COURTESY PHOTO BY CHRISTIE ORTIZ In the swing Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins golf team member Kelsey Abel swings a club during district competition at the L.E. Ramey Golf Course in Kingsville on Monday, April 13. The Lady Marlins took second place at district, earning a berth at the regional tournament. The Lady Marlins golf team earned a berth at the regional tournament by virtue of a second place finish at district on Monday, April 13.

The tournament was played in Kingsville at the L.E. Ramey Golf course.

Lady Marlins on the team are Kelsey Ortiz, Katie Voyles, Hannah Jones, Kelsey Abel and Emily Scott.

The regional tournament will be Monday, and Tuesday, April 20-21, in Brenham.

"Not everybody played their best round at district this year, but if you played golf long enough, you know that those types of days just happen," said Coach Steve Reaves.

"I am very pleased with how the season went. We are improving overall," Reaves said.

"When you look at our scores as a whole for the year we have made big improvements. Most of these kids will be back next year, and I am really looking forward to seeing how much they can improve again," he added.

Individual scores from the district tournament are as follows: Lady Marlins Kelsey Ortiz, 96 Katie Voyles, 110 Hannah Jones, 126 Kelsey Abel, 122 Emily Scott, 128 Kelsey Cartwright, 133 Kalani Balcom, 138 Marlins Ryan Phillips, 120 Kevin Sikes, 105 Zach Ainscough, 120 Zack Merrill, 118 John Eggleston, 105 Matt Fries, 147 Blaze Whites, 141 Tyler Salg, 148