Riffle, McLochlin break 80, help Rochester finish 3rd at Logansport Invite

Pioneer finishes 6th, Winamac 7th, Caston 16th

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys golf

The Rochester boys golf team shot a 330 and finished third out of 16 teams at the Logansport Invitational at Dykeman Park Golf Course Saturday.

Among other area teams, Pioneer shot a 367 and finished sixth, Winamac shot a 373 and finished seventh, and Caston shot a 424 and placed 16th.

All four schools will return to Dykeman Park for the sectional on May 31.

Rochester’s Noah Riffle shot a 77 to finish second among all individuals, and teammate J.R. McLochlin shot a 79 and tied for fourth.

Other Rochester scores included Davis Renie’s 85, Isaac Heishman’s 89, and Ashton Musselman’s 94.

Pioneer’s Micah Rans shot an 83, Ivan Reyes shot an 89, Cole Franklin had a 97, Brady Price had a 98, and Tayt Smith had a 110.

Brendan Hines and Noah Garner each led Winamac with an 89. Talen Garner had a 97, Logan Fredel had a 98, and Cooper Fulmer had a 111.

Caston’s low scorer was Maxwell Sommers with a 94. Lucas Graham had a 99, Gage Thomas had a 110, Charles Warpenpurg had a 121, and Jace Rentschler had a 127.

Lewis Cass won with a 328. Logansport also shot a 330 and beat Rochester on the fifth player’s score for second place on the tiebreaker. The top four teams were separated by three strokes.

Lewis Cass’ Rylan Stoller shot a 76 to beat Riffle by one stroke for medalist honors.

Logansport Invitational

at Dykeman Park Golf Course, Logansport, Saturday (par 72)

Lewis Cass 328, Logansport 330, Rochester 330, Lafayette Central Catholic 331, Western 337, Pioneer 367, Winamac 373, McCutcheon 374, Rensselaer 377, Kokomo 380, Peru 385, Twin Lakes 386, Wabash 391, Maconaquah 412, Caston 424

ROCHESTER (330): Noah Riffle 77, J.R. McLochlin 79, Davis Renie 85, Isaac Heishman 89, (Ashton Musselman 94)

PIONEER (367): Mican Rans 83, Ivan Reyes 89, Cole Franklin 97, Brady Price 98, (Tayt Smith 110)

WINAMAC (373): Brendan Hines 89, Noah Garner 89, Talen Garner 97, Logan Fredel 98, (Cooper Fulmer 111)

CASTON (424): Maxwell Sommers 94, Lucas Graham 99, Gage Thomas 110, Charles Warpenpurg 121, (Jace Rentschler 127)

Medalist: Rylan Stoller (Lewis Cass) – 97