Edison's Seville is medalist at Erie Co. tourney

HURON TWP. — Annabelle Seville won't be too hard on herself. The Edison junior girls golfer thought she could have done better after a rough start Tuesday. After two double bogeys to start her round, Seville bounced back and played well over the final 16 holes. Seville finished with a 79, winning medalist honors at the Erie County Tournament at Sawmill Creek Golf Course. "The front 9 was no good," Seville said. "I had three double bogeys. I think I got it back when I birdied No. 7. That definitely got me back into the groove. On the back 9, I told myself to pick it up because I'm a good golfer. I had to get it going. I went on a par streak." Seville was 6-over after five holes and turned with a 41. She played better on the final nine holes, finishing eight shots better than Margaretta's Ellyse Schaefer (87). "It's a little frustrating, especially since I know what I was capable of," Seville said. "I've played this course multiple times with good scores. I kind of got in my head a little bit. I need to let it go. I think I've gotten better at that from last year." Seville's low round helped Edison claim the team title with a 399. "Anytime you can get a girls team to break 400 out here is pretty good," Chargers coach Shayne Fischer said. "In years past, that doesn't always happen. Annabelle's strong 79 really helped. I was proud of our other girls." Perkins was runner-up with a score of 415. Margaretta (435) was third, Huron (438) was fourth and Vermilion (524) finished fifth. Leah Sharp and Averi Wolf each carded a 103 for Edison. Ella Rogers rounded out the Chargers' scoring with a 114. "I have good leaders in Leah and Annabelle," Fischer said. "They lead by example, but they're also vocal to them. They're very helpful in trying to get their games to improve. We put in a lot of time in practice. I tell our girls we practice harder than anybody in our area. Nobody is going to outwork us." Fischer grew up playing at Sawmill Creek and works there now. He was prideful seeing his team take home the team championship. "One bad swing and you can make a big number," he said. "You have to be very patient with this golf course. You can't try and get it all back because it'll snowball on you. I thought Annabelle did a good job. I know the 41 on the front isn't probably what she wanted, but she righted the ship on the back nine." As the second half of the season begins, Seville and Edison have big goals yet to check off. "I really want to get out of sectionals as a team and then see how we place at district," she said. "But for me, I want to try and go all the way. I'm not going to jinx myself. I think with how we're scoring and how our past scores were, I think we have a really good chance of making it out."