Three Rivers golf team wins county invitational title
STURGIS — The Three Rivers golf team won the St. Joseph County Invitational on Thursday.
The Cats shot a team score of 350 on the day. This year's event was hosted by Island Hills.
Sturgis' Graeme Herald won the individual title this year, shooting a career-best 79 on the day. Sturgis also fired a season's best score of 366 as a team.
"I was very happy with the way we played today. We were missing one of our top players due to an AP exam, but we had a couple guys step up and shoot good scores to help fill the void," Three Rivers coach Patrick Kline said. "I'm very proud of the way they accepted the challenge today."
Finishing behind Three Rivers was Sturgis in second (366). Colon shot a team score of 373, Constantine fired a 390 and Centreville shot 401. Mendon (406) and White Pigeon (413) rounded out the team scores.
Three Rivers was led by Caleb Quake and Max Hoxie. Quake shot an 83 and Hoxie added an 84 on the day. Vili Keranen shot a 91. Bryson McGraw added a 92.
Luke Frost shot a career best 90 for Sturgis. Cooper Barkby added a 97 while Tyler Sikorski and Carter Wallace each shot 100. Easton Barkby shot a 106.
White Pigeon was led by Isaiah Ryall, he shot a 92 which was good for 10th overall. Zach Royce added a 98 and Norberto Monroy shot 111. Evan Rudloff carded a 112, Trayton Heiman shot 114 and Owen Keo added a 12.
Mendon's Cam Bingaman was fourth overall with an 86. Johnny Greenwald and Dalton Williams each shot 89 to tie for fifth for Colon and Constantine's Cael Smith shot a 90 to tie for seventh.
On Wednesday, Sturgis shot a 186. Herald led the Trojans with a 37, which was his career-low for nine holes and gave him medalist honors on the day. Frost shot 46, Sikorski added a 51. Three Rivers also competed in this event, shooting a team score of 170. Nick Melville led with a 42, Quake and McGraw each shot a round of 44.
The two teams played in a dual matchup last week as well, with Three Rivers picking up a 6.5 - 1.5 victory in match play. Each win head-to-head earned a single point while a halved match gave each team a half point. Quake, Melville, McGraw, Keranen and Carter Langston each won for the Cats. Sturgis also competed against Coldwater, falling 3.5 - 2.5 in the match. Herald and Wallace each won their matches.
On Monday, Hillsdale Academy won a jamboree while shooting a team score of 174. Colon finished third at 187, Mendon was fifth with a 252. Giovanni Munoz shot a 55 for Burr Oak.
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This article originally appeared on Sturgis Journal: Three Rivers golfs to win in county invite
