NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinal men, women cap unbeaten NWAC regular season with wins at Avondale
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
Photo courtesy of NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE The North Idaho College men's and women's golf teams claimed team titles in a Northwest Athletic Conference match at Avondale Golf Club on Tuesday in Hayden. In the back row, from left are: assistant coach Russ Grove, Hardy Johnson, Jarett Giles, Josh McCartin, Jamen Parsons, Dylan Christensen, Caden Gambini and coach Russell Grove. In front are Marissa McCallum, Cassandra lee, Laila Jalil, Sofia Lippiello, Navy Wood and Lauryn Bulger.
Photo courtesy of NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE ATHLETICS North Idaho College freshman Josh McCartin won the men's medalist honors with a five-under 139 on Tuesday at Avondale Golf Club in Hayden.
• GOLF
HAYDEN LAKE — North Idaho College freshman Josh McCartin shot a 7-under 139 to earn medalist honors in a Northwest Athletic Conference match at Avondale Golf Club on Tuesday.
“He played steady and bogey today (Tuesday),” NIC coach Russell Grove said. “He’s a great player, is really consistent and has a high golf IQ. He’s a solid player and we can count on him for sure.”
NIC edged Southwestern Oregon 584-585 for the men’s team title.
Freshman Laila Jalil was second with a 157 for NIC, which also claimed the women’s team title by one stroke with a 481, beating Bellevue by a stroke.
Both NIC teams finished the season unbeaten in conference.
“Hopefully we can carry that into next week,” Grove said. “It’s just kind of crazy with the men that after 584 strokes, one shot was the difference. The greens were a little faster today. I don’t really know what happened, and sometimes, that’s just golf. Everyone knows they’re capable of more. We’ll be fine if we can continue doing what we’ve been doing.”
NIC returns to action in the Northwest Athletic Conference Championships May 21-22 at Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima, Wash.
Cole Jaworski, a freshman from Coeur d’Alene High, was 22nd with a 83-77—160 for the Community Colleges of Spokane.
MEN
TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 286-298—584. 2, Southwestern Oregon 288-297—585. 3 (tie), Grays Harbor 308-308, 616; Spokane 309-307—616. 5, Columbia Basin 316-330—646. 6, Skagit Valley 322-328—650. 7, Highline 332-352—684.
MEDALIST — Josh McCartin, North Idaho, 71-68—139.
NORTH IDAHO — 1, Josh McCartin, 71-68—139. 3, Jarett Giles, 71-73—144. 9, Jamen Parsons, 74-75—149. 12, Hardy Johnson, 71-82—153. 21, Caden Gambini, 73-86—159. 26, Dylan Christensen, 78-83—161.
WOMEN
TEAM SCORES — 1, North Idaho 238-243—481. 2, Bellevue 243-239—482. 3, Columbia Basin 268-265—533. 4, Southwestern Oregon 288-287—575.
MEDALIST — Sarah Lawrence, Bellevue, 75-70—145.
NORTH IDAHO — 2, Laila Jalil, 81-76—157. 3, Sofia Lippiello, 81-81—162. 7, Lauryn Bulger, 80-86—166. 9, Navy Wood, 77-90—167. 18, Cassandra Lee, 92-92—184. 21, Marissa McCallum, 96-94—190.
• SOFTBALL
CC Spokane
at North Idaho, ppd., rain
COEUR d'ALENE — Tuesday's Northwest Athletic Conference doubleheader was postponed due to the threat of inclement weather and rescheduled for Thursday at Memorial Field at 2 p.m.
