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BIG RAPIDS–The Mona Shores Sailors advanced two spots on the final day of the Division 1 state golf finals and finished fifth.
The Sailors shot a 323 on the opening day on Friday and came back with a 318 on Saturday to finish with a two-day total of 641 strokes.
Detroit Catholic Central, which finished second a year ago, captured the state title with a score of 587. Top-ranked Ann Arbor Skyline finished second with a 589 and Brighton was a distant third with 629.
Mona Shores, ranked No. 2 in the division, was led by Nicholas Taylor. The junior had scores of 80 and 76 to finish at 156.
Senior Jeffery Lenartowicz was second among the Sailors with an 81-81-162. Rounding out the roster for Mona Shores were seniors Alex Eckerman and Chase Knowlton at 163 and senior Owen DeLong with an 81-87-168. Eckerman’s totals were 81-82 while Knowlton shot 84-79.
Sophomore Ieuan Jones, from Ann Arbor Greenhills, was the medalist with 69-69-138.
The tournament was hosted by Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids.
All photo’s below are courtesy of LSJ photographer Joe Washington
