Girls Golf Posts Victory; Swimmers Shine at Invite

The SJCS girls golf team placed first in a tri-match against Eastside and Greer Middle College on Tuesday, September 2 at Greer Golf Club.

The Knights carded a team score of 206 to finish ahead of runner-up GMC (213) and Eastside (219).

Julia Conroy of St. Joe's shot 36 to earn medalist honors. Her round included two birdies, giving her four after the first two matches. Leina Mosness finished at 48, Madison Laguerre at 58 and Jackie Garrett at 64.

St. Joe's hosted Eastside the following day at The Preserve at Verdae Golf Club, with the Eagles coming out on top, 188 to 209.

Conroy tied for low round with 45. She was followed by Mosness (52), Garrett (57) and Laguerre (63).

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Swimming

The SJCS swim team finished a stellar third in the highly competitive Upstate Invitational at the Fort Mill Aquatic Center on Saturday.

The meet involved eight Class 5A teams, three from 4A and 3A St. Joe's.

"We had some fantastic swims at the Upstate Invite," Knights Coach Becky Van Evera said. "My favorite comment was hearing parents, swimmers and coaches alike say, "Where the heck is St. Joseph's Catholic School?' To say our team made some 5A teams sit up and take notice would be an understatement.

"This meet has great competition, which is why we loved it years ago and I am happy we returned to it this year. The swimmers see competition that is not the same swimmers in Greenville County over and over again.  It pushes them to swim faster. I told Coach Karen (Miros), when you see glimpses of greatness at the midpoint of the season, the excitement for the end of the season begins to build."

The Knights had numerous outstanding finishes, including two first places by Odette Brown (200- and 100-yard freestyle events) and one by Walker Simpson (100 butterfly).

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TEAM SCORES

Girls
1. Fort Mill 300, 2. Nation Ford 167, 3. St. Joseph's 143, 4. Catawba Ridge 84, 5. Clover 66.5, 6. Mauldin 58, 7. Dorman 45, 8. Rock Hill 37.5, 9. York 28, 10. Indian Land 20, 11. Northwestern 3.

Boys
1. Fort Mill 312, 2. Nation Ford 166, 3. Clover 125, 4. St. Joseph's 118, 5. Mauldin 102, 6. Catawba Ridge 53, 7. Rock Hill 23, 8. Northwestern 17, 9. (tie) Lancaster, South Pointe 16, 11. York 4.

Combined
1. Fort Mill 612, 2. Nation Ford 333, 3. St. Joseph's 261, 4. Clover 191.5, 5. Mauldin 160, 6. Catawba Ridge 137, 7. Rock Hill 60.5, 8. Dorman 45, 9. York 32, 10. (tie) Indian Land, Northwestern 20, 12. (tie) Lancaster, South Pointe 16.