Pounds prevails

Coeur d’Alene senior wins medalist honors by one stroke; Vikings finish second to Eagle

HAYDEN LAKE - Once his 147th shot of the 5A state tournament rolled into the cup, Coeur d'Alene High senior Alex Pounds could finally relax.

After the way his round started on Tuesday, relaxing probably wasn't on his mind.

Pounds went from a 3-under par 69 on Monday to 5-over on the first four holes on Tuesday. However, Pounds found his game in the next 14 holes to earn medalist honors with a two-day total of 3-over 147, edging Eagle's Jon Van Dyk by one stroke at Avondale Golf Club.

"I had a case of the shanks this morning," Pounds said. "I was missing some shots that I normally hit well. I hit a house and then it bounced back inbounds."

Pounds began to pick things up as the rain began to fall, finishing with a round of 78. After starting out bogey-bogey-bogey-double bogey, he had nine pars, three bogeys and two birdies the rest of the way.

"I started hitting the ball more solid in the last 14 holes," Pounds said. "I didn't make any mistakes after that. I didn't have too many putts from that point and started to play well."

Going into the final hole, Pounds had teammate Zach Davis tell him that he and Van Dyk were even - though Pounds led by one, after Van Dyk birdied the par-3 17th hole. In the trees on the right side of the fairway, Pounds delivered an approach shot from 110 yards out to the 18th green that stopped some 15 feet from the hole. He two-putted for par and when Van Dyk missed his birdie putt from 12 feet, Pounds was the winner.

"If I had to do it again, I'd probably would have hit it again," Pounds said. "It worked out today. I left everything I had out there. I didn't play great, but played good enough to win."

"I'm real proud of Alex," Coeur d'Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. "It's awesome for him. He got a case of the shanks, but held it together. He shot well and has been tough in each tournament."

Coeur d'Alene finished second with a two-day total of 622, nine strokes behind champion Eagle with 613.

"We had our sights set on the title," Duncan said. "It's disappointing, but they worked hard this year. We just need to step it up again next year. We've got a lot of good kids coming up and I'm real excited for the future. We've always had a good program, but we need to step it up."

Eagle led Coeur d'Alene by nine strokes after Monday's first round. Both teams shot 316 on Tuesday, which was marked by an early afternoon rainstorm.

"The weather can be the equilizer," Eagle coach Jeff Dunn said. "But you can't use that as an excuse and you need to come out and take care of business. The course was awesome. It was a great test to all the participants because of how it played."

Andrew Roller finished sixth as an individual for Coeur d'Alene with a 153.

Coeur d'Alene junior Brennan Stillinger wasn't pleased with how the Vikings finished.

"I'm disappointed," Stillinger said. "As a team, we stuck it out there. There are a lot of teams that would like to be where we are right now. We just didn't achieve our goals."

Coeur d'Alene finished the tournament with 34 penalty strokes as a team.

"We'll have to learn from our mistakes," Stilinger said. "We'll be back next year to go out and get it done."

Lake City junior Kevin Porto shot a 79 to finish with a 166 for the tournament.

"Throughout the tournament, I didn't think I played as well as I could have," Porto said. "I was having a swing problem on Monday and corrected it today. I'm just going to aim to get better next year."

Lewiston claimed the girls championship with a 703, besting Rocky Mountain of Meridian by 48 strokes.

Post Falls tied for sixth with a two-day total of 795, led by Rachel Westby's 183.

Par 72

6,573 yards

TOP 10 MEDALISTS - 1, Alex Pounds, Coeur d'Alene, 69-78-147. 2, (tie), Jon Van Dyk, Eagle, 74-74-148; Ty Travis, Eagle, 72-76-148. 4, Jacob Ready, Centennial, 71-79-150. 5, (tie), Keawe Soares, Borah, 75-78-153; Andrew Roller, Coeur d'Alene, 75-78-153.; Mike Johnson, Eagle, 73-80-153. 7, (tie), Brandon Koehler, Lewiston, 76-79-155; Marcus Montague, Skyline, 76-79-155. 10, (tie), John Forsman, Lewiston, 79-78-157; David Elliot, Centennial, 71-86-157.

TEAM SCORES

EAGLE (297-316-613) - Jon Van Dyk 74-74-148, Pete Davis 78-87-165, Ty Travis 72-76-148, Mike Johnson 73-80-153, Josh Theibult 81-86-167.

