Airport, Bedford enjoy success on golf course; Aulph belts four homers
MONROE – New Boston Huron won the first Huron League boys golf jamboree of the season recently.
That might make the Chiefs the early favorite in the league race, but it appears the favorite might change from week to week.
Airport, which placed fourth in the jamboree, tripped up Huron 167-171 Monday at Sandy Creek Golf Course.
“We hope to be competitive,” Airport coach Willie Hammar said. “We have potential. We showed it today.”
The league is exceptionally balanced this spring.
Airport may have finished fourth in the jamboree, but was just two strokes out of first. Five teams were bunched within four strokes of each other.
“This was a great confidence boost for us,” Hammar said.
Airport’s Jake Trythall earned medalist honors with a round of 37, Brayden Siders shot 40 and Aaron Maddick 42
Nick Kosiba was Huron’s low man with 39 while Aiden O'Kelley and Cameron Grant each carded a 43.
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Hammar had high hopes coming into the match after his squad finished just one stroke out of first in the Wyandotte Scrambles Friday.
“It came right down to the end,” he said of Monday’s competition. “We were all waiting with bated breath.”
Tensions were high, but the level of sportsmanship was higher.
“Both teams are very tight,” Hammar said. “The guys know each other. The camaraderie between the players and coaches made it a fun event.”
PREP GOLF
Bedford claims title
TECUMSEH – Bedford sent two teams to the Tecumseh Invitational Monday and took first and sixth in the 23-team field.
Taleon Guess and Carter Klawonn tied for the third-best score of the day at 81 to lead the first team for the Mules. Spencer Eighmey and Frank Soss both shot 85.
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Connor Urbanski and Brady Younce each finished with 86 for the second team.
Bedford’s first team shot 332 to finish eight strokes of second-place Gibraltar Carlson. The second team checked in at 361.
Monroe was seventh with 367, Dundee 11th with 377, Ida 15th with 388 and Summerfield 19th with 444.
Carlson’s Landon Kongeal tied Guess and Klawonn for third and Adam Courey of Monroe placed ninth with 84.
Levi Evans led Dundee with 85, Zackary Bailey was low for Ida with 91 and Summerfield’s leader was James Feudi with 101.
SMCC clipped
MONROE – St. Mary Catholic Central shot 169 Monday at Green Meadows Golf Course to finish three strokes behind Riverview.
SMCC’s Thomas Rivard shot a fine round of 35 to finish four strokes ahead of anyone else in the field. Drew Vuich and Gabriel Chinavare each added a 43 for the Falcons.
PREP SOFTBALL
Aulph’s homers wasted
DEXTER – Alana Aulph blasted four home runs, including three in the first game when she drove in five runs, but Monroe fell 8-7 and 7-6 to Dexter Monday.
The Trojans led a 7-2 lead slip away in the first game.
Avery Leach was 2-for-4 with a home run in the first game and Aly Lewis had a homer among her three hits in the doubleheader for 7-9 Monroe.
Carlson waits for win
GIBRALTAR – Addison Skinner waited out a 45-minute lightning delay to toss a three-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts as Gibraltar Carlson improved to 10-2 with a 4-0 win over Dearborn Edsel Ford Monday.
Ava Auler and Lauren Dunwoody led the offense with two hits each.
PREP BASEBALL
Bedford offense quiet
TEMPERANCE – Singles by Jace Bloomer, Isaac Garrow and Nolan Laskey was the only offense Bedford could muster in an 8-2 loss to Saline Monday.
The Mules dipped to 9-7 overall and 6-3 in the Southeastern Conference Red.
PREP SOCCER
Carlson still perfect
MILAN – Not even a thunderstorm could stop New Boston Huron Monday.
The Chiefs remained undefeated with a 2-0 win over Milan in a key Huron League game.
Rylie Cassette scored both goals off assists from Maggie Warden and Gabby Emelian. Addison Dolencic, Lily Cholette, Callie Eaton and Nhi Vo were outstanding on defense in front of Brooklyn Burke, who notched her seventh shutout of the season.
Maggie Mentzer and Ava Banko also played well.
SMCC shut down
GROSSE ILE – Heavy rain, a lightning delay and a Grosse Ile team ranked No. 5 in the state for Division 3 were a bad combination for St. Mary Catholic Central in a 9-0 loss Monday.
Bella Grippi made some excellent saves and Alex Wickenheiser played well for the 1-11-1 Kestrels.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Clark earns fifth win
MORGANSTOWN, W. Va. – Summerfield graduate Derek Clark pushed his season record to 5-1 by pitching West Virginia to a 5-2 win over Baylor Saturday.
He gave up five hits and struck out eight over eight innings and lowered his earned-run average to 2.72.
ADULT SOCCER
Hat trick for Batres
MONROE – Goose Batres scored three goals to lead Not Fast, Just Furious to a 7-2 win over Athletico in the Monroe Indoor Adult Coed Soccer League at LevelUp Training Sunday night.
Habeeb Bello and Edwin Sanchez scored for Athletico.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Local Sports: Airport, Bedford golfers excel; Aulph hits four homers
