SEQUIM — It’s deja vu all over again for the three North Olympic Peninsula golfers who repeated as champions at the Olympic League championships at Cedars at Dungeness.
Sequim’s Jack Shea and Alex McMenamin won the boys and girls 2A division titles, respectively, for the second straight season, while Chimacum’s Chris Bainbridge repeated as the 1A boys winner at Tuesday’s tournament.
Shea shot a 4-under-par 68 to cruise to a six-stroke victory over Olympic’s C.J. Lagat and earn his third consecutive state tournament berth. The senior placed 10th at state last season.
Freshman Blake Wiker qualified for his first state trip by shooting a 78 and finishing third for the Wolves.
Sequim’s Josiah Carter (82) and Jade Arnold (85) missed out on clinching a state berth, but they will have another chance to qualify at the district golf tournament on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton on Tuesday, May 17.
Port Angeles was unable to advance any golfers to the state or district tournaments.
Logan Kovalenko shot a 94 to miss the cut for districts by one stroke. Cameron Fouts shot a 96 and Matthew Locke carded a 98.
“Cameron Fouts started his round with a birdie, and ended up shooting the best front nine of his young career,” Riders coach Gil Stockton said.
McMenamin wins by 6
McMenamin won the girls 2A competition by six strokes after carding a round of 7-over-par 79.
The junior will make her third straight trip to the state tournament. She finished third as a freshman and ninth as a sophomore.
Sarah Shea also qualified for state for the Wolves by shooting a 91.
Sydney Balkan shot a 102 for Sequim and will have a second shot to make the state tournament by qualifying at districts, also at Gold Mountain on Tuesday.
Maddie Boe led Port Angeles with a district-qualifying round of 94.
“She shot her career-best 94 — including a 7-over-par 44, also her best nine-hole score ever, on the final nine holes to tie for 11th,” Roughriders coach Jacob Lippold said.
“I was flat-out impressed by her poise and attitude in handling the pressure of this tournament.
“She got off of the tee well most of the day and putted lights out — both of which were areas of her game she has greatly improved this season.”
Bainbridge repeats
Bainbridge shot a 76 to edge Port Townsend’s Sebastian Anderson for the 1A boys crown by two strokes.
On the 1A side, no state tournament berths are assured. Players qualified for district play by shooting between 76 and 100 Tuesday.
Chimacum’s Marcus Bufford and James Porter finished third and fourth with rounds of 80 and 81, respectively.
Aidan Hartnett also advanced to districts by shooting 100.
The Redhawks’ Austin Khile was fifth with a round of 82, while Keegan Khile shot an 88 and Jacob Ralls fired a 90 for Port Townsend.
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