Vikings and Warriors tee off in Elko

Staff Report

Lowry took top honors at a Northern Division I-A golf tournament at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko on Wednesday, while Whittell’s Steven Beelar and South Tahoe’s Connor Shaw led the South Shore golfers with the lowest scores.

The Buckaroos finished with a combined score of 400 between their top five golfers to lead the field. Host Elko was second, shooting a 418 collectively, and was followed by Spring Creek (431), Dayton (472), Whittell (480), Fernley (485), Fallon (493), South Tahoe (548) and Sparks (548). Whittell was the only DIII school in the mix, and managed a fifth-place finish.

Beelar led the Warriors with a team-low of 91. Derek Heldt-Werle wasn’t far behind, firing a 94, and Zoe Bertz shot a 95. Anders Chaplin shot a 97, Matt Davis a 103 and Colin Buchholz a 106.

Shaw led South Tahoe with a team-low of 92.

The Vikings’ Sam Burba shot a 96, Tre Charrette a 97, Kybur Oberhaus a 114 and Sean Doyle fired a 149.

Another Division I-A tournament was scheduled for Thursday in Winnemucca. Elko Golf Tourney

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