Nice Weather and Solid Scores at the Medicine Valley Invite
- Evan Jones
- Apr 17
- 3 min read

It feels like we have to emphasize how nice the weather is during the sports season on days when competitions are happening. The reason being, Nebraska weather is a wildcard, as you know. Today at Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course in Curtis, I don't know if you could have asked for a better day with temps in the upper 70's, low 80's and the invite got done jus before the wind came up. It really was a picture-perfect day.
Enough blabbing about the weather, let's get into the results.
Team Results Provided by Medicine Valley
Loomis-350
Dundy County Stratton-364
Hitchcock County-366
Hi-Line-370
Cambridge-374
Paxton-379
Southwest-421
Elm Creek-424
McCook-JV-425
Wallace-425
Maywood-Hayes Center-440
Medicine Valley-447
South Platte-573
Individual Results
Tyson Essex-Loomis-79
Brayden Melchert-Hitchcock County-80
Houston Billeter-Southwest-81
Dante Horner-DCS-82
Jack Baker-Hitchcock County-82
Micah Gerlach-Cambridge-85
Eli Smith-McCook JV-86
Owen Matthews-DCS-87
Luke Larson-Loomis-88
Collin Shutts-Hi-Line-88
Tyson Sullivan-Wallace-88
Micah Garrison-Wallace-89
Ethan Hardin-Paxton-91
Grady Keeshan-Loomis-91
Carter Shoemaker-Cambridge-91
Dundy County Stratton
How about the Tigers? Taking 2nd with a 364. Dante Horner paced the Tigers with a 4th place finish and an 82. Owen Mathews took 8th with an 87. Austin Sydow shot a 96, Cale Lutz had a 99, Scott Laden had a 150. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Perkins County.
Hitchcock County
The Falcons shot a 366 and finished 3rd. Jack Baker took 5th with an 82, Brayden Melchert took 2nd with an 80, Cale Graham had a 101, Mason Schilke shot a 103, and Karson Hubl a 134. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Perkins County.
We caught up with Brayden Melchert of Hitchcock County after the invite and discussed his big day.
Hi-Line
It was another solid day for the Bulls, shooting a 370, finishing 4th. Collin Shutts took home 10th with an 88, Zach Whittaker and Parker Shutz each shot a 93, Hudson Weeder had a 96, and Gavin Tilson shot a 98. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Alma.
Cambridge
The Trojans had a good day, finishing in 5th with a 374. Micah Gerlach had an 85 and placed 6th. Carter Shoemaker nabbed a 91 and a 15th place medal. Maverick Webb shot a 96, Hodge Raburn had a 102, and Tayten Koppen had a 111. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Alma.
Paxton
The Tigers had a 379 as a team and finished 6th. Ethan Hardin took home 13th with a 91. Wyatt Walker shot a 100, Thomas Jay had a 126, Griffin Perlinger had a 95, and Tristen Hebblethwaite had a 93. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Perkins County.
Southwest
Southwest shot 421 as a team and finished 7th. Houston Billeter finished 3rd with an 81. Alex Lashley shot a 103, Dylan Cornwell had a 103, Bricen Springer a 134, and Breyer Lampe a 137. Their next invite is their own, on April 24th in Cambridge.
Wallace
The Wildcats shot a 425, finishing 10th. Tyson Sullivian shot an 88 and finished 11th, Micah Garrison shot an 89 and finished 12th. Teegan Cook took 124 and Ethan Sauser shot a 124. Their next invite is on April 24th at Cambridge, hosted by Southwest.
Maywood-Hayes Center
The Wolves finished with a 440 as a team and in 11th place. Landen Littrel had a 115, Grady Erickson a 103, Hunter Koetter a 102, Oliver Anders a 120, and Tyler Stewart at 127. Their next invite is on April 24th at Cambridge, hosted by Southwest.
Medicine Valley
The Raiders shot a 447 and finished 12th. Tyce Pate shot a 101, Brody Senff shot a 106, Kaleb Einspahr shot a 112, Tyler Bantam had a 128, and Kevin Bantam shot a 132. Their next invite is on Tuesday, April 22nd at Alma.