April 22, 2025

C-M golfers finish third in road SICL triangular

Tigerhawk boys finish fifth at Woodward-Granger

By Troy Hyde
Luke Padgett

Colfax-Mingo junior Luke Padgett putts during a meet last week. The Tigerhawks finished third in a road SICL triangular on Monday and then finished fifth at Woodward-Granger on Tuesday. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

COLFAX — Lily Brenner finished in the top five during Colfax-Mingo’s home triangular on Monday.

But the Tigerhawks were third in both the girls and boys competition against North Mahaska and BGM at Colfax Country Club.

North Mahaska won the girls meet with a 224, while BGM finished second with a 229 and Colfax-Mingo was third with a 257.

On the boys’ side, BGM (171) edged North Mahaska (175) to win, while Colfax-Mingo shot a 191 in third.

Faith Allen

Colfax-Mingo senior Faith Allen shoots the ball toward the green during a home meet last week. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

Brenner led the C-M girls with a 56. That was good enough for fifth.

The other scoring golfers were Lillie Jones (66), Cadence Linn (67) and Faith Allen (68). Chloe Clements (73) and Laila Kwaskiewicz (84) posted non-counting scores.

It was a career-best score for Linn and Kwaskiewicz made her prep debut.

North Mahaska’s Aly Steil was the meet medalist with a 45. Her teammate, Jocelyn Pinkerton, and BGM’s Averee Krebill carded 52s.

Cason Fitch, Luke Padgett and Jadyn Patten all led the C-M boys with 46s. It was a career best for both Padgett and Patten.

The other counting score came from Shane Hostetter (53) and Gavin Sydnes (59) and Jace Lewis (62) turned in non-counting scores.

BGM’s Robby Tometich and North Mahaska’s Jaxon VanDerVeer both shot 41 as the top two finishers.

Shane Hostetter

Colfax-Mingo senior Shane Hostetter sets his ball up for a putt during a home meet last week. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

Improved Tigerhawks finish fifth at Woodward-Granger

WOODWARD — The last time Colfax-Mingo’s boys golf team had a player average better than 90 was 2019.

It took the Tigerhawks one 18-hole meet to get under 90 this season and a trio of golfers led C-M during a six-team tournament hosted by Woodward-Granger on Tuesday.

Fitch (87), Patten (87) and Padgett (89) all posted career-best scores, but the Tigerhawks finished fifth with a 366 at Woodward Golf Club. It was Patten’s 18-hole prep debut and Padgett’s only 18-hole meet last season produced a score of 129.

The final counting score came from Hostetter (103) and Sydnes (105) and Lewis (110) had non-counting scores. It was the 18-hole varsity debuts for Sydnes and Lewis.

Woodward-Granger’s Landon Chambers was the meet medalist with a 77 and his teammate, Casey Foster, carded a 78 as the runner-up medalist.

Jadyn Patten

Colfax-Mingo freshman Jadyn Patten putts on the No. 1 green at Colfax Country Club last week. Patten was one of three Tigerhawks to shoot under 90 on Tuesday, but the Tigerhawks finished fifth at Woodward-Granger. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)