PT, Waynesburg win titles at Tri-CADA tourney
BENTLEYVILLE – The Tri-CADA Golf Tournament returned to a damp Chippewa Golf Club Friday after a year hiatus because of the pandemic, but the scores didn’t miss a beat with Peters Township leading the way again.
The Peters Township Red team won the Class 3A team title with 383, edging the Indians’ White squad by two strokes.
The Red squad’s Kyle McClintock won the individual crown with an even-par 70.
Albert Gallatin’s Matt Karpeal had a solid start to his final season with a 1-over 71.
Uniontown’s Adena Rugola tied with Peters Township’s Nick Haught at 5-over 75, but Haught carried the scorecard tiebreaker for third place. The Red Raiders finished fifth in the team standings with 422.
Waynesburg won the Class 2A team title with 408. Evan Davis and Braden Benke were team medalists with 7-over 77 with Davis getting the scorecard tiebreaker to win a top-10 medal.
“It was a good round. I was very consistent. I had one birdie, one double bogey and six bogeys,” said Davis, a senior, adding, “A bad drive got me in some trouble for the double bogey.”
Davis believes the solid tournament moves him in the right direction when the regular season gets going next week.
“It gives me a good spot heading into my final season,” said Davis. “And, we beat Carmichaels. That’s our big rival.”
The Mikes finished second to the Raiders with a team score of 422. Carmichaels’ Rolin Burghy earned a top-10 medal after he won the scorecard tiebreaker with several golfers tied at 7-over 77.
Sophomore Liam Lohr opened the season with a 12-over 82.
“The first four or five holes were good, and the last four or five holes were good. I played even over the last five holes,” said Lohr. “I struggled a little bit in the middle, mostly getting off the tee. I was trying to clean up around the green. I putted okay.”
Lohr said he’ll build off this round.
“Today, it was me playing bad to play better for the rest of the year, and get out the nerves,” said Lohr.
Beth-Center placed third in the AA team standings with 469. Alton Carrigan was the low man with 90.
Charleroi finished fifth with 476. Colton Polander was the low Cougar with 88. Jefferson-Morgan shot 519, led Brock Bayles’ 92.
Bentworth didn’t have five golfers so the Bearcats did not factor in the team scoring. Cede Smith finished with 90.