Eagles’ Arnold goes low to secure sectional championship, state tournament berth

Liberty's Blake Arnold shot a 2-under 70 to take individual medalist honors at the Class 1A PORTA Sectional. Photo courtesy Steph Arnold

PETERSBURG, Ill. — Last week’s regional golf championship didn’t allow Blake Arnold to escape doing any homework. “I bet I had three or four hours of work that night,” the Liberty junior said. So would winning a sectional championship bring any reprieve? “It’s not quite as bad,” Arnold said of the amount of homework he…

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Area Distributors Area Athlete of the Week: Liberty golfer Blake Arnold

Liberty's Blake Arnold, left, shot a 2-over 74 to take medalist honors at the Mercer County Invitational. Photo courtesy Steph Arnold

LIBERTY, Ill. — Blake Arnold has flirted with the top of the leaderboard at several invitationals the past couple of prep golf seasons, emerging as one of the best Class 1A golfers in the region. He reaffirmed that last weekend at the Mercer County Invitational at Valley View Club in Cambridge, Ill. Arnold posted a…

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