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INDIANOLA — The Nodaway Valley boys golf team continued its string of dominance within the Pride of Iowa Conference here at Deer Run Golf Club Tuesday, winning its third straight conference title.
The Wolverines posted a team score of 327, finishing 16 strokes ahead of runner-up Central Decatur.
Nodaway Valley placed all four scoring members of its team in the top six individually, rolling to the team title.
“We played smart today,” head coach Steve Shantz said. “We played the course as it should be played and did not try to make shots that would lead us into big trouble. This was one of our big goals of the year. We do not have the depth of previous years and the golfers responded.”
Central Decatur senior Noah Simon won top medalist honors by defeating Nodaway Valley junior Wes Davis in a three-hole playoff after both golfers carded rounds of 78.
Jackson Lamb finished third individually for the Wolverines with a round of 82. Placing fourth was Sam Marnin, who shot an 83. Colton Garside rounded out the team scoring for Nodaway Valley with his sixth-place finish after a round of 84.
“Having four out of the top six is quite an accomplishment for our team,” Shantz said. “We have the ability and all four golfers really grinded it out on the 8.5-mile hilly course. Our lifting workouts really helped us out in keeping our strength throughout the day.”
Davis trailed Simon by one stroke after the first playoff hole, as Simon birdied and Davis recorded a par.
An errant chip shot on the second playoff hole put Davis down two more strokes with a double bogey, as Simon sank a par putt from about 15 feet. Davis got one stroke back on the final playoff hole with a par.
East Union finished third in the team standings with a score of 368, while Southwest Valley was fourth with a 380 and Lenox fifth with a 384. Mount Ayr was ninth with a score of 426.
East Union senior Cole Campbell finished ninth with his round of 86. Lenox senior Caleb Lange and Mount Ayr senior Connor Giles finished in a four-way tie for 10th, as they each shot rounds of 88.
Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament
Deer Run Golf Club
Team scores — 1. Nodaway Valley 327, 2. Central Decatur 343, 3. East Union 368, 4. Southwest Valley 380, 5. Lenox 384, 6. Pleasantville 387, 7. Wayne 391, 8. Martensdale-St. Marys 394, 9. Mount Ayr 426, 10. Southeast Warren 432, 11. Bedford 438.
Medalists (Top 10 and ties) — 1. Noah Simon, Central Decatur, 78; 2. Wes Davis, Nodaway Valley 78; 3. Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley, 82; 4. Sam Marnin, Nodaway Valley, 83; 5. Brock Draper, Wayne, 83; 6. Colton Garside, Nodaway Valley, 84; 7. Grant Crowell, Martensdale-St. Marys, 84; 8. Cassin Garr, Pleasantville, 85; 9. Cole Campbell, East Union, 86; 10. Caleb Lange, Lenox, 88; 11. Kaleb Ogier, Central Decatur, 88; 12. Nathan Guill, Central Decatur, 88; 13. Connor Giles, Mount Ayr, 88.
East Union (368) — Cole Campbell 44-42—86, Clayton Miller 48-44—92, Ryan Collins 44-49—93, Sanden Cheers 48-53—101, Gavin Kline 54-54—108, Devon Anderson 50-47—97.
Lenox (384) — Tyler Brokaw 51-47—98, Dusten Reed 44-52—96, Caleb Lange 42-46—88, Leevi Marshall 50-52—102, Colby Lange 58-55—113.
Mount Ayr (426) — Connor Giles 44-44—88, Jake Ricker 47-46—93, Russell Holmes 65-61—126, Nathan Roberts 62-57—119, Lucas Wurster 66-70—136.
Nodaway Valley (327) — Jackson Lamb 41-41—82, Wes Davis 38-40—78, Sam Marnin 42-41—83, Colton Garside 42-42—84, Casey Ladd 52-49—101, Noah Cooper 68-55—123.
Southwest Valley (380) — Ryan Carlson 45-47—92, Lane Peterson 45-47—92, Cole Swenson 53-53—106, Scott Vanderhoof 45-45—90, Cody McMann 57-61—118, Jerad Shires 64-64—128.