Med Valley Raiders make it to state

The Medicine Valley Raiders finished second overall at Monday’s D-4 district golf tourney in Curtis and qualifies their entire team for state tournament play next week. From left are Raiders Layne Meyers, Sid Schultz, Brady Henderson, Sheldon Johnsen (third invidiually), Joseph Chancellor (sixth individually), Justin Anderson and Coby Uhligh. More district golf tournaments continue today.

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CURTIS, Neb. — Medicine Valley’s golfers are moving on to state after a strong second-place team finish among 15 competing in Monday’s D-4 district tournament.

Medalists Sheldon Johnsen (85, third) and Joseph Chancellor (88, sixth) will lead the Raiders on to North Platte’s Lake Maloney Golf Course.

Class D state play will take place Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Sid Schultz’s 97 along with Justin Anderson’s 107 completed the Raider team total. The top three D-4 teams all automatically qualify for state.

Maywood-Hayes Center and Arapahoe also competed at Curtis on Monday. Paul White fired 104 to lead the Wolves but did not make state. Watch for more details later this week.

Team scores: 1. Alma 350, 2. Medicine Valley 377, 3. Franklin 386, 4. Overton 389, 5. Pleasanton 413, 6. Bertrand 422, 7. Elm Creek 423, 8. Looms 475, 9. Shelton 510, 10. Maywood-Hayes Center 522. Arapahoe was among five teams that did not record team scores.

Top 10 automatic state qualifiers: 1. Trenton Colby, FRAN, 79; 2. Wyatt Gibson, Alma, 80; 3. Sheldon Johnsen, MV, 85; 4. Eric Kovarik, Alma, 86; 5. Kallen Nickell, Elwood, 87; 6. Joseph Chancellor, MV, 88; 7. Samuel Kuhlanek, OVER, 88; 8. Dillon Gillming, EC, 88; 9. Chase Konert, Alma, 89; 10. Brenden Meier, OVER, 90.