Valley’s Miller shoots 80, advances to regional in playoff

Vikings shoot 347, finish 6th; Culver shoots 412, places 10th

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Valley senior Greg Miller shot an 80 to finish third among individuals on non-advancing teams and advance to the regional, which will be held at Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake Thursday. Miller is the first Valley player to advance since Bryce Zimpleman in 2014.

Tippecanoe Valley senior Greg Miller shot an 80 at the Warsaw boys golf sectional at Rozella Ford Golf Club Friday to advance to the regional as an individual.

Valley finished sixth out of 12 teams with a 347, but Miller moved on after defeating Huntington North’s Cole Collins in a sudden death playoff. Wawasee’s Vaughn Dyson (78) and Preston Scherer (79) also advanced as individuals.

Warsaw won the team title with a 313. Northfield (318) and Culver Academy (319) also advanced by finishing in the top three.

Northfield’s Tyson Baer was the medalist with a 71. Baer was also the Three Rivers Conference medalist at Rozella Ford with a 72 on May 13.

Warsaw will also host the regional at Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake at 8 a.m. Thursday.

In addition to Miller, Wes Parker shot an 87, Ethan Young had an 88, Eli Love had a 92, and Nash Bouse had a 95.

Miller is the first Valley player to advance to the boys golf regional since Bryce Zimpleman in 2014. His round included a birdie on No. 16.

The other area team at the sectional was Culver, who took 10th with a 412. Steven Pugh led the Cavaliers with an 89, Rylan Voter had a 96, David Hite had a 110, Aleks Stacy had a 117, and Jason Cadle withdrew.

Warsaw sectional

at Rozella Ford Golf Club, Warsaw, Friday (par 70)

Warsaw 313, Northfield 318, Culver Academy 319, Wawasee 323, Huntington North 330, Valley 347, Plymouth 355, Manchester 379, Triton 409, Culver 412, Lakeland Christian 450, Whitko 460

WARSAW (313): R. Finlinson 77, Craig 78, Bowell 79, Barkey 79, (Christner 80)

NORTHFIELD (318): Baer 71, Cartwright 78, Shaw 84, Hoffman 85, (Ross 88)

CULVER ACADEMY (319): R. Sullivan 79, G. Sullivan 79, Wiernik 80, Lee 81, (Hart 86)

WAWASEE (323): Dyson 78, Scherer 79, J. Finlinson 82, Myles Everingham 84, (Maddux Everingham 90)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (330): Collins 80, Williams 81, Gray 82, Richison 87, (Husband 92)

VALLEY (347): Greg Miller (42-38) 80, Wes Parker (44-43) 87, Ethan Young (45-43) 88, Eli Love (46-46) 92, (Nash Bouse (50-45) 95)

PLYMOUTH (355): Nguyen 82, Tapia 86, Snyder 93, Yasin 94, (Wray 97)

MANCHESTER (379): Trump 87, Felgar 92, Luke Gish 99, Landon Gish 101, (Mugford 108)

TRITON (409): Worsham 98, Patrick 98, Olesen 105, Waymouth 108, (Riffle 111)

CULVER (412): Steven Pugh (46-43) 89, Rylan Voter (48-48) 96, David Hite (53-57) 110, Aleks Stacy (60-57) 117, (Jason Cadle WD)

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN (450): Cook 102, Weirick 106, Gause 120, Jackson 122, (Forshtay 126)

WHITKO (460): Burnworth 97, Cornell 110, Beer 125, Hill 128, (Gaff 131)