Four high school boys golfers from Juanita and Lake Washington have qualified to play in Monday’s district golf tournament, for the chance to play at state next spring.
As a team Juanita finished in third place at the KingCo medalist tournament with a team score of 402 strokes, while Lake Washington took seventh at 427. Mercer Island won the tournament with a team score of 372. The match was played at Snohomish Golf Course with a course par of 72.
From Juanita, Frank Garber finished third overall, shooting a 73 during the competition. His teammate Michael Bell tied for fifth shooting a 75. Colten Kleis was the third member of the Juanita team to qualify for districts, shooting a 77.
From Lake Washington golfer Max Bunnell tied for fifth with a 75. The Kangs Nathan Aschbacher was named an alternate for next week’s tournament after scoring an 83 at the KingCo match.
The week before Lake Washington beat Liberty 207-220 at Bellevue Golf Course with a par of 35.
Erik Nefzger won the tournament for the Kangs with a score of 39. Bunnell took fourth with a 41, while Neil O’Connor and Marcus Giovacchini, both from Lake Washington, tied for fifth with a 42.