PREP GOLF: Young, Sandpoint girls qualify for 4A state championship
Sandpoint's Micah Young poses with his bronze medal from the 4A district championship held at the University of Idaho Golf Course on Thursday. Young shot an 85 to secure his spot at the 4A state championship next week.
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The Sandpoint girls golf team poses with their first-place medals and trophy after winning the 4A district championship Thursday. Pictured, left to right, Demi Driggs, Raegan Samuels, Taylor Mire, Claire Loutzenhiser, and Alexa Tuinstra
MOSCOW — The Sandpoint girls golf team is on its way to the state championship after winning the 4A district title at the University of Idaho Golf Course Thursday. For the boys, Sandpoint’s Micah Young is also headed to the state championship after finishing third overall at the district championship meet.
Sandpoint girls finished 1-2-3 en route to the district title. Taylor Mire is this year's girls 4A district champion, she shot an 87 for the gold medal Thursday. The Bulldogs’ Raegan Samuels took home a silver medal (89) and Alexa Tuinstra captured bronze (92). Overall, the team scored 368 to defeat Moscow and Lakeland. Also a part of the state-qualifying team are Demi Driggs and Claire Loutzenhiser.
“This course has fast greens and very challenging pin placements, which is a sharp contrast to recent greens we have played on,” head coach Mike Deprez said. “The girls are all close, we just need to sharpen what we have rather than search for something.”
For the boys, Sandpoint finished in second place Thursday, defeating Lakeland but falling short of Moscow. Micah Young finished third overall, scoring an 85 to solidify a spot at the 4A state championship. Cooper Zimmerman finished second for the Bulldogs and tied for eighth overall with a score of 92.
“I’m also very proud of all the boys; the one's who played today and the one's on varsity who pursued playing today. There are about 12 varsity boys,” Deprez said. “The boys are right where they should be in terms of quality swings and commitment. They are young and our time will come in 2024 and 2025 with that continued commitment. However, the girls time is now. It will be a fun focused week next week.”
Young and the Sandpoint girls golf team will compete at the 4A state championship, hosted by Moscow, Oct. 6-7 at the University of Idaho Golf Course.
BOYS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Moscow 339. 2, Sandpoint 381. 3, Lakeland 385.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — 3, Micah Young, Sandpoint, 85.
SANDPOINT — Micah Young 85, Cooper Zimmerman 92, Logan Roos 103, Tyler Weisz 102, Aidan Rork 102.
LAKELAND — Tyler Zachary 86, Cannon Steckman 98, Maddox Score 109, Arlen Hordahl 92, Jakob Jovick 117.
MOSCOW — Chase Lovell 78, Keaton Clark 89, Gage Schlueter 88, Tyson Izzo 84, Cohen Miller 90.
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES (winner to state) — 1, Sandpoint 368. Incomplete teams – Moscow, Lakeland.
INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS — None.
SANDPOINT — Alexa Tuinstra 92, Taylor Mire 87, Raegan Samuels 89, Demi Driggs 107, Claire Loutzenhiser 100.
MOSCOW — Addi Raney 120, Alexa Lambert 127.
LAKELAND — Emma Marshall 130.
