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Day 1 leader Ricky McDonald of Edmonds-Woodway shot 1-under 71 to claim the individual 4A District 1 boys golf championship May 15 at Gallery Golf Course on Whidbey Island.
“Really, I didn’t (expect to win),” said the junior, who shot a 73 in wet conditions on Tuesday to finish with an even par 144 for the tournament. “It was a long winter, so I didn’t get to practice as much as I wanted to. (I was) kind of rusty coming out here today. I expected to qualify for state, but I didn’t expect to win.”
It is McDonald’s second trip to the 4A state tournament. He participated as a freshman in 2006, but didn’t participate last year as he spent his sophomore year attending high school in California. He added that he will likely return to California for his senior season.
Also advancing to state are Jackson’s Huey Siemer, Jackson’s Connor Miele, Mountlake Terrace’s Bobby Shoemaker and Mountlake Terrace’s Jordan Wall.
District 1 girls moving on to state are Edmonds-Woodway’s Ally Johnson and Sarah Vlasic and Jackson’s Kelsey Fitzpatrick.
Snohomish won its second consecutive district title with 174.5 points, beating defending 4A state champion Kamiak, which scored 147.5 points at Gallery Golf Course on Whidbey Island.
“We’ve played (Kamiak) four times and I think we can pretty much call it even,” said Snohomish coach Joe Mutcheson. “I think they have a really good team and we’ve matched up pretty well this year.”
In claiming the district title, the Panthers qualified three golfers for state and added a fourth who will serve as an alternate.
“I think we played really well the first day and some of the kids who didn’t play as well really came out and responded well today,” Mutcheson added.
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