Newton boys end golf season at districts

WAVERLY — The Newton boys golf season ended short of the state tournament on Monday.

The Cardinals played in a Class 3A district tournament and finished sixth in a six-team field at the par 70 Waverly Golf Course.

“We had a rough day on the course,” Newton head boys golf coach Pat Riley said. “We didn’t shoot terrible considering the conditions but just didn’t have enough in the tank to compete with these solid teams.”

Newton finished three strokes above its 18-hole season average as it shot a 331.

Host Waverly-Shell Rock won the district title with a 299. That’s 16 shots better than its season average. Tyler Glade was the meet medalist with a 1-over-par 71.

Knoxville (313) and Independence (315) also qualified for the 3A state tournament. Pella (316) finished one stroke back in fourth and Grinnell (326) completed the field.

The top three finishing teams and the top two individuals plus ties not on advancing teams at each district qualify for the state tournament.

Jackson Price led Newton with a 79, but he was three strokes back of a state berth.

Independence’s Dawson Fueling was the runner-up medalist with a 3-over-par 73.

Charles City’s Carson Gallup (75), Pella’s Patrick Bishara (76) and Grinnell’s Cameron Gosselink (76) were the individual state qualifiers.

Lincoln Peterson shot an 81 and Peyton Rozendaal carded an 83 in their final prep tournament. Peterson was five shots better than his season average.

Carter Forst (88) had the other counting score and Mason Smith (91) and Lane Rozendaal (96) turned in non-counting scores.

“I was really proud of how our two seniors played today,” Riley said. “They finished their high school careers with class and pride. We will miss them next year.

“As sad as it will be to see them leave, we have a lot of experience coming back. If our guys get out and work on some parts of their games, we could be even better next year. Time will tell.”