RPAC Golf Results as of 5/25
Evan Jones- 3 days ago
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This past week, RPAC golf teams competed in District Invites, attempting to keep their season alive with state coming up on Wednesday, May 28th and Thursday, May 29th. The RPAC ended up with 23 golfers qualifying for state. Let's dive into the blog.
D-5 District Invite at Lake Malone Golf Course in North Platte on 5/19
The RPAC had five teams compete within this district and two of them qualified for state and four others qualified as individuals.
Team Results
North Platte St. Pat's-358-Qualified for State
Sutherland-363-Qualified for State
Hitchcock County-363-Qualified for State
Mullen-365
Paxton-369
Dundy County Stratton-370
Hay Springs-370
Crawford-427
Creek Valley-428
Wallace-433
Garden County-482
Potter-Dix-504
Bayard, Hyannis, Leyton, Sioux County, and South Platte-NTS
Individual Medalists-Top 10 Qualify for State, This Includes Ties, Too
Brayden Melchert-Hitchcock County-77
Dante Horner-DCS-81
Jack Baker-Hitchcock County-82
Benjamin Wener-Mullen-82
Rhett Flack-Crawford-83
Grady Dempcy-Sutherland-84
Ethan Hardin-Paxton-86
Benjamin Hankla-North Platte-St. Pat's-86
Ryker Copeland-Sutherland-86
10.Tristen Hebblethwaite-Paxton-88
10.Jacob Walker-Mullen-88
10.Tyson Sullivan-Wallace-88
Sutherland and Hitchcock County had to battle in a team playoff for the runner-up plaque. Either way, both teams were heading to state.
The Sutherland team comprises Grady Dempcy, Ryker Copeland, Easton Smith, Tegan Fitzpatrick, and Keaton Miller.
Hitchcock County's qualifying team is Jack Baker, Brayden Melchert, Cale Graham, Mason Schilke, and Dylan Kollmorgen. Hitchcock County was the team runner-up at state last season.
Brayden Melchert of Hitchcock County was the District Champ with a solid outing and a 77. Along with that, teammate Jack Baker shot an 82 and finished in 3rd. Last season, Melchert finished 13th at State, and Baker was a runner-up.
Dante Horner of DCS kept his steady play wth an 81 and was the district runner-up.
Sutherland's Dempcy and Ryker Copeland were excellent again finishing 6th and 9th with an 84 and 86. Paxton had a couple of qualifiers too: with Ethan Hardin shooting an 86 and finishing 7th, and Tristen Hebblethwaite shot an 88 and took 10th.
Wallace's Tyson Sullivan shot an 88 and tied for 10th, also—great day for Mr. Sullivan.
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D-4 District at Lakeside Country Club at Johnson Lake
This was an RPAC Rundown Featured Events, so you can read the full recap here. Of course, let's check out those team and individual results.
Team Results
Hi-Line-334-Qualified for State
Loomis-335-Qualified for State
Overton-345-Qualified for State
Wilcox-Hildreth-365
Cambridge-372
Ravenna-372
Arapahoe-383
Medicine Valley-384
Southern Valley-392
Maywood-Hayes Center-404
Elm Creek-406
Bertrand-421
Southwest-NTS
Pleasanton-NTS
Franklin-NTS
Axtell-NTS
Individual Medalists-Top 10 Qualify for State, This Includes Ties, Too
Houston Billeter-Southwest-74
Zach Whittaker-Hi-Line-75
Tyson Essex-Loomis-75
Brody Fleischman-Overton-77
Micah Gerlach-Cambridge-80
Tyce Pate-Medicine Valley-82
Gavin Norris-Loomis-85
Luke Larson-Loomis-85
Quentin Mumm-Bertrand-85
Gavin Tilson-Hi-Line-85
What a day for the Hi-Line Bulls, the hosts of the invite. They shot a 334 and qualified their team, which is made up of Zach Whittaker, Gavin Tilson, Hudson Weeder, Collin Shutts, and Parker Schutz.
Houston Billeter of Southwest had a big day with a 74 and was the district champ. Zach Whittaker 2nd with a 75 and Gavin Tilson of Hi-Line 10th with an 85 were solid for the Bulls.
Micah Gerlach played well, shooting an 80 and finishing 5th. He qualifies for state once again. You know who else qualified again? Tyce Pate of Medicine Valley. He shot an 82 and finished 6th. Quentin Mumm of Bertrand was awesome, too, finishing 9th with an 85.
C-5 District at Crandall Creek in Ogallala on 5/19
Alma competed in this district.
Team Results
Amherst-342-Qualified for State
Ogallala-346-Qualified for State
Perkins County-351-Qualified for State
Gothenburg-355
Chase County-358
Broken Bow-364
Alma-373
Valentine-374
Hershey-378
Chadron-381
Kimball-386
Hemingford-387
Bridgeport-405
Gordon-Rishville-474
Mitchell-484
Morrill-NTS
Individual Medalists-Top 10 Qualify for State, This Includes Ties, Too
Ryan Gilmore-Ogallala-73
Cope Smith-Amherst-79
Bacob Bryner-Hemingford-82
Zaybreon Hansen-Perkins County-82
Owen Plog-Hemingford-83
Trey Bartels-Gothenburg-83
Cade Kroeker-Perkins County-83
Jack White-Broken Bow-84
Kyler Jones-Amherst-84
10.Tobin Landen-Chadon-85
10.Zakary Anderson-Chase County-85
Alma was unable to qualify either their team or an individual. But what a season for the Cardinals! They were the RPAC Champs and had a really nice year.
So, RPAC will be well represented in Class D at Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus on May 28th and 29th. Here's how it looks.
Team Qualifiers
Hi-Line: Zach Whittaker, Gavin Tilson, Hudson Weeder, Collin Shutts, and Parker Schutz.
Sutherland: Grady Dempcy, Ryker Copeland, Easton Smith, Teagan Fitzpatrick, and Keaton Miller.
Hitchcock County: Jack Baker, Brayden Melchert, Cale Graham, Mason Schilke, and Dylan Kollmorgen. Hitchcock County was the team runner-up at state last season.
Individuals Qualifiers
Of course, if you qualify for a team, you can compete for individual medals, too. This list includes the athletes who finished in the top-10 at their districts, but any of those listed on the teams that made it can battle for individual medals at state.
Brayden Melchert-Hitchcock County
Jack Baker-Hitchcock County
Zach Whittaker-Hi-Line
Gavin Tilson-Hi-Line
Grady Dempcy-Sutherland
Ryker Copeland-Sutherland
Dante Horner-Dundy County Stratton
Ethan Hardin-Paxton
Tristen Hebblethwaite-Paxton
Tyson Sullivan-Wallace
Houston Billeter-Southwest
Micah Gerlach-Cambridge
Tyce Pate-Medicine Valley
Quetin Mumm-Bertrand
For more information on state, check out the NSAA Website here.
