Othello Huskies qualify two golfers for state tournament
Rodney Harwood Hagadone Newspaper Group | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 7 months AGO
SUNNYSIDE — Othello freshman Patrick Azevedo and teammate Ben Garza qualified for the 2A state golf championships with top 13 finishes on May 10 at the CWAC District 5-6 at Black Rock Creek Golf Course in Sunnyside.
Azevedo shot 79 to finish third in his first district tournament. Garza will return to the state championships, shooting 87 to finish 12th in the elite field.
The Huskies freshman showed extreme concentration when the wheels could have come off after a double-bogey on the par-4 eighth hole. Despite the double, Azevedo made the turn at 39, three strokes behind eventual district medalist Ryker Torres of East Valley, who played the front in even par.
The par-4 11th hole played havoc with the leaderboard all day long and Azevedo made his second double-bogey in four holes. But he was in good company. Ephrata’s Sean Couture and John Rawley both made double-bogey on the same hole. Hunter Jacob of Wapato scored a 7 on the treacherous hole. All six players are teeing it up at the 2A golf championships at The Creek at Qualchan in Spokane.
Team scores: 1. East Valley, 330. 2. Ephrata, 351. 3. Othello, 357. 4. Quincy, 367. 5. Prosser, 381. 6. Grandview, 395. 7. Ellensburg, 396. 8. Wapato, 440. 9. Selah, Toppenish, no score.
The state golf tournament took place Tuesday and Wednesday but the results were not available by presstime.
ARTICLES BY RODNEY HARWOOD HAGADONE NEWSPAPER GROUP
Seahawks Fant and lfedi expected to make big strides this season
The 2016 season was a baptism under fire two rookies on the Seattle Seahawks offensive line. But they are hoping that experience will develop moving forward.
Huskie softball staves off elimination; on to state
OTHELLO — Othello senior Dominique Martinez had a chance to slam the door in the top of the seventh inning of Saturday’s CWAC/GNL crosser game with West Valley, but two uncharacteristic errors and a timely hit suddenly put the 2A defending champions behind the eightball when the Eagles regained the lead.
Cheney ends Othello's season on the Huskies home turf
OTHELLO — A black pickup truck sat in the dirt parking lot across from the north end of Husky Stadium. As people filed out, walked across Hemlock Street, and got into their cars and drove off, the truck was isolated, alone in its vigil.