By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Five members of the 2022 All-Shawnee County boys golf team have added All-State honors from the Kansas Golf Coaches Association to their resume.
Giles Frederickson
Alex Valdivia
Bryce Badsky
Myles Alonzo
Gavin Wilhelm
Washburn Rural senior Giles Frederickson received second-team All-6A honors ater helping lead the Junior Blues to a fifth-place team finish in the 6A state tournament.
Shawnee Heights junior city champ Alex Valdivia and Topeka West sophomore regional champ Myles Alonzo were both named to the All-5A second team while Seaman senior Gavin Wilhelm received honorable mention.
Silver Lake sophomore Bryce Badsky, a two-time state medalist was named to the All-3A second team.
All-State capsules:
MYLES ALONZO, Topeka West -- A sophomore, Alonzo shot a 78 to tie for 17th in the weather-shortened 5A state tournament at Winfield, earning his first state medal. Alonzo took medalist honors in regional competition, shooting a 76 and winning with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Alonzo tied for fifth in the Centennial League meet after placing seventh in the city tournament.
BRYCE BADSKY, Silver Lake -- Badsky, a sophomore, earned a 3A state medal for the second straight season, shooting an 80 to place 10th in the weather-shortened tournament at Salina Municipal. Badsky qualified for state with an eighth-place individual finish in regional competition. Badsky finished 13th in the 3A state tournament as a freshman.
GILES FREDERICKSON, Washburn Rural -- A senior, Frederickson placed seventh in the 6A tournament at Dodge City with a 36-hole score of 149, helping the Junior Blues finish fifth as a team. Frederickson placed third in the city meet for team-champion Rural, tied for fifth in the Centennial League meet and tied for sixth at regionals. Frederickson shot a season-low 68, tying Rural's school record.
ALEX VALDIVIA, Shawnee Heights -- A junior, Valdivia won the city championship by two strokes with a 27-hole total of 116 and took medalist honors in the United Kansas Conference tournament by four strokes. Valdivia tied for a regional title with a 76, finishing second in a playoff. Valdivia made the cut with a first-round 80 in the 5A state meet at Winfield, but the final round was rained out.
GAVIN WILHELM, Seaman -- Wilhelm, a senior, tied for third in 5A regional competition as Seaman won the team title in a tiebreaker. Wilhelm tied for third in the Centennial League, tied for fifth in the city tournament and shot a 79 in the first round of the state tournament at Winfield to make the cut before the second round was rained out.
