Blue Ridge Girls Golf: Amber Tsevelekos Battles Bruised Forearm to Lead Lady Knights to Fourth-Place Finish in Own Invitational

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- A bruised right forearm, an top-10 individual finish and a top-five finish for her team.

For Amber Tsevelekos, this is how her girls golf season at Blue Ridge started.

On her fifth hole in the Blue Ridge Invitational at Woodlawn Country Club, Tsevelekos was hit by an Olympia golfer's shot.

"I got some ice on it really fast," Tsevelekos said. "The coach gave me some ibuprofen."

Despite a bruise on her right forearm, Tsevelekos did not let the injury affect her game. She finished with a score of 94, good enough for eighth place among the individual golfers.

Thanks in part to Tsevelekos' performance, Blue Ridge finished the invitational it hosted in fourth place among a seven-team field.

Team Scores

1. Mahomet-Seymour 350; 2. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 368; 3. El Paso-Gridley 410; 4. Blue Ridge 418; 5. Olympia 462; 6. Tri-Valley 467; 7. Monticello 492.

Top 10 Individuals          Out -In  -- Gross
1. E. Spangler (GCMS)         41-37 -- 78
2. C. Goss (MS)                      41-39 -- 80
3. D. Ellis (MS)                        43-41 -- 84
4. M. Hinkleman (EPG)          50-42 -- 92
5. E. Trolia (MS)                     43-41 -- 84
6. K. Spangler (GCMS)          50-42 -- 92
7. A. Tabaka (MS)                  47-47 -- 94
8. Amber Tsevelekos (BR)    51-43 -- 94
9. B. Hildreth (MS)                 49-45 -- 94
10. R. Dernthal (MS)              44-51 -- 95

Other Blue Ridge Results  Out-In -- Gross
Kelsey Baker                              47-52 -- 99
Jacquelyn O'Neal                      61-55 -- 116
Megan Tsevelekos                    58-51 -- 109
Melinda Wilson                          69-70 -- 139
Alana Strum                               85-78 -- 163