By STEFAN MODRICH, Staff Writer
Three Brownsville Veterans Memorial golfers finished in the top five in a field of 67 players at the BISD Invitational Feb. 7-8 at the River Bend Golf Club.
The Chargers won the event with a two-day team score of 658. Weslaco High (682) placed second and Los Fresnos (719) was third.
The Brownsville Veterans trio of Alex Ramirez, Christian Ramirez and Raul Silva were separated by a combined four strokes and placed second, third, and fourth, respectively.
Alex Ramirez (160) had the lowest two-day score among East Valley entrants, behind only Weslaco High’s Peyton Vos (158).
Christian Ramirez’s 74 in the second round was the best individual round of the two-day event.
Josh Salazar of San Benito posted a total score of 170, good for sixth place, and Los Fresnos’ Jesse Munoz was seventh, registering a 172.
The Lady Falcons (712) finished first, paced by Gabriana Garrido’s second-round 75 to end at 152, one stroke ahead of runner-up Anisa Nieto, the top performer from the second place Lady Chargers (722).
Los Fresnos’ Jianna Granado and Brownsville Veterans’ Fabiola Nino were tied for third in a 30-player field at 178 after two rounds, with Granado prevailing via a scorecard playoff.
Brownsville Lopez (772) was third, and the Lady Lobos’ best scorer was Cecila Vasquez, who had a two-round total of 183 to earn her fifth place.
OFF TO SAN ANTONIO
The Rio Grande Valley Golf Coaches Association is holding the RGVCA Regional Preview on Friday and Saturday at the Republic Golf Course in San Antonio.
Los Fresnos’ boys and girls squads will participate, along with the Harlingen High and Harlingen South boys teams. The Lady Cardinals and Lady Hawks will each have individuals competing. The field is comprised of 73 boys and 66 girls from Districts 32-6A, 31-6A, and 30-6A.
The next competition for East Valley golfers is the Mercedes/RGVCA Invitational, which is slated for March 6-7.