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Coldwater's Ben Giere shot a 2-under 70 to earn tournament medalist honors at the MAC boys golf tournament.
MERCER COUNTY - Saturday at the Mercer County Elks was a perfect day for golf.
At the Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf tournament, the scores were blistering as a battle for the conference title came down between Minster, Delphos St. John's and Coldwater.
St. John's edged Minster 310-311 to win the tournament, but the Wildcats' runner-up showing along with a 9-0 regular season dual match record allowed Minster to win its 15th overall conference title. Last year, St. John's win in the tournament final allowed the Blue Jays to snap the Wildcats' four-year title streak by a 34-32 margin based on two points for every dual match win and 18 points for winning the tournament. Minster returned the favor, edging St. John's by the same 34-32 margin.
"The boys knew what it was all about when they got here today," said Minster coach Jeremy Magoto, who earns the Coach of the Year honor that goes to the conference champs. "I could tell in their nerves. You can tell when someone really wants something really bad. That's fun to compete like that and get the (trophy) back in the school hallways."
Both the Wildcats and Blue Jays had three golfers breaking 80 on the day. Bryce Prenger finished fifth overall with a 76 with Jack Meyer tying for sixth with a 77 and Louis Magoto shooting a 78. Reese Beair and Andrew Wiss each shot an 80 with Tyler Stueve carding an 86.
Minster'sJack Meyer helped the Wildcats win an outright MAC boys golf title on Saturday at the Mercer County Elks.
St. John's countered with Parker Will finishing tournament runner-up with a 73. Collin Feathers shot a 75 with Tyce McClain adding a 78. Jackson Kill (84), Ashton Milligan (90) and Grady Holdgreve (118) rounded out the rounded out the Blue Jay scorecard.
Coldwater had a solid day to finish third with a 317. Fort Recovery was fourth with a 330 with Marion Local taking fifth with a 337. Rounding out the team standings were Versailles (338), St. Henry (351), Parkway (369), New Bremen (380) and New Knoxville (477).
"The MAC is really turning into a strong golf conference," said coach Magoto. "Those numbers are so impressive and fun to be a part of. It blows your mind. Last year, 323 was our best 18-hole round. This year, it's like somewhere in the pack."
The battle for Golfer of the Year honors came down to Feathers and Coldwater's Ben Giere. Giere had a big day on his home course, recording an eagle on 15 which helped him finish with a 2-under 70 to take tournament medalist honors.
"That was the turning point for me," said Giere of the eagle. "It was nice. Whenever the conditions get a little windy towards the end of the tournament, you'd think the scores would go up a bit. If you can keep yourself in there and not give up too many, you have a good chance to continue a hot streak.
Feathers though, accumulated enough points in the tournament to stay ahead of Giere and earn Golfer of the Year honors by a 148-146 margin.
Delphos St. John's Collin Feathers earned MAC Golfer of the Year honors.
Coldwater's Braxton Howell finished with a 74 to finish third overall. Cavalier Zach Diller shot an 84 with Landon Knapke coming in with an 89. Briggs Howell (93) and Oliver Vickery (96) rounded out the scoring.
Fort Recovery got a 46 from Reece LeFevre along with an 81 from Eli Lennartz. Keegan Muhlenkamp (84), Nate Jutte (86), Alex Dues (89) and Matthew Romer (94) rounded out the scoring.
Marcus Rethman and Grant Kremer each shot 80 to lead Marion Local followed by Adam Schwieterman (81), Trent Homan (96), Austin Niekamp (100) and Carter Unrast (102).
St. Henry scores came from Ty Post (85), Zach Rindler and Hudson Schmitz (87 each), Josh Rindler (92), Jack Buschur (97) and Caleb Wendel (100).
Eli Schumm shot an 87 for Parkway followed by Evan Kimmel (90), Rylan Lyons (93), Lennox Boroff and Mason Schumm (99 each) and Creeden Kittle (107).
New Bremen was led by Bryce Voresss' 94. Adam Fledderjohann and James Nelson each shot a 96 followed by Henry J. Nelson (96), Ben Hamberg (99) and Brady Blickle (104).
On the scorecard for New Knoxville were John Gabel (103), Nathan Putman (121), Kaden Weitz (126), Silas Stiles (127), Colton Gabel (133) and Jett Roettger (136).
Versailles' Gabe White joined Giere, Will, Braxton Howell, Feathers, Prenger and Meyer on the All-Tournament Team tying for sixth with a 77. Carson Heitkamp added an 81 for the Tigers followed by Brayden Wagner (83), Seth Shafer (97), Ethan Phlipot (107) and Austin Ruhenkamp (115).
The postseason gets underway this week. Versailles starts Tuesday in the Southwest District Division III sectional at Turtle Creek in Greenville. The remainder of the MAC teams will compete Thursday. Coldwater heads to Moose Landing in Ottawa for the Division II sectional while the remaining MAC teams will be at Colonial Golfers Club in Lima for the Division III sectional.
