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Tuesday's Golf Roundup: King Takes District Crown
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Published: October 14, 2008
TEMPLE TERRACE - What was supposed to be Hillsborough County's most competitive boys golf district lived up to its billing Tuesday afternoon at Temple Terrace. At the end of the day, it was King High hoisting the Class 2A, District 11 hardware.
The top-five teams were separated by just nine strokes, but the Lions' team-total 337 was one better than runner-up Plant City. Newsome claimed the final team berth into next week's region tournament with a 343, narrowly edging Riverview (344) and Wharton (346).
Individual medalist honors went to Riverview junior Ian McConnell, who battled gusting winds to post an even-par 72. McConnell, who made two birdies and two bogeys, was seven strokes better than runner-up Kyle Martin, who shot 79 and was the only other player in the field with a sub-80 round. McConnell advanced to next week's region tournament as an individual, as did Wharton's Balraj Matharu (82) and Durant's Eric Soule (84).
"I'm pretty satisfied. It could have been a lot better, though," McConnell said. "I missed a lot of putts that I probably should have made, and I didn't take advantage of the par 5s as well as I wanted to. I only played them 1 under, and I was planning on playing them at least 2 or 3 under, maybe even 4 [under], because they were all reachable in two for me."
King got solid rounds from seniors Matt Cook (82) and Steven Romeo (82) and sophomore Drew Kloppenburg (83), and benefitted from a 90 turned in by freshman Tyler Weed. It is the first district title for King under Coach Barrett Zebos, who took over the program in 2001.
Class 2A-11 Individual Scores
1. Ian McConnell, Riverview 72. 2. Kyle Martin, Plant City 79. 3. Austin Taylor, Newsome 80. 4. Balraj Matharu, Wharton; Steven Romeo, King; Matt Cook, King 82. 7. Drew Kloppenburg, King 83. 8. Bradley Hall, Plant City; Eric Soule, Durant 84. 10. Ian Seavey, Newsome; Tim Anderson, East Bay; Matt Camara, Freedom 85. 13. Tyler Hering, Wharton; Sean Curran, Bloomingdale; Taylor Cowieson, Freedom 86. 16. Connor Hurst, Plant City 87. 17. Tyler Young, Riverview; John Connor, Durant; Griffin Fuchs, Wharton; Kyle Staggs, Newsome; Nick Jones, Plant City 88. 22. Blake Bailey, Freedom 89. 23. Paul Demick, Wharton; RJ Slater, Riverview; Tyler Weed, King; Zach Pearson, Newsome; Richard Elwell, Plant City; Austin Moore, East Bay 90.
Class 2A-11 Team Scores
1. King 337. 2. Plant City 338. 3. Newsome 343. 4. Riverview 344. 5. Wharton 346. 6. Freedom 354. 7. Bloomingdale 360. 8. Durant 362. 9. East Bay 371. 10. Brandon 408. 11. Armwood 431.
2A-12 GIRLS
HUDSON Mitchell's Megan and Rebecca Van Etten knew what kind of score they were capable of shooting at Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club.
Last Monday in Pasco County's Sunshine Athletic Conference tournament held on the same course, Megan, a junior, fired a 7-under-par 63 while Rebecca, a freshman, carded a 3-under 67 to lead the Mustangs to the SAC team title.
On Tuesday, the Van Ettens led the pack again as the two recorded the only scores under par as Mitchell ran away with the team title. Megan shot 66 and Rebecca a 69 as the Mustangs turned in a team-score 313 to win the tournament by 34 strokes. East Lake (347) was second and Clearwater (379) third.
"There was less wind last week and I putted awesome last week," said Megan, who shot 90 in last year's district. "Today, I was chipping really well but I couldn't make some of the putts."
Rebecca, playing in her first district tournament, ran into some problems on the back nine, with three of her four bogeys but made it up with three birdies.
"It was fun. I had fun out there today," Rebecca said. "I'm happy with my score. It was a little windy out there but wasn't that bad."
