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Berkeley Prep Girls Moving On To State

By ADAM ADKINS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 21, 2008

TAMPA Berkeley Prep girls golf coach Tom Shea knows his team can play much better than it did during Tuesday's Class 1A-Region 5 tournament. The good news is, Shea's team will get a chance to do so next week.

While the Bucs' team-total 348 at Westchase Golf Club was far from their best effort, it was good enough to lock up the runner-up spot behind Northside Christian. The second-place finish sends Berkeley Prep to next week's state tournament at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland. It is the Bucs' second consecutive trip to state.

"I think just the fact that obviously qualifying [for state] is pretty impressive," Shea said. "I'd like to see the girls overall go a little lower. But hey, as far as overall, playing and finishing the round, I'm pleased."

Senior Kim Carpenter led the Bucs by shooting a 1-over 73 to finish fourth individually. However, two of the three players ahead of Carpenter were from Northside Christian, which placed three golfers in the top six on its way to a team total of 303.

Northside's A.J. Newell claimed individual medalist honors with a school record-tying 3-under 69, while teammate Michelle Butler also finished under par with a 71 to take third, and Anna Newell shot 76 to finish fifth.

Ridge Community's Erica Popson (70) and Indian Rocks Christian's Ryan Ashburn (73) advanced to state as individuals.

Berkeley Prep's Kyleen Carpenter and Lindsey Weiss also turned in solid rounds of 87 to help the Bucs advance.

Kim Carpenter at one point was 3-under in her round, thanks in part to an eagle at the par-5 13th when she chipped in from 40 yards. She played her front nine even par and the back nine 1 over.
"I'm happy [with the round]," said Carpenter, who was the District 14 individual medalist last week at The Eagles. "I played pretty well today."

Academy of the Holy Names placed fourth in the team standings, getting a team-best 89 from Mariah Diaz. Tampa Prep was fifth behind Taylor Richardson's 86.

RESULTS

Class 1A-Region 5
At Westchase Golf Club, Tampa; Par 72
Team scores: 1. Northside Christian 303; 2. Berkeley Prep 348; 3. Academy of the Holy Names 392; 4. Tampa Prep 453; 5. Ridge Community 456; 6. Lakeland Christian and McKeel Academy 489.
Top 20 individual scores: 1. A.J. Newell, Northside Christian 69; 2. Erica Popson, Ridge Community 70; 3. Michelle Butler, Northside Christian 71; 4. Kim Carpenter, Berkeley Prep 73; 5. Ryan Ashburn, Indian Rocks Christian 73; 6. Anna Newell, Northside Christian 76; 7. Taylor Richardson, Tampa Prep 86; 8. Kyleen Carpenter, Berkeley Prep and Lindsey Weiss, Berkeley Prep and Danielle Grace, Northside Christian 87; 11. Mariah Diaz, Academy of the Holy Names 89; 12. Allie Faller, Indian Rocks Christian and Hayden Green, Shorecrest 90; 14. Kayla Connors, McKeel Academy 93; 15. Margaret Ross, Santa Fe Catholic 94; 16. Lauren Coe, CDS Prep 95; 17. Anne Milewski, Academy of the Holy Names 97; 18. Christine Gerecke, Academy of the Holy Names 99; 19. Lorin Shulstad, Tampa Catholic and Desiree Meyncke, Berkeley Prep 101.