2013 Regional Qualifier: Parker and Ryan to State!

A bitter-sweet end to the WHS Golf 6-man season culminated in Macpherson, Kansas on May 13th. On the positive side, two freshmen have qualified for the state tournament! Ryan Elder (77) shot +2 on the back to secure a 4-way tie for 4th. Parker Waters (79) pushed through a string of early bogeys to tie for 8th. The 4-man score (339) placed the team 4th behind Abilene (337), Buhler (311), and Hesston (310). Senior Ryan Helus (93) was hoping to repeat as a state qualifier, but a string of tough holes on the back 9 ended those dreams. He had a great career and Coach Petermann stated, “He was the backbone of our team for 3 years. A lot of our success is due to him.” Junior Dane Stewart (90) was hoping for his first state qualification, but his +15 front 9 was too much to overcome. Junior Trevor Lindley (97) and Sophomore Vance Lacey (106) played in their second regional qualifier, but are now looking forward to next year’s possibilities. It wasn’t the finish the team was hoping for, but the team did achieve the rest of their goals for the spring. They won 3 tournaments, including the NCKL championship.  
 

NCKL Championship- RED RAIDERS WIN!!!

The most pristine day of the season was magnified by an NCKL Championship by the Red Raider Varsity Golf Team!!! Wamego (334) played well enough to win by 4 over the Abilene Cowboys (338). Freshman Ryan Elder (78) had to fight off 4 rough holes in order to tie for first; he would win the playoff hole with Abilene's Freshman Marcus Willey to take the Individual Gold Medal. Senior Ryan Helus (85) and Freshman Parker Waters (85) tied for 6th. Parker won the playoff to take the bitter-sweet medal from his teammate. Junior Dane Stewart came in 7th with a clutch (86) to seal the deal. Senior Austin Waters (95) played solid in his last meet while Junior Trevor Lindley (112) struggled to find success, but hopes to rebound for Regionals next Monday May 13th in Macpherson. Tee times for 4A regionals will be posted on the web page: www.wamegohighgolf.blogspot.com. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: @WamegoHSGolf ...and GO BIG RED!!! Caption: Freshman Parker Waters (85) and Senior Ryan Helus (85) playoff on their third hole. Parker would win the hole for the 6th place medal.

JV NCKL Concordia

One can’t overshadow the great achievement the Wamego JV golf team pulled off today as well! They have one the NCKL JV GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP!! Matt Roudy bush placed first with a 42, Vance Lacey 3rd with a 44. Braylon (45), Hayden (46), Nider (48), and Paul (41) all placed in the top 10! Their 4-man score of 177 was by far 1st-place! Unbelievable how much talent and effort this entire golf team has put forth. Great season guys!

Marysville Invitational

JV @ Chapman

Red Raider JV golf stole gold again, this time at Chapman's Indian Hills golf course.  This was the last regular season match for the JV squad. The 4man score of 210 edged out Abilene's 214.  Braylon Simonsson (50) placed 2nd; Hayden Wolf (53) placed 3rd; Matt Roudybush (55) placed 5th; and Luke Hannan (57) placed 7th.  Josh Nider shot 60 and David Howard shot an 82.  JV NCKL Championships are May 6th at 4pm in Concordia.

Clay Center

Raiders dominate CC invite!

Ryan Elder wins the tourney with a 76. 4 man takes 1st with a 327, 2man places 3rd with a tie 178.  6 man takes first with a 505.  Parker Waters lost the tiebreaker for 6th and placed 7th with an 81.  Helus 84; Stewart 86; Austin Waters 87; Lindley 91.

JV @ Rossville

Wamego JV team members fended off the soggy conditions @ St. Mary’s golf course to place first in the 4-man competition on Monday.  Their mark of 173 staved off Jeffery West’s charge of 175.  The temperatures were barely in the 50’s while the most of the team placed by shooting in the 40’s! Trevor Lindley (3^rd) shot a personal best 40; Vancel Lacey (5^th) 43; Nick Webb (6^th) 45; Kyle Mueller (7^th) 45; Hayden Wolf (10^th) 47; Matt Roudybush (15^th) 50.  Ties were broken for 2^nd, 5^th, 6^th, and 10^th by evaluating the lower-handicap holes.  JV has two more meets this season.  April 29^th in Chapman at 4pm and May 6^th for JV NCKL Championships in Concordia.