Raiders take 5th at Reynolds tourney
BY THE EXAMINER STAFF
Ethan Ricketts shot a 74 to lead Benjamin Logan to a fifth-place finish in the Ryan Reynolds Memorial golf tournament hosted by Bellefontaine at Liberty Hills Golf Club on Thursday.
There were nine teams in the field, with St. Marys shooting a 320 to finish in first. Carroll and Lima Shawnee tied for second at 328, with Carroll awarded the second position on a tiebreaker.
Tecumseh was fourth with 346, the Raiders shot 348, Urbana was sixth with 368, Indian Lake took seventh with 375, Springfield Shawnee finished eighth with 394 and the host Chiefs were ninth with 396.
Carroll’s Shane Ochs was the medalist with an even-par round of 70.
In addition to the 74 from Ricketts, Ben Logan received an 86 from Jacob Mitchell, a 92 from Aiden Elsass and a 96 from Luke McKenrick. Aaron Vogelsang shot 101 and Kaiden Munz added a 104.
Lane McPherson fired a 74 to spark Indian Lake. The 74 tied a school record.
Also for the Lakers, Dylan Rice shot 90, Josh Staley had 104, Tyler Michel carded a 107, Camdon Tuttle had 108 and Ethan Elbert had 111.
Liam Harris paced the Chiefs with an 85. Jared Salyer followed with a 100, Joe Boop shot 101, Kody Watts had 110, Aidan Mifsud shot 115 and Austin Hammond had 122.
Ridgemont tops Ridgedale
Ridgemont’s golf team defeated Ridgedale 209-212 on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Park.
The co-medalists with 48s were A.J. Comer of Ridgedale and Hayden Oates of Ridgemont.
Collin Wallace added a 49 for Ridgemont. Remaining individual scores were not reported.
Benjamin Logan’s Jacob Mitchell watches a shot during the Ryan Reynolds Memorial golf tournament Thursday at Liberty Hills Golf Club. (EXAMINER PHOTO | MATT HAMMMOND)