Cramer Mountain – The Maroon Devils finished 4th at the NCHSAA Western Regionals held this past Tuesday at Cramer Mountain Country Club in Gastonia. Swain fired a 363 team total, however their total was tops among public schools in the region. Finishing first was Community Schools of Davidson, followed by Lincoln Charter and Pine Lake Prep.
Swain’s Grant Shuler finished 11th with a 83 on the day. Jack Cornblum fired an 89. Holden Petty shot a 90, while Cameron Hampton came in with a 101 and Brett Treadway a 103.
Grant Shuler qualified for the NCHSAA 1A State Championship meet. Of the top 10 finishers, only 1 came from a traditional public school system, that was Cameron Hall of Bessemer City, who finished tied for 5th. Shuler was the next golfer from a public school at 11th.
The NCHSAA 1A State Championships will be held at Whispering Pines in Pinehurst on May 8th and 9th.