Staff report
SIDNEY — Anna edged Fairlawn by a single stroke Monday in the annual Shelby County Golf Preview, held at Shelby Oaks.
The Rockets finished with a 329 and Fairlawn had a 330.
Anna was led by Zach Watren, the tournament medalist with a 72. Fairlawn had two players shoot sub-80 rounds, with Mason Jones at 75 and Nathan Lessing 78.
Fort Loramie placed third with a 346, and those top three teams were well ahead of the rest of the field, the fourth-place team being 37 strokes behind the Redskins.
Anna also got an 80 from Mason Platfoot, 87 from Eli Kuck and 90 from Evan Bensman.
Nick Fischio of Botkins shot a 79.
County Preview
Monday at Shelby Oaks
Final team standings — 1. Anna 329, 2. Fairlawn 330, 3. Fort Loramie 346, 4. Russia 383, 5. Jackson Center 384, 6. Botkins 392, 7. Houston 430.
Individuals:
Anna — Zach Watren 72, Mason Platfoot 80, Eli Kuck 87, Evan Bensman 90.
Fairlawn — Mason Jones 75, Nathan Lessing 78, Jacob Caldwell 85, Kody Curtner 92.
Fort Loramie — Brad Goettemoeller 82, Craig Eilerman 85, Shea Swick 89, Zach Pleiman 90.
Russia — Jack Dapore 82, Dylan Cordonnier 86, Will Sherman 105, Tyler Scott 110.
Jackson Center — Bryce Sosby 88, Trent Platfoot 96, Chris Elchert 98, Brady Wildermuth 102.
Botkins — Nick Fischio 79, Josh Miller 90, Justin Williamson 108, Anthony Opperman 115.
Houston — Tristin Stangel 97, Cameron Via 105, Bryan Funk 108, Jon Steiner 120.
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Cardinal Invitational
MINSTER — The Fort Loramie Redskins had a good day Tuesday at the annual New Bremen Cardinal Invitational, held at Arrowhead in Minster.
Not only did the Redskins take top honors with a 330, they also had the tournament medalist in Brad Gottemoeller, who shot a 74.
He was aided by Mitchell Puthoff and Zach Pleiman, both with 84, and Craig Eilerman with an 88. Ethan Broerman was one stroke back with an 89.
Minster was fifth with a 345 and led by Jordan Brackman, who was second only to Gottemoeller with a 76. Lehman’s Tyler Lachey finished third with a 78.
Final team standings — 1. Fort Loramie 330, 2. Wapakoneta 336, 3. St. Marys 341, 4. Delphos St. John’s 344, 5. Minster 346, 6. Anna 357, 7. Versailles 365, 8. Lehman 373, 9. Jackson Center 381, 10. Russia 393, 11. Botkikns 395, 12. New Bremen 411, 13. Houston 432, 14. New Knoxville 445.
Individuals
Fort Loramie — Brad Gottemoeller 74, Mitchell Puthoff 84, Zach Pleiman 84, Craig Eilerman 88.
Minster — Jordan Brackman 76, Adam Knapke 87, Grant Voisard 89, Ben Stubbs 94.
Anna — Zach Watren 81, Eli Kuck 83, Mason Platfoot 91, Evan Bensman 102.
Versailles — Isaac Ruhenkamp 85, Nicholas Litten Stonebraker 91, Alex Groff 92, Preston Platfoot 97, Austin Pleiman 97.
Lehman — Tyler Lachey 78, Ryan Schmidt 91, Cole Gilardi 94, Michael Rossman 110.
Jackson Center — Bryce Sosby 82, Fred Bunke 97, Brady Wildermuth 99, Chris Elchert 103.
Russia — Jack Dapore 83, Dylan Cordonnier 90, Will Sherman 105, Clay George 115.
Botkins — Josh Miller 87, Nick Fischio 89, Justin Williamson 103, Anthony Opperman 116.
New Bremen — Ezra Ferguson 99, Derek Bergman 102, Cole Hemmelgarn 103, Tyler Leichliter 107.
Houston — Cameron Via 103, Tristin Stangel 104, Bryan Fulk 106, Nathan Stangel 119.
New Knoxville — Ray Newton 100, Jack Bartholomew 112, Nathan Tinnerman 113, Cassandra McGue 120.
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Homan Memorial
PIQUA — Sidney, Lehman, Minster, Versailles and New Bremen all competed in the 30th annual Homan Memorial Boys Golf Tournament at the Piqua Country Club on Monday.
Wapakoneta won the 18-team tournament with a 321, nine strokes better than runner-up Troy.
