Colfax sends six golfers to state

Colfax golfers dominated the second round of the District 7 finals Monday on the Meadow Wood course at Liberty Lake and all five team members will depart Sunday for the two-day state tournament at the Oak Brook Course in Tacoma.

“It’s really something to see your team finish on top of field like that,” Coach Chris Gorton said.

Bulldogs finished in the first four slots of the district’s second round which started 28 players who had survived the cut from the previous week.

Freshman Hunter Weitze took medalist honors with a one-over 73 Monday. His combined scored for the two days was a 159. Weitze was awarded the medal because of his low 73 in the second round, Gorton said. Kyle Johnson also carded a 159 total with an 81-78. Other team scores for Colfax were booked by Tyler Stevenson 165 (79-86) for third, Kasey Johnson 176 (84-92) for fourth and Ryan Christopherson 193 (97-96) for 11th.

Paige Mackleit also made the state card with an eighth-place finish at 232 (133-99). Eight place was the cut line allowed for the District 7 girls entry to state.

District dominator Kira Powell of Odessa/Harrington topped the district girls with a 159 for two days at the Liberty Lake course.