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Cody Sievert,
Levi Capper, Brenner Johnson, Drew Griswold and Jake Matthews combine to
set a new team 9-hole scoring record on the back nine of the Heathlands
on May 13, 2009. Jake shot 38, Drew 39, and Levi, Brenner and Cody all
shot 40 to establish a new team score of 157. The former record of 161
was set two years ago at the Heathlands on the front 9 by Jordon
Pomeroy, Drew Griswold, Levi Capper, and Jake Matthews. |
PREP GOLF: Onekama
Breaks School Record
Portagers
shoot 157 in win over Chippewas
FROM Manistee News Advocate STAFF REPORTS
ONEKAMA — The rain wasn’t the only thing
falling for Onekama High School golf team at The Heathlands Wednesday.
The Portagers broke a two-year old school record by firing a 157 on the
par 36 back nine of its home course in a win against Manistee. The old
record for Onekama was 161 on the par 36 front nine at The Heathlands.
“I’m happy tonight,” said Onekama coach Mary Jo Zadow. “I’m elated.”
The Portagers benefited from a solid effort
from all six golfers, who took advantage of soft greens. Jake Matthews
led the way for Onekama with a 38, Drew Griswold shot a 39, Brenner
Johnson, Levi Capper and Cody Sievert all turned in 40s and Skyler
Kimpel posted a 46. |
“It was sweet,” Zadow said. “These guys
shot so well tonight and made me so proud.”
Zadow wasn’t the only coach to take note of the way the Portagers played
Wednesday.
“I was really impressed with how Onekama played today,” said Manistee
coach Mike Swanson. “They played solid from top to bottom. They handled
themselves well.”
Manistee finished 19 shots behind Onekama with a 176.
Casey Hogan and Greg Olsen led the way with matching 40s, Kody Elzinga
shot a 44 and Alex Meyers fired a 52.
“We got off to a bad start,” Swanson said. “I was happy to get the match
in and get a little bit of experience.”
May 13, 2009 |
Jake Matthews watches the flight of his tee shot off the 11th
tee at the Heathlands on Wednesday, May 13th.
Onekama played Manistee High on the back nine in a match
that was a makeup of a scheduled season opener. Jake went
on to par the 11th hole on his way to recording a
38. Jake was the match medalist and the low Onekama scorer. |
Skyler Kimpel grimaces after making contact with his tee
shot on the 11th tee at the Heathlands. Skyler
struggled on this hole making a triple bogey before putting
his game back together to post a 46 on his round for the
day. Skyler, unfortunately, proved to be the only Portager
who was not a part of establishing a new team 9-hole scoring
record. He is only a sophomore and has two more years of
high school eligibility to position himself in that elite
group of golfers. |
Cody
Sievert begins the backswing of his tee shot on the 11th
tee at the Heathlands on Wednesday, May 13th.
Cody bogeyed the hole along with three other holes, while
paring the remaining five holes on his way to shooting a
personal best score of 40. Cody was one of three Onekama
golfers who shot a score of 40 on the rainy afternoon. |
Brenner Johnson watches his tee shot fly into the 14th
green at the Heathlands. Brenner went on to take a par 4 on
the hole. He had earlier birdied the 12th hole
in route to shooting a 40 for the round. Brenner was one of
three Onekama shooters to record a 40 for the round and be
one of five to establish a new school 9-hole team record. |
Levi
Capper makes a great recovery shot from a position behind
the 14th green. Levi overshot the green and had
to chip from a location that found him dodging low hanging
tree limbs. He went on to bogey the hole in route to
shooting a 40. Levi, like, Brenner and Cody will place his
name on the new school 9-hole team record. |
Drew Griswold gets himself out of a sand bunker in front of
the 17th green. Drew put his tee shot in the
bunker, his second shot on the green and two putted for
par. Drew shot a 39 to post the second lowest score for the
day. |
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