MOSCOW — The Sandpoint girls golf team took first place at the Class 4A district 1 golf tournament with a score of 409 on Monday at the University Of Idaho’s golf course.

“They knew where they stood after every stroke,” Sandpoint golf coach Mike Deprez said. “They came out a little disappointed because of their scores, but they shouldn’t have been because of the elements.”

Alexa Tuinstra earned medalist honors at the event with a score of 93.

Deprez wanted to make sure that the girls’ team was mentally prepared for each hole.

“We wanted them to be focused with every shot,” Deprez said. “Whoever could play 18-holes in this difficult weather and be the most mentally prepared was going to win.”

The boys golf team was just two strokes behind Moscow in the final standings. The Bears took first place with a score of 346.

Joey Aexel earned a spot at the state tournament on Monday, May 16, at the Lakeview Golf Club in Meridian. by being one of the top three individuals. He finished with a score of 82.

“Joey finally went out and had his round,” Deprez said. “He played extremely well and I’m really excited for him to be able to go to state.”

Deprez also gave a lot of credit to the boys' lone senior, Merek Bauck.

Bauck finished the round with a score of 91, but his impact was greatly felt this season.

“He was kind of like another coach for the boys’ team,” Deprez said. “His dad had a VR golf set up and all the guys went over there to practice in the winter. He really helped the guys get together.”

BOYS

TEAM SCORES (TOP TEAM GOES TO STATE) — 1, Moscow 346. 2, Sandpoint 348. 3, Lakeland 354.

INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS (TOP 3) — 1, Bryden Brown, Moscow, 78, 2, (tie) Joey Aexel, Sandpoint, 82, Brady Hanna, Lakeland, 82. Ben Mack, Moscow. Parker Bebe, Moscow. Cole Roeder, Moscow. Luke Zimmerman, Moscow.

MOSCOW — Bryden Brown 78, Ben Mack 85, Parker Beebe 90, Cam Roeder 93, Luke Zimmer 93.

SANDPOINT — Jacob Gove 83, Jake Samuels 92, Joey Aexel 82, Merek Bauck 91, Arie Vandenberg 101.

LAKELAND — Brady Hanna 82, Richie Thomas 100, Tristan Chamness 86, Kyle Gordon 86, Elijah Sindt 119.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES (TOP TEAM GOES TO STATE) — 1, Sandpoint 409. 2, Moscow 454. 3, Lakeland 473.

INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS (TOP 3) — 1, Alexa Tuinstra, Sandpoint, 93. 2, Parsons, Moscow, 98. 3, Taylor Mire, Sandpoint, 101. Audrey Scheffler, Sandpoint. Reagan Samuels, Sandpoint. Claire Loutzenhizer, Sandpoint.

SANDPOINT — Audrey Scheffler 104, Alexa Tuinstra 93, Taylor Mire 101, Reagan Samuels 111, Claire Loutzenhizer 134.

MOSCOW — Parsons 98, Lewis 119, Brown 109, Gregory 128, Sanford 139..

LAKELAND — Kime 120, O’Neal 124, Miller 109, Wiedenhoff 120, Marshall 129.