Panther golfers compete

HAYS – Great Bend Panther Scott Heilman tied for 20th (87) at Monday’s Hays Golf Invitational. Play was conducted in north winds 10 to 20 mph with temperatures in the 50s.

The Panthers finished ninth (405) with 40th Esten Moore (102), 43rd Joe Linenberger (103) and 54th Jonathan Randall (113) also counting.

Garden City’s Theo Juhl shot 4-under-par 67 with a trio of birdies and an eagle. Reigning Western Athletic Conference champion Garden City (312) placed first.

HAYS INVITATIONAL

SMOKY HILL C.C. par 71`

TEAM TOTALS—1—Garden City 312; 2—Topeka Seaman 335; 3—Salina Sacred Heart 340; 4—Dodge City 351; 5—Hays High 368; 6—Salina South 371; 7—Liberal 390; 8—Junction City398; 9—Great Bend 405

TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Theo Juhl, GC, 67 (33-34); 2—Cooper Scheck, DC, 76 (40-36); 3—Jack Koksal, GC, 77 (41-36); Mike Matteucci, HHS, 77 (40-37); 5—Gavin Wilhelm, TS, 78 (38-40); 6—Tim Biggs, TS, 80 (39-41); Myles Alonzo, Topeka West, 80 (39-41); 8—Maddix Shook, GC, 82 (45-37); 9—Maddox Xagsongham, SS, 83 (43-40); Nick Elmore, SSH, 83 (45-38)

GREAT BEND (405)—20—Scott Heilman, 87 (45-42); 40—Esten Moore, 102 (55-47); 43—Joe Linenberger, 103 (53-50); 54—Jonathan Randall, 113 (56-57); 56—Blake Parsons. 116 (58-58)