COEUR d'ALENE (306-316-622) - Alex Pounds 69-78-147, Brennan Stillinger 83-80-163, Andrew Roller 75-78-153, Hunter Kraft 83-80-163, Michael Porter 79-88-167.

LEWISTON (314-319-633) - Branden Koehler 76-79-155, Matt Milholland 84-78-162, Kevin Hobday 76-84-160, John Forsmann 79-78-157, Andrew Dodge 83-88-171.

CENTENNIAL (298-345-643) - Jacob Ready 71-79-150, Garret Bringhurst 91-95-186, David Elliot 71-86-157, Derek Snyder 81-85-166, Dillion Renolds 75-105-180.

SKYLINE (325-325-650) - Boston Murdoch 82-76-158, Marcus Montague 76-79-155, Matt Anthony 86-95-181, Kevin Warburton 81-84-165, David Briggs 88-86-174.

BOISE (323-333-656) - Matt Sturgill 79-88-167, Brady Comstock 83-83-166, Kyle Mistungaga 80-78-158, Jon Frizzel 81-84-165, Jon Parrett 86-93-179.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (330-344-674) - Derek Ream 84-85-169, Zack Thompson 80-85-165, Brayden Peterson 85-91-176, Cody Martin 81-86-167, Jake Davies 91-88-179.

HIGHLAND (343-344-687) - Chess Carbol 80-85-165, Aric Harumi 88-78-166, Carl Strochein 85-93-178, J.P. Damron 93-99-192, Cory Rice 90-88-178.

OTHER INDIVIDUALS - Kevin Porto, Lake City, 87-79-166, Jake Brown, Mountain View, 89-81-170, Robert Blair, Capital, 82-92-174.

Par 72

6,335 yards

TOP 10 MEDALISTS - 1, Tyler Barker, Vallivue, 156. 2, Bayle Borchers, Mountain View, 79-82-161. 3, Danny Jagelski, Lewiston, 83-81-164. 4, Amanda Booher, Mountain View, 85-84-169. 5, Kathryn Buckingham, Centennial, 79-91-170. 6, Mandi Myers, Idaho Falls, 87-84-171. 7, (tie), Amy Hasenoerhl, Lewiston, 90-82-172; Holly Winburn, Capital, 80-92-172. 9, Melissa Clausen, Vallivue, 84-90-174. 10, Taylor Kautz, Rocky Mountain, 88-87-175.

TEAM SCORES

LEWISTON (356-347-703) - Danny Jagelski 83-81-164, Amy Hasenoehrl 90-82-172, Kayla Kirk 99-97-196, Sarah Sanders 894-89-183, Kelsey Brockman 89-95-184.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (378-373-751) - Reagen Sanford 98-97-195, Angela Baker 99-89-188, Gabrielle Giesbrecht 93-101-194, Allison Rodgers 104-100-204, Taylor Kautz 88-87-175.

MOUNTAIN VIEW (375-384-759) - Bayle Borchers 79-82-161, Alyssa Santos 112-115-227, Kelsey Bottorff 109-105-214, Matti Munger 102-113-215, Amanda Booher 85-84-169.

CENTENNIAL (359-406-765) - Kathryn Buckingham 79-91-170, Haley Gochnour 93-108-201, Amy Stewart 95-97-192, Megan Santi 115-110-225, Christina Aladazabel 92-134-226.

CAPITAL (382-399-781) - Lexi Albi 90-91-181, Holly Winburn 80-92-172, Meg Waddel 95-91-186, Emily Paterson 117-125-242, Haley Gardner 142-141-283.

HIGHLAND (380-409-789) - Addi Thomson 96-102-198, Marrisa Morrison 95-98-193, Taylor Howell 90-103-193, Andrea Matkin 99-106-205, Cassidy Excell 115-120-235.

POST FALLS (397-398-795) - Rachel Westby 94-89-183, Maddie Dodge 96-96-192, Hayley Surdahl 108-110-218, Makenna Schevenius 99-107-206, Trinity Hill 108-106-214.

IDAHO FALLS (410-385-795) - Mandi Myers 87-84-171, Aleece Griffin 99-96-195, Asha Davenport 106-100-206, MaryAnn Warnecke 125-113-238, Chelsea Elting 118-105-223.

OTHER INDIVIDUALS - Lou Points, Eagle, 86-91-177. Alyssa Edelmeyer, Madison, 95-88-183. Daily Koga, Caldwell, 98-97-195. Brooklyn Anderson, Skyline, 97-98-195.