Wildcat boys win NCC dual golf title, 4th in tournament
Dawson Sleiter watches his tee shot for the Wildcat boys' golf team in a recent home meet. Independent photo.
Humboldt won the North Central Conference boys' golf dual title by turning back Hampton-Dumont-CAL (162-200) in a meet in Hampton on May 5. Humboldt, 7-0 in the NCC, was led by Dawson Sleiter, Carson Oleson and Cade Birdsell each with a 40 to lead all golfers. Cooper Theesfeld shot a 42.
Humboldt finished fourth in the NCC tournament held at Legacy Golf Course in Mason City on May 7. The Wildcats totaled 317 strokes. Clear Lake won with 311. Webster City has 313 and Algona was third with 314. Iowa Falls-Alden was fifth at 333.
Humboldt's Dawson Sleiter (75) and Cade Birdsell (77) placed third and fifth, respectively, to earn all-conference honors with top eight finishes. Carson Oleson was 13th with an 81. Cooper Theesfeld was 19th with an 84, Ascher Gonder 22nd with an 86 and Andrew Nedved 35th with 92.
Gavin Roske of Clear Lake was medalist with a 70. Coyce Bertran of Webster City was runner-up with a 74. Algona's Alex Brooks shot a 76 for fourth.
Humboldt clinched a share of the North Central Conference dual title by turning back Algona and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows in a triangular at Clarion on May 1.
Humboldt and Algona both finished with a 154 total while CGD shot a 188. Humboldt won via the tiebreaker as Humboldt’s Andrew Nedved, who was the team’s fifth counting score with a 42, was higher than Algona’s fifth counting score, a 46 by Micah Kitzinger.
Cade Birdsell led Humboldt with a 36. He was meet medalist alongside Algona’s Nathan Manske, who carded a 36. Dawson Sleiter of Humboldt was third with 37. The Wildcats also had Ascher Gonder with a 40, Carson Oleson with 41, Andrew Nedved with a 42 and Cooper Theesfeld with 44.
In the junior varsity portion of the meet, John Blanchard fired a 45 to lead Humboldt with a low score of 188. Algona had 191 and CGD shot 241.
Humboldt will return to Mason City on May 8 for the Elite tournament featuring the top teams in the state. The Carroll Kuemper Invitational is Saturday, May 9.
Post-season tournament play begins on May 13 in a 3A sectional at Briggs Woods Golf Course in Webster City on May 13.
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