Wawasee Takes Tourney

NAPPANEE - Four of five Wawasee golfers shot under 80 as the Warriors won Saturday's Northern Lakes Conference Tournament.

Ryan Skaggs shot 77, Lucas White 75, Kyle Lundy 77 and Stephen Conrad 78 on McCormick Creek's par-72 18-hole course. Wawasee shot 307 to finish first, while Warsaw shot 314 for second place and NorthWood 319 for third place. Wawasee's other score was an 82 by Josh Abrams.

The day may have belonged to Wawasee, but the season didn't.

Even though Wawasee won the tournament, Warsaw won the Northern Lakes Conference title. Final NLC standings combine the tournament and regular season records. Warsaw went 6-0 in the NLC and placed second in the NLC Tournament to earn 13 points in the NLC. Wawasee went 4-2 in the NLC, and with the first place in the tournament, took second overall with 12 points.

Warsaw sophomore Aaron Turner won medalist honors with his 75. He shot 38 on the front nine and 37 on the back nine. Wawasee's White also shot 75, but Turner edged him with a birdie on hole No. 3 in a sudden death playoff.

Also for Warsaw, Justin Howell shot 78, Ryan Slone 82, Adam Johnson 80 and Greg Clay 81.

Nick Abel's 76 led NorthWood.

2000 NLC GOLF INVITATIONAL

Saturday at McCormick Creek in Nappanee

Par 72

Team scores -Ê1. Wawasee 307, 2. Warsaw 314, 3. NorthWood 319, 4. Goshen 324, 5. Concord 340, 6. Plymouth 345, 7. Northridge 358

Medalist - Aaron Turner (Warsaw) 38-37 75

Warsaw -ÊJustin Howell 39-39 78, Aaron Turner 38-37 75, Ryan Slone 39-43 82, Adam Johnson 41-39 80, Greg Clay 43-38 81

Wawasee -ÊRyan Skaggs 38-39 77, Lucas White 37-38 75, Kyle Lundy 38-39 77, Stephen Conrad 36-42 78, Josh Abrams 43-39 82

NorthWood - Waites 39-40 79, Stavedahl 42-45 87, Abel 38-38 76, Reynolds 41-51 92, Corwin 39-38 77

All-Conference -ÊAaron Turner (Warsaw), Lucas White (Wawasee), Nick Abel (NorthWood), Tony Meyers (Goshen), Brent Fowler (Concord), Justin Howell (Warsaw), Phil Kreighbaum (Plymouth), Chet Walters (NorthWood)

Honorable mention -ÊAdam Johnson (Warsaw), Kyle Lundy (Wawasee), Ryan Skaggs (Wawasee), Joe Nelson (Goshen), Brad Webb (Goshen), Adam Gifford (Plymouth)

Coach of the Year - Bob Turner (Warsaw)

Regular season match records: 1. Warsaw 6-0, 2. Wawasee 4-2, 2. Goshen 4-2, 2. NorthWood 4-2, 5. Concord 2-4, 6. Plymouth 1-5, 7. Northridge 0-6

Overall records -Ê1. Warsaw 14-2, 2. Warsaw 13-2, 3. Goshen 14-3, 4. Concord 9-8, 5. NorthWood 8-5, 6. Plymouth 8-13, 7. Northridge 3-13

Final NLC standings and points (combines regular season records and Saturday's tournament): 1. Warsaw 13, 2. Wawasee 12, 3. NorthWood 10, 4. Goshen 9, 5. Concord 6, 6. Plymouth 4, 7. Northridge 2