By Brad Hallier
The Hutchinson High girls golf team finished in fifth place Tuesday at the Salina Invitational at Salina Municipal Golf Course.
Senior Ava Burlie led the Salthawks with an 18th-place finish, carding an 89. Senior Lily Rodriguez also broke 100, finishing 23rd with a 95.
Hutchinson will next play Thursday in Dodge City.
Boys soccer – The Salthawks went 2-1 at the annual Titan Classic at Wichita South.
Hutchinson opened the tournament with a quality 2-1 win over Garden City. The second game didn’t turn out as well, as perennial power Dodge City won by mercy rule, 8-0. The Salthawks finished strong, however, beating Wichita West 1-0.
Those are the only games the Salthawks have played so far this season. They will next play Thursday at Andover Central.
Volleyball – The Salthawks opened AVCTL DIvision 1 play Tuesday at Campus with a pair of losses.
Hutchinson first played Salina South and lost in a three-set thriller, 20-25, 28-26, 25-21. Campus then topped Hutchinson 25-12, 25-20. The losses dropped Hutchinson to 6-4 for the season, and will play again next Tuesday at Salina South
Cross country – The Salthawks competed Saturday at the Wichita State Invitational at Clapp Park.
On the girls side, sophomore Avery Tecklenberg finished in 54th place with a time of 22 minutes, 59.6 seconds, leading the team.
In the boys race, junior Ethan Holmes led the way in a time of 22:27.1, finishing 84th out of more than 140 runners. The boys came in 13th place.
