The Ord golf team earned runner-up honors at the LouPlatte Conference Championship at Indianhead in Grand Island. The Chants shot 336, with St. Paul winning the title with a 301.
Caden Lytle medaled 4th to earn All Conference honors. He shot a 2 over 74 on the day. Brody Blair also medaled at 13th with an 85. Landon Critel also shot 85 but lost a scorecard playoff for a medal and finished 16th. Grey Geiser shot a 92 and Austin Stethem a 100 to round out scoring.
Coach Bechtold said the team looks to be headed in the right direction as districts near.
“We got some good performances out of the guys and our improvement is evident.” Bechtold said, “Hopefully it all comes together at districts.”
Bechtold singled out Grey Geiser for his performance.
“Grey filled in for Colt Meyer who was ill and really played well for us. I was impressed at how he performed.”
The Chants also played in the GICC Invite at Indianhead on Tuesday. The Chants finished 7th in the 19-team field littered with top area teams. They shot a 329 on the day.
Caden Lytle medaled 13th with a 77. Landon Critel shot 81, Colt Meyer 84, Austin Stethem 87 and Brody Blair 95.
Coach Bechtold was pleased with the performance.
“It was a good day for us as we lowered our team score and held our own with some of the top teams in the state. Even though we finished 7th, we beat several very good area teams.”