Bridges Leads West Branch to Third Place Finish at West Liberty Invite
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Ted Bridges placed fifth to help West Branch to a third-place team finish at the 11-team West Liberty Invitational on Tuesday at the West Liberty Country Club.
Bridges was one of five golfers to break 80 on Tuesday, carding a seven-over-par 79.
Trevor Thein and Mitchell Knoop each shot a 92 for West Branch and Brady Lukavsky fired a 93 as the Bears finished with a 356.
Central DeWitt won the team title with a 320 while Wilton was second with a 335.
Freshman Brandon McCarty placed sixth with an 80 to lead Clear Creek Amana to an eighth-place finish with a team score of 372.
Regina was 10th with a 388 and was led by Mark Schomer who shot a 93 while Noah Felderman carded a 94.
West Liberty Invitational
Team scores – 1. Central DeWitt 320; 2. Wilton 335; 3. West Branch 356; 4. Winfield-Mount Union 356; 5. Durant 358; 6. Mid-Prairie 362; 7. North Cedar 364; 8. Clear Creek Amana 372; 9. Tipton 373; 10. Regina 388; 11. West Liberty 390.
Individual medalists – 1. Rielly McGranahan (CD) 38-35 – 73; 2. Jake Fratzke (WIL) 39-37 – 76; 3. Kaleb Hagge (WMU) 39-37 – 76; 4. McGuire Eden (CD) 40-39 – 79; 5. Ted Bridges (WB) 35-44 – 79; 6. Brandon McCarty (CCA) 40-40 – 80; 7. Brad Gannon (CD) 38-44 – 82; 8. Tyler Hartman (WIL) 42-40 – 82; 9. Nolan Ross (WMU) 40-44 – 84; 10. Tucker Kinney (CD) 44-42 – 86.
West Branch (356) – Ted Bridges 35-44 – 79; Trevor Thein 49-43 – 92; Mitchell Knoop 47-45 – 92; Brady Lukavsky 45-48 – 93; Matt Whaley 49-46 – 95; Evan O’Neil 47-51 – 98.
Clear Creek Amana (372) – Brandon McCarty 40-40 – 80; Cory Siders 51-42 – 93; Tyler Hallett 48-49 – 97; Jordan Smith 47-55 – 102; Isaac Quinn 56-58 – 114; Jared Eckrich 54-70 – 124.
Regina (388) – Mark Schomer 48-45 – 93; Noah Felderman 49-45 – 94; Trae Rogers 50-48 – 98; Jake Phillips 51-52 – 103; Brady Wallace 54-50 – 104; Zach Seaman 60-54 – 114.