Sokalsky gets it going at Kings Crown to earn a Junior Tour victory

   Garnet Valley junior Jacob Sokalsky fired a 7-over-par 78 to claim a victory in the 13-to-15 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at Kings Crown Country Club, the final round of a two-day Junior Golf Scoreboard series in Rehoboth Beach, Del.

   Sokalsky had three birdies in a five-hole stretch, getting one on the eighth and then going back-to-back at 11 and 12. Combined with the 79 Sokalsky posted while finishing tied for third at Rehoboth Beach Country Club Monday, his 157 total gave him the two-day series victory.

   Jacob Leon of Downingtown was the runnerup in the 13-to-15 division with a 95, Nathan Lutz of Middletown, Del. and Jack Ryan of Landenberg shared third place, each carding a 100, and Stephen Cain of Yardley finished fifth with a 103.

   Colby Hook of Selbyville, Del. torched the 6,341-yard, par-71 Kings Crown layout with five birdies and an eagle on his way to an 80 that gave him the top spot in the 16-to-18 division.

   Frankie Markiewicz of Middletown, Del. finished a shot behind Hook in second with an 81. Markiewicz finished tied for second Monday at Rehoboth Beach with a 78 and his 159 total gave him the series victory in the 16-to-18 division.

   Timothy Chaykosky Jr. of Ambler and Nicholas Covey of Easton, Md. shared third place, a shot behind Markiewicz at 82. Christopher Vanhof of Georgetown, Del. finished fifth with an 86, Ryan Hannigan of Laurel, Del. was sixth with an 88, Patrick Gogarty of Dagsboro, Del. was seventh with a 95 and Daniel Mankus of Newark, Del was eighth with a 97.

   Olivia Perry of Millsboro, Del. rattled off five straight birdies in a back-nine 39 on her way to an 80 that gave her the top spot in the girls 16-to-18 division. She captured the division Monday at Rehoboth Beach with an 85 and swept to the series victory.

   McKylie Borman of New Cumberland was the runnerup with a 95 that included four straight pars on 11, 12, 13 and 14. Abigail Han finished third with a 96, Marple Newtown junior Gillyoung Koh was fourth with a 101 and Simone Harrison of Georgetown, Del was fifth with a 107.

   Riley Quartermain, a sophomore at Haverford High, had six pars while shooting a 39 on the back nine on her way to an 80 that gave her the top spot in the 13-to-15 division.

   Quartermain also captured the series win by a shot over Paige Richter of Camp Hill. Richter was the division winner with an 85 Monday at Rehoboth Beach and was the runnerup to Quartermain at Kings Crown with a 93.

   Sawyer Brockstedt, the rising star from Rehoboth Beach, had five pars in a 41 that left her atop the field of nine-holers. Combined with the 46 Brockstedt posted in a runnerup finish at Rehoboth Beach Monday, her 87 total gave her the series victory.

   Brockstedt represented the First State at Augusta National Golf Club when she finished tied for fourth in the girls 10-to-11 age group in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals the Sunday of Masters week.

   Griffin Gaughan of Avondale was the runnerup to Brockstedt with a 50, Avery McCrery of Wilmington, Del. was third with a 52 and Libby Flaishere of Ardmore was fourth with a 53.