EMPORIA – Ellinwood’s Drew Heinz birdied Nos. 6 and 9 and shot 4-over-par 75 to finish as 2A state golf runner-up after Tuesday's scheduled round was rained out at Emporia Golf Course. Heinz placed 10th (157, 78-79) in last year's 2A tournament at Salina.
The Eagles (363) won the tiebreaker for sixth place. Ellinwood counted scores by 10th-place medalist Mason Moore (81), Braden Lewis (100), Caden Rowan (107) and Trey Schofield (107). Conditions were ideal with light winds and a high of 67 degrees.
"Our goal was to make it the second day, so we're excited and proud of the kids competing today," said Ellinwood coach Greg Maxwell. "They learned how to handle the pressure of playing at the state level. Ellinwood tied with Pittsburg Colgan, but won the tiebreaker with our fifth-place score."
Hoxie's Ashton Dowell (74) earned medalist honors with a pair of birdies. Salina Sacred Heart (318) edged Hoxie (319) for the Knights' seventh consecutive state championship.
2A EMPORIA G.C, par 72
TEAM TOTALS—1—Salina Sacred Heart 318; 2—Hoxie 319; 3—Hill City 339’; 4—Lawrence Seabury 344; 5—Elkhart 347; 6—Ellinwood, 363 (2—Drew Heinz, 75 (36-39); 10—Mason Moore, 81 (41-40); 58—Braden Lewis, 100 (52-48); 72—Caden Rowan, 107 (57-50); 72—Trey Schofield, 107 (51-56); 86—Colby Heinz, 123 (60-63); 7—Pittsburg Colgan 363; 8—Hillsboro 383; 9—St. Marys 385; 10—Smith Center 389; 12—Atchison Maur Hill 411
TOP 20 MEDALISTS—1—Ashton Dowell, Hoxie, 74 (35-39); 2—Drew Heinz, Ellinwood, 75 (36-39); 3—Luke Newell, SSH, 76 (40-36); Walker Tuttle, SSH, 76 (39-37); 5—Nick Ison, Colgan, 78 (36-42); 6—Jack King, Yates Center, 79 (37-42); Zach Surface, Sterling, 79 (40-39); 8—Dylan Budig, Hill City, 80 (41-39); Rex Robinette, Maranatha, 80 (43-37); 10—Mason Moore, Ellinwood, 81 (41-40); Tate Weimer, Hoxie, 81 (41-40); 12—Joe Daugherty, Elkhart, 82 (41-41); Noah Dowell, Hoxie, 82 (43-39); Will Hedges, Seabury, 82 (41-41); Brady Jones, Hoxie, 82 (40-42); Hunter Newell, SSH, 82 (42-40); Jaxon Patterson, Seabury, 82 (39-43); 18—Austin Carroll, Ellis, 83 (41-42); Kyler Keller, Syracuse, 83 (41-42); 20—six tied with 84s
Tiger makes 18-hole cut
HESSTON – St. John’s Connor Gillespie shot (96) and made the 18-hole cut at the 1A golf at Hesston Golf Course Monday. Play will resume. Playing conditions were ideal with a high of 65 degrees and light wind.
Larned golfer makes cut
SALINA – Larned’s Easton Fitzpatrick shot 12-over-83 and placed at the 3A state golf championship at Hesston Golf Course. Larned (368) placed 12th.
Cheney's Harrison Middleton (68) birdied five holes to win the 3A state title. Hesston runner-up Camden Waterson (69) birdied seven holes, including his final three holes. Conditions were perfect with a high of 65 degrees and light wind.
Hesston (319) won the school's 10th team championship over Santa Fe Trail (321).
3A HESSTON G.C. par 71
TEAM TOTALS—1—Hesston 319; 2—Santa Fe Trail 321; 3—Olathe Heritage 323; 4—Cheney 332; 5—Anderson County 333; 6—Frontenac 335; 7—Scott City 341; 8—Cimarron 342; 9—Caney Valley 345; 10—Colby 348; 11—Nemaha Central 352; 12—Larned 368 (Fitzpatrick 83 (41-42); Talon Reynolds, 87 (41-46); Gryffin Cowell, 93 (50-43); Mark Hamrick, 105 (54-51); Canvas Lovesee, 110 (57-53); Gage Donecker, 124 (59-65)
TOP 20 MEDALISTS—1—Harrison Middleton, Cheney, 68 (34-34); 2—Camden Waterson, Hesston, 69 (36-33); 3—Lane workman, SF Trail, 72 (38-34); 4—Drew Buchman, Council Grove, 74 (37-37); Tony Rogers, Caney Valley, 74 (36-38); 6—Kyle Eggers, Neodesha, 75 (37-38); 7—Ashton Albright, Olathe Heritage, 76 (41-35); Blake Buessing, SF Trail 76 (39-37); 9—Josh Weishapf, Cimarron, 79 (38-41); 10—Bryce Badsky, Silver Lake, 80 (41-39); Kaden Blagg, Caney Valley, 80 (40-40); Aiden Kearney, Wellsville, 80 (41-39); Cole Niederklein, Frontenac, 80 (41-39); Lane Richards, Anderson Co. 80 (37-43); Jackson Rumsford, Scott City, 80 (43-37); Ty Schroeder, Hesston, 80 (40-40); Hunter Vaughn, Colby, 80 (41-39); 18—Owen Evans, Olathe Heritage, 81 (43-38); Isaac Lueger, Nemaha Central, 81 (43-38); Vinny Pile, Frontenac, 81, (43-38)
