MIDDLEBURY – Fairfield junior No. 1 Brayden Miller fired a one-under-par 71 to win medalist honors while host Northridge got 76s from Conner Hochstetler and Vadim Kidun to win team honors with a 328 total at Friday’s Indiana High School boys golf sectional No. 6 played at the par-72 Meadow Valley Golf Club.
Led by Hochstetler and Kidun, coach Ken Brewster’s Raiders were three strokes better than runner-up Westview. Coby Hochstetler shot an 85, Kaden Miller 91 and Isaiah Lehman 93 for Northridge.
Westview (331) was led by Luke Haarer’s 76 and Wade Springer’s 80.
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Led by two-time all-state performer Miller, coach John Kauffman’s Falcons totaled 337 to finish third and advance as a team to the Warsaw Regional at Stonehenge Golf Club Thursday, June 6. Senior No. 2 Miles Nine shot 81 followed by Jasper Carl’s 92, Benjamin Kio’s 93 and Jake Elliott’s 94.
Moving on as individuals were Elkhart Christian’s Aiden Hibbard, who shot 76, and Goshen’s Todd Kauffman and Myles McLaughlin, who both carded 82s.
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NORTHRIDGE GOLF SECTIONAL
Results from Friday’s Indiana High School Athletic Association boys golf sectional No. 6 at the par-72, 6,274-yard Meadow Valley Golf Club. The top three teams and top three individuals not on those qualifying teams move on to the Warsaw Regional Thursday, June 6 at Stonehenge Golf Club:
Qualifying teams
1. NORTHRIDGE (328): Conner Hochstetler 76, Coby Hochstetler 85, Vadim Kidun 76, Kaden Miller 91, Isaiah Lehman 93.
2. WESTVIEW (331): Luke Haarer 76, Wade Springer 80, Brett Springer 86, Judson Hershberger 96, Bryan Yoder 89.
3. FAIRFIELD (337): Brayden Miller 71, Miles Nine 81, Jasper Carl 92, Jake Elliott 94, Benjamin Kio 93.
Qualifying individuals
1. Aiden Hibbard (Elkhart Christian) 76; 2. Todd Kauffman (Goshen) 82; 3. Myles McLaughlin (Goshen) 82.
Did not qualify as teams
4. GOSHEN (343): Todd Kauffman 82, Myles McLaughlin 82, Tyler Scott 87, Braxten Sheets 99, Kendall Scott 92.
5. NORTHWOOD (354): Caleb Vincent 87, Samuel Holden 98, Collin Deatsman 89, Trevor Barrett 93, Colton Rouch 85.
6. ELKHART CHRISTIAN (368): Aiden Hibbard 76, Kian Hibbard 93, Carson Hiler 97, Caleb Overmyer 107, Stanley Curtis 102.
7. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (377): Braeden Morr 83, Brayden Levitz 99, Noah Butler 89, Austin Milliman 106, Sean Bontreger 121.
8. CONCORD (379): Lucas Prough 95, Nathan Potter 83, Rogan Russell 97, Mason Oiler 104, Morgan Wyatt 112.
9. BETHANY CHRISTIAN (409): Keagan Meyer 93, Noah Schrock 93, Gideon Miller 106, Emerson Landis 117, Luke Yordy 117.
10. LAKELAND (429): Ethan Rasbaugh 106, Brady Ferguson 107, Deagan Maggard 104, Jack Yoder 112, Clayton Trump 115.
11. WEST NOBLE (472): Isaac Mast 105, Blake Ewell 132, Tristen Reed 125, Nolan Kelly 110.
12. BREMEN (475): Hunter Miller 89, Ethyn Britton 124, Henry Varner 130, Brayden Blankenship 132, Collin Loomis 135.
Slicers edge Cougars for LaPorte sectional title; Shelton wins medalist honors
LAPORTE – Host LaPorte captured the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys golf sectional No. 3 title Friday with a lower fifth-man score at the par-72 Beechwood Golf Course.
Coach Brandon Goers’ Slicers totaled 353, the same as New Prairie. But LaPorte won the team title thanks to senior No. 5 Ethan Blank’s round of 99. The two teams both advance to the Thursday, June 6 Lake Central Regional at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte along with third-place South Central (362).
Coach Alex Homann’s Cougars, advancing to the regional for the second straight year, were led by senior No. 2 Cole Shelton’s 85, which tied him with South Central’s Jack Haschel and Michigan City’s Elijah Green for medalist honors. Shelton was declared medalist after a playoff. Green advanced to the regional as an individual.
The Slicers got a pair of 86s from senior Ollie Kring and sophomore Lukas Albin. Junior Luke Cannon contributed an 89 and junior Aiden Mrozinski a 92.
Shelton’s 85 was three strokes better than fellow senior No. 1 Hunter Zdyb. Seniors Brock Sinka and Owen Chalik each shot 90 for the Cougars.
LAPORTE GOLF SECTIONAL
Results from Friday’s Indiana High School Athletic Association boys golf sectional No. 3 at the par-72, 6,339-yard Beechwood Golf Course. The top three teams and top three individuals not on those qualifying teams move on to the Lake Central Regional No. 1 Thursday, June 6 at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte:
Qualifying teams
1. x-LAPORTE (353): Ollie Kring 86, Lukas Albin 86, Aiden Mrozinski 92, Luke Cannon 89, Ethan Blank 99.
2. NEW PRAIRIE (353): Hunter Zdyb 88, Cole Shelton 85, Brock Sinka 90, Owen Chalik 90, Carson Sinka 105.
3. SOUTH CENTRAL (362): Angelo Stath 95, Jack Haschel 85, Hunter Eaton 93, Shane Schroeder 101, Kevin Hiigli 89.
x-places first because of lower fifth-player score.
Qualifying individuals
1. Elijah Green (Michigan City) 85; 2. Beau Engibous (Morgan Township) 90; 3. Kade Koselke (Tri-Township) 92.
Did not qualify as teams
4. MORGAN TOWNSHIP (386): Beau Engibous 90, Luke Drodz 99, Gavin Quick 100, Keagan Holder 97, Aiden Johnson 104.
5. JOHN GLENN (403): Brody Chapman 95, Maxwell Roush 101, Atticus Wakeman 98, Carter Dupont 109, Landon Johnson 118.
6. KNOX (403): Matthew Goins 96, Izak Singleton 97, Isaiah Heineman 95, Lucas Skelly 120, Alexander Turner 115.
7. MICHIGAN CITY (403): Elijah Green 85, Nicolas Williams 101, Wesley Schmidt 108, Lucas Nelson 109, Cameron Skeen 127.
8. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (408): Max Olesker 93, Kai Keehn 100, Trenton Moyer 105, John Haverstock 110, Liam Neary 113.
9. NORTH JUDSON (422): Jacob Ness 99, Briar Minix 100, Ebert White 106, Teagen Hampton 117, Evan Kerley 118.
10, TRI-TOWNSHIP (445): Noah Doms 95, Kade Koselke 92, Kaleb Gorski 130, Lucas Kaiser 128, Joe Simerly 136.
11. WESTVILLE (456): Cole Swanson 93, Cooper Hansen 124, Briar Nimtz 119, Jackson Pilarski 120, Nathan Garrison 130.
12. OREGON-DAVIS (486): Cashton Swanson 108, Casey Koch 106, Caden Koch 129, Caiden Taylor 143.