COLLEGE GOLF: Martin County’s Newsome leads Bears to third-place finish

University of Pikeville senior Boo Newsome earned a fifth-place finish and helped lead her team a third-place showing in the Roger Merb Invitational Tournament.

Newsome had rounds of 81 and 82 to lead the Bears who shot 712 as a team. She finished two strokes out of fourth place and was named to the all-tournament team.

UPIKE shot 356 as a team each day.

Gabriel Blankenship had a final round of 83, three shots better than opening day. Freshman Emily Brown grabbed a top 20 finish in her UPIKE debut.

The Bears are back in action at the MSC Fall Invitational in Bowling Green on Oct. 30.