Williamstown sophomore Madilyn Buttrey, right, high-fives teammate Wyatt Siley after Siley made an eagle putt on the second hole Tuesday at North Bend Golf Course.
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HARRISVILLE — Absent from the sport for two seasons, the addition of senior Cooper Martin to the Williamstown golf team to compliment the veterans worked flawlessly during Wednesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.

Junior Toby Thompson, along with sophomores Madilyn Buttrey and Wyatt Siley, joined the dual-sport athlete Martin in shooting a tournament low 15-under 57.

With temperatures reaching 95, Williamstown stood at 8-under through 10 holes then started to sizzle with a birdie on No. 1 followed by Siley’s downhill eagle putt on No. 2.

On No. 1, the Yellowjackets took advantage of Buttrey hitting from the ladies tee.

Her drive on the 315-yard, par 4 landed just short of the green, rolled onto the turf then slid just off the fringe.

St Marys sophomore Tripp Morrison congratulates teammate Trent Renee after Renner made a birdie putt on the ninth hole at North Bend Golf Course.
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The Yellowjackets two-putted for birdie then used an more-than-ideal tee shot from Thompson on the 433-yard, par 5 which eventually set up Siley’s putt.

The group ended the round with solid putts for birdies on the final two holes.

“That putt on No. 2 was sweeping – I just put a good roll on it,” Siley said.

Buttrey, Siley and Thompson are the holdovers from a year ago, so having someone like Martin to fill a vacated spot gives the Yellowjackets a legitimate shot for a deep run into the postseason. Martin will be splitting time between golf and playing wide receiver for the Yellowjacket football team.

“There is a lot of talent with those four golfers,” Williamstown coach Rich Siley said.

Gilmer County’s Seth Stewart chips onto the fifth green during the Little Kanawha Conference Scramble Tuesday at North Bend Golf Course.
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“They are all pushing each other. In our region, Wheeling Central is going to be strong again and I believe they have everyone back. But with this new region we are in – we are not with St. Marys anymore and we have high expectations to get to state this year.”

Second place at the LKC Scramble resulted in a tie between Gilmer County and Doddridge County both finishing at 14-under 58. Monitoring Gilmer’s group of Seth Stewart, Austin Stewart, Braylon Mencer and Troy Woodford was first-year coach Travis Woodford.

“The guys played well – the format was a little different,” coach Woodford said. “It just seemed like one person would hit a shot when we needed to or another would make a putt. Whenever we needed something, someone came through. It was a team effort. Everybody pitched in. They all played well.

“Actually, on Monday we played a four-man scramble at home and struggled. They didn’t do very good. Today, they played well, made putts and hit shots.”

The Doddridge County foursome included Trayton Hall, Caleb Sutton, Benton Bonnell and Cooper Hall.

Parkersburg Catholic’s Carson Langston hits his approach shot on the first hole during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Rounding out the top five in the 18-team field was St. Marys’ ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams turning in scores of 13-under and 12-under, respectively. In the early-going, a slow start by the ‘A’ group enabled the ‘B’ group of Kenzie Armstrong, Carter Edwards and Addie Davis to hold a slim lead in the standings. On each hole, the threesome rotated playing an individual two-ball format.

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St. Marys’ Addie Davis, right, chips onto the green on the first hole with teammate Kenzie Armstrong watching during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Williamstown’s Toby Thompson lines up his putt on the second green during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Doddridge County’s Aaron Glaspell hits his chip shot on the fifth hole during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Wirt County’s Wyatt Boice putts on the ninth green with teammate Baylee Sims watching in the background during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Ritchie County’s Sophie Layman gets assistance replacing divots on the fifth green during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Roane County’s Lucas Hall, right, follows the path of his putt on the ninth hole during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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Tyler Consolidated’s Chase Camerlin chips onto the fifth hole during Tuesday’s Little Kanawha Conference Scramble at North Bend Golf Course.
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