By Jeremy McDonald

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SALEM, Ore.–  For Blanchet’s Joseph Beyer, he had a strong front nine to open the 3A/2A/1A Special District 2 opener, shooting a 40 making the turn to the back nine at McNary Golf Course.  Along the front nine, Beyer made a birdie on the eighth hole and made par on four other holes to open things up on Monday.

Despite not having the best of days on the links, the Cavalier junior pieced together a 81 round to finish fourth on the leaderboards with two more rounds left until the District meet at Florence Golf Links.

“I started off strong.  My swing did not feel good at all the whole time, but I was able to scrape away and made a birdie on eight after a terrible tee shot which was good,” Beyer said. “It goes to show that I can score way better than I have and I know its there, so I have to unlock that and show up at Districts.  I know it’s there, I just have to hit good shots.  I have to hit greens in regulation, make puts, keep the ball in play and not make simple mistakes.”

 Western Christian won the event with a team score of 347, finishing 18 strokes ahead of Sisulaw and Regis who finished second in the team points standings.  Kaden Robinson and Gage Slaughter, the latter a two-sport athlete with baseball, finished fifth with the Pioneer duo shooting rounds of 84.  Logan Hill shot an 89 for Western Christian.

For Slaughter, it was a growing aspect coming out of the round as he prepared for what’s ahead.

“It was a great growing aspect, it was a long day for sure but I just kept going at it and not letting each shot get into my head.  There were a couple of holes where it got away from myself, but just trying the best I can,” said Slaughter.

Blake Knurowski from East Linn Christian won the event with a round-low of 74.  Regis’ Caleb Mayer was second with a round score of 79.  Salem Academy’s Trenton Crane finished third with a score of 80.  Siuslaw’s Ryan Klampe (86), Creswell’s Tayler Whitson (87), Amity’s Jack Rolston (88) finished seven, eight and nine.

Team Scores: 1. Western Christian 347.  T-2 Siuslaw and Regis 365.  4 Blanchet Catholic 374 5. East Linn Christian 375

MWC Girls Golf

CORVALLIS, Ore.–  Silverton wins the team title at the Mid-Willamette Conference Girls Round Monday in Corvallis.  Elli Traeger led the Foxes with a round score of 93 and Brynn Kelsey finished fifth with a round score of 99.  Central’s Akira White won the round, shooting a 88 round that featured nine pars.  Woodburn’s Hilaria Trevino led the Bulldogs, who finished fourth as team, with a 96 round, the Bulldogs  Isaabella Kinghorn finished tenth with a 106 round.  .  Corvallis’ Megan Weldon (98) finished fourth, Crescent Valley’s Aleaha Miller (104) finished sixth  Lebanon’s Annabell Wells, South Albany’s Camryn Hynes and Crescent Valley’s Ella Byer finished in a three-way tied for seventh with identical 105 rounds. Dallas’ Grace Hannan led a Dragons squad that finished fifth with a round score of 107.

Team Scores 1. Silverton 421.  Crescent Valley 432 3. Corvallis 451 4 Woodburn 457 5 Dallas 468

OWC Boys Golf

MONROE, Ore.–  At Diamond Woods Golf Club, Cascade went one, two, three as Kyler Helestrand, Cruz Shank and Zach Wilson shot sub-90 rounds and Clark Clayton finishing tied for seventh with a 96 round with Isaiah Santa Cruz and Cooper Rothenberger..  Hemelstrand had two birides to go with 11 pars to finish with a 76 round, four over-par to win the event.  Shank shot an 86 with eight pars.  Wilson shot a 88 with a birdie on the tenth hole and made par on three holes.  Stayton’s Isaac Laro and Peyton Nightingale finished fourth and sixth respectively. Laro finished tied for fourth with Junction City’s Tanner Gladden-Bridges with an 91 round.  The Eagles also saw Ean Dillingham finish tenth with a 97 round.

Team Scores:  Cascade 345.  Stayton 379.   Junction City 386.  North Marion 446.  Sweet Home 470

MWC Boys Golf

CORVALLIS, Ore.–  Dallas’ Tyson Lunde finished fourth at Trysting Tree Golf Club with a round score of 77.  Lunde had a birdie on ten and made par on 12 holes.  The Dragons Cody Burbank finished eighth with a round score of 80 with ten pars with Dallas taking third as a team at the event.  Corvallis won the event.  Chase Brown finished fifth (78), Ryan Hohn and Ben Boysen finished tied for sixth with identical 79 scores.  The Spartans Derek Davis finished tied for ninth with Crescent Valley’s Liam Hibbard with a 81 round.  The Raiders Philipp Weiss won the event with a 69 score and Cole Rivers finished third for CV.  Lebanon’s Rylan Carroll finished second.

Corvallis 323.  Crescent Valley 325.  Dallas 329.  South Albany 349.  Lebanon 351

CVC Girls Golf

SALEM, Ore.–  The Sprague Girls Golf team picked up another win as a team as Emily Keel took the event with a 82 score at Salem Golf Club.  Isabella Morrow (88), Aubrey Sorensen (90) and Amari Young (93) went two, three, fourth in the individual scores.  Kiera Hugmeyer finished tenth with a 107 score as the Olympians finished the season undefeated..  McNary saw Hailey Morris (94), Izzy Faulkner (98), Sidney Tackett (102), Addy Andrew (104) go fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth respectively.  West Salem’s Riley Sparkman finished tied for sixth with Faulkner with a 98 score.

CVC Boys Golf

SALEM, Ore.–  West Salem’s Riley Quillin won the individual match with a score of 72 at Salem Golf Club, breaking even with birdies and 12 pars as the Titans finished second as a team at the Central Valley Conference Match Monday.  Sprague won the event as a team.  Clayton Watters finished second with a 75 score, Logan Dennig and Jack Stover were tied for fifth with identical 82 Scores and Colton Roudebush finished tied for eighth with North Salem’s Bo Purnell with identical 84 scores.  West Salem’s Blake Johnson finished second, shooting a 78 round and the Titans Miles Cabling finished seventh, shooting a 83 round.  South Salem’s Daniel Nemeck finished tenth, shooting a 85 round.

Team Scores:  Sprague 323.  West Salem 326.  South Salem 347.  McNary 360.  North Salem 383

Sprague 353  McNary 398.  West Salem 449

Photos By Jeremy McDonald