LARAMIE – There were not a lot of surprises on the boy’s side at this past weekend’s 4A State Golf Tournament in Laramie, but on the ladies side there were some surprises due to key cases of food poisoning.
On the ladies side, it has been a battle all year at the top between Evanston, Natrona and Laramie. Natrona entered this year’s tournament as one of the favorites again after winning the past two state titles. While Evanston beat them on the course, the real culprit for Natrona was food poisoning as three Fillies came down sick and could not compete. One of the Natrona players stricken was Eryn Ellis who won several tournaments this season and was expected to make a push for the individual title.
Evanston finished in first with a total of 542 which was 40 strokes ahead of Laramie. Cheyenne East shot a 584 for third. The Lady Tigers of Rock Springs had a strong tournament as they finished in fourth place overall while Sheridan came in 591. The Lady Wolves finished in 10th overall.
Although the team struggled with illness, it ultimately was a Natrona golfer who took the individual title. Caitlyn Skavdahl was able to beat defending champion Katie Lunsford of Evanston by one stroke. Bailee Watt of Kelly Walsh, was only four strokes back to finish in third. Mariah Farden of East and KW Reilly Johnson rounded out the top five.
Lady Tiger’s Callie Cox and Lyndsey Koupa paced the team as they both shot a 193 which put them in 10th place overall. Makenzie Kroupa shot a 206 to finished in 22nd while Kaylen Taucher was right behind with a 209 to come in 24th. Shaylee Zampedri finished in 26th with a 219 to round out the Lady Tigers individual scores.
For Green River, the Lady Wolves were paced by Sidney Mandros who shot a 212 to finish tied for 26th with Lady Tiger Zampedri. Kelsee Barton shot a 219 to finished in 35th while Lauren Hoyt rounded out the Lady Wolves in 41st with a 232.
4A Boys
On the boy’s side, Riverton was able to repeat as they took the team title with a score of 602 which was 17 strokes ahead of Laramie and 18 strokes ahead of Central. Rock Springs finished ninth with a 672 while Green River rounded on the team scores in 12th with a 739.
Individually, Easton Paxton of Riverton has been setting the bar all season long. Only a sophomore, Paxton’s win is his second 4A championship. His total was 131 which was 12 strokes better than John Murdock IV of Laramie and Kelly Walsh golfer Drew Petrie who both finished with 143. Central’s Lars Gittings and Eli Bryant of Laramie rounded out the top five.
For the Tigers, Garret Phillips lead the team with a score of 157 as he finished in a tie for 13th place. Tiger Ryan Brandt shot a 166 which put him in a tie for 32nd while Andrew Lee and Darron Hyde finished 41 and 42 respectively with a 174 and 175. Tiger Dillon Hale tied in 54th with a 184.
For the Wolves, Brock Ortega paced the team as he finished tied for 17th with a 160. Kyle Gogilo finished tied for 36th with a 170. Green River’s JD Richardson came in 58th, Patrick Harvey 59th and Kamden Carollo in 60th to round out the Wolves individual performances.
