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WAYNE - The Hartington-Newcastle golf team completed a busy week this past week as the 2026 golf season winds down.
The Wildcats played in the Battle Creek Invitational on May 7 ending up seventh after shooting a team total of 366 and placed fifth in the Greater Northeast Activities Conference earlier in the week carding a 362.
Kayne Gratzfeld brought home some hardware from Battle Creek after posting a 79 over 18 holes which placed him in the top 10 at eighth.
Norfolk Catholic’s Will Brockhaus shot the low round of the tournament with a 70, Memphis Ulrich of Cedar Catholic was second with a 73 and Calvin Wilmes of Creighton was third with a 75.
Carter Kelly was next for the ‘Cats with a 94, Lincoln Grutsch and Grady Lammers were 37th and 39th respectively with 96 and 97 while Austin Sudbeck brought home a 100.
The host Braves won the team title with a 312, Cedar Catholic was second at 314 and Norfolk Catholic was third at 316.
In the GNAC Tournament on May 5 in Atkinson, Hartington-Newcastle used the 362 for the fifth-place finish.
Gratzfeld and Kelly grabbed all conference designations with Gratzfeld finishing as the runner-up a 79, three strokes behind medalist Cole Lawless from Lutheran High Northeast.
Kelly placed 10th after firing an 86. “Overall we thought our kids competed very well in the conference tournament,” said HNS co-coach Mike Johnson. “Kayne had a really good day and finished as the individual runnerup for the second straight year in the conference tournament. Carter Kelly rebounded from a slow start and had a really good day.”
Lammers, Sudbeck and Grutsch shot 98, 99 and 100 respectively.
“For stretches we played some really good golf,” said Johnson. “Our biggest problem is that we have way too many ‘blow up’ holes. We need to do a better job of keeping those double bogeys to bogeys.”
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge won the team title by a single stroke over Lutheran High Northeast 342-343 to claim the Bears first GNAC golf title.
Cole Lawless was the individual champion for the Eagles with a 76.
The Wildcats headed to Randolph May 11 for an invitational then head to districts at Fairplay Golf Club in Norfolk on May 18.
BATTLE CREEK INVITATIONAL Team Results
1. Battle Creek 312; 2. Cedar Catholic 314; 3. Norfolk Catholic 316; 4. Creighton 324; 5. Neligh-Oakdale 348; 5. Pierce 348; 7. Hartington-Newcastle 366; 8. Howells- Dodge 370; 9. Battle Creek JV 377; 10. Wisner-Pilger 410; 11. West Holt 445; 12. Battle Creek JV 2 NTS; 12. Cedar Catholic JV NTS; 12. Pierce JV NTS; 13. Neiligh-Oakdale JV NTS.
Individual Results (Top 15 and local performances)
1. Will Brockhaus (NC) 70; 2. Memphis Ulrich (CC) 73; 3. Calvin Wilmes (CRE) 75; 4. Toby Heine (CC) 76; 5. Gavin Lindgren (BC) 77; 6. Tyan Thompson (BC) 77; 7. Brody Bessmer (BC) 78; 8. Kayne Gratzfeld (H-N) 79; 9. Logan Lichtenberg (N-O) 79; 10. Zach Weinandt (BC) 80; 11. Teegan Burns (CRE) 80; 12. Ethan Kuhlman (CRE) 80; 13. Max William (NC) 80; 14. Mav Heine (CC) 82; 15. Landyn Keiser (CC) 83; 18. Langston Christensen (CC) 84; 23. Dawson Dresden (CCJV) 85; 33. Carter Kelly (H-N) 94; 35. Dayne Rolfes (CCJV) 95; 37. Lincoln Grutsch (H-N) 96; 39. Grady Lammers (H-N) 97; 44. Austin Sudbeck (H-N) 100; 85. Maddux Ulrich (CCJV) 106.
2026 GREATER NORTHEAST ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE GOLF TOURNAMENT Team Results: 1. LCC 342; 2. Lutheran High Northeast 343; 3. Neligh-Oakdale 355; 4. Plainview 360; 5. Hartington- Newcastle 362; 6. West Holt 369; 7. Elkhorn Valley 371; 8. Lutheran High NE JV 376; 9. Summerland 393; 10. Plainview JV 399; 11. Neligh-Oakdale JV 413; 12. Summerland JV 429; 13. West Holt JV 464; 14. Hartington-Newcastle JV NTS; 14. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge JV NTS. Individual Results (Top 15 and LCC performances): 1. Cole Lawless (LHNE) 76; 2. Kayne Gratzfeld (HN) 79; 3. Tanner Thompson (LCC) 81; 4. Luke Erwin (LCC) 82; 5. Jake Zuhlke (PLV) 83; 6. Logan Lichtenberg (N-O) 84; 7. Lane Uecker (LHNE) 86; 8. Talon Carson (LCC) 86; 9. Leighton Slaymaker (WH) 86; 10. Carter Kelly (H-N) 86; 11. Brody Lawless (LHNE) 87; 12. Conner Poldberg (EV) 87; 13. Emmett Blakeman
