NM Boys Compete At Osky

OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska’s golf team faced stiff competition in their second 18-hole tournament in as many days. Not only was the wind strong but teams from Class 2A, 3A and 4A. The Warhawks finished last in the tourney with a 409. Washington topped the 15 team field with a 304 followed by Oskaloosa and Pella Christian with a 319.

Pella Christian’s Elliot Menninga shot an even par 70 to edge last year’s Class 3A state champion Roman Roth of Washington with a 71.

Nolan Andersen led North Mahaska with a 46-44 – 90. Freshman Maddox Wynja was second with a 96. His birdie on the 15th hole was the lone under par shot on the day for the Warhawks. Jack Kelderman finished third with a 52-58 – 110 and Jacob Held shot a 60-53 – 113. Jeremiah Ashman finished with a 63-58 – 121. It was the second meet in a row that NM was missing their number one golfer Jaxon Van Der Veer.

The other 1A school to compete was Sigourney, who placed 10th with a 344. North Mahaska and Sigourney will play Monday in the South Iowa Cedar League tournament at Oskaloosa Golf.

Team scores

1. Washington 304; 2. Oskaloosa 319; 3. Pella Christian 319; 4. Nevada 326; 5. Pella 328; 6. Williamsburg 328; 7. Winterset 337; 8. Grinnell 338; 9. Newton 340; 10. Sigourney 344; 11. Clear Creek-Amana 354; 12. Fairfield 355; 13. Mount Pleasant 367; 14. Fort Madison 378; 15. North Mahaska 409.