GMC High School Golf CHAMPIONSHIPS
The GMC Golf championships were held at Ironwood Golf Course in Wauseon on Friday, September 25, 2015
Boys Team Scores:
1st Tinora 348; 2nd Fairview 352; 2nd Hicksville 352; 4th Wayne Trace 354; 5th Ayersville 531; 6th Edgerton 374; 7th Antwerp 392; 8th Holgate 403
Golfer of the Year:
Cole Woods 76, Tinora
1st Team:
Matthew Kozumplik 80, Fairview; Evan Baughman 83, Wayne Trace; Bailey Tear 83, Hicksville; Alec Vest 84, Wayne Trace; Austin Willitzer 84, Ayersville
2nd Team:
Brett Camp 85, Tinora; Jake Grim 85, Holgate; Logan Hetrick 86, Fairview; Garrett Miller 86, Hicksville; Collin Derrow 88, Tinora; Eric Engel 88, Ayersville; Cameron Schaper 88, Edgerton; Jacob Siebenaler 88, Edgerton
Honorable Mention:
Wes Perry 91, Hicksville; Quentin Peffley 92, Hicksville; Jeffrey Coleman 93, Antwerp; Brayden Dietrich 93, Fairview; Kody King 93, Fairview; Brady Stabler 93, Wayne Trace
Girls Team Scores:
1st Antwerp 386; 2nd Wayne Trace 400; 3rd Tinora 403; 4th Hicksville 443; 5th Ayersville 370
Golfer of the Year:
Gabbi Keller 85, Tinora
1st Team:
Emilee Phipps 89, Antwerp; Sierra Cline 94, Antwerp; Paige Johnson 96, Fairview; Micah Schroeder 97, Hicksville; Hailey Dempsey 99, Wayne Trace
2nd Team:
Brooke Gerig 100, Antwerp; Gracie Gudakunst 100, Wayne Trace; Hannah Sleesman 100, Edgerton; Gillianne Wiseman 100, Wayne Trace; Brooke Sinn 101, Wayne Trace; Amanda Roberts 103, Antwerp; Maddie Trefzger 103, Tinora; Jenna Wilson 103, Antwerp
Honorable Mention:
Rylee Sanders 105, Tinora; Stephanie Lambert 110, Tinora; Grace Roberts 110, Ayersville; Laney Balser 111, Hicksville; Riley Balser 117, Hicksville; Selena Alvarado 118, Tinora; Madison Brown 118, Tinora; Taylor Larry 118, Hicksville
Girls Golf at St. Mike’s Golf Course
Wayne Trace (194) – Brooke Sinn 46, Gracie Gudakunst 49, Hailey Dempsey 49, Gilly Wiseman 50, Olivia Klinker 62
Tinora (221) – Gabbi Keller 48, Stephanie Lambert 55, Maddie Trefzger 56, Riley Sanders 62
Fairview – Paige Johnson 56, Emily Culler 61, McKayla Bauer 64
LINCOLNVIEW WINS NWC GOLF TITLE
Lincolnview won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at Country Acres Golf Club. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2015 conference golf championship for the Lancers.
The Lancers had a team total 324 to defeat tournament runner-up Allen East (357) by 33 strokes. Other tournament team totals were Paulding (373), Spencerville (392), Crestview (395), Columbus Grove (409), Delphos Jefferson (424), Ada (537). Bluffton participated and did not receive a team score.
Lincolnview junior, Joshah Rager, was the tournament medalist with a 1-under par score of 71. Second place medalist honors went to senior Kayne Richardson of Allen East (81). The third place medalist was Braden Evans of Lincolnview with an 83.
Following play, the tournament finished each school was combined with their regular season finish to determine the final golf standings for the NWC for 2015. Lincolnview won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 18 points. Allen East took second place in the conference with 16 points. Paulding had the third-place finish with a total of 14 points. The other schools’ order of conference finish was Spencerville (11.5), Crestview (10.5), Columbus Grove (8), Delphos Jefferson (6), Ada (3.5) and Bluffton (2.5)
Following this action, the NWC also presented its All-Conference Awards for 2015.
