Alamo Heights' Lee, Navarro's Kirk headline E-N All-Area golf teams

May 26-Girls Golfer of the Year

Michelle Lee

School: Alamo Heights

Grade: Sophomore

Highlights: Lee captured the UIL Class 5A individual championship with two-round 137 (70-67) for a six-shot victory. She is city's first UIL girls state champion since Taylor Coleman of Johnson in 2013 ... Lee finished second at the Region IV-5A and District 26-5A championships ... 2025 Express-News Girls Golfer of the Year finalist.

Girls Finalist: Dresden Bounds, Pieper

Boys Golfer of the Year

Jake Kirk

School: Navarro

Grade: Senior

Highlights: Kirk was awarded the silver medal at the UIL Class 4A state championship after falling short in a three-hole playoff for gold. Kirk shot a two-round 139 (69-70) to tie Lorena's Chase Horn after 36 holes ... Won the Region IV-4A championship.

Boys Finalist: Hayden Gold, Smithson Valley

Coach of the Year

Chris Weil

Team: Pieper girls

Highlights: The Warriors won the UIL Class 5A state championship with a two-round 596 (298-298) for a seven-shot victory over Frisco Reedy ... Junior Dresden Bounds finished second ... Pieper also won the Region IV-5A championship with a program record 590 ... The Warriors won the District 26-5A title by 34 shots.

Girls Super Team

Dresden Bounds, Pieper, jr.: Bounds won a playoff to finish second at the UIL Class 5A state championships with two-round 143 (74-69) ... Won the Region IV-5A and District 26-5A championships ... 2025 Express-News Player of the Year ... Committed to Oklahoma State.

Michelle Lee, Alamo Heights, soph.: Player of the Year

Jules Mahan, Pieper, sr.: Mahan finished 15th at the UIL Class 5A state championships with a two-round 152 ... She finished third at the Region IV-5A and third at the District 26-5A tournament ... Signed with Murray State.

Claire McMyler, Brandeis, sr.: Finished 36th at the UIL Class 6A state championships with a two-round 165 ... She was fourth at the Region IV-6A championships and was the District 27-6A champion.

Brylee Morky, La Vernia, jr.: Morky was awarded the UIL Class 4A state bronze medal after a playoff for second place after carding a two-round 147 (75-72) ... Finished second at the Region IV-4A tournament following a playoff for gold.

Boys Super Team

Hayden Gold, Smithson Valley, jr.: Gold finished fourth at the UIL Class 5A state championships with a two-round 142 (69-73) ... Gold was fourth at the Region IV-5A tournament and fourth at the District 26-6A tournament.

Jake Kirk, Navarro, sr.: Player of the Year

Jett Leard, Johnson, sr.: Leard was 11th at the UIL Class 6A state championships with a two-round 146 ... He was fifth at the Region IV-6A tournament and was the District 27-6A champion.

Braxton Simpson, Kerrville Tivy, soph.: Simpson was eighth at the UIL Class 5A state championship with a two-round 143 ... He was sixth at the Region IV-5A tournament and second at the District 26-5A tournament.

Josh Szynski, New Braunfels Long Creek, soph: Finished 10 th at the UIL Class 4A state championships with a two-round 148 ... He was second at the Region IV-4A tournament and was the District 26-4A champion.

All-Area teams

Girls Class 6A

Brooke Holden: Johnson, soph.

Lauren Hooper: New Braunfels Canyon, sr.

Claire McMyler: Brandeis, sr.

Ella Perkins: Johnson, sr.

Elaine Wang: Reagan, fr.

Girls Sub-6A/Private Schools

Dresden Bounds: Pieper, jr.

Alessandra Dimas: Pieper, jr.

Elle Harris: Kerrville Tivy, sr.

Makayla Harris: San Antonio Christian, soph.

Michelle Lee: Alamo Heights, soph.

Jules Mahan: Pieper, sr.

Brylee Morky: La Vernia, jr.

Anna Sharpe: Alamo Heights, soph.

Boys Class 6A

Jett Leard: Johnson, sr.

Vincent Porras: New Braunfels Canyon, jr.

Alexander Gutierrez: Brandeis, soph.

Aadi Parmar: Clemens, jr.

Cameron Villarreal: Johnson, jr.

Boys Sub-6A/Private Schools

Marco Baima: TMI, soph.

Hayden Gold: Smithson Valley, jr.

Jake Kirk: Navarro, sr.

Braxton Simpson: Kerrville Tivy, soph.

Josh Szynski: New Braunfels Long Creek, soph.

Caleb Thomas: Smithson Valley, soph.

Mark Thornton: Pleasanton, sr.

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