CARBONDALE — The River to River girl golf championships presented a tale of two divisions. Massac County continued its dominance on the Ohio side, while Anna-Jonesboro became the fourth different champion in as many years.

The Lady Patriots once again used a balanced attack to win their seventh straight SIRR Ohio title and 22nd in the last 26 years. Led by medalist McKinnley Korte’s 81, Massac County had five golfers shoot in the 80s. There were only seven scores in the 80s in the entire field.

It was a different story on the Mississippi side, where Anna-Jonesboro won its first title since 2006. The Lady Wildcats held off Nashville by seven strokes to take home the title. Mississippi medalist Marlee Smith led the A-J attack with an 89.

You may remember Smith from a feature we did back in December. She was diagnosed last spring with T-cell leukemia. She was able to make it back to the golf course last fall but was still very weak. The experiences last year made this year’s victory even sweeter.

Here’s the final leaderboard:
SIRR Mississippi–Team
Anna-Jonesboro 407
Nashville 414
Pinckneyville 439
Sparta 453
Carterville 457
Du Quoin 480

SIRR Mississippi–Individuals
1) Marlee Smith, AJ 89
2) Ryan Stiegman, Nashville 98
3) Mary Jane Cavaness, AJ 99
T4) Grace Ruehl, Nashville 102
T4) Claire Baue, Sparta 102
T4) Zoey Brammeier, Pinckneyville 102
T7) Emily Guest, Nashville 105
T7) Breyona Schandl, Pinckneyville 105
9) Aubrey Barwick, Du Quoin 106
10) Makayla McCready, Sparta 107

SIRR Ohio–Team
Massac Co. 335
Harrisburg 396
Herrin 445
Benton 446
West Frankfort 462
Murphysboro 481

SIRR Ohio–Individuals
1) McKinnley Korte, Massac Co. 81
2) Alexis Frazine, Massac Co. 84
T3) Elise Coakley, Massac Co. 85
T3) Lily Conkle, Massac Co. 85
T5) Josie Walker, Massac Co. 88
T5) Frankie Leigh Nicholes, Harrisburg 88
7) Gracie Behnke, Harrisburg 92
8) Zoe Williams, Herrin 94
9) Madison McClusky, Harrisburg 97
10) Alyssa Dawson, Benton 98