CHS places third in league

CLAY CENTER — Freshman Luke Donovan and senior Braxton Kindel placed in the top 10 individually to lead the Concordia High School golf team to a third-place finish in the North Central Kansas League tournament Monday at Clay Center Country Club.
Donovan turned in rounds of 37-41 to post a season-best 78 and place eighth individually.
Kindel followed up a 39 on the front nine with a 41 on the back to finish with an 80, his best round this season. That placed him ninth.
Concordia finished with a team score of 328.
Clay Center, with three players finishing in the top four individually, won the team title with a 301. Wamego finished second with a 309.
Lewis VanMeter shot an 83 for Concordia.
Hayden Dvorak rounded out the top four for the Panthers with an 87.
Keegan Hamel finished with a 90 for Concordia and Aden Plymesser shot 95.
Clay Center was led by individual medalist Carson Floersch with a 72.
Ty Langvardt was second for the Tigers with a 73 and AJ Peerson placed fourth with a 74.
Isaac Pfizenmaier shot an 82 for Clay Center.
Concordia will compete in the Class 4A regional tournament hosted by Buhler High School at Hesston Golf Club next Monday.

NCKL TOURNAMENT
at Clay Center
Team Scores
Clay Center 301, Wamego 309, Concordia 328, Chapman 353, Marysville 374, Abilene 386.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Floersch, Clay Center, 72; 2. Langvardt, Clay Center, 73; 3. Winter, Wamego, 74; 4. Peerson, Clay Center, 74; 5. Foltz, Wamego, 75; 6, Jackson, Chapman, 77; 7. White, Wamego, 78; 8. Donovan, Concordia, 78; 9. Kindel, Concordia, 80; 10. Fritz, Wamego, 80.