Four former champions advance to the Chippeways semifinals

Four former champions have advanced to the semifinals of the 82nd Chippeways match play golf tournament at Maysville Country Club.

Jackson Frame and Troy Grooms will meet in the upper bracket match, while the lower bracket match pits Drew Traxel against Bill O'Mara.

In today's quarterfinal round matches, Frame defeated Eric Schumacher, Grooms beat Robert Walton in 21 holes, Traxel defeated Jake O'Mara in 20 holes, and Bill O'Mara was a winner over Ryan Whafton.

The semifinal matches tee off at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The winners will meet in the championship match Sunday afternoon.

Jason Butler will provide live coverage of the championship match on WFTM-FM.

Darius Miller on SportsTalk

Darius Miller was my guest on SportsTalk this morning.

Here is a link to the podcast.

Seven former champions in Chippeways championship flight

Seven former champions, including five-time winner Eric Schumacher, are in the championship flight of the 82nd Chippeways golf tournament at Maysville Country Club.

Schumacher is the defending champion. He also won the tournament in 1995, 1996, 2007 and 2013. 

The other former champions in the championship flight are Troy Grooms (2012), Joe Traxel (1988 and 2002), Drew Traxel (2009 and 2014), Bill O'Mara (2006), Jackson Frame (2015) and Robert Walton (1980 and 2001).

Grooms and Joe Traxel meet in the first round. 

First round matches are scheduled Friday, the quarterfinals Saturday, the semifinals Sunday morning and the finals Sunday afternoon.

Golfers who lose in the first round are placed into consolation flights.

Here is a link to first round tee times.

Tyler Lippert makes the cut at state am

Tyler Lippert shot a 4-over 76 Wednesday in the second round of the Clark's Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur and made the cut at Keene Run at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville.

Lippert is 7-over for the tournament and tied for 50th place, 21 shots off the lead.

The final round is today.

Mason Co. golf team tryouts on July 14

Tryouts for the Mason County High School boys and girls golf teams are scheduled July 14 at Laurel Oaks Golf Course.

Golfers must be in the 7th grade or higher and have a completed physical to tryout.

Chippeways week at Maysville Country Club

It's Chippeways week at Maysville Country Club. The 82nd tournament will be played Friday through Sunday. 

Eric Schumacher became of the first five-time champion last year. 

MCC members have won 15 of the last 16 Chippeways including the last five.

Here is a list of the former champions:

1936 Harold Oldham, Richmond

1937 WJ Winburn, Winchester

1938 No tournament

1939 Lloyd Ramsey, Lexington

1940 Lloyd Ramsey, Lexington

1941 Jack Kirk, Maysville

1942 John Eversole, Lexington

1943 Harry Keepers, Maysville

1944 Tom Dewhurst, Lexington

1945 Cliff Lenhardt, Louisville

1946 Ben Owens, Lexington

1947 John Owens Jr., Lexington

1948 Jack Kirk, Maysville

1949 Robert Thackston, Lexington

1950 Buddy Mahan, Winchester

1951 Gay Brewer Jr., Lexington

1952 Gay Brewer Jr., Lexington

1953 Hunter Harris, Richmond

1954 Hunter Harris, Richmond

1955 Bill Calvert, Maysville

1956 Tom Whiteway, Cleveland

1957 Bobby Nicholas, Louisville

1958 Howard Saunders, Galloplis, Ohio

1959 Wally Rose, Lexington

1960 Johnny Kirk, Maysville

1961 Johnny Kirk, Maysville

1962 Wally Rose, Lexington

1963 Buddy Mahan, Winchester

1964 Allen McPherson, Lexington

1965 Allen McPherson, Lexington

1966 Gary Magee, Maysville

1967 Gary Magee, Maysville

1968 Gary Magee, Maysville

1969 Gary Arnold, Morehead

1970 Charlie Traxel, Maysville

1971 Wesley Martin, Morehead

1972 Cole Mahan, Winchester

1973 Jim Klapper, Hamilton, Ohio

1974 Ross Smith, Maysville

1975 Bill Goldsmith, Maysville

1976 Ross Smith, Maysville

1977 Jeff Krumpleman, Florence

1978 Wesley Martin, Winchester

1979 Bob Curtis, Maysville

1980 Robert Walton, Maysville

1981 Stan Bickel, Bellevue

1982 Danny Miller, Lexington

1983 Bob Curtis, Maysville

1984 Phillip Dawes, Morehead

1985 Bart Mahan, Winchester

1986 Bill Frazier, Maysville

1987 Bill Dameron, Pikeville

1988 Joe Traxel, Maysville

1989 Bob Curtis, Maysville

1990 Bob Bissett, Columbus

1991 Chris Roberson, Maysville

1992 Bob Curtis, Maysville

1993 David White, Maysville

1994 Bob McCann, Lexington

1995 Eric Schumacher, Maysville

1996 Eric Schumacher, Maysville

1997 Matt McIntire, Louisville

1998 Ben Hensley, Maysville

1999 Danny Biddle, Paris

2000 Danny Biddle, Paris

2001 Robert Walton, Maysville

2002 Joe Traxel, Maysville

2003 Mark Blakefield, Maysville

2004 Mark Blakefield, Maysville

2005 Mark Blakefield, Maysville

2006 Bill O'Mara Jr., Maysville

2007 Eric Schumacher, Maysville

2008 Chris Morris, Maysville

2009 Drew Traxel, Maysville

2010 Chris Morris, Maysville

2011 Zach Butler, Lexington

2012 Troy Grooms, Maysville

2013 Eric Schumacher, Maysville

2014 Drew Traxel, Maysville

2015 Jackson Frame, Maysville

2016 Eric Schumacher, Maysville

Kindt, Sizemore and Frodge named 2nd Team All-State

Three Mason County athletes were named Second Team All-State by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. They are:

• Dalton Kindt, shot put
• Rheagan Sizemore, 800 meter run
• Jordan Frodge, high jump