Versailles was fourth with a 353, Minster sixth with 362, Lehman seventh with 372, New Bremen 13th with 415 and Sidney 15th with a 425.
Nicholas Litten Stonebraker led Versailles with a 79, which was the fourth-best score of the tournament.
Lehman was led by Tyler Lachey with an 82, and Minster was paced by Jordan Brackman and Ben Stubbs, both with an 87. Jared Lindsey led Sidney with a 95 and Derek Bergman had New Bremen’s top score of 97.
Final team standings — 1. Wapakoneta 321, 2. Troy 330, 3. St. Marys 346, 4. Versailles 353, 5. Northmont 355, 6. Minster 362, 7. Lehman 372, 8. Piqua 381, 9. West Milton 385, 10. Greenville 389, 11. Tipp City 391, 12. Miami East 392, 13. New Bremen 415, 14. West Carrollton 416, 15. Sidney 425, 16. Urbanas 459, 17. Covington 464, 18. Piqua B 484.
Local/area individuals
Versailles — Nicholas Litten Stonebraker 79, Kyle Cotner 87, Isaac Ruhenkamp 92, Preston Platfoot 96, Alex Groff 95.
Minster — Jordan Brackman 87, Ben Stubbs 87, Adam Knapke 88, Logan Lazier 100.
Lehman — Tyler Lachey 82, Cole Gilardi 90, Ryan Schmidt 97, Mikey Rossman 103.
New Bremen — Derek Bergman 97, Exra Ferguson 98, Cole Hemelgarn 103, Tyler Leichliter 117.
Sidney — Jared Lindsey 95, Kyle Noble 97, Ben Spangler 108, Spencer Karn 125.
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Knouff wins again
ARCANUM — The Fort Loramie girls took first place Monday in the Arcanum Invitational, shooting a 387.
The Lady Redskins were once again led by Emily Knouff, who was the medalist for the third time in three tournaments, this time with a 76.
Megan Koppin added a 102, Riley Middendoerf had a 103 and Amy Eilerman shot a 106.
Versailles placed second with a 399.
• The Celina Girls Golf Invitational was held Friday, and Fort Loramie’s Knouff was the medalist with a 74.
There were 18 teams in the tournament, which was won by Findlay. Van Buren was runner-up and St. Henry placed third.
Behind Knouff, Fort Loramie shot a 381, good enough for fourth place. Rylee Poeppelman was next for the Lady Redskins with 100, Megan Koppin had a 101 and Amy Eilerman 106.
Minster shot a 393 and was led by Lisa Borges with a 96 and Hannah Koenig with a 97.
Versailles shot a 399 and was led by the 92 of Lauren Durham, and New Bremen had a 464, with Sarah Parker having the top score at 106.
Celina Girls Invitational
At Celina Lynx
Team standings — 1. Findlay 334, 2. Van Buren 376, 3. St. Henry 377, 4. Fort Loramie 381, 5. Middletown Fenwick 392, 6. Minster 393, 7. Versailles 399, 8. Lima Shawnee 402, 9. Lima Catholic 419, 10. Wayne Trace 433, 11. Defiance 446, 12. New Bremen 464, 13. Fort Recovery 480, 15. Parkway 498, 16. Coldwater 502, 17. Marion Local 551, 18. Celina 557.
Individuals
Fort Loramie — Emily Knouff 74 (medalist) Rylee Poeppelman 100, Megan Koppin 101, Amy Eilerman 106.
Minster — Lisa Borges 96, Hannah Koenig 97, Ali Borgerding 99, Sarah Huwer 101.
Versailles — Lauren Durham 92, Lauren Heitkamp 99, Morgan Hietkamp 100, Jorja Pothast 108.
New Bremen — Sarah Parker 107, Caylei Hall 113, Amy Balster 121, Marcela Travis 123.
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JC 179, Riverside 211
Jackson Center shot a 179 to 211 for Riverside in boys golf action recently.
Trent Platfoot had 42, Bryce Sosby 44, Christopher Elchert 46 and Brady Wildermuth 47.
Trey Lane had a 46 for Riverside and James Hudson a 47.
FL 165, Minster 176
MINSTER — Fort Loramie beat Minster in a boys dual match at Arrowhead recently, 165-176.
Loramie was led by Brad Goettemoeller with a 38. Mitchell Puthoff and Shea Swick both had 42 and Craig Eilerman 43.
Minster got a 40 from Jordan Brackman, 44s from Ben Stubbs and Adam Knapke and a 48 from Grant Voisard.
