TROUP FINISHES UP AT STATE | Tigers wind up eighth

Troup High School’s Tiger golf team competed Monday and Tuesday in the University Interscholastic League’s Class 3A Boys State Golf Tournament at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin, their 12th trip to the state tournament in the last 14 years. The Tigers finished eighth, as Lubbock’s Cooper Liberty shot a two-day 617 to win the 3A boys state championship; Brock was second (642) and Bowie (650) was third. Troup shot a 688. Players for the Tigers are Jaxson Green, Grayson Hampton, Grayson Hearon, Parker Osborn and Wyatt Roth. They’re coached by Greg Hamilton and Brian Hamilton. Hearon was the low man for the Tigers, with a 79 on Monday and a 77 on Tuesday, a 156 over the tournament. Green shot a 170, Hampton a 179, Osborn a 183 and Roth a 186. Congratulations on a great season, Tigers. (Photo courtesy of TROUP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FACEBOOK)