Golfers from Enumclaw and White River high schools capped their fall seasons with tournaments and some can look forward to playing again in the spring.
Regionally, golf is a split campaign, with a regular season in the fall and top competitors advancing to play again in the spring. The spring portion brings a qualifying tournament, giving a second chance for select golfers to advance to their respective state tournaments. State tourneys follow a week later, all east of the Cascades.
ENUMCLAW GIRLS
The Hornet girls played their North Puget Sound League tournament Oct. 15-16 at the Gold Mountain complex in Bremerton.
The squad headed to Gold Mountain coming off a regular season that included a 10-0 record and NPSL Olympic Division championship.
EHS finished third at the league tournament, thus qualifying as a team for May’s West Central District tourney. Making the trip will be Taylor Anglin, Kennedy VanHoof, Emma Murphy, Danyel Korpe and Maya Rismiller.
Four additional Hornet girls – Alina Adams, Ava Jenkins, Maddie Rubin and Meredith Petellin – qualified for WCD play.
Here are the two-day totals for the nine EHS girls advancing to spring play: Murphy, 94-87-181, 15th overall; VanHoof, 99-84-183, tied for 16th overall; Korpe, 94-89-183, tied for 16th; Alina Adams, 94-93-187, tied for 23rd; Rismiller, 97-93-190, tied for 28th; Anglin, 99-95-194, tied for 33rd; Rubin, 94-100-194, tied for 33rd; Jenkins, 98-99-197, tied for 36th; Petellin, 106-92-198, 39th.
ENUMCLAW BOYS
The Hornet boys, by virtue of a fourth-place finish at the NPSL tournament, qualified for the West Central District tourney in May.
Their tournament also was staged Oct. 15-16 at Gold Mountain.
The advancing team consists of Jaeger Christian, Ty Albrecht, Cameron Serba, Tristen Nichols and Wyatt Bort. Also earning a trip to the state qualifier will be Colton Willsonand Ray Coville, while Ben Laurnen is a tourney alternate.
Here are the two-day totals for all: Christian, 73-74-147, second overall; Albrecht, 79-79-158, tied for 13th; Serba, 82-82-164, tied for 23rd; Nichols, 81-87-168, 31st; Willson, 93-83-176, tied for 38th; Coville, 93-84-177, tied or 40th; Bort, 95-84-179, 41st; Laurnen, 100-990-190, tied for 62nd.
WHITE RIVER GIRLS
Four White River golfers earned trips to the state tournament during the Oct. 16-17 SPSL Medalist Tournament at Eagle’s Pride Golf Course in Tacoma.
Earning a state berth were Brooke Gelinas, who placed first overall after shooting 80 the first day and adding second day 77 for a total of 157; Brooke Mahler, third, 90-82-172; Emma McGregor, fourth, 92-89-181; and Alex Frederick, fifth, 105-104-209.
Additionally, a pair of White River golfers – Ashley Buchholz and Jaedyn Castaneda – advanced to the spring qualifying tournament. Buchholz went 111-105-216 and Castaneda 119-114-233.
The Medalist Tournament capped a fall season in which the White River girls went undefeated and won the league title.
WHITE RIVER BOYS
The Hornet’s Joe Flanigan has assured himself of a berth in the Class 2A state tournament while a handful of teammates will have another crack at making the elite field.
The postseason began sorting itself out during the Oct. 16-17 South Puget Sound League 2A Medalist Tournament at Tacoma’s Eagle’s Pride Golf Course.
Flanigan fired rounds of 86 each day and his 172-stroke total placed him fourth overall.
Included in those who will likely advance to the spring state qualifying tournament are AJ Mills, who placed 11th with rounds of 94 and 92, for a total of 186; Drew Thompson, 13th, 95-94-189; Jackson Flanigan, 15th, 96-94-190; Adam Wakefield, 16th, 93-99-192; Lane Maras, 17th, 105-87-192; Tanner Penrose, 20th,97-97-194; and Clay Cashman, 26th, 101-97-198.