4A 2014 State Championship Golf Results
4A Girls Team Standings
1 Evanston 542
2 Laramie 582
3 Cheyenne East 584
4 Rock Springs 587
5 Sheridan 591
6 Kelly Walsh 598
7 Gillette 608
8 Riverton 610
9 Cheyenne Central 628
10 Green River 663
4A Girls Individual Scores
1 Caitlyn Skavdahl, Natrona, 166
2 Kalle Lunsford, Evanston, 167
3 Bailee Watt, Kelly Walsh, 170
4 Mariah Farden, Cheyenne East, 171
5 Reilly Johnson, Kelly Walsh, 173
6 Taryn Mayer, Evanston, 181
7 Kendra Miller, Riverton, 184
8 Jacquie Perdue, Laramie, 185
8 Kayla Allen, Sheridan, 185
10 Callie Cox, Rock Springs, 193
10 Lyndsey Koupa, Rock Springs, 193
12 Jordan Haws, Evanston, 194
13 Taylor Barstad, Gillette, 196
13 Victoria Owings, Sheridan, 196
15 Ali Stark, Laramie, 200
15 Kayla Quintal, Cheyenne Central, 200
17 Madison Paintner, Cheyenne East, 201
17 Anna Lyse Johnson, Riverton, 201
19 Amanda Warren, Laramie, 202
20 Kynsie Valdez, Natrona, 204
21 Sydny Koehn, Gillette, 205
22 Makenzie Koupa, Rock Springs, 206
23 Devan Addison, Gillette, 207
24 Kayla Guerra, Cheyenne South, 209
24 Kaylen Taucher, Rock Springs, 209
26 Kieli Stults, Cheyenne Central, 212
26 Sidney Mandros, Green River, 212
26 Shaylee Zampedri, Rock Springs, 212
29 Sienna Trujillo, Laramie, 214
30 Logan Kasten, Cheyenne East, 215
30 Mackenzie Paintner Cheyenne East 215
32 Kayleigh Skolnick Cheyenne Central 216
32 Molly Butler Sheridan 216
34 Scholar Wallace Sheridan 218
35 Kelsee Barton Green River 219
35 Tavi Dowling Gillette 219
35 Riley Rafferty Sheridan 219
38 Shelby Watson Riverton 225
39 Kaycie Reynolds Gillette 226
40 Tori Helsel Cheyenne Central 228
41 Lauren Hoyt Green River 232
42 Lexi Cornell Evanston 235
43 Lydia York Kelly Walsh 255
44 Nicole Anderson Cheyenne East 398
4A Boys Team Standings
1 Riverton 602
2 Laramie 619
3 Cheyenne Central 620
4 Sheridan 645
5 Natrona 649
6 Gillette 655
7 Evanston 655
8 Kelly Walsh 658
9 Rock Springs 672
10 Cheyenne East 672
11 Cheyenne South 675
12 Green River 739
4A Boy’s Individual Scores
1 Easton Paxton Riverton 131
2 John Murdock IV Laramie 143
3 Drew Petrie Kelly Walsh 143
4 Lars Gittings Cheyenne Central 149
5 Eli Bryant Laramie 149
6 Jack Mavrakis Sheridan 150
7 Brock Ehlers Evanston 150
8 Alec Richardson Riverton 152
9 Braeden Macdonald Evanston 155
10 Alex Cole Cheyenne East 155
11 Jarrett Barr Natrona 156
11 Kirby Coe-Kirkham Sheridan 156
13 Jared Edeen Cheyenne Central 157
13 Garret Phillips Rock Springs 157
15 Bryce Francois Cheyenne Central 158
16 Jayden Dion Riverton 159
17 Kaleb Spiva Natrona 160
17 Chris Quayle Riverton 160
17 Joe Quinn Gillette 160
17 Ryan Bellflower Laramie 160
17 Brock Ortega Green River 160
22 Nick Fraley Cheyenne Central 161
22 Taylor Dryden Cheyenne Central 161
22 Shae Hensley Kelly Walsh 161
22 Bailey Bonnet Sheridan 161
26 Jordan James Riverton 163
26 Matthew Christopherson Natrona 163
28 Theron Price Cheyenne South 164
28 Shade Frank Cheyenne South 164
28 Trey Larson Gillette 164
31 Cody Easman Gillette 165
32 Ryan Brandt Rock Springs 166
32 Ben Cole Cheyenne East 166
32 Kol Horton Gillette 166
35 Grant Wrhel Laramie 167
36 Trey Gregory Cheyenne East 170
36 Kyle Gogilo Green River 170
36 Brody Stanton Natrona 170
36 Austin Smith Cheyenne South 170
40 Hans Defries Evanston 173
41 Andrew Lee Rock Springs 174
42 Darron Hyde Rock Springs 175
43 Steven Ellbogen Kelly Walsh 176
44 James Bisiar Natrona 177
45 Cole Smith Evanston 178
45 Devon Martinez Cheyenne South 178
45 Logan Johnson Sheridan 178
48 Eli Voigt Gillette 179
48 Jimmy Allen Kelly Walsh 179
50 Keaton Elmer Kelly Walsh 180
51 Austin Vasquez Cheyenne East 181
52 Austin Salzar Cheyenne South 182
53 Hunter Robbins Evanston 183
54 Dillon Hale Rock Springs 184
54 Tyler Hinton Cheyenne East 184
56 Joesph Legerski Laramie 186
57 Andrew Mavrakis Sheridan 191
58 JD Richardson Green River 193
59 Patrick Harvey Green River 216
60 Kamden Carollo Green River 234