Emma Fivecoat (88) and Nina Argento (90) rounded out the Mustangs scoring.
Gulf's Bailey Logan advanced to the region tournament for the fourth consecutive year as her 77 was the third best score posted of those golfers not advancing on a team. When Clearwater posted its 379, the Tornadoes earned a spot as a team, which included Brittany Gaunt's 74. Had Clearwater not advanced as a team, Logan's season would have been done.
Other individuals advancing to next Monday's Region 4 tournament at Heritage Isles in Tampa are Palm Harbor's Jasmine Wade (72) and Justine Knox of Dunedin (73).
Class 2A-12 Girls Individual Scores
1. Megan Van Etten, Mitchell 66. 2. Rebecca Van Etten, Mitchell 69. 3. Jasmine Wade, Palm Harbor 72. 4. Justine Knox, Dunedin; Brittany Gaunt, Clearwater 74. 6. Bailey Logan, Gulf 77. 7. Jordan Patton, East Lake 78. 8. Kim Bonato, River Ridge 81. 9. Hannah Espy, East Lake 84. 10. Emma Fivecoat, Mitchell 88. 11. Nina Argento, Mitchell; Nicole Bylski, River Ridge 90. 13. Amber Page, Ridgewood 91. 14. Brittany Gail, East Lake 92. 15. Kayla Genter, East Lake 93. 16. Nancy Trepany, Countryside 94. 17. Kylee Stapp, Countryside 95. 18. Morgan Winkler, Gulf; Britney Shouppe, Countryside 97. 20. Kaitlyn Frank, Clearwater 99.
Class 2A-12 Girls Team Scores
1. Mitchell 313. 2. East Lake 347. 3. Clearwater 379. 4. River Ridge 383. 5. Countryside 409. 6. Gulf 420. 7. Palm Harbor 424. Dunedin, Hudson and Ridgewood, no team score.
1A-9 GIRLS
WESLEY CHAPEL No one in Class 1A, District 9 can match Saddlebrook's top-three players. The problem is, there must be four scores to compete as a team.
Despite placing all three of their players, including individual medalist Ankita Tiwana in the top five, the Spartans failed to advance to regionals as a team for the first time since 1996. That allowed Inverness Citrus (351 strokes), Zephyrhills (444) and Crystal River (450) to advance.
Tiwana (73), teammate Lauren Riehle (81) and Hernando's Lauren Shuford (79) took the three individual berths to region by virtue of posting the best scores for players not on advancing teams. Tiwana was near-flawless off the tee and with her irons, making two birdies, but missed several short putts.
"With a little better putting, she could have been in the 60s easily," said Saddlebrook Prep coach Mike Tali.
Saddlebrook's Mika Ikemoto had an 83, but failed to qualify for regionals. Citrus was led by a 76 from Briana Carlson and an 85 from Ashton Connor. Zephyrhills got a 99 from Sarah Baniszewski, and Crystal River's best score was a 108 by Kourtney Camp.
The Class 1A, Region 3 Tournament will be held next Monday at the Mark Bostic Golf Course on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
Class 1A-9 Girls Individual Scores
1. Tiwana, Saddlebrook Prep 73. 2. Carlson, Citrus 76. 3. Shuford, Hernando 79. 4. Riehle, Saddlebrook Prep 81. 5. Ikemoto, Saddlebrook Prep 83. 6. Connor, Citrus 85. 7. Bomke, Citrus 88. 8. Crowley, Academy at the Lakes 97. 9. Baniszewski, Zephyrhills; McCabe, Nature Coast 99. 10. McLeod, Zephyrhills 100.
Class 1A-9 Girls Team Scores
1. Inverness Citrus 351. 2. Zephyrhills 444. 3. Crystal River 450. 4. Bushnell South Sumter 464. 5. Hernando 474. 6. Wiregrass Ranch 497. 7. Pasco 541. 8. Nature Coast 561. 9. Sunlake 597. Academy at the Lakes and Saddlebrook Prep did not post team scores.
Adam Adkins, Rick Harmon, Bart O'Connell
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