Strong YAIAA contingent headed to state golf tournament, district medals in hand
A strong YAIAA contingent will head to the state golf tournament this season.
Two York/Adams golfers earned silver and twelve total made the cut for states after the District 3 championships concluded Saturday at Briarwood (2A) and Honey Run (3A).
Delone Catholic's Kat Keller finished with a 163 over two rounds to earn second place in girls' Class 2A, three shots behind champion Erica Gerner from Hamburg. Oliva Kury of York Catholic was one shot behind Keller for the bronze.
After leading the boys' Class 3A tournament, Lane Krosse settled for second, shooting a 74 in round 2 for a two-day total of 143. He finished two strokes behind champ Chase Yenser of Daniel Boone. YAIAA golfers took spots 4 through 8.
The PIAA individual championships will be held Oct. 16-17 at Penn State.
YAIAA finishers and PIAA qualifiers
BOYS' CLASS 3A | State qualifiers: 2. Lane Krosse, Dallastown, 143; 4. Jacob Gerrick, Central York, 146; 5. Dallas Inch, Central York, 147; 6. Noah Shultz, Central York, 147; 7. Callahan Harrell, York Suburban, 147; 8. Reed Krosse, Dallastown, 148; 16. Lawson Leeper, Dover, 151; 18. Andrew Ekstrom, York Suburban, 152. Other finishers: Caden Blanchette, Northeastern, 154; Ryan Hillyard, South Western, 161.
BOYS' CLASS 2A | State qualifier: 6. Zyan Herr, Littlestown, 157. Other finishers: Mason Diaz, Bermudian Springs, 167; Derek Freeman, Bermudian Springs, 170.
GIRLS' CLASS 3A | State qualifier: 8. Taylor Hicks, Dallastown, 167. Other finishers: Vivienne Powers, York Suburban, 170; Gigi Merino, York Suburban, 195
GIRLS' CLASS 2A | State qualifiers: 2. Kat Keller, Delone Catholic, 163; 3. Olivia Kury, York Catholic, 164. Other finisher: Sara Piccolo, York Catholic, 185.
From Day 1: 19 YAIAA golfers advanced to the second round
Districts and Lane Krosse continue to go hand-in-hand.
The Dallastown senior fired a 3-under par 69 at Honey Run Golf Club to lead the District 3 Class 3A boys' golf tournament by one stroke over Central Dauphin's Joey Sembrot and Daniel Boone's Chase Yenser.
Krosse won the district title last year after firing rounds of 70 and 75 at Briarwood Golf Club to win by two strokes.
He was one of 10 YAIAA golfers to advance to Saturday's second round of the Class 3A tournament.
Littlestown's Zyan Herr, the top Class 2A finisher in the league tournament, missed Saturday's football game against York County Tech because the senior was one of three York-Adams golfers to reach the second round.
Three golfers advanced in each class of the girls' tournament.
Play concludes Saturday with Class 2A golfers at Briarwood and Class 3A at Honey Run.
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Second-round qualifiers
Boys' Class 2A (leader shot 72): T7, Zyan Herr, Littlestown, 79; T15, Mason Diaz, Bermudian Springs, 84; T15, Derek Freeman, Bermudian Springs, 84.
Boys' Class 3A: 1. Lane Krosse, Dallastown, 69; T4, Callahan Harrell, York Suburban, 71; T4, Dallas Inch, Central York, 71; T4, Lawson Leeper, Dover, 71; T10, Noah Shultz, Central York, 72; T12, Jacob Gerrick, Central York, 73; T12, Reed Krosse, Dallastown, 73; T12, Ryan Hilyard, South Western, 73; T17, Caden Blanchette, Northeastern, 74.
Girls' Class 2A (leader shot 77): 2, Kat Keller, Delone Catholic, 82; 3, Olivia Kury, York Catholic, 83; 8, Sara Piccolo, York Catholic, 95.
Girls' Class 3A (leader shot 72): T8, Taylor Hicks, Dallastown, 80; 13, Vivienne Powers, York Suburban, 85; 18, Gigi Merino, York Suburban, 94.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: District 3 golf: Kat Keller, Lane Krosse earn silver medals
