IHS Golfers fifth at State B competition

Some local-area high school golfers competed at Waterdown during Day Two of their State B girls and boys tournament action last Tuesday.

After the first day of the boys' event, Ipswich had shaded defending champion Aberdeen Christian for fifth-place in the boys' team standings. And at the end of the second day, coaached by Matt Pollock, the Tigers were still able to edge AC'sixth-place 512 outcome by three strokes to remain in fifth. The AC Knights had won the boys' B for three straight years and were in the hunt for a 4-peat but fell short of that goal.

Great Plains Lutheran of Watertown won the boys' team title with its 472, while runners-up Parker and Platte-Geddes were tied for second at 498. Next was Hamlin at 500, followed by Ipswich, nine strokes behind the Chargers. Individually, AC's Judah Aderhold earned top medalist honors with his 148, followed by J.J. Beck of Gregory at 150.

Ipswich senior Dylan Northrop, was tied for 17th at 166 and teammate Ethan Gilbert tied for 20th at 167 and that pair both earned Top 25 all-state honors. Luke Peterson was Ipswich's third scorer in a tie for 39th with his 176, moving past several opponents after carding an opening-day 95 for 62nd overall. Ipswich's remaining boys' golfer, Kaden Boettcher, finished with a 232 for 113th.

In the girls' final standings, Burke-South Central led second-place Deubrook Area 523 to 542. Two reasons were that Tressa Bull of B-SC won the event with her 167 and her teammate Taylee Indahl was right behind her in second at 168. Ipswich's Halie Feldman carded a 212, tied for 47th and Edmunds Central's Micayla Kellar was 89th at 252. They were the only two local-area girls in the meet.