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McPherson 3rd, Buhler 5th in 4A State Golf; Multiple Individuals Medal

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The McPherson Bullpups and Buhler Crusaders both finished in the top five of the KSHSAA 4A Girls State Golf Tournament in Hesston on Monday and Tuesday.  The two-day affair was won by Topeka-Hayden, claiming their second straight state championship with a team score of 698.  Wellington was second at 713, followed by McPherson in third with 727.  Augusta took fourth place with a 729 and Buhler was fifth at 744.

Individually, Addison Douglass of Wamego was the state champion, shooting a 142 over two days, ten strokes ahead of Lilli Sympson of Winfield in second place at 152.  McPherson’s Brodie Kuhn brought home the fifth place medal with a 159 and Anika Paulsrud of Buhler finished ninth at 163.  Also medaling in the top 20 were Andi Buschbom of McPherson in a tie for 12th (171) and Delaney Hastings of Chanute tied for 18th (176).

In 3-2-1A at Emporia, St. Mary’s Colgan out of Pittsburg and Silver Lake finished in a tie at the top of the leaderboard at 718, but in a fifth-score tiebreaker, Colgan took home the team championship.  Individually, Amelia Bowles of Rawlins County won the state title with a two-day score of 147, one stroke ahead of Margaret Ulrich of Colby in second place at 148.  From the Ad Astra Radio area, Jayhawk-Linn’s Celeste Schneider finished in a tie for ninth with a 174 and Larned’s Erin Tims tied for 14th at 181.

In 5A at Salina Municipal, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel won the team championship at 639, ahead of St. James Academy in second with a 647.  Individually, Ximena Sarinana of Kapaun took home the championship, shooting a 142 over two days, which was two strokes better than Regan Dusenbery of Andover at 144.  Newton’s Naomi Koontz was just five strokes back from first, finishing third with a score of 147.

Full results for all four KSHSAA State Golf Championships can be found at the link below.

2024 KSHSAA Girls State Golf Results