BOYS GOLF: Oakland Christian wins regional crown
Everest Collegiate also advances
OAKLAND TWP. — Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Clarkston Everest Collegiate and Grosse Pointe Woods University-Liggett all advanced out of Friday’s Division 4 regional at Westwynd Country Club.
Oakland Christian shot a play-five, count-four team score of 328 to win by 17 strokes over Everest Collegiate (345). University-Liggett was third with 350 to grab the third and final team qualifying spot for the Lower Peninsula Division 4 state finals June 6-7 at Bedford Valley Golf Course near Lansing.
West Bloomfield Jewish Academy was fourth (377), while Ann Arbor Greenhills (381), Adrian Lenawee Christian (390), Plymouth Christian (393), Sterling Heights Parkway Christian (395), Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (417), Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (421), Riverview Gabriel Richard (436) and Hudson (442) rounded out the 12-school field.
Greenhills’ Colin Hindle was third (80), Addison’s Jacob Voss fifth (82) and Lutheran Northwest’s Dan Sauer seventh (83) to earn the three individual state qualifying spots.
University-Liggett’s Stephen Campau captured medalist honors with a 74.
John VanNoord was second with a 75 to pace victorious Oakland Christian, which qualified for the state finals for the eighth straight season. Jimmy Kern finished fourth (81), Spencer Haupert fifth (82) and Aaron Kostich 19th (90) to aid the Lancers’ effort.
Everest Collegiate’s Owen McMahon finished ninth (84) to lead the Mountaineers, while Tyler Rozwadowski finished 11th (85), Clay Senerius 15th (87) and Danny McMahon 18th (89).
Following Campau, Liggett’s Paul Sidhu was 21st (91), Thomas Peracchio 26th (92) and Luke Soyka 27th (93) aided the Knights’ effort.
Marine City Cardinal Mooney’s John Vorderbrueggen finished seventh (83) and Birmingham Roeper’s Noah Gilman ninth (84) to also crack the top 10 in the medalist standings.
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