Prep Girls’ Golf
OSAA release – Salem Academy rallied from a seven-stroke, day-one deficit to win the team championship at the par-72, 5,352-yard Tokatee Golf Club course in McKenzie Bridge. The Crusaders finished at 758, shooting 368 Tuesday after a 390 Monday. Crook County, the 2023 champion, was second at 772, followed by first-round leader North Bend (773), St. Mary’s (779) and Marshfield (792) in the 12-team tournament. Valley Catholic freshman Madeleine Conser shot 73 Tuesday, four strokes better than her opening round, to finish with a winning score of 150, six strokes ahead of Catlin Gabel’s Vishaka Priyan and first-round leader Cassie Kennon of North Bend. Marist Catholic’s Esha Reddy was fourth (159), La Pine’s Kylee Smith fifth (170), Salem Academy’s Chloe Johnston sixth (171) and Dufur’s Tygh Timinsky seventh (176) while La Pine’s Hailey Smith, Marist Catholic’s Ashlyn Thomas and Salem Academy’s Alexandrea Willcoxen tied for eighth (179). Reddy tied for fourth the previous two years.
Prep Boys’ Golf
OSAA release – Freshman Jordan Giles became Phoenix’s first medalist in 15 years by shooting 3-over-par to win the 4A tournament by three strokes at Emerald Valley in Creswell. Giles, tied for the lead at 72 after one round, fired a 75 on Tuesday to finish at 147. He held off Molalla junior Massimo Cereghino (150), North Bend junior Owen Bascom (152), Baker/Powder Valley junior Isaiah Jones (158) and Marist Catholic junior Christian Guerrero (158). Giles is Phoenix’s second state champion, joining Daniel Engle, who won in 2009. Marist Catholic trailed reigning champion Baker/Powder Valley by four strokes after one round but overtook the Bulldogs for the team title. The Spartans scored 659 to beat Baker/Powder Valley (663), North Bend (703), Scappoose (703) and Cascade (703). After Guerrero, Marist Catholic’s other scorers were junior Nick Hudson (164), senior Anthony Angelastro (165) and sophomore Jaxen Mazur (172). The title is the Spartans’ seventh, all since 2006, and first since they went back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. 3A/2A/1A – Crosspoint Christian sophomore Davis Hartwell finished at 3-under-par to run away with the 3A/2A/1A title at Emerald Valley in Creswell. Hartwell, who shot 73 on Monday to take the first-round lead, fired a 68 on Tuesday to finish with a score of 141. He becomes the first individual champion for the Klamath Falls school. He won by 10 strokes over Valley Catholic sophomore Benny Zhu, last year’s champion. A year ago, Hartwell finished tied for 11th, 10 strokes behind Zhu. Hartwell caught fire on the back nine, shooting a 6-under 30. During the stretch, he had five birdies and an eagle on the 545-yard, par-5 13th hole. Brookings-Harbor junior Lucas Vanderlip and Bandon freshman Sevren Quinn tied for third at 153. Bandon junior Peyton Simonds was fifth at 156. Quinn and Simonds combined with seniors Sean Ells (168) and Carter Brown (178) to lead Bandon to the team championship. The Tigers, whose only previous title was in 2015, scored 655 to finish ahead of Valley Catholic (677), Banks (693), Western Christian (700) and St. Mary’s (700).
Prep baseball scores
Prep baseball scores from Tuesday, May 14: 2A/1A – Reedsport beat visiting Toledo, 10-0 (5). Siletz Valley lost at Bandon/Pacific, 18-6 (5). Myrtle Pt. won at Waldport, 16-3 (5).
Prep softball scores
Prep softball scores from Tuesday, May 14: 3A – La Pine beat Siuslaw 16-4 at Elmira. Bandon/Pacific lost at Brookings-Harbor, 15-0. 2A/1A – Visiting Toledo beat Reedsport, 8-4. Myrtle Pt./Powers won at Waldport 26-20.
Prep softball schedules
Prep softball schedules for Wednesday, May 15: 3A – Siuslaw at Harrisburg/Monroe, 2 & 4:30p.
Prep baseball schedules
Prep baseball schedules for Wednesday, May 15: 3A – Siuslaw/Mapleton at Harrisburg, 2 & 4:30p. Brookings-Harbor at Bandon/Pacific, 4:30p.
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