No. 17 Columbia City nips No. 10 Tigers at Warsaw golf sectional; Hoskins medalist
WARSAW – Columbia City, ranked 17th in the latest Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association boys poll, overcame a one-stroke deficit at the turn with an incoming 145 to capture the team title over host and 10th-ranked Warsaw in the high school sectional Friday at the par-70, 6,577-yard Rozella Ford Golf Club.
The Eagles had four golfers shoot in the 70s at the par-70, 6,577-yard Rozella Ford, led by Kam Hoag’s 4-over-par 74, and totaled 302, two strokes better than coach Jack Carpenter’s Tigers. Warsaw senior Cal Hoskins overcame a 3-over front-side 38 to post a 1-under 34 for a 2-over 72 to win medalist honors over Plymouth senior Bennett Christy.
“It’s survive and move on,” Carpenter said after the Eagles nosed out his Tigers. “It’s like the NCAA basketball tournament. When you have it on your home course, you hope you can walk away with a win. But Columbia City has some talented players. Obviously, it wasn’t our best day. Columbia City really played well on the back nine, and that made the difference.”
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Hoskins, who is headed to Indiana University this fall, wasn’t feeling well at the beginning of the round but gritted it out for the low round of the day.
“I started pretty horrible today,” Hoskins said. “I was hitting it bad, trying to make bogeys and pars. Fortunately, I didn’t make any double bogeys – I made two 20-footers for bogeys. I wasn’t feeling the best. I just came out today and tried to give our team a chance to win.”
Warsaw also had four golfers finish in the 70s. Following Hoskins was Ben Brander (74), Jack Yeager (79) and Jaxson Gould (79).
The top three teams and top three individuals not on those teams advance to Thursday’s regional which will be played on the par-72, 7,026-yard Black Course at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. Culver Academy, led by senior Jordan Larese’s 74, finished third with 318. Also qualifying as individuals were Wawasee’s Jay Finlinson, who shot a 76, and Manchester’s Owen Kruschwitz (77).
Teams advancing
1. COLUMBIA CITY (302): Sean Bledsore 75, Alex Hedrick 76, Andrew Hedrick 77, Kam Hoag 74, Rhet Wilson 82
2. WARSAW (304): Cal Hoskins 72, Ben Brander 74, Aidan Bowell 85, Jack Yeager 79, Jaxson Gould 79
3. CULVER ACADEMY (318): Jordan Larese 74, Owen Hart 84, Rory Sullivan 78, Kyle Lee 87, Jaxson Wiernik 82
Individuals advancing
Bennett Christy (Plymouth) 73, Jay Finlinson (Wawasee) 76, Owen Kruschwitz (Manchester) 77
Non-qualifying area teams
4. WAWASEE (325): Jay Finlinson 76, Robbie Finlinson 86, Myles Everingham 82, Vaughn Dyson 81, Caleb Clevenger 88
5. NORTHFIELD (331): Tyson Baer 79, Easton Shaw 87, Cash Cartwright 79, Tristan Hoffman 91, Dylan Ross 86
6. PLYMOUTH (339): Bennett Christy 73, Eli Schramm 87, Fitz Holm 91, Carter Snyder 98, Easton Tapia 88
7. TRITON (340): Cole McKinney 80, Bruce Johnson 84, Breylon Wareham 90, Connor Large 86, Gavin Butler 93
8. HUNTINGTON NORTH (340): Javin Gray 85, Austin Williams 85, Cole Collins 81, Ethan Vaught 94, Kai Richison 89
9. MANCHESTER (353): Owen Kruschwitz 77, Connor Trump 86, Brady Wiley 100, Conner Lauer 93, Jackson Felger 97
10. TIPPECANOE VALLEY (380): Greg Miller 78, Eli Love 93, Ethan Young 100, Evan Maish 109, Gavin Grossman 114
11. CULVER COMMUNITY (396): Steven Pugh 98, Dalton Powell 101, Rylan Voter 98, Tucker Fisher 99, Auston Zehner 106
12. WHITKO (No team score): Austin Kreps 84, Noah Burnworth 99, Keaton Cornell 118
Host LaPorte wins Beechwood sectional; Cougars finish third to advance
LAPORTE – Led by junior Ryan Sittig’s 13-over 85 round which won medalist honors, coach Brandon Goers’ LaPorte Slicers totaled 360 Friday at par-72, 6,637-yard Beechwood Golf Course to win the LaPorte boys golf sectional title by 11 strokes over runner-up LaCrosse.
Senior Tayler Menke finished with a 90 for LaPorte. Kyle Gorski shot 89 for LaCrosse.
Coach Alex Homann’s improving New Prairie Cougars, led by sophomores Hunter Zdyb (89) and Cole Shelton (90), finished third one stroke behind LaCrosse with 372 strokes. LaPorte, LaCrosse and New Prairie were the three teams to advance to next Thursday’s regional at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte.
The three individuals advancing from the Beechwood sectional to the field at Sandy Pines are South Central’s Sam Haschel (89), North Judson’s Gabe Minix (91) and Michigan City’s Nikko Brooks (92).
