Addie Buss led Polk County on Thursday as the Wolverines finished fourth in a Western Highlands Conference girls golf match at Grassy Creek Golf & Country Club in Spruce Pine.
Polk County posted a team score of 173 on the par-36, nine-hole course. Avery won the event with a 117, followed by Owen at 158 and Hendersonville at 163. Mountain Heritage and Mitchell also competed but did not record team scores.
Buss shot a 55 to finish 11th overall. Ryleigh Dill and Sam Stephenson each added rounds of 59 to complete Polk County’s three counting scores, while Sofie Abrahamsen shot 61.

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Mountain Heritage’s Mallie Buchanan earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 37. Avery teammates Sydney Kulhan and Molly Forbes tied for second at 38, while Owen’s Scout Schermerhorn and Avery’s Erika Ralston shared fourth with rounds of 41.
