By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
MAYETTA -- Washburn Rural finished third in Monday's Centennial League golf tournament at Firekeeper Golf Course behind Manhattan and Emporia in a league race that saw the top three teams all within seven strokes.
Manhattan won the league title, held in conjunction with the Firekeeper Open, with a four-person score of 322 strokes, followed by Emporia at 328 and Washburn Rural at 329.
Tadd Armstrong, Washburn Rural
Tagen Rodriguez, Hayden
Hayden finished fourth as a team (344) while Topeka High/Cair Paravel Latin (364) finished fifth.
Emporia's Hudson Sauder won the Centennial League individual championship with a 72.
Washburn Rural was led by Michael Wilson, competing as an individual, who finished third with a 76, while Rural's Tadd Armstrong tied Hayden's Tagen Rodriguez for fifth with a 79.
Rich Helmbold finished seventh with an 81 to lead Topeka High/CPLS.
Blue Valley won the 15-school Firekeeper Open with a four-man score of 296, led by individual champion James Ackerman, who shot a 70.
Seaman competed in the Firekeeper Open, finishing 12th (338) as Timothy Lister paced the Vikings with a 79.
CENTENNIAL LEAGUE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
At Firekeeper Golf Course
Team scores
Manhattan 322, Emporia 328, Washburn Rural 329, Hayden 344, Topeka High/Cair Paravel 364, Junction City 378.
Individual results
1. Hudson Sauder, Emporia, 72; 2. Tate Reid, Manhattan, 75; 3. Michael Wilson, Washburn Rural, 76 (competing as individual); 4. Will Walker, Emporia, 78; 5. (tie) Tadd Armstrong, Washburn Rural, and Tagen Rodriguez, Hayden, 79; 7. Rich Helmbold, Topeka High/Cair Paravel, 81; 8. (tie) Jackson Powers, Manhattan, James Kuta, Hayden, Owen Kandt, Manhattan, and Tanner Kasprznk, Washburn Rural, 82; 12. Cade Cochran, Manhattan, and Hayden Glenn, Washburn Rural, 83; 14. Camden Zimlich, Washburn Rural, 85; 15. Caleb Cleverdon, Topeka High/Cair Paravel, 86; 16. David Hurley, Junction City, and Nolan Jacob, Emporia, 87; 18. Tagan Monasmith, Washburn Rural, 88; 19. Brady Goeden, Washburn Rural, 89.
Other Hayden -- Jacob Padilla 91, Nick Gorman 92, Austin Bean 96, Colin Scott 98.
Other Topeka High/Cair Paravel -- Jase Pavlik 97, Simon Everhart 100, Luke Budden 106.
FIREKEEPER OPEN
Team scores
Blue Valley 296, Shawnee Mission East 296, Free State 297, Olathe South 302, Olathe Northwest 305, Olathe West 307, St. James Academy 311, Manhattan 322, St. Thomas Aquinas 326, Emporia 328, Washburn Rural 329, Seaman 338, Hayden 344, Topeka High/Cair Paravel 364, Junction City 378.
Individual results
1. James Ackerman, Blue Valley, 70; 2. Chance Rinkol, Blue Valley; Connor MacGee, Blue Valley, and Jack Randall, Free State, 71; 5. (tie) Hudson Sauder, Emporia; A.J. Kimzey, Free State, and Elliott Cowdin, Shawnee Mission East, 72; 8. (tie) Tyler Strong, Olathe South; Blake Winter, Olathe Northwest; Wylie Curtis, Shawnee Mission East, and Tate Edwards, Olathe South, 73.
Seaman -- Timothy Lister 79, Alexander Flanagan 86, Zach Weir 86, Kaleb Mack 87, Bradley Williamson 90.
