Associated Press
YAKIMA – Meadowdale’s John Laws won the individual title and Lakeside of Seattle claimed team honors during the final round of the Class 3A state boys golf tournament on Tuesday at Apple Tree Golf Course.
Laws, a senior, followed his opening-round 65, 7 under par, with a 71 for a two-shot victory over Lakeside’s Reed Rader, who closed with a 67.
Lynnwood’s Austin Beatty shot a 76 to finish in seventh place.
In the team competition, Mount Si was a close second to Lakeside, with the Wildcats totaling 77.5 points to the Lions’ 79.5.
Class 4A tournament: At Yakima, Gregg LaVoie of Pasco overcame blustery conditions to shoot a 4-over-par 76 Tuesday to win the state high school Class 4A boys golf tournament at Meadow Springs Country Club. LaVoie, a senior, finished with a 3-over-par total of 147 to edge Cody Upham of Mountain View by one stroke. Jackson’s Mike Hansen and L.B. Stave shot a 78 and 77, respectively, to propel the Timberwolves to a third-place team finish. Auburn- Riverside won the team title with 70 points with Kamiakin second with 61 and Jackson third with 59.5.
| Individual scoring – Gregg LaVoie, Pasco, 71-76-147; Cody Upham, Mountain View, 73-75-148; Dusty Fisk, Kamiakin 73-77150 Brenden von Doehren, Auburn, 73-77-150; Austin Luher, Evergreen 73-78-151; Alex Prugh, Ferris, 72-80-152; Ryan Keeney, Inglemoor, 72-80-152; Mike Hansen, Jackson, 74-78-152; Sean Packer, Auburn Riverside, 74-78-152; John Marty, Richland, 75-77-152; Brent Walsh, Central Valley, 75-77-152; Brian Misterek, Gig Harbor, 74-79-153; Tom McAndrews, Mead, 74-79-153; Mitch McCaugh, Auburn Riverside, 75-78-153; Eric Ahn, Bellarmine, 76-77-153;
Also-L.B. Stave, Jackson, 77-76-153; Shane Wells, Oak Harbor, 76-78-154; Justin Brundage, Cascade, 76-79-154; Sam Pauley, Kamiak, 78-77-155; Chad Gorney, Cascade, 75-81-156; Jake Koppenberg, Everett, 74-89-163; Zach Shriver, Marysville-Pilchuck, 78-94-172. Team scores – Auburn Riverside 70, Kamiakin 61, Jackson 59.5, Ferris 39.5, Gig Harbor 39.5, Cascade 34, Inglemoor 32.5, South Kitsap 32.5, Skyview 29, Curtis 18.5. |
Class 2A tournament: At Sunnyside, Senior Chad Carlson of Goldendale, a four-time state tournament qualifier, closed his prep career with a 70 on a windy day to capture the state high school Class 2A boys championship at The Course at Black Rock Creek. Carlson entered the day in second place, one stroke behind Shane Magnuson of Cascade. Carlson finished with a two-day total of 145. Magnuson stumbled to a 77 and finished third, one stroke behind teammate Jake Easterly, the 2000 individual champion, who had a 72 on Tuesday and 150 for the event. Magnuson and Easterly’s combined efforts were enough for Cascade to capture the team title with 45 points, just ahead of Chewelah, which had 43.5.
| Team scores – Cascade 45, Chewelah 43.5, Blaine 29, Othello 19.5, Ephrata 3.
Individual scores – Chad Carlson, Goldendale, 75-70-145; Jake Easterly, Cascade, 78-72-150; Shane Magnuson, Cascade, 74-77-151; Kevin Farmer, Blaine, 77-77-154; Kane Gardner, Othello, 76-80-156. |
Class A tournament: At Pasco, Liberty sophomore Craig Leslie carded a one-under par 71 for a two-day total of 140. Leslie trailed day-one leader Elijah Perkins of Royal City by one shot at the Sun Willows Golf Course. Perkins had a second-round 75 to finish in second place at 143.
Team scores – 1, Royal City, 30; 2, Friday Harbor, 28.5; 3, Seattle Christian, 23.5.
Class B tournament: At Pasco, Curlew senior Mel Garrison shot a 37 on both the front and back nines for a final round of 74. Garrison who finished the tournament at 9-over par 153, was tied for fifth going into Tuesday’s final round after shooting a 7-over par 79, but finished just two strokes off par on the second day to top the leaderboard.
Also-Sang Lee, Cedar Park Christian, 80-85-165; Matt Elmore, Masters Touch Christian, 81-85-166; Nathan Moore, Cedar Park Christian, 84-85-169; Sun Koo, Cedar Park Christian, 83-89-172.
Team scores – Ritzville 37.5, Asotin 35.5, Odessa 19, Cedar Park Christian 18.5.
Freshman golfer Jake Koppenberg attends Everett High School. His school was misidentified in Tuesday’s state-tournament golf results.
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> Give us your news tips. > Send us a letter to the editor. > More Herald contact information.Individuals – Craig Leslie, Liberty, 69-71-140; Elijah Perkins, Royal City, 68-75-143; Justin Benz, Friday Harbor, 70-74-144; Gary Dupree, Northwest Christian, 71-75-146; Charlie Lakatos, Seattle Academy, 73-79-152; Jesse Uman, Bush, 74-78-152; Arien Plaister, Orcas Island, 78-78-156; Eric VanderPol, Seattle Christian, 76-80-156; Richard Woo, Kings, 76-80-156.
Individual scoring – Mel Garrison, Curlew, 79-74-153; Jon McPherson, Ritzville, 74-80-154; Kyle Conklin, Asotin, 79-77-156; Scott Snodgrass, Willipa Valley, 80-78-158; Tim OConnell, Bridgeport, 76-85-161; Kyle Rogers, Asotin, 79-82-161; Chris Fuller, Grace Academy, 84-78-162.
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