Augusta, GA
Wake Forest Wraps Play at Valspar Augusta Invitational – Wake Forest University Athletics
Veterans Rachel Kuehn and Mimi Rhodes led the way for the Deacs in Augusta as the only two on the team to finish inside the top 40. Kuehn finished the day even par, her second even-par round of the three.
After an opening round 73, Rhodes shot back-to-back rounds of two-over to finish T39. She birdied three of her last seven holes in the second round to maintain her position on the leaderboard.
Freshman Brooke Rivers had an opening round 72 before shooting back-to-back over-par rounds to finish outside the top 40. Sophomore Anne-Sterre den Dunnen finished her second round on a high note Sunday morning as her best round of the tournament.
Four of the five Deacs birdied the par-five ninth hole in the third round and three of them birdied the par-five sixth. As a team, Wake Forest went -9 on all par-five holes of the event and finished third in scoring on all par threes. Kuehn led the team going -4 on all par fives and finishing even par on all par threes.
Coach’s Comments
“The last two weeks have had some challenges, and we are proud of the way our team has handled those challenges. The group is looking forward to getting home, taking some time to rest and restart and begin preparation for the championship season we have ahead of us.” – head coach Kim Lewellen
Next Up
Wake Forest has one event remaining on their spring schedule before postseason begins with the ACC Championship in Wilmington in April. The Deacs will wrap up the regular season at the Wolfpack Match Play event in Raleigh at Lonnie Poole Golf Club April 8-9 before postseason begins April 18.
Team Leaderboard
Rank Team Scores
1 Ole Miss 276 283 297 856 -8
T2 South Carolina 283 283 293 859 -5
T2 Michigan 287 283 289 859 -5
4 Auburn 285 287 293 865 +1
5 Florida State 291 293 283 867 +3
6 Georgia 285 288 298 871 +7
7 Clemson 286 291 297 874 +10
8 Georgia Southern 286 294 296 876 +12
9 Wake Forest 290 295 293 878 +14
10 Alabama 289 289 302 880 +16
11 Oklahoma State 287 291 304 882 +18
12 Augusta 287 297 301 885 +21
13 South Florida 299 293 300 892 +28
14 Furman 298 299 297 894 +30
15 Virginia Tech 298 298 300 896 +32
16 Louisville 296 303 303 902 +38
17 Coastal Carolina 299 307 315 921 +57
Player Leaderboard
Augusta, GA
AU’s Healthy Grandparents program holds Christmas party
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta University’s Healthy Grandparents program had its Christmas party Sunday.
Santa is continuing his trip across the csra and was at the party to give presents to the kids.
The program was started in 1999 to support grandparents raising their children.
They help with necessary services like food assistance and transportation.
We spoke with one of the grandparents about the program.
“My grandchildren love it. They do a lot of things going on the year, like summer camp and all that stuff, book bag, getaways,” said Carolyn Thompson.
The program has helped more than 660 families, 900 grandparents, and 1,300 grandchildren.
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Augusta, GA
Augusta Men Drop Overtime Thriller to Georgia College and State – Augusta University
Augusta, Ga. – In a game that saw 19 lead changes, Georgia College and State prevailed over Augusta 99-91 in overtime Saturday at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Jaguars fall to 2-2 in Peach Belt Conference play and 6-7 overall. The Bobcats are now 3-0 in conference play and 6-2 overall.
C.J. Jones of GCSU was the star of this one as he poured in 42 points to lead all scorers and also grabbed eight rebounds in the win.
The Jaguars fell behind midway through the second half, but with just one second left in regulation, T.J. Baker hit a three-pointer to send the game into overtime. But in the extra period, GCSU outscored AU 18-10 for the winning margin.
Luis Nonfon, who had another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, started the scoring in overtime and gave the Jags the 83-81 lead. GCSU then rattled off five straight points to take the lead, one they would not surrender.
The Jaguars had five players in double figures led by Elías Pálsson who tallied 22 points while grabbing eight rebounds. T.J. Baker and Tobias Prall each had 18 points while Charlie McBeath scored 13.
Augusta hit on just 35% of their shots from the field while GCSU hit on 52.5%. The Bobcats outscored Augusta 46-22 in the paint and went 8-18 from three-point range while Augusta finished 10 of 29 from deep. From the foul line, both teams went 29-36.
Other than Nonfon grabbing double figures in rebounds, Pálsson eight rebounds and was a perfect 12-12 from the foul line.
Next up for the Jaguars will be a battle with Reinhardt University on Thursday at 11 a.m., part of Columbia County Education Day.
Augusta, GA
Richmond County deputies searching for suspect after armed robbery on Wheeler Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County started a search for an armed robbery suspect Saturday evening.
They started the search on the 3700 block of Wheeler Road after an alleged armed robbery at an SRP ATM.
The suspect is described as a 40-year-old black male, wearing all black, a face mask and a camouflage jacket.
The suspect fled the area on foot in an unknown direction.
The sheriff’s office used K9 Units, along with the drone unit, to search.
This investigation is in its early stages, and no further information is available at this time.
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