GHV boys claim runner-up honors

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys golf team took runner-up honors at a triangular meet held in Armstrong on Tuesday, May 3.  The Cardinals finished behind North Union with 168 points.  North Union carded a 164 and West Hancock ended with a 189.

GHV’s Grady Umbarger was the co-medalist with a 36.  Matthew Heinemann was the second leading scorer for GHV with a 41, followed by Tyler Obermann with a 45, Brandan Bell with a 46 and Jordan Babcock a 47.  Alex Goll also shot a 47.

“All the players shot well on this tight course, which they played for the first time,” said Coach Ken Krause.  “Matthew’s 41 kept us close to the home squad.  This was a good week for the team and we are becoming more consistent.”

Spring Valley

The GHV boys got some good experience when they played the Spring Valley course on Thursday, May 5.

“The conference tournament will be played at Spring Valley, so it was good that we got a chance to play the course before that,” said Coach Ken Krause.

The Cardinals not only played the course, but they played it well, finishing as runner-up in the four team meet.  Bishop Garrigan won the meet with a 156.  The Cardinals were the runner-up with a 178, followed by North Union with a 182 and North Iowa with a 269.

Coach Krause said Matthew Heinemann played some of his best golf of the season and led the team with a 42.  His score included two double bogies.  Grady Umbarger was only two strokes behind him with a 44.  Rounding out the score was Jordan Babcock with a 45 and Brandan Bell with a 47.   

“This was a great experience to play a good course before the tournament,” said Krause.