Lincoln Pius X and Creighton Prep took a hold on the Class A state team title race on the first game of competition of the NSAA State Golf Tournament at Norfolk Country Club on Tuesday.
The Bolts placed three players — Kody Sander, Jason Kolbas and Charlie Hoiberg — at 2-under par 70 and had a team total of 4-under par 284. The Bolt trio is chasing Prep senior Jacob Boor, who birdied five of his first six holes en route to a 4-under 68 to lead the individual race.
Iowa State commit and 2019 champion Luke Gutchewski of Elkhorn Mt. Michael leads the Class B race at Elks Country Club in Columbus, with Rockney Peck (Wisner-Pilger) and Brendon Walker (Mullen) leading Class C and D, respectively. Mt. Michael, Columbus Scotus and North Platte St. Pat’s lead the team races.
Here’s a quick breakdown of each competition.
Class A at Norfolk Country Club
Top-5 individual scoring:
1. Jacob Boor, senior, Creighton Prep, 68 (-4)
T-2. Kody Sander, senior, Lincoln Pius X, 70 (-2)
T-2. Jason Kolbas, senior, Lincoln Pius X, 70 (-2)
T-2. Charlie Hoiberg, senior, Lincoln Pius X, 70 (-2)
T-5. Zachary McCormack, sophomore, Creighton Prep, 73 (+1)
T-5. Theodore Peterson, sophomore, Creighton Prep, 73 (+1)
T-5. Will Topolski, junior, Lincoln East, 73 (+1).
Top-3 team scoring: 1. Lincoln Pius X 285 (-3); 2. Creighton Prep 290 (+2); 3. Gretna 310 (+22).
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Class B at Elks Country Club in Columbus
Top-5 individual scoring:
1. Luke Gutschewski, senior, Mount Michael, 71 (-1)
2. Cullen Buscher, senior, Bennington, 74 (+2)
3. Ty Wehrs, senior, Seward, 75 (+3)
T-4. Harrison Weddell, sophomore, 77 (+5)
T-4. Jacob Goertz, sophomore, Mount Michael, 77 (+5)
T-4. Payton Craw, senior, McCook, 77 (+5)
Top-3 team scoring: 1. Mount Michael 325 (+37); 2. Omaha Skutt Catholic 333 (+37); 3. York 336 (+48); 4. Norris 337 (+49); 5. McCook 339 (+51).
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Class C at Kearney Country Club
Top-5 individual scoring:
1. Rockney Peck, senior, Wisner-Pilger, 72 (+1)
2. Jaylin Jakub, sophomore, David City Aquinas, 74 (+3)
T-3. Maxwell Bartels, junior, Lincoln Lutheran, 76 (+5)
T-3. Alex Schademann, sophomore, Fillmore Central, 76 (+5)
T-3. Ethan Smith, sophomore, Doniphan-Trumbull, 76 (+5)
Top-3 team scoring: 1. Columbus Scotus 335 (+51); 2. David City Aquinas Catholic 341 (+57); 3. Wahoo Bishop Neumann 345 (+61).
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Class D at Lake Maloney Golf Club in North Platte
Top-5 individual scoring:
1. Brendon Walker, senior, Mullen, 70 (-2)
2. Teegan Sonneman, sophomore, North Platte St. Pat’s, 74 (+2)
3. Nathan Gillming, junior, Elm Creek, 76 (+4)
4. Brett Downing, senior, Sandhills/Thedford, 77 (+5)
T-5. Matthew Phelps, sophomore, North Platte St. Pat’s, 80 (+8)
T-5. Braxton Brockhaus, senior, Creighton, 80 (+8)
Top-3 team scoring: 1. North Platte St. Pat’s 329 (+41); 2. Elm Creek 341 (+53); 3. Burwell 354 (+66).
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