C/EM linksmen season ends at regional
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ARCADIA — The first season as a cooperative golf team for Colfax/Elk Mound concluded last Tuesday in regional competition.
The squad finished last in the ten-school WIAA Division 2 Arcadia Golf Regional held June 1 at Trempealeau Mountain.
Colfax/Elk Mound finished with a composite score of 406 strokes which is achieved by adding up the top four golfers scores on the team.
The first four teams along with the top four individuals, that were not a member of a qualifying team, advanced to the sectional tournament that was played yesterday (June 9) at Skyline Golf Course in Black River Falls.
Speaking of Black River Falls, the Tigers claimed the regional championship after scoring a low of 336 to beat runner-up Chippewa Falls McDonell/Eau Claire Regis by five strokes. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau was third with a 343, host Arcadia shot a 345 for fourth, Columbus Catholic/Spencer finished fifth with a 368, Altoona tallied a 373 good for sixth, Neillsville/Loyal had a 382 to take seventh, Stanley-Boyd came in eighth with a 385, Bloomer was ninth after shooting a 398, and Colfax/Elk Mound was tenth.
Elk Mound freshman Jace Acker turned in the best regional performance for the C/EM varsity five as he finished in a three-way tie for 24th with a 94 in the 18-hole tournament. Acker shot a 45 on the first nine and a 49 on the final nine holes.
Another Mounder freshman, Riley Krall carded a 98 to take 32nd in the 50-player field. Krall shot a 48 and a 50 on the two halves.
Colfax junior Luke Blanchard tallied 105 strokes with 48 coming on the front nine and 57 on the back nine. He placed 40th overall .
Two other Elk Mound freshmen finished to round out the team’s scoring. Zane Brice and Matt Hanson shot for 109 and 124, respectively, to finish in a tie for 44th and 49th. Brice carded a 51 on the opening nine holes and followed it up with a 58 while Hanson shot a front nine score of 57 and ended with a 67.
Medalist honors (best score) went to a pair of Black River Falls golfers – freshman Evan Anderson and junior Mike Antonelli. Both finished with 77s on the par-71 course.
The four individual sectional qualifying spots went to Cole Noreen of Columbus/Spencer (86), Nolan John of Neillsville/Loyal (86), Caden Amidon of Altoona (88), and Isaac Brenner of Stanley-Boyd (88).
With no seniors and a season under their collective belts, the players of the Colfax/Elk Mound team, which featured nine freshman, should be poised for a promising 2022 season.