McNall, Street tie for fourth place at state

May 20, 2009
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Cascade Christian senior Mike McNall was as steady as they come at the Class 3A/2A/1A boys golf state tournament, and St. Mary's senior Alex Street was right there with him as the local duo tied for fourth at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks.

McNall carded a pair of 77s to finish with a two-day score of 154 to lead the Challengers, who placed 10th overall with a 705. McNall kick-started his final nine holes with an eagle 3 on the 10th hole, and later birdied hole Nos. 16 and 17 to highlight his second round.

Street couldn't quite match his peer's consistency after opening up his game to take a run at the top honors, stumbling down the stretch with three bogeys and a double bogey over his final four holes to finish with a second-day score of 79. Street opened with a 75 Monday and finished at 10-over 154, while his Crusaders finished in sixth place with a combined score of 680.

Both golfers were 10 shots off the pace set by Westside Christian's Alex Harding, who finished at even-par for the tournament. Catlin Gabel won the 3A/2A/1A team title with a 655.

In Class 6A action in Creswell, North Medford senior Hamilton Baehr improved nine strokes on the second day to finish tied for 39th with a 19-over-par 163 at Emerald Valley Golf Club.

Baehr shot a 77 Tuesday after carding an 86 in the first round.

South Medford's Brandon Bol had a 36-hole total of 170, which placed him tied for 65th. The Panther junior recorded rounds of 87 and 83.

Nick Chianello of Centennial and Tigard's Arthur Kim tied for the individual championship with an even-par 144. South Eugene won the 6A team title with a 615.

Ashland's Michael Wurzell paced the locals in the 5A state tournament at Emerald Valley, backing an opening-round 86 with an 81 on Tuesday to finish tied for 23rd with a 167. The Grizzlies finished ninth as a team with a combined score of 706 in the two-day event.

Eagle Point's Hunter DeLange and Tanner Scott tied for 42nd at 174, while teammate Travis Hawthorne finished 65th (188).

West Albany's Nick Sherwood won the individual title with a 4-over 148, and his team also won the 5A crown with a 624.

CLASS 6A BOYS

At Emerald Valley, Creswell

TEAM SCORES — South Eugene 615, Jesuit 629, Tigard 636, Tualatin 639, Redmond 645, Central Catholic 645, Sheldon 646, Lake Oswego 646, Lincoln 646, Sam Barlow 648, West Linn 649, Westview 654, Grant 674, South Salem 701.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — T1, Nick Chianello, Centennial, 74-70—144, and Arthur Kim, Tigard, 71-73—144; 3, Zach Foushee, West Linn, 75-71— 146; 4, Andy Rodby, Redmond, 74-74—148; T5, Alex Kang, Tigard, 74-76—150, and Sulman Raza, South Eugene, 76-74—150; T7, Jake Coleman, Jesuit, 77-74—151, and Tye Gabriel, Lake Oswego, 74-77—151; T9, Tyler Bevans, Sheldon, 77-76—153, and Tom Hanacek, Lincoln, 82-71—153, and Bobby Monaco, South Eugene, 78-75—153.

Local Individuals

T39, Hamilton Baehr, North Medford, 86-77—163; T65, Brandon Bol, South Medford, 87-83—170.

CLASS 5A BOYS

At Emerald Valley, Creswell

TEAM SCORES — West Albany 299-325—624, Wilsonville 320-313—633, Summit 313-338—651, Cleveland 326-329—655, Thurston 338-321—659, The Dalles Wahtonka 335-331—666, Corvallis 351-341—692, Churchill 346-352—698, Ashland 361-345—706, Glencoe 352-360—712, Klamath Union 371-380—751, Madison 427-423—850.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Nick Sherwood, West Albany, 70-78—148; 2, Jesse Heinly, Summit, 70-80—150; 3, Travis Johnsen, Wilsonville, 77-74—151; 4, Tyler Falk, Thurston, 80-74—154; 5, Damian Telles, The Dalles Wahtonka, 75-80—155; 6, Hans Reimers, West Albany, 74-82—156; 7, Eli Mendez, West Albany, 75-82—157; 8, Jesse Salzwedel, Wilsonville, 80-78—158; 9, Dillon Myers, Wilsonville, 77-83—160; 10, Conor Logan, Cleveland, 79-82—161.

Local Teams

ASHLAND (706) — T23, Michael Wurzell, 86-81—167; T52, Matt Naylor, 94-85—179; T54, Matt Amrhein, 88-93—181; T58, Clinton Murphy, 96-86—182; T68, Neil Presicci, 93-101—194.

Local Individuals

T42, Hunter DeLange, Eagle Point, 81-93—174; T42, Tanner Scott, Eagle Point, 82-92—174; 65, Travis Hawthorne, Eagle Point, 89-99—188.

CLASS 3A/2A/1A BOYS

At Quail Valley, Banks

TEAM SCORES — Catlin Gabel 332-323—655, Westside Christian 324-338—662, Creswell 330-334—664, Burns 326-348—674, Valley Catholic 340-335—675, St. Mary's 337-343—680, Echo 335-359—694, Heppner 351-353—704, Santiam Christian 361-343—704, Cascade Christian 346-359—705, McKenzie 351-355—706, Portland Adventist 356-359—715, Salem Academy 367-361—728, Enterprise 348-385—733.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 10) — 1, Alex Harding, Westside Christian, 70-74—144; 2, Aleks Gabrio, Creswell, 75-75—150; 3, Andy Hammon, Burns, 75-78—153; T4, J.J. Eldred, Nyssa, 72-82—154, and Mike McNall, Cascade Christian, 77-77—154, and Alex Street, St. Mary's, 75-79—154; 7, Blake Morell, Catlin Gabel, 77-80—157; 8, Andy Goodman, Catlin Gabel, 82-76—158; T9, Erik Hellesto, Santiam Christian, 81-78—159, and Dakota Hull, Enterprise, 77-82—159, and Matt McCarron, Catlin Gabel, 80-79—159.

Local Teams

ST. MARY'S (680) — T4, Alex Street, 75-79—154; T39, Matt Gervais, 82-90—172; T52, Tanner Harris, 95-86—181; T52, Mat Schulenburg, 93-88—181; T59, Ian Wayman 87-95—182.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN (705) — T4, Mike McNall, 77-77—154; T63, Ben Purtzer, 86-97—183; T66, Micah Ratcliff 91-93—184; T70, Jon Marcu, 92-95—187; T75, Kenny McNall, 100-94—194.