COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Creston/O-M boys golf team took advantage of stellar conditions here Thursday at Fox Run Golf Club to post a dominant victory at the LC Invite.
Creston/O-M finished the day with a team score of 301, finishing 22 strokes ahead of runner-up Glenwood. Shenandoah was third at 325, with Nodaway Valley taking fourth ahead of host Lewis Central with its score of 329.
“What an amazing day for golf,” Creston/O-M assistant coach Jon Thomson said. “The course was looking good and the kids played well. I didn’t know how well they would bounce back from having to leave at 5 in the morning. You couldn’t ask for better weather to golf in.”
Seniors Sam Hartsock and Christian Groumoutis each carded rounds of 74 over the 18-hole course, with Hartsock finishing third and Groumoutis finishing fourth. Coleton Hoepker finished fifth individually with his round of 76.
Hartsock and Groumoutis tied for second with Kobe Rhodes of Glenwood, but Rhodes was awarded second place after carding off over the Panther duo.
Sophomore Kyle Somers rounded out the team scoring with a round of 77, good enough for seventh individually.
Gavin Sickels and Jaaron Kautz completed the Panther lineup, with Sickels just missing out on the top 10 with his round of 83. Kautz carded an 85.
“With our debriefing in the van on the way home, we all agreed we left some strokes on the course in putting and 100-yard and in shots,” Thomson said. “Focus will be for awhile with the putting and wedge work.”
For Nodaway Valley, junior Wes Davis finished sixth with his round of 76. Jackson Lamb carded a round of 83, with Colton Garside shooting an 84 and Sam Marnin rounding out the team scoring with his round of 86.
Creston/O-M returns to the course Monday at home against Clarinda at Crestmoor Golf Club. Nodaway Valley travels to Lenox on Monday.
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Team standings — 1. Creston/O-M 301, 2. Glenwood 323, 3. Shenandoah 325, 4. Nodaway Valley 329, 5. Lewis Central 340, 6. Omaha Roncalli 342, 7. Red Oak 343, 8. Council Bluffs St. Albert 376, 9. Brownell-Talbot 400, 10. Bellevue East 423, 11. Omaha Bryan 423, 12. Heartland Christian 431, 13. Benson 585.
Creston/O-M (301) — Sam Hartsock 35-39—74, Christian Groumoutis 38-36—74, Coleton Hoepker 40-36—76, Kyle Somers 39-38—77, Gavin Sickels 45-38—83, Jaaron Kautz 44-41—85.
Nodaway Valley (329) — Wes Davis 37-39—76, Jackson Lamb 40-43—83, Colton Garside 41-43—84, Sam Marnin 43-43—86, Casey Ladd 47-48—95, Noah Cooper 57-54—111.