Ryan Helus Headed for State Golf in KC! Team takes 5th.

 Wamego is sending a teammate to state in Kansas City next week!  He brought in an 80, which placed him in first amongst non-qualifying teams' players.  He placed tied for 9th overall.  Holton and Abilene qualified for state by placing 1st and 2nd respectively, while the Raiders took 5th.  Dane Stewart brought in a 1st round 39, but the competition was too stiff and his 85 was 3 strokes from qualifying for state.  He went for the hole on 18 to get a birdie from off the green, but in rolled past.   Taking the risk did cost him a double bogey on the par 3 18th, but not a medal."It was worth it." Dane said, "I wouldn't have wanted to get a par and miss the cut." Other scores:  Austin Waters 94, Mason Stewart 101, Vance Lacey 101, and Nick Webb 110.  We'll keep you all posted on how state looks to be for Ryan.  It will be located at Dubb's Dread Golf course in Kansas City.  You can go to KHSAA.com and look up state golf for 4A.

Sophomore Trevor Lindley drives to the
creek on the dog-leg par 4 #1 in Marysville.

Chasing the ghost of last year’s 4th place finish at NCKL, Wamego Golf took another step forward this year, placing 3rd behind Concordia and Abilene. Shooting a 372 without sophomore Dane Stewart or junior Austin Waters, Wamego finished only 6 shots out of second behind Concordia. Abilene ran away with the championship with a 341. Senior Mason Stewart righted the ship and shot a season best 93, as Junior Ryan Helus and Freshman Vance Lacey were able to hold on to 92s, despite a rough start. Junior Nick Webb, who shot an 85 at Marysville last week, struggled with the par 3s, but still managed a 95. Next Monday is Regionals in Holton. With one last hurdle this season has been a great step forward as last year’s young team has now earned the title: Veterans. Hopefully, next year they’ll earn a new title: Champions.  Also, Wamego’s JV golf team placed 2nd in Concordia on Monday in the NCKL JV championship comprised of Senior Nathan May, Sophomore Matt Roudybush, Junior Paul Hartwich, Junior Kyle Wilson, and Junior Luke Hannan. The team was without the two sophomores Kyle Mueller and Trevor Lindley who played up for the two missing Varsity starters. Abilene placed first and Concordia placed 3rd.
 

Marysville Invite

Kyle Mueller has a long putt for par on #6 in the video above

Red Raiders fought off the wind here in Marysville and posted one of their best 6-man scores of the year, unfortunately, it only was good enough for 4th overall.  Nick Webb (85) placed in a 3 way tie for 5th, while Vance Lacey and Ryan Helus tied for 12th with 89s.  Luke Hannan dropped a respectable 91 and Trevor Lindley improved his back 9 by 9 strokes to chalk up a 99. Mueller (101) continued to show promise by shooting a 47 on the front, though struggled with the extra distance on the back 9 shooting a 54.

Nick Webb waits for Marysville to putt out, he would par this par 4 3rd

 And Kyle's finish on #6

JV 3rd in Chapman

The bugs had hatched on a still evening in Chapman.  Unfortunately, so did the bogeys.  It wasn't the best outing of the season for the Red Raiders, though many are showing great improvement from the beginning of the year.  Kyle Wilson and Josh Nider both shot at least 15 strokes better than in March, posting a 55 and 63 respectively.  Kyle Mueller and Matt Rowdybush tied for 11th and 12th with a 53.  On the down side, Nathan May (67) struggled along with Vance Lacey (50), neither shooting near their potential.  Yet, despite a personally down day for Vance, he did walk away with 5th place, and the team finished 3rd in the 2 man and 4 man competition.