Hays Post
HOXIE – The TMP-Marian Monarchs boys golf team finished in third place at Monday’s Hoxie 2A Regional and qualified for next week’s 2A state tournament. Hill City shot a 322 and won the team title by four shots over host Hoxie. The Monarchs shot a 351 which was seven shots better than fourth place Rawlins County.
Hill City junior Dylan Budig fired an even-par 71 and won the individual title, six shots better than TMP-Marian’s Pake Dewey who finished second with a 6-over-par 78. Hoxie’s Noah Dowell finished third with a 79.
Ellis junior Austin Carroll qualified as an individual after shooting a 10-over-par 82 and finished in sixth place. Plainville sophomores Noah Brewster and Jayden Morris also qualified for state. Brewster tied for ninth place with an 83 and Morris tied for 11th with an 84.
The 2A State Tournament will be held at the Hesston Golf Course in Hesston on Monday and Tuesday, May 22-23.
Team Results (Top 3 qualify for state)
1. Hill City – 322
2. Hoxie – 326
3. TMP-Marian – 351
4. Rawlins County – 358
5. Plainville – 371
6. Ellis – 373
7. Republic County – 298
8. Smith Center – 410
9. Oakley – 444
10. Trego – 450
Top 20 Individual Results (*Top 5 not on a qualifying team advance
to state)
1. Dylan Budig, Hill City – 72
2. Pake Dewey, TMP-Marian – 78
3. Noah Dewell, Hoxie – 79
4. Brady Jones, Hoxie – 81
4. Tate Wiemer, Hoxie – 81
6. Austin Carroll, Ellis – 82 *
6. Benjamin Deges, Hill City – 82
6. Jeram Kastens, Rawlins County – 82 *
9. Noah Brewster, Plainville – 83 *
9. Easton Fink, Oakley – 83 *
11. Cooper Bagley, Hill City – 84
11. Noah Fry, Hill City – 84
11. Jayden Morris, Plainville – 84 *
14. Charlie Foote, Hoxie – 85
14. Landon Rozean, TMP-Marian – 85
16. Amelia Bowles, Rawlins County – 86
17. Kaden Novak, Republic County – 88
18. Samuel Watkins, Hoxie – 89
19. Trenton Long, Hill City – 90
19. Derrick Schneider, Hill City - 90