Uvalde High School golfers include: (front row, left to right) Isa Villarreal, Hannah Dube, (back row) Remington Heard, Blaze Cantu, Brett Dreyer, Patton Osina, and Kooper Mello. They represented UHS in District 27-4A tournament a on March 28 and April 1. (Photo by James Volz|Leader-News)
The Uvalde Coyotes captured fourth place in the team standings of the District 27-4A golf tournament. Coach Roy Torres’ young team, that includes three Uvalde High School sophomores and two freshman players, posted a two-day team total of 731.
In first-day action at Uvalde Memorial Golf Course on March 28, the Coyotes recorded team scored of 362, while they had a second-day total of 369 strokes for action at Floresville’s River Bend Golf Course.
“They are a young team compared to the other teams in the tournament and it showed at times,” said Torres. “But they gained a lot of valuable experience that should help them in the future.”
Brett Dreyer and Remington Heard, two of Torres’ sophomores, had the low individual scores for the Coyotes.
Dreyer placed ninth individually with rounds of 85 and 81 for a 166 total, while Heard’s rounds of 85 and 88 netted him a 173 total for 13th place.
They both made the All-District second team.
Blaze Cantu, the other UHS sophomore, carded rounds of 98 and 96 for a 194 total. He finished in 23rd place.
UHS freshmen Patton Osina and Kooper Mello racked up totals of 209 and 219. Osina’s individual rounds were 105 and 104, while Mello’s rounds included 94 and 125. They placed 29th and 35th in the individual standings.
Two girls represented Uvalde High School as medalist entries in the district tournament.
Sophomore Hannah Dube placed 12th. Dube totaled 224 strokes with individual rounds of 109 and 115. She made the All-District second team.
Freshman Isa Villarreal placed 22nd. She had a total of 258 strokes with her rounds of 125 and 133. They placed 12th and 22nd, respectively, in the individual standings.
“I am proud of all our young players,” said Torres. “I am especially proud of Hannah, Brett, and Remington as they played well enough to make the All-District second team.”
Pleasanton won the district boys title with a 636 total and Devine took second with a 660 total.
Mark Thompson of Pleasanton won top individual honors with his 143 total.
Devine won the district girls golf title with their two-day total of 753.
Pleasanton took second place with a 810 total.
Payton Garza of Pleasanton won top individual honors. Here total was 176.
The top two finishing district teams and top two finishing individuals, not on the top two finishing teams, advance to regional competition.
Victoria’s Colony Creek Golf Course is the site for the regional tournament.
The girls will play on April 14-15, while the boys will play on April 16-17.
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