March 29, 2024

Lynnville-Sully’s Jansen qualifies for district golf

NEW SHARON — Lynnville-Sully junior Holden Jansen shot a 93 at Friday’s Class 1A sectional golf tournament at Prairie Knolls Country Club golf course.

Jansen and Southeast Warren’s Brandon Dittmer, who shot a 91, earned spots at the 1A district golf meet as the top two individuals not on the three qualifying teams for sectionals. Dittmer and Jansen, who had rounds of 47 and 46, finished 12th and 13th, respectively, overall.

The sectional champion was Milan DeJong of North Mahaska with a 77 and the runner-up was North Mahaska’s Blake Fisher. Lucas Hemphill of Wayne shot an 80 to finish third and North Mahaska’s Dylan Comstock was fourth at 82.

North Mahaska won the sectional team title with a 324 four-man total. Moravia was second with a 356. Wayne also qualified as a team with a 359 since host North Mahaska won the tournament.

Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawks were fourth with a team total of 396. Lynnville-Sully was fifth at 427 and Southeast Warren took sixth with a 463.

Three Tigerhawks carded 97s for the sectional tournament. Sophomore Skyler Aiken had the best nine-hole round for Colfax-Mingo, shooting a 47 on the front nine and he had a 50 on the back nine. Sophomore Ahren Teed (49-48) and freshman Brady Berkley (48-49) also finished with 97s.

Sophomore Nic Duffy had a 105 (55-50) as Colfax-Mingo’s final team score. Also playing for the Tigerhawks Friday were juniors Jake Dunsbergen and Wyatt Smith, shooting a 115 (57-58) and a 120 (59-61), respectively.

Joining Jansen for the Hawks’ four-man team score were senior Isaac Collins with a 104 (50-54), sophomore Abram Collins with a 113 (55-58) and freshman Logan Ingersoll with a 117 (59-58). Senior Trevor Squires shot a 126 (62-64) and sophomore Cade Dibello had a 141 (63-78).

Jansen advances to the 1A district at 10 a.m. Friday at Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita.
The district meet is hosted by CAM High School.

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