West Orange Observer: High 5 — Sept. 18, 2019

In Windermere Prep girls golfs’ 161-217 loss to Lake Highland Prep Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Lakers were led by Megan Ikeda, who shot an impressive 39 in the match

By Troy Herring
| 1:45 p.m. September 18, 2019

Sports

1. The Windermere boys cross country team once again dominated on the course. The Wolverines took home first place in the St. Cloud Invitational held at St. Cloud High School Saturday, Sept. 14. The Wolverines were led by a second-place finish by Onix Ortiz (16:33.38), who was followed by teammate Carter Rowe (fifth place, 16:57.22). Noah Siegel (eighth place, 17:05.39) and Haile Buck (14th place, 17:25.34) rounded out the Wolverines in the top 15.

2. Despite TFA’s 141-149 loss at the hands of Lake Nona in boys golf action at MetroWest Golf Club Thursday, Sept. 12, the Royals saw impressive outings on the links from Bruce Huang — who led the Royals by shooting a 34 — and Leo Xu (36).

3. The Windermere boys golf team dominated on the links in a four-way match against Dr. Phillips, Olympia and West Orange at The Legends at Orange Lake (par 37) Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Wolverines finished five strokes ahead of Dr. Phillips (113) to finish in first place, while Olympia (117) and West Orange (139) followed suit. Logan Jerrells and Cooper Tate both shot 4-under-par to lead the Wolverines to the big win. The match was a four-ball event, where each team had three pairs and totaled their scores.

4. In Windermere Prep girls golfs’ 161-217 loss to Lake Highland Prep Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Lakers were led by Megan Ikeda, who shot an impressive 39 in the match. The Lakers followed up their loss with a match against Circle Christian Monday, Sept. 16.

5. It was an electric night of volleyball Tuesday, Sept. 10 between Dr. Phillips and Windermere, during which the Panthers took the 3-1 (19-25, 25-19, 21-25, 23-25) win over the Wolverines. The Panthers were led by junior Alicia Virthe, who racked up 17 kills, two assists and six digs, while junior Alexis Distasio snagged 15 kills and eight digs. Senior Marika Virthe and junior Kaley Landis added 10 kills apiece. The Panthers followed that win with another victory over Evans to move to 5-0 on the season.