Prep golf: Four shoot in 70s as Elyria Catholic romps to Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association tournament title
Jerry Rombach | The Chronicle-Telegram
AVON — Elyria Catholic’s golf team saved the best for last.
Playing in the final area-wide golf tournament of the season, the Panthers shot a scorching 295 Saturday — with all four players in the 70s — to easily capture the 28th annual Lorain County Athletic Administrators Tournament at Bob-O-Link on a cold but dry autumn morning.
It was the lowest team score for Elyria Catholic in any tournament this season, paced by also a season-low individual score of 2-under-par 70 by junior Colin Coughlin.
Columbia and Avon Lake were tied for a distant second at 312, while Firelands was fourth at 318 and North Ridgeville fifth at 324. Defending champion Midview, which shot a 299 in last year’s tourney, finished sixth at 325.
Ryan Polk of Elyria Catholic took runner-up honors with an even-par 72 — also his season best — while Doug Baluh (76) and Evan Siwierka (77) rounded out the scores for the sizzling Panthers.
Reilly Bates of Avon Lake also shot a 72, but was beaten out by Polk for the second-place plaque in a tiebreaker.
“It was really cold when we started this morning,” Coughlin said. “But as the morning went on I got used to it. I think the course was playing easy today with no wind and dry conditions.”
Coughlin had four birdies, all on the par-5 holes, to go along with two bogeys, one on the fourth hole when he hit in the water.
“I didn’t have any long putts or anything special today,” he said. “I just played consistent and two-putted all the greens.”
Coughlin’s previous low this season was 73 in the Division II sectional at Mallard Creek, when he led the Panthers to third place at 314 and a spot in the district for the 10th time in 12 years. But Coughlin soared to an 86 under cold and rainy conditions in the district last week at Windmill Lakes as EC failed to qualify for the state tournament.
“This was my last golf tournament as a high school player,” Polk, a senior, said of his 72 on Saturday.
His previous low this year was 76, which he shot, like Coughlin, at the sectional tournament.
“I started off today badly,” he said. “I bogeyed the first hole and chunked five fairway shots early on, but somehow managed to salvage par. Overall today I was chipping and putting really well. I sank a 30-footer uphill for a birdie on the fourth hole. I really had no bad holes. I only had two bogeys all day.”
Contact Jerry Rombach at 329-7137 or ctsports@chroniclet.com.
Top individuals
Colin Coughlin, Elyria Catholic, 70; Ryan Polk, Elyria Catholic, 72; Reilly Bates, Avon Lake, 72; Mike Opsitnick, Avon, 73; Dave Gentry, Black River, 74; Roger Schroth, Columbia, 74.
Team scores (low four count for team total)
Elyria Catholic (295): Ryan Polk 72 (37-35), Doug Baluh 76 (36-40), Evan Siwierka 77 (41-36), Colin Coughlin 70 (35-35)
Columbia (312): Justin Hamper 82 (38-44), Jerry Karl 75 (38-37), Roger Schroth 74 (37-37), Adam Klimo 81 (43-38), Vinny Violi 100 (50-50)
Avon Lake (312): Reilly Bates 72 (35-37), C.J. Blankenhip 77 (40-37), Collin Holmes 83 (42-41), Pat Haas 86 (44-42), Andrew Lombardi 80 (42-38)
Firelands (318): Andrew Northeim 77 (38-39), Matt Gregory 78 (37-41), Vince Vitale 92 (48-44), Josh Kaiser 76 (36-40), Gabe Battistelli 89 (47-42)
North Ridgeville (324): Mitch Clark 79 (41-38), Matt McGinty 77 (38-39), Zak Narowitz 87 (44-43), Mike Mytnick 89 (45-44), Colin Oliva 81 (42-39)
Midview (325): Louis Elbert 83 (40-43), Brad Weaver 76 (40-36), Ty Plas 80 (36-44), Kyle Lewis 92 (46-46), Travis Gregory 86 (45-41)
Black River (328): Dave Gentry 74 (37-37), Mat Stuart 83 (40-43), Brandon Null 77 (37-40), Jarrod Pierce 94 (51-43), Jake Sas 109 (54-55)
Avon (343): Mike Opsitnick 73 (34-39), Scott Dickson 84 (41-43), Ryan Moolbroek 101 (45-56), Tyler Guthrie 85 (44-41), Matt Mohl 105 (52-53)
Vermilion (346): Andy Ingram 85 (45-40), Zach Dickey 94 (45-49), Dan Pesato 84 (41-43), A.J. Schrenk 95 (48-47), Ryan Lucas 83 (42-41)
Amherst (347): R. Flynn 89 (45-44), A. McCarty 82 (39-43), B. Greuter 86 (40-46), C. Draga 99 (47-52), J. Pijor 90 (46-43)
Keystone (349): Bryan Yeo 84 (44-40), Sam Bailosky 80 (41-39), Justin Truman 96 (49-47), Roman Klingshirn 89 (47-42)
Lake Ridge (350): Spencer Scheeler 84 (42-42), Mitchell Rice 84 (44-40), Nick Memetz 89 (43-46), Chris Huebler 93 (48-45), Thomas Tovolara 106 (58-48)
Wellington (351): Aaron Dumke 88 (44-44), Ken Nutterer 84 (41-43), Michael Whitney 88 (42-46), Freddy Senghas 91 (45-46)
Admiral King (366): A.J. Atkinson 82 (38-44), Tyler Mazzei 91 (44-47), Demitrius Thompson 87 (41-46), Airon Thomas 106 (53-53)
Southview (411): Randy Schumaker 92 (48-44), Aaron Ceja 91 (48-43), Shawn Kopp 115 (57-58), James Watkins 113 (50-63)
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Filed by Jerry Rombach | The Chronicle-Telegram October 5th, 2008 in Sports. Popularity: 1% |
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