SYRACUSE – Led by the duo of Tyler Ostrom and Jon Schram, Warsaw’s varsity boys golf team won the 15-team Wawasee Invite Saturday at South Shore. Ostrom, the defending state champion, fired a medalist round of 73, while Schram shot 76 to finish fourth individually. Their effort helped the seventh-ranked Tigers post a four-man score of 308, beating runner-up NorthWood by eight strokes. Homestead finished third at 322, followed in the top five by Northridge (327( and Fairfield (331). Among other local teams, Wawasee’s gold squad - made up mainly of its typical varsity lineup – finished ninth with a 349, while the Wawasee green team was 11th (365), Whitko was 12th (370) and Manchester was 13th (374). Other scores for Warsaw included Bennett Hollar’s 79 and Tim Ahlersmeyer’s 80. Jonny Hollar rounded out the Warsaw lineup with an 82. Derek Zurcher led the Wawasee gold team with an 83, while Zach Reiff shot 86 for the Wawasee green team. Danny Zawlocki paced Whitko with an 84, and Tyler Watson led Manchester with a 79.
WAWASEE INVITE (South Shore G.C., par 72) Team scores – Warsaw 308, NorthWood 316, Homestead 322, Northridge 327, Fairfield 331, Chesterton 333, Plymouth 333, Lakeland 335, Wawasee gold 349, Goshen 353, Wawasee green 365, Whitko 370, Manchester 374, Columbia City 376, Elkhart Central 382 Top 5 individuals – Tyler Ostrom (Warsaw) 73, Zach Hochstedler (Fairfield) 75, Payton Grubbs (NorthWood) 76, Jon Schram (Warsaw) 76, Austin Shaffer (Goshen) 76 Warsaw – Tyler Ostrom 73, Jon Schram 76, Bennett Hollar 79, Tim Ahlersmeyer 80, Jonny Hollar 82 Wawasee gold – Derek Zurcher 83, Dylan Cousins 86, Luke Jackson 93, Tristen Atwood 96, Maclain Herr 97 Wawasee green – Zach Reiff 86, Jordan Melching 91, Mason Germonprez 92, Cole Love 96, Tyler Kissinger 97 Whitko – Danny Zawlocki 84, Josh Busenbark 89, Colton LeTourneau 93, Cole Bechtold 104, Robbie Hopkins 132 Manchester – Tyler Watson 79, Aaron Johnson 93, Austin Whitaker 101, Connor Eichenauer 101, Xzavier Whitaker 107
