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HARTINGTON - The Hartington-Newcastle golf team hosted its own invitational on April 29 and traveled to Pierce for another tournament on May 3 as the golf season winds down.
In Pierce, the Wildcats placed fourth after posting a 352.
Cedar Catholic won the team title with a 320, Randolph was second with a 347.
Kayne Gratzfeld was fourth individually after firing a 77. Cedar’s Mav Heine was the medalist with a 71, Pierce’s Cooper Wachholtz was second with a 75.
“We finished off a busy week with a really good day in Pierce, ” said Wildcat co-coach, Mike Johnson. “We shot our low 9-hole score of the season and also had our low 18-hole score for the season.”
Carter Kelly missed out on a medal by one shot after coming in with an 88, Barrett Bruning added a 93, Austin Sudbeck was at 94 and Grady Lammers shot a 103.
In their home invitational, the ‘Cats ended up seventh in the team race after hitting the clubhouse with a 365.
The Trojans won the tournament by two strokes, 334-336 over O’Neill with Creighton third at 339.
Gratzfeld again paced the Wildcats with an 82 which put him in eighth, Carter Kelly used an 84 to place 13th.
Sudbeck was next with a 98, Bruning shot a 101 and Lammers recorded a 122.
“We still need to get more consistent from 150 yards and in and we still need to improve our putting,” Johnson said. “If we can become more consistent and become better around the greens this team has a chance to be very competitive the rest of the season.”
HNS was set to head west to Summerland Golf Course for the Greater Northeast Activities Conference Tournament May 6 before heading to Randolph for the Cardinals’ invitational on May 12
PIERCE GOLF INVITATIONAL Team Results:
1. Cedar Catholic 320; 2. Randolph 347; 3. Elkhorn Valley 349; 4. Hartington-Newcastle 352; 5. Pierce 358; 6. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 359; 7. Wausa 361; 8. Plainview 365; 9. Bloomfield 370; 10. Clarkson/Leigh 379; 11. Winnebago 410; 12. Crofton 434; 13. Pierce JV 507.
Individual Results (Top 15 and LCC Finishes):
1. Mav Heine (CC) 71; 2. Cooper Wachholtz (PIE) 75; 3. Talon Carson (LCC) 77; 4.
Kayne Gratzfeld (HNS) 77; 5. Langston Christensen (CC) 80; 6. Shaw Backer (RAN) 83; 7. Gerry Earth (WINN) 83; 8. Sam Bogle (EV) 84; 9. Trevor Hoffman (C/L) 84; 10. Bentley Reimers (RAN) 84; 11. Memphis Ulrich (CC) 84; 12. Landyn Kaiser (CC) 85; 13. Grant Schieffer (CRO) 86; 14. Lincoln Thorell (WAU) 86; 15. Cody Smith (BF) 87; 17. Toby Heine (CC) 87; 19. Carter Kelly (HNS) 88; 34. Barrett Bruning (HNS) 93; 36. Austin Sudbeck (HNS) 94; 48. Grady Lammers (HNS) 103.
