PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles boys golf came out on top at the 21st annual Duke Streeter Invitational at Peninsula Golf Club, taking the team title by five strokes over second-place Capital.
Friday’s event honored the memory of Streeter, a longtime Peninsula Golf Club member and champion of youth golf.
Port Angeles No. 1 team finished with a score of 4-over-par 220, while Capital finished with a 225.
Chimacum’s three two-man teams finished the best ball scramble in third place with an 11-over-par total of 227, Sequim and Port Townsend tied for fourth at 229 and the Port Angeles No. 2 team was eighth at 261.
The Sequim pairing of Jack Shea and Travis Priest teamed to take the individual title with a steady round of 7-under-par 65.
“Just a brilliant round from those two in some tricky, windy conditions,” Port Angeles coach and event organizer Mark Mitrovich said.
“I think Duke was playing some games with us and making it tough on the kids.”
Shea and Priest finished their round with seven birdies and no bogies.
“Both of them are having fine seasons and are in the top three of the Olympic League standings, so it makes sense to see them win the plaque,” Mitrovich said.
Port Angeles’ Alex Atwell and Mason Jackson were second after teaming for a 4-under-par 68. Their round included four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 15th hole.
Alex Brown and Austin Peterson paired for a tie for third for the Riders at 3-under 69 with Capitol’s Gabe Barnes and Eli Simpson.
Brown and Peterson totaled six birdies and three bogies.
Port Angeles’ Logan Kovalenko and Koben Temres shot an 83 with two birdies and six pars to round out the Riders’ winning team’s score.
Chimacum was paced by rounds of 3-over 75 from Chris Bainbridge and Marcus Bufford as well as Jack Hilt and Drew Yackulic.
Colton Shaw and James Porter added a 77 for Chimacum.
Sequim’s Arnold Black and Josiah Carter carded an 81, and Alex McCracken and Jade Arnold hit for an 83.
Port Townsend’s pairing of Zack Glover and Patrick Morton shot an even-par 72, while brothers Austin and Keegan Khile finished at 76 and Jacob Ralls and Ben Rolland notched an 81.
Redhawks coach Gabriel Tonan hit the shot of the day, a hole-in-one on the 170-yard par-3 17th hole during the coaches’ round.
“He hit it downwind with a bit of a breeze, and it looked like the flag stick was tilting a little south,” Mitrovich said.
“The shot was hit really high up and it seemed like it was hanging forever before it came down.”
Mitrovich said the ball stuck between the edge of the cup and the flag stick didn’t completely drop into the hole until the wind stopped and backed the flag away.
“That was really cool to see,” Mitrovich said. “And I’m pretty sure that’s a first in the history of the tournament.”
Port Angeles’ second team was lead by Devon Wahlsten and Gabe Wegener, who fired an 84.
With his partner out sick, Dane Bradow played two balls and shot an 85, and Parker Elias and Royce Duncan teamed for a 92.
“The crew up there at Peninsula did a wonderful job setting everything up,” Mitrovich said.
Chimacum 160, North Mason 188
ALLYN — Chris Bainbridge earned match medalist honors with a 1-over-par 37 as the Cowboys cruised to an Olympic League win against North Mason.
James Porter was second for Chimacum in Thursday’s match at Lakeland Village, carding a 39.
Jack Hilt fired a 40 and Drew Yackulic a 44 to round out the Cowboys’ counting scores.
Colton Shaw and Marcus Bufford each shot rounds of 45 for Chimacum,
The Cowboys wrap the Olympic League season with a match at home with Port Angeles on Wednesday.
