Vikings boys in third
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Post Falls High's Maddie Dodge watches her ball come out of the bunker at the fourth hole of Avondale Golf Course during the 5A state championship tournament Monday.</p>
HAYDEN LAKE - As the Coeur d'Alene Viking boys golf team walked off Avondale Golf Course on Monday, their body language said it all.
Trying for the school's first state title since 2004, the Vikings are third, nine strokes back, in the eight-team field in the 5A state tournament.
"We made some bad decisions earlier today with some shots," Coeur d'Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. "With the way Eagle is shooting, they'll be tough to beat."
Eagle leads with a 297, led by Ty Travis with an even-par 72. Centennial is in second place, one stroke back. Coeur d'Alene shot 306.
"We're down, but definitely not out of it," Duncan said. "Nine strokes isn't impossible to come back from, but we'll need to come back better Tuesday. Andrew (Roller) battled well today, as did Mikey (Porter), who shot a 79, which is great for a freshman. Hopefully we come back better tomorrow."
Coeur d'Alene senior Alex Pounds shot a three-under 69 to take the medalist lead. Jacob Read and David Elliot of Centennial are two strokes back at 71.
"I knew Alex would come out and shoot well today," Duncan said. "He had a real solid round today after shooting a 78 last week in regionals. He hit 16 greens in regulation and could have scored lower, but had a few extra putts that pushed his score up."
Andrew Roller of Coeur d'Alene is in a four-way tie for seventh with a 75.
Lake City's Kevin Porto, playing as an individual, shot an 87 on Monday.
Post Falls is seventh out of eight teams in the girls tournament. Lewiston leads the team scoring with a 356.
"We did some good things today," Post Falls coach Jeff Hinz said. "We just didn't score well today. Makenna (Schevenius) played well and shot her best round at Avondale today. As a team, it just wasn't our day. We'll come out tomorrow and play hard and see what happens."
Tyler Barker of Vallivue leads the medalist race with a 76.
The tournament concludes today, with the top three teams scheduled to tee off around 9 a.m.
At Avondale Golf Course
Par 72
6,573 yards
TOP INDIVIDUALS - 1, Alex Pounds, Coeur d'Alene, 69. 2, Jacob Ready, Centennial, 71. 2, David Elliot, Centennial, 71. 4, Ty Travis, Eagle, 72. 5, Mike Johnson, Eagle, 73. 6, Jon Van Dyk, Eagle, 74. 7 (tie), Andrew Roller, Coeur d'Alene; Dillion Renolds, Centennial; Keawe Soares, Borah; and Branden Koehler, Lewiston, 75.
TEAM SCORES
EAGLE (297) - Jon Van Dyk 74, Pete Davis 78, Ty Travis 72, Mike Johnson 73, Josh Theibult 81.
CENTENNIAL (298) - Jacob Ready 71, Garret Bringhurst 91, David Elliot 71, Derek Snyder 81, Dillon Renolds 75.
COEUR d'ALENE (306) - Alex Pounds 69, Brennan Stillinger 83, Andrew Roller 75, Hunter Kraft 83, Michael Porter 79.
LEWISTON (314) - Branden Koehler 76, Matt Miholland 84, Kevin Hobday 76, John Forsmann 79, Andrew Dodge 83.
BOISE (323) - Matt Sturgill 79, Brady Comstack 83, Kyle Mistunaga 80, Jon Frizzell 81, Jon Parrett 86.
SKYLINE (325) - Boston Murdoch 82, Marcus Montague 76, Matt Anthony 86, Kevin Warburton 81, David Briggs 88.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (330) - Derek Ream 84, Zack Thompson 80, Brayden Peterson 85, Cody Martin 81, Jake Davies 91.
HIGHLAND (343) - Chess Carbol 80, Aric Harumi 88, Carl Strochein 85, J.P. Damron 93, Cory Rice 90.
OTHER INDIVIDUALS - Robert Blair, Capital 82; Kevin Porto, Lake City 87; Jake Brown, Mountain View 89.
Par 72
6,335 yards
TOP INDIVIDUALS - 1, Tyler Barker, Vallivue, 76. 2 (tie), Kathryn Buckingham, Centennial; Bayle Borchers, Mountain View, 79. 4, Holly Winburn, Capital, 80. 5, Danny Jagelski, Lewiston, 83. 6, Melissa Clausen, Vallivue, 84. 7, Amanda Booher, Mountain View, 85. 8, Lou Points, Eagle, 86. 9, Mandi Myers, Idaho Falls, 87. 10, Taylor Kautz, Rocky Mountain, 88.
TEAM SCORES
LEWISTON (356) - Danny Jagelski 83, Amy Hasenoerhl 90, Kayla Kirk 99, Sarah Sanders 94, Kelsey Brockman 89.
CENTENNIAL (359) - Kathryn Buckingham 79, Haley Gochnour 93, Amy Stewart 95, Megan Santi 115, Christina Aladazabal 92.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (375) - Bayle Borchers 79, Alyssa Santos 112, Kelsey Bottorff 109, Matti Munger 102, Amanda Booher 85.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (378) - Reagan Sanford 98, Angela Baker 99, Gabrielle Giesbrecht 93, Allison Rodgers 104, Taylor Kautz 88.
HIGHLAND (380) - Addi Thomson 96, Marrisa Morrison 95, Taylor Howell 90, Andrea Matkin 99, Cassidy Excell 115.
CAPITAL (382) - Lexi Albi 90, Holly Winburn 80, Meg Waddel 95, Emily Paterson 117, Haley Gardner 142.
POST FALLS (397) - Rachel Westby 94, Maddie Dodge 96, Hayley Surdahl 108, Makenna Schevenius 99, Trinity Hill 108.
IDAHO FALLS (410) - Mandi Myers 87, Aleece Griffin 99, Asha Davenport 106, MaryAnn Warnecke 125, Chelsea Elting 118.
OTHER INDIVIDUALS - Melissa Clausen, Vallivue 84, Lou Points, Eagle 86, Alyssa Edelmeyer, Madison, 95, Brooklyn Anderson, Skyline, 97, Daily Koga, Caldwell, 98.