RHS golf team finishes year at State

NORTH PLATTE — It was a mixed bag of results during this year’s high school golf season and the state tournaments were no different from that.

Randolph, Cedar Catholic, Hartington-Newcastle all headed to the final week of the season with high hopes and in some ways they were met and in others they might have hoped for more.

Regardless, it all meant a time to remember for a myriad of reasons.

The Cardinals and head coach Rob Engel finished 13th in Class D behind the official scoring of Collyn Beal (187), Tyson Junck (203), Bryson Eledge (213) and Tristan Mosel (229).

Brayden Shearer also made the trip to Kearney for the Cardinals.

“It was a great accomplishment just to qualify the team for state,” Engel said. “We struggled at times during the year, but we always believed that if we could put it all together on district day we would have a chance. The guys competed well.”

A school trip to Washington, D.C. well in advance to the tournament took the Cardinals usual No. 3 or 4 golfer, Andy Hausman out of the picture along with three other linksters, but Shearer stepped up to put up his best to fill void.

“It was his first real varsity meet and he did a good job,” Engel said. “The whole season we were just grateful to be able to play after last year, we would struggle with consistency, Tyson was probably our most consistent player, he medaled at a number of meets and Collyn really turned it on the last four meets or so, even winning at Ponca. Bryson improved all year long and found his game as the season went on, and Tristan picked it up as well and stepped into the fifth spot.

“It was a year of a lot of growth and we are excited about making it to state and everyone we have coming back next year and the experience they now have.”

Cedar Catholic senior Riley Kuehn, who had hopes of claiming a state title that eluded him in previous years, finished seventh overall.

Hartington-Newcastle wrapped up 2021 with a 10th place finish at the Class D finals with a two-day score of 796.

Individually, Turner Dendinger placed tied for 34th with a 179 and was followed by Reece Morten (T-43rd, 187), Dayton Sudbeck (210), Carson Jones (222) and Riley Sudbeck’s 228 that didn’t count in the final team score.

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