The coaches voted Daryl Dowdy of Lincolnview as Coach of the Year. Junior Joshah Rager of Lincolnview earned Player of the Year honors for the second straight year by virtue of points earned during each regular season match. Rager was joined on the NWC First Team by Kayne Richardson of Allen East, Aaron Belcher of Bluffton Mitchell Youngpeter of Spencerville, Parker Frey of Allen East, Connor Lautzenheiser of Crestview and Cade McGarvey of Paulding.
TOURNAMENT SCORES (Teams and Individuals):
1. LINCOLNVIEW 324
Joshah Rager 71, Braden Evans 83, Derek Youtsey 84, Ryan Moody 86
2. ALLEN EAST 357
Kayne Richardson 81, Parker Frey 86, Harrison Kill 83, Grant Whitley 97
3. PAULDING 363
Ethan Dominique 85, Fletcher Cook 91, Westin Phlipot 97, Cade McGarvey 100
4. SPENCERVILLE 392
Mitchell Youngpeter 86, Brian Wood 94, Collin Davis 102, Alex Gallman 110
5. CRESTVIEW 395
Connor Lautzenheiser 84, Caleb Myers 101, Colton Lautzenheiser 104, Ronnie Schumm 106
6. COLUMBUS GROVE 409
Jacob Oglesbee 98, Noah Oglesbee 101, Kyle Welty 103, Logan Malsam 107
7. DELPHOS JEFFERSON 424
Andrew Foust 93, Tristan Moore 109, Alex Theobald 111, Evan Mox 111
8. ADA 537
Cade Mullins 112, Taylor Ramey 125, Rob Allison 147, Brice Ferguson 153
9. BLUFFTON no team score
Aaron Belcher 84, Tyler McLaughlin 111, Jared Metzger 133, Jordan Siefer 144
2015 NWC ALL-CONFERENCE GOLF TEAMS
FIRST TEAM:
Joshah Rager, Lincolnview, 189.5; Kayne Richardson, Allen East, 185.5; Aaron Belcher, Bluffton, 182; Mitchell Youngpeter, Spencerville, 182; Parker Frye, Allen East, 176; Connor Lautzenheiser, Crestview 171; Cade McGarvey, Paulding, 156
SECOND TEAM:
Noah Oglesbee, Columbus Grove, 154.5; Ethan Dominique, Paulding, 153.5; Cole Heller, Paulding, 150; Andrew Foust, Delphos Jefferson, 149.5; Ryan Moody, Lincolnview, 149.5; Collin Davis, Spencerville, 148.5
HONORABLE MENTION:
Kyle Welty, Columbus Grove, 139.5; Derek Youtsey, Lincolnview, 139; Colton Lautzenheiser, Crestview, 137; Tyler McLaughlin, Bluffton, 127.5; Alex Theobald, Delphos Jefferson, 125; Cade Mullins, Ada, 124; Ronnie Schumm, Crestview, 123; Jaden Youtsey, Lincolnview, 122.5; Reece Farmer, Lincolnview, 116; Jacob Oglesbee, Columbus Grove, 114.5; Drake Mertz, Spencerville, 102; Brandon Hammons, Delphos Jefferson, 101
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Joshah Rager, Lincolnview
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Daryl Dowdy, Lincolnview
In each NWC match, points are awarded to the 12 players based on order of finish from 1st through 12th. The medalist earns 12 points, the next lowest score 11, etc. Ties add the points for the places involved and divide by the number of ties.
All-Conference players are selected by the total points amassed during regular season NWC matches. The top point getter is named Golfer of the Year and is accorded First Team honors. The next six (and ties) also earn First Team honors. The next six (and ties) are named to the Second Team. The next twelve (and ties) earn Honorable Mention.
Coach of the Year is determined by a vote of the conference coaches at the season-ending league tournament.
Boys Golf at Pond-A-River Golf Course
On September 21st, Antwerp and Hilltop teed off at Pond-A-River Golf Course for high school boys golf.
Antwerp (168) – Coleman 40, Cline 38, Getrost 38, Roebel 52, Lee 66, Chirgwin 47
Hilltop (184) – Shipman 55, Vanhatten 46, Grant 44, Batterfield 39
