Warsaw, Triton Golfers Finish Second In Conference Matches
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ELKHART — The Northridge boys golf team wrapped up the 2014 Northern Lakes Conference championship Saturday at Elkhart’s Christiana Creek Country Club. After going through the regular season at 7-0, the Northridge Raiders shot a 305 on the par-70 course, while Warsaw and NorthWood each finished with a 327, although Warsaw took second place based on its fifth-man score. The Wawasee Warriors went 4-3 in NLC play this season, but finished eighth at the conference meet with a 347. Overall, Northridge was the NLC champion, based on the conference meet and regular season, followed by Warsaw and NorthWood in the second and third, respectively, while Wawasee was sixth. Northridge’s Will Erekson was the top player at the conference meet, shooting a 66. Warsaw’s Jonny Hollar had the third-best score of 77 and Wawasee’s Jeffrey Moore’s 79 was good for fifth place. All-conference players from Warsaw were Hollar, Will Petro and Michael Jensen and Wawasee’s Moore and Tristen Atwood were also honored. Warsaw and Wawasee will both be at today’s Bob Turner Classic at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – 1. Northridge 305, 2. Warsaw 327, 3. NorthWood 327, 4. Plymouth 334, 5. Elkhart Memorial 334, 6. Goshen 340, 7. Concord 342, 8. Wawasee 347. (Christiana Creek C.C., Par 70) Top 15 (All-NLC) – 1. Will Erekson (Nr) 66, 2. Alex Dutkowski (NW) 75, 3. Jonny Hollar (War) 77, 4. Austin Schmidt (Nr) 78, 5. (tie) Jeffrey Moore (Waw), Braden Sherwood (EM) 79, 7. Tom Morrison (Nr) 80, 8. (tie) Will Petro (War), Luke Morrison (Nr) 81, 10. (tie) Michael Jensen (War), Tristen Atwood (Waw), Zach Craft (P), Braden Glaser (NW), Corbin Bullock (Nr), Alex Hartsough (G) 82. Northridge – Erekson 66, T. Morrison 80, L. Morrison 81, Schmidt 78, Bullock 82. Warsaw – Hollar 77, Petro 81, Ryan Cultice 88, Brandon Eckert 87, Jensen 82. Wawasee – Atwood 82, Moore 79, Cal Heinisch 92, Mason Germonprez 94, Rasmus Rich 96.
Saturday in Culver The Triton boys golf team finished second at Saturday’s Northern State Conference Championships. Playing at Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Course, the John Glenn Falcons won the tournament with a 313, while Triton shot a 327. On the par-71 course, Glenn’s Tyler Prentkowski was the top player of the day, shooting a 69, while Triton was paced by Tanner Shepherd and Lucas Shafer, as both finished with a 79. Triton will be at today’s Bob Turner Classic at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. NORTHERN STATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – 1. John Glenn 313, 2. Triton 327, 3. LaVille 339, 4. Bremen 358, 5. Culver 378, 6. New Prairie 382, 7. Jimtown 387, 8. Knox 426. (Mystic Hills G.C., Par 71) Top 15 (All-NSC) – 1. Tyler Prentkowski (JG) 69, 2. Zach Gurtner (LV) 73, 3. Cam Gurtner (LV) 76, 4. Kevin Woodyard (B) 77, 5. Austen Hayes (JG) 78 6. (tie) Tanner Shepherd (T), Lucas Shafer (T), Trent Elliott (C) Brae Mauser (J) 79, 10. Greg Music (T) 82, 11. (tie) Michael Schmelth (JG), Christian Jaske (JG) 83, 13. Mitchell Heifert (NP) 85, 14. (tie) Braden Kreft (T), Jordan Anderson (T) 87. Glenn – Prentkowski 69, Hayes 78, Schmelth 83, Jaske 83, Sam Newhart 96. Triton – Shepherd 79, Music 82, Kreft 87, Shafer 79, Anderson 87.
