All-Conference Tri-Nine golfers

Michael Cromie (GH) 34.6

Andy Knox (APX) 35

Alex Ehlert (AD) 35.4

Grant Houser (HS) 35.9

Jake Stone (HS) 36.7

Andrew Fowler (GH) 37.5

Ryan Gilbert (GH) 38.5

Matt Hancock (FV) 38.6

Micah Lawrence (LC) 38.6

Nick Zurowski (HS) 38.75

Zach Oplinger (APX) 39.4

Cameron Pratt (FV) 39.5

Tri-Nine team points

Green Hope 88

Holly Springs 76.5

Apex 69

Fuquay-Varina 56.5

Athens Drive 47

Lee County 35

Middle Creek 35

Cary 24

Panther Creek 19

On this week's Outer Loops Sports Show, we touch on a number of sports as the playoffs are either here or fast approaching.

We discuss:

• The Tri-Nine baseball picture, and how it's basically down to two teams now and the last playoff spot is between Apex and Fuquay.
• The Tri-Nine softball picture, how Apex has taken the lead and how Green Hope refuses to go away quietly. 
• The recent Tri-Nine golf championships, won by Green Hope and Mike Cromie
• The pending Tri-Nine boys tennis championships, later won by Apex's Wesley Barrett and Green Hope's Jake Bowling/Taylor Elliott.
• The upcoming lacrosse playoffs
• And... D. Clay Best says he thinks we'll know something on the new Johnston County football hires as soon as next week.

Michael Cromie of Green Hope captured this year's Tri-Nine boys golf player of the
year honors after finishing the season with a 35.3 stroke average.

Michael Cromie captured this year's Tri-Nine boys golf player of the year honors after finishing the season with a 35.3 stroke average.

Cromie narrowly defeated Andy Knox of Apex (35.8) and Alex Ehlert of Athens Drive (also 35.8). Cromie, a senior signed to play at Georgia, is the defending 4-A state champion and fired a 35 at the Tri-Nine championships down in Anderson Creek Country Club on Monday.

Several Tri-Nine players will return next Monday to Anderson Creek to play in the Mideast Regional.

For full season results, download the excel spreadsheet attached. We'll have more on Green Hope and Cromie's big wins down in Anderson Creek on carynews.com/sports.

Documents:

Michael Cromie shot a five-under par 66 and finished with a 139 total to lead Green Hope to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A golf championship at Pinehurst No. 4 on Tuesday.

Cromie won the individual title by five strokes.

Green Hope topped second-place Charlotte Providence 601-609 for the team title, its third in the last four years and fourth in the last seven. Northern Durham (617) was fourth.

Apex came in sixth and had two golfers, Andy Knox and John Conners, in the top-seven at numbers five and seven respectively.

Fuquay's Harrison Ashworth actually tied for second, but lost in a sudden-death playoff to determine who finished second and third.

Michael Cromie shot a five-under par 66 and finished with a 139
total to lead Green Hope to the N.C. High School Athletic Association
4-A golf championship on Tuesday.