Varsity 541

PREP GOLF

Local players off to blazing starts in state golf

Street siblings at St. Mary's, Phoenix's Engle, North girls in trophy position

Mail Tribune
May 19, 2009

St. Mary's golfers put themselves in prime position for a run at team and individual trophies in boys and girls competition, and the Phoenix boys and North Medford girls boasted similar starts Monday during the first day of action in their respective state tournaments.

Phoenix senior Daniel Engle proved to be the only local golfer to take a first-day lead. He shot an impressive 5-under-par 67 to open a three-shot advantage in Class 4A boys action at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks.

As a team, the Pirates shot a season-low 319 to put themselves in position for a trophy (top-four finishers) in fourth place.

"It's wonderful for us and we're glad to be in the spot that we're in," said Phoenix boys coach Kyle Walker. "It's an unexpected treat for us to be in this position, but now we're in a position where we can go out and play (today) and maybe hang in there for a trophy."

Engle birdied his first three holes and shot a 5-under 31 on the front nine during his stellar round.

The brother-sister duo at St. Mary's of Alex and Aubrie Street also fared well on Monday, with senior Alex Street finishing tied for third for the Crusader boys after Day 1 with a 75 in Class 3A/2A/1A action at Quail Valley.

Cascade Christian's Mike McNall is only two shots off Street's pace, however, after shooting a 77 Monday, and both local boys trail leader Alex Harding (70) of Westside Christian.

Alex Street endured a rough stretch run that included a double bogey on the par-5 17th hole after a bad bounce on his second shot sent his ball under a tree, forcing him to take an unplayable lie.

"He was 1 over going into that hole and thinking he could make birdie and get back to even, then he ended up making double bogey," said St. Mary's boys coach Brad Bills.

Aubrie Street was one of several Crusader girls to shine at Eagle Crest's Ridge Course in Redmond, with the junior standout coming in at 75 to put her second only to Valley Catholic's Lindsay Harmon (73).

St. Mary's teammate Cassandra Carothers carded an 80 and is tied for fifth, while Moira Cain is tied for 10th with an 86. With Katie Wayman shooting 91 to put herself in the No. 20 spot, the Crusaders lead the 4A/3A/2A/1A team competition with a 332 — 21 strokes better than Gladstone and Molalla.

Buoyed by steady play from all four scorers Monday, North Medford's girls team moved into second place in the Class 6A team race with a 327 — just three shots behind leader St. Mary's Academy.

Junior standout Sunny Powers led the charge for the Black Tornado with a 76 at Trysting Tree in Corvallis, while teammates Abby Perkins and Katelyn Galante are tied for 19th overall at 83. Abby Mann is only two shots back with an 85, good for a tie for 23rd heading into today's final action.

CLASS 6A BOYS

At Emerald Valley, Creswell

TEAM SCORES — South Eugene 304, Sheldon 311, Tigard 314, Jesuit 315, Redmond 316, Central Catholic 318, Tualatin 322, Westview 323, Lake Oswego 325, Lincoln 325, West Linn 329, Grant 332, Sam Barlow 334, South Salem 351.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Arthur Kim, Tigard, 71; T2, Nick Chianello, Centennial, 74, and Tye Gabriel, Lake Oswego, 74, and Alex Kang, Tigard, 74, and Jay Puffinburger, South Eugene, 74, and Andy Rodby, Redmond, 74; T7, Zach Foushee, West Linn, 75, and Will Guitteau, Grant 75; T9, Nate Krause, Sheldon, 76, and Sulman Raza, South Eugene, 76, and Cole Weinhold, South Eugene, 76.

Local Individuals

T71, Hamilton Baehr, North Medford, 86; T78, Brandon Bol, South Medford, 87.

CLASS 5A BOYS

At Emerald Valley, Creswell

TEAM SCORES — West Albany 299, Summit 313, Wilsonville 320, Cleveland 326, The Dalles Wahtonka 335, Thurston 338, Churchill 346, Corvallis 351, Glencoe 352, Ashland 361, Klamath Union 371, Madison 427.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — T1, Jesse Heinly, Summit, 70, and Nick Sherwood, West Albany, 70; 3, Hans Reimers, West Albany, 74; T4, Eli Mendez, West Albany, 75, and Damian Telles, The Dalles Wahtonka, 75; T6, Travis Johnsen, Wilsonville, 77, and Dillon Myers, Wilsonville, 77; T8, Dylan Cramer, Summit, 78, and Jackson Kintzinger, Klamath Union, 78, and Robbie Quivey, Hillsboro, 78, and Jeff Wall, Cleveland, 78.

Local Teams

ASHLAND (361) — T35, Michael Wurzell, 86; T43, Matt Amrhein, 88; T62, Neil Presicci, 93; T64, Matt Naylor, 94.

Local Individuals

T18, Hunter DeLange, Eagle Point, 81; T21, Tanner Scott, Eagle Point, 82; T47, Travis Hawthorne, Eagle Point, 89.

CLASS 4A BOYS

At Quail Valley, Banks

TEAM SCORES — La Salle 310, Brookings-Harbor 311, Marist 315, Phoenix 319, Gladstone 321, Henley 323, Newport 330, La Grande 331, Scappoose 332, Sisters 338, Seaside 339, McLoughlin 345, Taft 356, Siuslaw 368.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Daniel Engle, Phoenix, 67; 2, Garrett Wisbaum, La Salle, 70; T3, Cole Cannard, Estacada, 73, and Neal Hammond, Banks, 73, and Jack Pennington, Marist, 73, and Jed Warren, Brookings-Harbor, 73; 7, Ross Martin, Newport, 74; T8, Patrick Dalton, La Salle, 75, and Devan Flukinger, Seaside, 75, and Shawn Gaffney, Gladstone, 75, and Garrett Schwietert, North Valley, 75.

