Karlie Kirkhart both finished in the top 10 for Hilldale.

Layne Ailshie

CLASS 2A

Pocola’s Raychel Nelke followed up her opening 68 with a 78, good for a four-shot victory over Jaci Hartman of Turner (7476) in the Class 2A state tournament at the Aqua Canyon course on May 5 at Cimarron National in Guthrie.

Hartman and Josey Cavitt, who finished third at 155 (73-82), led Turner in a romp to the team title. Turner finished at 679, while Christian Heritage shot 787 and Mooreland 788.