Golf

GOLF

Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs win triangular

Lane Ludwig and Michael Martelli both shot a 36 Thursday afternoon, leading the St. Anthony boys to a triangular golf victory at Iron Horse Golf Club in Tuscola.

The Bulldogs finished with a total of 151 strokes, while Tuscola shot 188 and Villa Grove 201.

The Lady Bulldogs made it a sweep. Ellie Wegman fired a 37, helping the SAHS girls also post a victory in their three-team match. St. Anthony finished with a 182 total, followed by Tuscola at 198 and Villa Grove at 244.

Charlie Wegman and Jonathan Willenborg also turned in strong nine-hole rounds for the Bulldogs, shooting 39 and 40 respectively. Thomas Chojnicki (44) and Aidan Tegeler (48) also competed.

For the Lady Bulldogs, Lauren Schwing fired a 45, Cara Hakman 46 and Allison Geen 54 to round out the team score. Maddie Kibler (57) and Sydney Kibler (59) also competed.

TENNIS

Teutopolis defeats Effingham

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes won five of the six singles matches and swept the three doubles matches Thursday afternoon, en route to an 8-1 victory over Effingham.

Here are the results:

No. 1 Singles – Macy Probst (T) defeated Riley Arend (E), 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 Singles – Grace Hoene (T) defeated Eden Wendling (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Singles – Isabelle Hemmen (T) defeated Lydia Kull (E), 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Singles – Carley Habing (T) defeated Aila Woomer (E), 6-0, 6-2; No. 5 Singles – Kenna Koester (T) defeated Gracie Kroenlein (E), 6-1, 6-4; No. 6 Singles – Madison Mapes (E) defeated Lexi Will (T), 6-4, 7-5; No. 1 Doubles – Probst/I. Hemmen (T) defeated Kull/Wendling (E), 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 Doubles – Koester/Will (T) defeated Arend/Mapes (E), 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Doubles – Olivia Hemmen/Hoene (T) defeated Kroenlein/Woomer (E), 6-2, 6-0.

CROSS COUNTRY

T-Town girls first; Shoes second

The Teutopolis cross country teams competed Thursday in a meet in Newton.

The Lady Shoes claimed four of the top six finishes and defeated Newton, 23-32. North Clay also competed, but didn’t have enough runners to earn a team score.

The host Eagles finished one-two-three to claim the boys race. Newton finished with 23 points, while the Shoes had 32.

Here are the T-Town girls results – 2. Jessica Runde, 19:17; 3. Kaitlyn Schumacher, 21:34; 4. Olivia Copple, 21:39; 6. Kaitlyn Vahling, 22:00; 8. Taylor Bueker, 22:29; 11. Katie Kingery, 23:14; 12. Aubrey Collins, 23:30; 13. Ella Zumbahlen, 23:36; 16. Macy Swingler, 24:35.

Here are the T-Town boys results –4. Matthew Deters, 16:59; 5. Cole Probst, 17:53; 6. Ethan Weidner, 18:09; 8. Ben Kitten, 18:35; 9. Jack Waldhoff, 18:36; 10. Joey Lee, 19:23; 11. Gavin Tegeler, 19:25; 13. Jackson Vonderheide, 20:00; 14. Devon Probst, 20:06; 15. Casey Deters, 20:28.

St. Anthony High School senior Jayden Rios has signed a letter of intent to play golf at Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa. Jayden is a three-year letter winner for the Bulldogs, was a part of the Bulldogs state tournament team in 2017, the SAHS state championship team in 2018 and earned a berth in the state tournament as an individual his senior season. Jayden is excited about joining a winning tradition and playing on SCC’s home course – Spirit Hollow Golf Course – ranked as the second best golf course in Iowa. Jayden is the son of Aaron and Stacey Rios.

The St Anthony High School Golf teams recently held their end of the season awards dinner at Joe's Pizza & Pasta.

Coaches Emily Konrad and Phil Zaccari respectively reviewed their very successful seasons and then handed out letters and pins to the varsity letter winners as well as individual team awards.

Boys varsity letter winners included -- freshmen Michael Martelli, Aidan Tegeler and Jonathan Willenborg; sophomore Thomas Chojnicki; and seniors Luke Flaig, Darin Hutchison, Ryan Schultz and Jayden Rios.

The individual awards went to Thomas Chojnicki, Scoring Leader; Jayden Rios, Low Handicap; and Aidan Tegeler, Most Improved.

The St Anthony High School Golf teams recently held their end of the season awards dinner at Joe's Pizza & Pasta.

Coaches Emily Konrad and Phil Zaccari respectively reviewed their very successful seasons and then handed out letters and pins to the varsity letter winners as well as individual team awards.

Girls varsity letter winners included – freshmen Maddy Brummer and Lauren Schwing; sophomores Nina Hakman and Ellie Wegman; juniors Cara Hakman, Macy Ludwig, Morgan Schuette and Reagan Westendorf; and senior Jessica Coffin.

The individual awards went to Reagan Westendorf, Most Improved; Macy Ludwig, Low Scoring Average; and Laruen Schwing, Low Freshman Scoring Average.

St Anthony Senior Jayden Rios competed in the IHSA 1A Boys Golf State Tournament, played held at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington on Friday and Saturday.

Jayden fired an 80 on Friday to make the cut and then shot 88 on Saturday to finish with a 168 and 40th overall.

"Jayden played very well on Friday to make the cut," said Coach Phil Zaccari. "He had two unfortunate holes, but putted very well to make the cut.

“Saturday was a little more difficult on the greens and he burned a lot of edges,” Zaccari added. “He just could not get the putter going. Though he was a little disappointed with Saturday, I am very proud of the way Jayden kept battling to make something happen. He never gave up and represented our school and community very well.”