Impressive run continues
Brady Ambrose and Andy Davis
Capital Newspapers
REEDSBURG—The hot streak continues for the Reedsburg golf team.
Friday the Beavers placed three golfers in the top five at the Portage Invitational, winning the event by three shots over Sparta.
The Beavers team score of 319 was enough to edge the Spartans, who failed to have one golfer break 80 on the par-72 course. "I thought we played great as a team," said Ellie Arkin, who led the Beavers with a 75. "Both of our four and five guys had a tough front nine, but they bounced back and had a great second nine. We played solid." Arkin was forced into a playoff with Portage ace Lee Swan, who tied Arkin's 75, but Arkin beat Swan in a playoff hole to claim second place behind Waunakee's Matt Gorman, who outdistantanced the rest of the field with a 69.
"We're just out there having a great time. I didn't even know we were tied or anything," added the Reedsburg senior after being asked what it was like to be in a playoff with Swan. Arkin won the playoff, which was determined by what each golfer shot on the third hole.
"I've got revenge coming," Swan said, adding it was the second time Arkin has beat him this season in that fashion. Adam Walter and Patrick Flint added rounds of 78 and 79 while Michael Even shot an 87 to round off the Reedsburg group.
Saturday the Beavers took part in the Sauk Prairie Invite at the Lake Wisconsin Country Club and came away with a second place effort, shooting a 313 to finish five shots behind team champion Madison Memorial.
For the second straight day, Matt Gorman earned medalist honors as he shot a two-under-par 70, while Reedsburg's Patrick Flint tied for second place with a round of 74, and Michael Even carded a 76.
PORTAGE INVITE
at Portage CC, par 72
Division 1 Team Scores: Reedsburg 319, Sparta 322, Waunakee 324, Portage 329, Verona 330, Baraboo 333, Oshkosh North 340, Sauk Prairie 348, Wisconsin Dells 353, Portage (JV) 375, Adams-Friendship 468.
Division 2 Team Scores: Edgerton 315, River Valley 338, Lodi 342, Lake Mills 345, Mount Horeb 360, Richland Center 385, Mauston 390, Westfield 393, Wautoma 426.
Division 1 medalists — 1, Gorman (WAU) 69; 2, 2, Arkin (REE) 75; 3, Swan (POR) 75; 4, Walter (REE) 78; 5, Kaminski (BAR) 79; 6, Flint (REE) 79; 7, Clifford (SP) 79; 8, Lewis (VER) 79; 9, Siebert (BAR) 80; 10, Schmitz (SPA) 80.
Division 2 medalists — 1, Hesselman (EDG) 70; 2, Ozga (EDG) 78; 3, Dickinson (EDG) 78; 4, Johnson (RV) 79; 5, Jones (MH) 79; 6, Rieman (LODI) 80; 7, Umhoefer (RV) 80; 8, Dahlke (MAU) 81; 9, Lambrecht (LM) 81; 10, Hastings (LM) 83.
Division 1 Individuals: Adams-Friendship — Correll 106, Pease 114, Schultz 120, Uttenburger 128. Baraboo — Kaminski 79, Siebert 80, Dietzman 87, Petty 87, Taylor 94. Oshkosh North — Hoopman 82, Heun 84, Stindt 86, Norenberg 88, Hilgart 94. Portage — Swan 75, M. Seubert 82, T. Seubert 82, Vaughn 90, Heaps 97. Portage (JV) — Madsen 89, Oszman 94, Beirne 96, Pape 96, Hoff 105. Reedsburg — Arkin 75, Walter 78, Flint 79, Even 87, Schoell 89. Sauk Prairie — Clifford 79, Schwarz 83, Starr 89, Jones 97, Lang 100. Sparta — Schmitz 80, Brown 80, McMullen 81, Molland 81, Geier 94. Verona — Lewis 79, Feller 81, Zobel 84, Childers 86, Reinecke 90. Waunakee — Gorman 69, Fahlgren 83, Helt 86, Schmidt 86, Liddicoat 88. Wisconsin Dells — Royston 80, Kimball 88, Buesing 91, Ward 96, Krueger 94.
Facing the top team in the Badger North Conference, the Baraboo High School boys golf team fell short by just one stroke in a 165-166 dual at Baraboo Country Club on Monday with Reedsburg.
Reedsburg, alone atop the North Badger Conference was led by Ellie Arkin, who tore through the course with a 36, and Pat Flint shot a 39.
Ryan Dietzman led the Thunderbirds with a 39, and T.J. Kaminski and Chris Siebert both shot rounds of 41. Tyler Petty had a 45.
The dual came down to the ninth and final hole. BHS was actually in the lead until that point, but had three golfers finish their round with bogeys, while Reedsburg marked just one bogey on the ninth.
The Reedsburg junior varsity team won 195-206.
Reedsburg 165, Baraboo 166
REEDSBURG — Ellie Arkin, 36; Pat Flint, 39; Michael Even 44; Adam Walters, 46.
BARABOO — Ryan Dietzman, 39; T.J. Kaminski 41; Chris Siebert, 41; Tyler Petty, 45.