23-05-2025
Hillsdale County boys golf teams wrap up conference finales ahead of MHSAA regionals
HILLSDALE COUNTY — Hillsdale County varsity boys golf teams wrapped up their conference schedules with championship meets. These were the final events on their schedules ahead of the MHSAA regional championships next week.
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The Hillsdale Academy boys golf team won their sixth straight SCAA championship after winning the 18-hole SCAA championship finale at Cedar Lake Golf Course. The Colts finished with a team score of 330, 17 strokes better than No. 2 Mendon.
Six different Hillsdale Academy golfers finished with only three different individual scores: Senior Kahle Welden and sophomore Ben Lutz each shot an 82, good enough to tie for second place overall. Senior Vincent Reagle and sophomore Lincoln Knirk tied for fourth after each shot an 83. Junior Grayson Young and sophomore Edward Keaster finished just outside the event's top 10 with each carding an 89. Cam Bingaman of Mendon was the top medalist for the day after shooting an 80.
Kahle Welden ended his high school conference career on top as he finished first in the individual conference standings. Colts joining him as All-Conference honorees were Lincoln Knirk (2nd), and Ben Lutz (3rd).
Other scores from the conference championship included: Mendon (347), Jackson Christian, Climax-Scotts and Colon (371), Will Carleton Academy (376), Athens (392), St. Philip Catholic Central (452), and Burr Oak (464).
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The SCAA finale tournament was also the end of the conference season for the Cougar boys golf team from Will Carleton Academy. Fresh off setting a new school record, senior Will Thielen led the Cougar results with a 10th place finish and a final score of 87. Senior Tyler Slade finished the event with a 20th place finish and a final score of 93. Taking 23rd was sophomore David Maier with a 95. Senior Thomas Maier took 33rd wtih a 101. Elliot Johnson took 39th with a score of 115. Senior Jacob Gadelkarim took 50th with a score of 128.
Hillsdale Academy senior Kahle Welden earned an individual title for the overall SCAA conference season.
Jonesville and Hillsdale finish conference schedules
The young Jonesville varsity Comet boys golf team completed its Cascades conference championship season at the conference meet held at Ella Sharp Park Golf Course in Jackson.
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The Comets placed ninth overall as a team with a final score of 390. The conference was won by Hanover-Horton with a final score of 325. The individual champion was Hoyt Wrona of Hanover-Horton with a final score of 74. He was followed closely behind by teammate Bristen Cekander with a 75 to take second.
For Jonesville, junior Cole Trumper took 18th overall with a final score of 90. Junior Grant Broesamle took 34th with a final score of 96. Taking 40th was freshman Max Young with a 99. Freshman Brock Trumper took 49th with a final score of 105.
Hillsdale boys golf competed in the LCAA championship, which was won by Onsted for the first time since 2018. Blissfield won the LCAA championship event with a score of 332. The event was won by Anthony Mingione of Blissfield with a final score of 73 through 18 holes.
For Hillsdale, senior Brahm Gambill shot 88 to take 15th overall. Senior Nice Muangprom shot 90 to take 19th overall. Junior Collin Mullaly took 29th overall with a score of 99. Freshman Joel Tucker took 38th overall with a score of 112. Junior Julian Harmon took 40th with a score of 121.
Hillsdale senior Brahm Gambill took 15th overall at the LCAA championship event.
Regional Finals Information
Hillsdale and Jonesville will both compete in the Division 3, Region 18 championship. The event will be held at West Shote Golf and Country Club in Gross Isle on Tuesday, May 18. The 18-hole championship round begins at 10 a.m. and looks to send individual and team state qualifiers onto the Division 3 finals, which will be held on Friday, June 6 at The Meadows hosted by Grand Valley State University.
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Hillsdale Academy will head to Hampshire CC in Dowagiac, MI for the Division 4, Region 21 championship on Wednesday, May 28. Colts look to qualify as a team again for the Division 4 state championship, which will be held at Katke Course at Ferris State University.
The Colts already have experience at the Katke Course after hosting a pre-state tune-up invitational on May 14. Hillsdale Academy took fifth overall in that invitational, which hosted some of the top teams contending for a D4 state championship. Senior Kahle Welden took sixth place overall in that event, which would indicate a potential all-state finish should the Colts qualify for the state finals.
This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Hillsdale County boys golf teams wrap up conference finales ahead of MHSAA regionals