Local Teams

PHOENIX (319) — 1, Daniel Engle, 67; T30, Alex Hobson, 82; T48, Nick Galbreath, 85; T48, Austin Campoy, 85.

Local Individuals

T12, Ryan Melnychuk, North Valley, 76; T37, Carmen Oliveri, Hidden Valley, 83.

CLASS 3A/2A/1A BOYS

At Quail Valley, Banks

TEAM SCORES — Westside Christian 324, Burns 326, Creswell 330, Catlin Gabel 332, Echo 335, St. Mary's 337, Valley Catholic 340, Cascade Christian 346, Enterprise 348, McKenzie 351, Heppner 351, Portland Adventist 356, Santiam Christian 361, Salem Academy 367.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Alex Harding, Westside Christian, 70; 2, J.J. Eldred, Nyssa, 72; T3, Aleks Gabrio, Creswell, 75, and Andy Hammon, Burns, 75, and Alex Street, St. Mary's, 75; T6, Dakota Hull, Enterprise, 77, and Mike McNall, Cascade Christian, 77, and Blake Morell, Catlin Gabel, 77; T9, Levi Bonnell, Glide, 78, and Nick Johnson, Blanchet Catholic, 78, and Kiger Plews, McKenzie, 78.

Local Teams

ST. MARY'S (337) — T3, Alex Street, 75; T23, Matt Gervais, 82; T48, Ian Wayman, 87; T67, Mat Schulenburg, 93.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN (346) — T6, Mike McNall, 77; T39, Ben Purtzer, 86; T60, Micah Ratcliff, 91; T64, Jon Marcu, 92.

CLASS 6A GIRLS

At Trysting Tree, Corvallis

TEAM SCORES — St. Mary's Academy 324, North Medford 327, Lake Oswego 330, Jesuit 339, West Linn 343, Tualatin 354, Redmond 366, Westview 367, Central Catholic 375, Sheldon 381, Canby 391, West Salem 397, Lincoln 403, Franklin 465.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — T1, Ashlee Pickerell, West Salem, 72, and Sharon Shin, West Linn, 72; T3, Kendall Price, Lake Oswego, 73, and Avery Sills, Lincoln, 73; 5, Rachael Fischer, St. Mary's Academy, 75; T6, Sunny Powers, North Medford, 76, and Seshai-Lei Telles, Tualatin, 76; 8, Amy Beth Simanton, Lake Oswego, 77; T9, Taylor Babcock, Lakeridge, 79, and Audrey Dalton, St. Mary's Academy, 79, and Lindsay Reeve, Redmond, 79, and Sarah Salvatori, Sprague, 79, and Jill Westendorf, Redmond, 79.

Local Teams

NORTH MEDFORD (327) — T6, Sunny Powers, 75; T19, Abby Perkins, 83; T19, Katelyn Galante, 83; T23, Abby Mann, 85.

Local Individuals

67, Ryann Cuthbertson, South Medford, 100; 76, Cassie DeRocher, Grants Pass, 107.

CLASS 5A GIRLS

At Trysting Tree, Corvallis

TEAM SCORES — West Albany 350, Summit 356, Crescent Valley 364, Glencoe 372, Crook County 381, Liberty 407, Marshfield 450, Crater 452, Thurston 452, Madison 502.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Sierra James, Pendleton, 81; T2, Caitlyn Doyle, Crescent Valley, 82, and Juhee Lee, Wilsonville, 82, and Soojii Namgung, Glencoe, 82; T5, Chelsey Lind, Mountain View, 83, and Katie Ortman, West Albany, 83; T7, Caroline Inglis, Churchill, 84, and Katie Zajicek, Corvallis, 84; 9, Kersey Wilcox, Crook County, 85; T10, Kathleen Adame, Summit, 86, and Kara Hartman, West Albany, 86, and Kristen Parr, Summit, 86.

Local Teams

CRATER (452) — T40, Kara Vezzani, 106; T44, McKenzie Guthrie, 107; T52, Taylor Norris, 117; 57, Maile Guthrie, 122.

Individuals

46, Willie Michiels, Ashland, 108; 56, Drew Van Vleck, Ashland, 121.

CLASS 4A/3A/2A/1A GIRLS

At Eagle Crest Ridge Course, Redmond

TEAM SCORES — St. Mary's 332, Gladstone 353, Molalla 353, Henley 386, Sisters 390, Newport 406, Marist 410, Sutherlin 414, Baker 414, Ontario 420, Scappoose 425, Taft 433, Seaside 434, Siuslaw 466.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Lindsay Harmon, Valley Catholic, 73; 2, Aubrie Street, St. Mary's, 75; 3, Kalee Gibbons, Molalla, 78; 4, Kate Bigelow, Newport, 79; T5, Heather Bruce, Enterprise, 80, and Cassandra Carothers, St. Mary's, 80; 7, Shelby Ross, Sisters, 82; T8, Melissa Gibbons, Molalla, 85, and Emily Rawls, Sisters, 85; T10, Krystal Alldritt, Gladstone, 86, and Moira Cain, St. Mary's, 86, and Allie Prue, Henley, 86.

Local Teams

ST. MARY'S (332) — 2, Aubrie Street, 75; T5, Cassandra Carothers, 80; T10, Moira Cain, 86; 20, Katie Wayman, 91.

Local Individuals

T46, Stephanie Carter, Hidden Valley, 103; T54, Emily Pierson, North Valley, 106; T65, Jennifer Carter, Hidden Valley, 111.