The Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles, with a team score of 301, have won the Class 2, Section 4 golf tournament, played Monday at the Green Hills Golf Course in Chillicothe. South Harrison, with a second place total of 343, will send its entire team to next week’s Class 2 state event, along with LeBlond.
Hank Lierz of LeBlond was the Section 4 champion with a score of 5-under par 67, followed by teammate Brooks Jungbluth at 70. The top area score came from Hamilton’s Ethan Green, in fourth place with a mark of 74. Trenton senior Lathan Croy will advance to state, with a 7-over par score of 79 earning Croy a 6th place tie with Richard Bray of Barstow.
In an interview with UClick-TV, Croy admitted that he could have shot better than 79, and he is hoping to do just that at state in six days:
Other state tournament clinching scores from Chillicothe on Monday were:
Austin Lasher – South Harrison – 82
Grant Taylor – South Harrison – 84
Koltyn Smith – South Harrison – 88
Cole Taylor – South Harrison – 89
Nicholas Wyckoff – Hamilton – 89
The Gallatin Bulldogs are the champions of Class 1, Section 4, sending the entire squad from the Grand River Conference champions to next week’s state meet, along with runner-up Mid-Buchanan. Gallatin’s winning score was 328, with the Mid-Buchanan Dragons at 343.
Gallatin senior Jett Simmons won medalist honors on Monday at 1-over par, followed by GHS teammate Gabriel Cole at 5-over. Other state tournament clinching scores, from Class 1, Section 4, were:
Jeffrey Hamilton – Marceline – +7
Austin Swieger – Maysville – +11
Collin Breckenridge – King City – +12
Mitchell Carroll – Stanberry – +13
Logan Burns – Gallatin – +14
Rylan Chrisman – Marceline – +15
Colby Sims – Marceline – +16
Ryan McClellan – Worth County – +19
Colin Beck – Gallatin – +25
Haden Bradford – Gallatin – +30
Photo credit – Jim Bligh / UClick-TV / Chillicothe, MO
