RUSSELL – Great Bend golfer Kelby Titus captured medalist honors with a 73 to place first at the Russell Golf Invitational Thursday. Titus also competed Friday at the Hutchinson Golf Invitational at Carey Park and shot a 9-over-80 to tie for 56th.

Titus is averaging 76.6 heading to Monday’s Great Bend Golf Invitational at Stoneridge Country Club.

The Panthers placed third (375) behind Phillipsburg (338) and Hays-Thomas More Prep (360) at Russell.

RUSSELL TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Phillipsburg 338; 2—Hays-Thomas More Prep 360; 3—Great Bend 375; 4—Smith Center 422; 5—Hays High 423; 6—Russell 439; 7—Hoisington 441

TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Kelby Titus, GB, 36-37—73; 2—Rozean, TMP, 40-41—81; 3—Ellis, P, 42-40—82; 4—Birky, R, 44-40—84; 5—Moon, P, 42-42—84; 6—Kellerman, P, 40-44—84; 7—Weems, Ell Saline, 41-46—87; 8—Martin, P, 45-43—88; 9—Sides, P, 46-43—89; 10—Braun, TMP, 42048—90

GREAT BEND—Kelby Titus, 36-37—73; Jared Divis 51-44—99; Isaac Panzer 49-51—100; Cal Marshall 52-51—103; Keaton Sander 53-52—105; Aaron Stein, 54-61—115

HOISINGTON—Matt Miller 54-53—107; Gavin Riedl 51-58—109; Nash Stambaugh 54-58—112; Alex Rziha 53-60—113; Damon Luerman 58-71—129; Gannon Radenberg, 69-69—138