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It was a great day to be a Bulldog as Jersey Shore had a pair of golfers win gold medals in district competition and head to the state tournament.
Kylie Schall won district gold individually in Class AA girls competition at the District 4 golf championships to head to the state tournament.
She's one of three girls to qualify, joining Loyalsock's Mercedes Allison and Athens' Lilah Carlson. Schall won gold with a 28-over 173 over two days of competition, shooting an 81 on the first day and a 92 on the second day.
Allison took third with a 35-over 180. She shot a 91 on Day 1 and a 89 on Day 2. Myla Rankinen finished fourth with an 182 (81 on Day 1, 101 on Day 2), but did not make the cut to qualify for the state tournament.
In Class AAA competition, Jersey Shore's Mason Heydrich qualified by shooting a 10-over 153 with a 72 on the first day of competition and an 81 on the second day to win gold. Williamsport's Waylon Edler shot a 172 with an 80 on Day 1 and a 92 on Day 2, missing the cut to head to states.
Loyalsock's Garrett Rankinen was a fifth-place finisher in boys Clas AA to head to states as he won a playoff to qualify. Rankinen shot a 75 on the first day and an 85 on the second day for a 160. Eli Hicks of Athens won the title with a 7-over 150 thanks to shooting a 73 and a 77. Lewisburg's Bryce Bussom took silver with an 8-over 151 as he shot a 74 and 77.
Cowanesque Valley's Danny Smith tied Towanda's Boom Thompson for third wtih an 11-over 154. Smith shot an 80 n the first day and a 74 on the second.