April 20, 2024

Ulysses claims GWAC Golf crown

Goodland, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Ulysses Tigers held off host Goodland to win the 2017 Great West Activities Conference golf tournament on Thursday at Sugar Hills Golf Course in Goodland. 

Ulysses narrowly edged Goodland by two shots, as Scott City finished in third. 

Individually, Goodland took the top two spots, as Garin Ihrig is the GWAC champion, while teammate Ryan Lalicker took the runner-up spot. Ulysses’ Brandon Peters was third and Scott City’s Shea Morris took fourth.

Regional play is on Monday, as Colby, Goodland, Holcomb, Scott City and Ulysses will be in Hays for the Class 4A meet, while Hugoton will head to the Class 3A Lakin regional.

Team Scores
Ulysses 379, Goodland 381, Scott City 403, Colby 416, Holcomb 439, Hugoton 485

Top 10 Individuals
1. Rarin Ihrig, Goodland 81; 2. Ryan Lalicker, Goodland 85; 3. Brandon Peters, Ulysses 89; 4. Shea Morris, Scott City 91; 5. Alan Novack, Holcomb 95; 6t. Austin Perez, Ulysses, Trace Mulligan, Scott City & Deven Peters, Ulysses 96; 9t. Michael Roth, Holcomb, Alex Zimmerman, Colby & Brennon Featherston, Hugoton 97

Other Area Results
Holcomb: 25. Jayden Jewett 120, 28. Cameron Newman 127, 29t. Ethan Mills 129, 31t. Koby Hands 130

Hugoton: 26, Jexon Teeter 121, 29t. Cody Mills 129, 34. Austin Stevenson 138, 35. Braden Silva 151, 36. Renee Martin 160

Scott City: 14t. Jackson Lewis 100, 20t. Baron Strine 116, 23t. Dexter Gooden 119, 33. Theron Tucker 131

Ulysses: 12. Connor Barnes 98, 16. Devin Walker 106, 23t. Wade Bittler 119