MCPHERSON — Great Bend’s Cole Streck shot 3-over-par 73 (38-35) to earn fourth medalist honors at Thursday’s McPherson Invitational at Turkey Creek Golf Course. Streck placed 35th (85) at the 5A state golf meet last year at Kansas City.

“Cole Streck played very well, earning fourth-place individually,” said Great Bend coach Travis McAtee. 

The Panthers placed fifth (340), also counting scores by 20th-place Brantley Baldwin (84), 27th-place Scott Heilman (86) and 48th-place Cal Dunekack (97).   

“We started on the back nine holes, and struggled getting off to a good start,” McAtee said. “I was encouraged by Brantley Baldwin’s comeback from a back nine 47 to a front nine 37. Scott Heilman shot 40 on the front nine after a 46 back nine.  The potential is there to be a good golf team.  We’ve got things to iron out before Garden City April 13.”

Hays High (311) placed first ahead of runner-up Salina Sacred Heart (317), a four-time 2A state champion.  Hays High;s Josh Norris (71) earned medalist honors and Sacred Heart’s Tate Herrenbruck (72) and Arkansas City’s Trent Sutherland (72). 

MCPHERSON INVITATIONAL

Turkey Creek Golf Club, par 70 

TEAM TOTALS—

1—Hays High 311

2—Salina Sacred Heart 317

3—Salina South 332

4—Newton 339

5—Great Bend 340

6—Hutchinson 340

7—Buhler 344

8—Sterling 361

9—McPherson 374

10—Derby 385

11—St. John 433

12—Winfield 469

TOP 20 MEDALISTS

1—Josh Norris, Hays, 36-35—71

2—Tate Herrenbruck, SSH, 39-33—72

3—Trent Sutherland, Ark City, 38-34—72

4—Cole Streck, GB, 38-35—73

5—Parker Renz, SS, 38-35—73

6—Tradgon McCrae, Hays, 37-36—73

7—Erick Hernandez, New, 41-35—76

8—Jason Krannawitter, Hays, 40-37—77

9—Kameron Shaw, SSH, 35-43—78 

10—Hunter Lujano, New, 38-41—79

11—Tre Cornwell, Derby, 41-40—81

12—Trevor Rhoades, Hut, 40-41—81

13—Zach Surface, STG, 39-43—82

14—Caleb Gilliland, SSH, 45-38—83

15—Parker Norton, SS, 41-42—83

16—Brock Southern, Hut, 40-43—83 

17—Jake Winchester, Hut, 44-40—84

18—Cole Francis, Derby, 42 42—84

19—Charlie Skidmore, SSH, 39-45—84

20—Brantley Baldwin, GB, 37-47—84

GREAT BEND

27—Scott Heilman, 40-46—86

48—Cal Dunekack, 49-48—97

50—Jayson Effertz, 50-50—100

67—Hamish Brown, 56-62—118

ST. JOHN

42—Mason Osborne, 44-49—93

44—Marshall Woolf, 46-48—94

63—Austin Woolf, 53-61—114

75—Toby Woolf, 77-55—132

STERLING

34—Lucas Gilmore, 42-46—88

45—Caden Webb, 49-46—95

47—Wyatt Schmidt, 45-51—96

60—Wyatt Beltz, 58-55—113

72—Kaz Comley, 64-61—125