Baxter golfers split with Colfax-Mingo in road triangular

COLFAX — Lily Brenner and Karlee Koehler had the top two scores in the girls golf triangular at Colfax Country Club on Tuesday.

Brenner led the Colfax-Mingo girls golf team to a win, while Baxter split with the Tigerhawks.

Grand View Christian was the third school in the field. The Thunder boys won the meet with a 173. Baxter (190) edged Colfax-Mingo (192) by two strokes.

The Tigerhawk girls shot 232 to win the meet. Baxter (239) was seven shots back in second and Grand View Christian (254) finished third.

Brenner was the meet medalist on the girls’ side after firing a 46. Lily Webster (58) was fifth, while Faith Allen (64) and Dakota Allen (64) had the other two counting scores. Lillie Jones (65) and Chloe Clements (74) posted non-counting scores.

Koehler’s runner-up medalist finish came after she fired a 52. Hannah Huffaker carded a career-best 57 in fourth and the other two counting scorers were Rilynn Titus (63) and Klaire Shanks (67). Ashlee Herr (73) had a non-counting score.

Grand View Christian’s Addie Hackett finished third with a 56.

The Thunder placed four golfers in the top eight on the boys’ side. Boaz Pollak was the meet medalist with a 38 and Henry Lane carded a 43 in second.

Shane Hostetter and Cason Fitch both shot 46 in a tie for fourth. It was a career-best score for Hostetter.

Gavin Sydnes had a career-best 49 and Jadyn Patten carded a 51 as the final scorer. Luke Padgett (53) and Jace Lewis (55) posted non-counting scores.

Baxter was led by Charlie Maher and Stadan Vansice, who both 47 in a tie for sixth. Colten Damman (48) and Masyn Titus (48) tied for eighth with 48s and Hudson Bethards (49) and Cainan Travis (career-best 50) had non-counting scores.