Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Dillon Wise watches his shot at Districts on the Kimball course. Wise led his team to the District Championship and won top individual honors.
The Kimball Longhorns proudly display their District Championship award. Pictured above, from left, are Kole Bush, Zane Anthony, Dillon Wise, Andrew McCloud, Izaac Reuter and coach Chad Wise.
The Kimball High Boy's Golf Team shot
their best team score of the season en route to
winning the C-5 District Golf Championship
they hosted this past Tuesday. The Longhorns
put together a very good team score of 309, to
finish 33 strokes better than runner up Perkins
County with 342, and third place Bridgeport
qualified for State with a score of 361. The top
three teams and top 10 individuals are all state
qualifiers.
Dillon Wise led Kimball to victory taking
the individual medalist honors with his round
of 33-40=73 with Eric Stevens of Bridgeport
runner up with his round of 76. Dillon shot the
only sub par nine holes with his 33 on the front
which included four birdies. All five Kimball
golfers shot in the 30s on the front nine, and
all five were in the top ten medal group. Kole
Bush finished fourth with his round of 38-
40=78. Zane Anthony was fifth with his round
of 38-41=79. Andrew McCloud was sixth with
a round of 39-40=79. Isaac Reuter was eighth
with a round of 37-44=81.
Other top ten medal winners and state qualifiers
were Joshua Johnstone of Perkins County
taking third place with a round of 78, Preston
Carbaugh of Cambridge was 7th shooting 80,
Jacob Woodmancy of Perkins County was
ninth with 82, and Dylan Hathorn of Valentine
was 10th with a score of 83.
The final team standing were Kimball 309,
Perkins County 342, Bridgeport 361, Valentine
366, Gordon-Rushville 391, Sutherland 382,
Hershey 404, Southwest 430, St. Pat's 431,
Cambridge 436, Mitchell 44, Hemingford 448,
Bayard 460, Chase County no team score.
The golfers were treated to perfect weather
and a well groomed golf course. Kimball High
Activities Director Ken Smith and his helpers
did a good job, as did all of the volunteers.
Bill Wallace handled the official score posting.
Free food and refreshments were made available
to the golfers and anyone who wished
to partake. Four WindsPro, Chad Wise gave
thanks at the end of play to all the golfers, the
volunteers and his own staff. At the time of
this writing, the 309 score by Kimball was the
lowest District score in Class C. Now Kimball
will head to Kearney and the Kearney Country
Club for State play on Tuesday-Wednesday,
May 22-23. The goal now? A State Championship!
