26 Basin golfers swing on to state
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Moses Lake junior Quinten Whittall tees off during the 4A Boys State Golf Championships in 2023. Six Mavericks will compete at the 4A boys and girls state matches, beginning on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Twenty-six Basin golfers will travel across the state for their respective State Golf Championships, held at courses in Liberty Lake, Spokane, Chehalis and Tumwater.
See below for seeding and tee times for each local golfer.
4A
Boys - Indian Canyon Golf Course, Spokane
Sophomore Mason Bradford - No. 1 seed, tee time at 8:40 a.m.
Senior Isaiah Patino - No. 2 seed, tee time at 8:50 a.m.
Junior Quinten Whittall - No. 3 seed, tee time at 9 a.m.
Sophomore Grady Walker - No. 4 seed, tee time at 9:10 a.m.
Sophomore Christian Mathis - No. 5 seed, tee time at 9:20 a.m.
Girls - The Creek at Qualchan, Spokane
Senior Addi Nighswonger - No. 1 seed, tee time at 10:30 a.m.
Senior Jayda Redford - No. 2 seed, tee time at 9:50 a.m.
2A
Boys - Liberty Lake Golf Course, Liberty Lake
Ephrata
Junior Tristen MacNeil - No. 2 seed, tee time at 8:10 a.m.
Freshman Caiden Weber - No. 6 seed, tee time at 8:50 a.m.
Othello
Junior Samson McDonald - No. 1 seed, tee time at 8:30 a.m.
Senior Cain Muro - No. 9 seed, tee time at 9 a.m.
Senior Ajay Parrish - No. 2 seed, tee time at 10 a.m.
Girls - MeadowWood Golf Course, Liberty Lake
Ephrata
Junior Jayme Dwight - No. 1 seed, tee time at 7:10 a.m.
Junior Ali Helaas - No. 4 seed, tee time at 8:10 a.m.
Sophomore Stella Bayley - No. 7 seed, tee time at 9:20 a.m.
Othello
Senior Mariah Murdock - No. 1 seed, tee time at 7:50 a.m.
Senior Rachel Bates - No. 3 seed, tee time at 8:30 a.m.
Junior Sami Shade - No. 2 seed, tee time at 9:10 a.m.
1A
Boys - Riverside Golf Club, Chehalis
Quincy
Freshman Boden Highfill - tee time at 10:40 a.m.
Royal
Junior Ezra Jenks - No. 1 seed, tee time at 9 a.m.
Senior Caden Allred - No. 2 seed, tee time at 9:40 a.m.
1B/2B
Boys - Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Club, Tumwater
Almira/Coulee-Hartline
Junior Jack Molitor - No. 1 seed, tee time at 9:20 a.m.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague
Senior Lance Williamson - No. 1 seed, tee time at 8:20 a.m.
Girls - Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Club, Tumwater
ACH
Sophomore Naomi Molitor - No. 1 seed, tee time at 12:50 p.m.
Warden
Senior Lauryn Madsen - No. 2 seed, tee time at 11:20 a.m.
Senior Eily Castillo - No. 6 seed, tee time at 11:30 a.m.
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