A single stroke separate Huskies and Lions in golf dual

By Giovanni Coronel
Posted 4/19/23

The Highland Huskies and the Lone Tree Lions battled it out on the green in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference golf dual at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside on April 13. 

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A single stroke separate Huskies and Lions in golf dual

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The Highland Huskies and the Lone Tree Lions battled it out on the green in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference golf dual at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside on April 13. 

In last year’s SEISC dual between Highland and Lone Tree on April 11, 2022, the Huskies exited victorious over the Lions with a final score of 197-221. 

Turning the tables in this year’s SEISC dual, the Lions earned a close one stroke victory over Highland with a final score of 231-232 after nine holes played. 

Highland Results

Despite the Lions victory it was Highland senior Peyton Yeggy who took dual medalist honors with his score of 46. His score towered over all other golfers, he was the only one to finish under fifty strokes. 

Yeggy completed one par, on hole seven, and one birdie, on hole two, during the dual. Hole four proved to be a tad bit tricky for Yeggy, finishing the hole with eight strokes, three over par. 

The Huskies only senior on the roster continues to be Highland’s top golfer this season, Yeggy’s score of 46 improved on his earlier season score of 51 he posted in a triangular at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course on April 3. 

Highland sophomore Isaac Kleese was the next top golfer for the Huskies. Kleese finished with a score of 60, finishing fifth overall among 11 golfers.  

Other placements for the Huskies included sophomore Zach Thompson who tied for sixth place with a score of 62, freshman Jacob Hartzler who came in ninth place with a final score of 64, sophomore William Dunbar finishing in 10th place with a score of 65, and freshman Sawyer Shalla placing 11th with a score of 69.

Unfortunately for Highland this loss to Lone Tree continues a season where they are unable to avoid last place finishes, but coming up for the Huskies will be a chance to earn top placement honors, when they travel to the Heritage Oaks Golf and Country Club in Wapello to battle against four other teams in the Wapello Boys Golf Invite on April 19. 

Lone Tree Results

The runner-up medalist of the SEISC dual was Lone Tree’s top performer of the day, Dominic Graap. His final score came in at 55. Graap completed one par during the dual and it came on hole 3 after four swings of his club.

Holes nine and seven gave Graap the most trouble at the dual, finishing each hole with nine strokes, four strokes over par on hole seven and five strokes over par on hole nine. 

Other scores for the Lions included a third place finish from Oliver Altenhofen with a score of 56, a fourth place finish from Lukas Fuhrmeister with a score of 58, a tie for sixth place from Braden Viers with a score of 62, and Cade Willoz placing ninth with a score of 63.

Coming off a loss against Columbus in a dual meet on April 6 this victory over Highland was Lone Tree’s first win of the season. 

Next on the docket for Lone Tree will be once again playing at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside but this time they will battle Mediapolis in a dual meet on April 20. Lone Tree will hope to flip the script because the last time these two schools played each other in a dual was on April 28, 2022 and Mediapolis was able to grab victory over the Lions with a final score of 185-229.