Teams advancing
1. LAPORTE (360): Tayler Menke 90, Ryan Sittig 85, Coleman Taylor 93, Brock Holmes 92, William Wolf 97
2. LACROSSE (371): Kyle Gorski 89, Noah Doms 106, Ben Garwood 94, Iam Doms 93, Kade Koselke 96
3. NEW PRAIRIE (372): Hunter Zdyb 89, Cole Shelton 90, James Henning 101, Landon Farmer 96, Gavin Goodman 97
Individuals advancing
Sam Haschel (South Central) 89, Gabe Minix (North Judson) 91, Nikko Brooks (Michigan City) 92
Non-qualifying area teams
4. NORTH JUDSON (390): Payton Cox 93, Gabe Minix 91, Tanner Hampton 98, Wyatt Stowe 108, Logan Radtke 119
5. KNOX (412): Noah Singleton 104, Aiden Sibo 103, Matthew Goins 100, Owen Binkley 116, Cohen Watson 105
6. SOUTH CENTRAL (423): Sam Haschel 89, Hunter Eaton 110, Andrew Shei 101, Nolan Ryan 123, Brandon Goetz 128
7. MICHIGAN CITY (445): Nikko Brooks 92, Ethan Green 107, Gibson Godfrey 115, Reagan Hendricks 131, Seth Palmer 132
8. WESTVILLE (474): Cole Swanson 120, Andrew Kreighbaum 97, Scott Stacy 126, William Marshall 136, Caden Marshall 131
9. RIVER FOREST (no team score): Chavel Bowen 97, Aaron Scheidt 135, Jacob Daniels 144
10. OREGON-DAVIS (no team score): Kameron Orr 107
Host Northridge runs away from Fairfield and Goshen for sectional title
MIDDLEBURY – Senior Ty Miller carded a 1-over-par 73 and host Northridge placed all five of its golfers among the top 15 as the Raiders totaled 315 to beat runner-up Fairfield by 29 strokes for the boys sectional title Friday at the par-72, 6,933-yard Meadow Valley Golf Club.
Miller and NorthWood’s Earl Williams finished with identical scores, but Williams, a junior for the Panthers, won medalist honors by making par on the first extra hole.
Coach Todd King’s Raiders also got a 77 from junior Brock Reschly and an 81 from senior Landon Sorg. Fairfield, led by freshman Brayden Miller’s 74, finished with 344 strokes, six fewer than third-place Goshen, which got an 82 from senior Jacob Moyer. The RedHawks were three strokes better than fourth-place NorthWood.
Northridge, Fairfield and Goshen advance to next Thursday’s regional tournament on the Black Course at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. Despite finishing fourth as a team, NorthWood will have Williams and Cooper Wiens (82) as individuals in the regional. Westview’s Silas Haarer, who carded a 74, is the third individual advancing.
Teams advancing
1. NORTHRIDGE (315): Brock Reschly 77, Ty Miller 73, Coby Hochstetler 84, Conner Hochstetler 88, Landon Sorg 81
2. FAIRFIELD (344): Brayden Miller 74, Miles Nine 89, Carter Kitson 89, Andrew Miller 92, Noah Hochstetler 103
3. GOSHEN (350): Chase Meyer 87, Jacob Moyer 82, Zach Subera 96, Todd Kaurrman 85, Braxten Sheets 103
Individuals advancing
Earl Williams (NorthWood) 73, Silas Haarer (Westview) 74, Cooper Wiens (NorthWood) 82
Non-qualifying area teams
4. NORTHWOOD (353): Earl Williams 73, Cooper Wiens 82, Trevor Barrett 103, Ashton Hochstetler 102, Brady Chupp 96
5. WESTVIEW (359): Silas Haarer 74, Landon Bennett 97, Wade Springer 92, Nathan Miller 101, Carl Miller 96
6. LAKELAND (375): Ben Keil 85, Tommy Curtis 87, Nate Keil 92, Jensen Miller 111, Tucker Klophenstein 113
7. CONCORD (380): Charles Deuel 96, Liam McDowell 94, Lucas Prough 114, Dillon Shaffer 94, Nate Schraw 96
8. WEST NOBLE (403): Brayden Bohde 88, Nevin Phares 99, Luke Schermerhorn 105, Rodrigo Melchor 111, Isssc Mast 129
9. BETHANY CHRISTIAN (407): Cameron Heinisch 84, Austin Shenk 94, Noah Schrock 108, Keagan Meyer 121, Evan Brown 125
10. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (426): Brayden Levits 98, Noah Butler 97, Leyton Byler 111, Trevor Davidson 122, Jay Abbott 126
11. BREMEN (429): Joshua King 98, Carter Leman 107, Hunter Miller 105, Easton Reed 122, Ethan Nunemaker 119
12. JIMTOWN (452): Tatsu Gravender 116, Kyle Clements 112, Beau Barhams 115, Matt Margraf 109, Miles Bell 124
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