boys_golf_150Lima Central Catholic took advantage of some excellent weather and five players shooting in the 70’s to outdistance Allen East in the 2011 Northwest Conference Golf Tournament at Hawthorne Hills in Lima. The tournament victory also secured the sixth consecutive overall conference golf championship for the Thunderbirds.

The T-Birds shot a team total of 304 to outdistance the second place Mustangs (344). Spencerville (355) finished third. Other tournament team totals were Columbus Grove (365), Bluffton (387), Delphos Jefferson (387), Crestview (389), Ada (391), Lincolnview (402) and Paulding (404).

L.C.C. junior, John Kidd, was the tournament medalist with a 74. He defeated Spencerville junior, Evan Crites (74) in a one-hole playoff. Third place went to Evan Wilker of LCC with a 76.. He defeated LCC teammate, Josh Klaus (76), in a two-hole playoff for that honor.

Following today’s play, the tournament finish for each school was combined with their regular season finish to determine the final golf standings for the NWC for 2011. L.C.C. won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 20 points. Allen East (17.5), Spencerville (16.5), Columbus Grove (14) and Delphos Jefferson (11) rounded out the top five. The other schools’ order of conference finish was 6 -Bluffton (10.5), 7-Ada (7.5), 8-Crestview (7), and T-9 – Paulding (3) and Lincolnview (3).

NWC Tournament
1. Lima Central Catholic 304, 2. Allen East 344, 3. Spencerville 355, 4. Columbus Grove 365, 5. Bluffton 387, 5. Delphos Jefferson 387, 7. Crestview 389, 8. Ada 391, 9. Lincolnview 402, 10. Paulding 406.

Individual Scores:
Lima Central Catholic (John Kidd 74, Josh Klaus 76, Evan Wilker 76, Austin Goodridge 78, Timmy Levers 78)
Allen East (Tanner Richardson 84, Lucas Herrmann 86, Dylan Mulholland 87, Clay Plaugher 87)
Spencerville (Evan Crites 74, Rick Brunswick 91, Kasey Lee 94, Dan Gelivera 96)
Columbus Grove (Matt Silver 86, Kody Griffith 89, Taylor Giesige 94, Clay Diller 96)
Bluffton (Rich Streicher 85, Tyler Treen 95, Tyler Carroll 102, Bryce Johnston 105)
Delphos Jefferson (Nick Gallmeier 88, Carter Mox 97, Jacob Violet 99, Tyler Miller 103)
Crestview (Jacob Wortman 92, Jared Hallfeldt 94, Derek Bissonette 99, Zach Schaadt 104)
Ada (Matt Gray 84, Slade Downing 94, Allen Jenkins 106, Austin Dysert 107)
Lincolnview (Logan Miller 97, Wes Collins 101, Damon Norton 101, Brooks Ludwig 103)
Paulding (Andy Smiley 96, Brad Crawford 102, Ben Heilshorn 103, Josh Boes 105)

Overall NWC Boys Golf Standings
1. Lima Central Catholic 20, 2. Allen East 18, 3. Spencerville 17, 4. Columbus Grove 14, 5. (tie) Delhos Jefferson & Bluffton 11, 7. Ada 7.5, 8. Crestview 7, 9. (tie) Paulding & Lincolnview 3