Harbor Light's Hanes rises to the challenge of top 10 golf finals finish
BIG RAPIDS — Making any division of the MHSAA golf state championships is a challenge.
That becomes increasingly true when you don't have a team to qualify under and have to make your way through in the tight individual qualifier field.
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Ben Hanes of Harbor Light Christian did that.
Making top 10 at the state championships is then another big challenge to overcome.
But, Hanes was up for that one too.
The Swordsmen senior capped his season and career with a 10th place finish in the Division 4 boys golf championships at Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids over the weekend.
Harbor Light Christian senior Ben Hanes (back row, closest right) stands with the top 10 finishers at the Division 4 golf state championships on Saturday, June 7. Hanes qualified for the finals as an individual.
Hanes recorded an 80 on the opening day, then shot 78 on day two for a 158 total.
The finish came out of more than 100 golfers in the field.
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Clarkston Everest Collegiate earned the team state championship behind a 314-317—631, which was 19 strokes better than Grandville Calvin Christian's runner-up finish.
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Maple City Glen Lake's Michael Houtteman represented Northern Michigan well and earned the Division 4 state championship from an individual standpoint, finishing with a 70-68– 138.
East Jordan's Scott Lyons also qualified for the state championships as a junior, recording an 88-82–170, which placed him 36th overall in the field.
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While they qualified as a team, Gaylord St. Mary didn't have enough scores to finish that way over the weekend. Sophomore George Mertz did place 19th with an 80-83— 163.
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In Division 2, Gaylord's Marshall Krajniak also shot 85-79—164 to place 62nd at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek.
Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at dkochanny@petoskeynews.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Harbor Lights Hanes finishes golf career at D4 state finals
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