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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

Rainy day at the Elks

Redskins earn wins in MAC girls and boys golf action; Minster defeats Coldwater

By Gary R. Rasberry
Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

St. Henry's Kaitlyn Clune chips the ball onto the green during Monday's match with Marion Local.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The persistent rain didn't keep the golfers away as the Mercer County Elks hosted a trio of Midwest Athletic Conference matches on Monday.
In the lone girls' conference match at the Elks, St. Henry defeated Marion Local 202-295.
The Redskins' Carina Clune was match medalist, posting the only sub-50 score of the group with a 49. Allyson Hemmelgarn shot a 50 followed by Kaitlyn Clune (51), Jessica Clune (52), Karlee Staugler (53) and Elizabeth Rockwell (88).
Marah Moeller was the low-shooter for Marion Local with a 58. Chloe Nagel finished with a 70, Macy Spieth an 82 and Kendra Price an 85.
St. Henry travels to Shawnee for non-conference play today. Marion Local is also in action today against Fort Loramie at Arrowhead.

BOYS GOLF
St, Henry 174, Marion Local 226
Seth King earned medalist honors with a 41 and the Redskins opened MAC boys' golf play with a win over the Flyers at the Elks.
King's effort in the rain was just part of a solid day for the top four Redskin golfers. Jack Romer shot a 43, while Ryan Grieshop and Lucas Grieshop carded matching 45s.
Collin Fleck led Marion Local with a 46. Tim Knapshaeffer finished with a 56, Garrett Pleiman had a 59 and Jack Bohman shot a 65.
St. Henry also won the JV match 201-282. Reed Koesters led the Redskins with a medalist round of 47.
St. Henry hosts Fort Recovery on Thursday in MAC play at the Elks. Marion plays Coldwater at the same site on the same day.
Minster 181, Coldwater 232  
Jordan Brackman's 42 was good enough for medalist honors as the Wildcats beat the Cavaliers at the Elks in the conference lidlifter.
Adam Knapke and Logan Lazier each shot a 46 for Minster. Ben Stubbs finished with a 47 and Grant Voisard and Grant Koenig finished with 56 and 57, respectively.
Andrew Fisher led Coldwater with a 52. Trey Wolters, Caden Seitz and Alex Raffel each shot 60 and Michael Schoenherr and Chris Meyer each carded 68s.
Minster hosts Anna at Arrowhead today. Coldwater travels to Arrowhead on Thursday to face New Knoxville.
Parkway 184, New Knoxville 208
Matching medalist rounds of 42 from Cole Schoenleben and Clayton Agler led the Panthers to the win over the Rangers at Deerfield.
Mason Baxter added a 44, Ashton Hamrick finished with a 56 and Jack Wehe and Andy Metz shot 57 and 71, respectively
Ray Newton led New Knoxville with a 49 and Nick Thobe carded a 51. Nate Timmerman shot a 55, Robert Egbert a 56, Corey Kuck a 61 and Ben Menke a 71 for the Rangers.
Delphos St. John's 170,
Fort Recovery 192
The Indians dropped their MAC opener to the Blue Jays on Monday morning at Delphos Country Club.
Austin Faller led Fort Recovery with a 46. Calvin Rammel and Austin Pohl each shot a 48 and Grant Knapke carded a 50.
Fort Recovery faces St. Henry on Thursday at the Elks.
Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Minster's Jordan Brackman battles the rain to hit a shot during Monday's match with Coldwater at the Mercer County Elks.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

Coldwater's Andrew Fisher hits the ball toward the green during Monday's match with Minster.

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