South Loup hosted its annual boys golf invitational Thursday at the Arnold golf course. Competitors put together some solid scores as they battled strong southwest winds during the day. Sandhills Valley was the team champion with a low team score of 377 which was two shots better than Hershey who was team runner up with a 379. Sutherland placed third in the team standings and South Loup was fourth. Cole Kramer of Sandhills Valley claimed the individual title with a low round of 82 for the 18 hole event. Others from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area that placed in the top ten included Collin Cooksley of Anselmo-Merna 4th with a round of 89. Aaron Bartak of Anselmo-Merna, Ethan Hardin of Mullen, and Brady Haake of Sandhills/Thedford finished 7th, 8th, and 9th as each shot a 96 for the tournament. Ethan Weems of Sandhills Valley was 10th with a 97.
2023 South Loup Golf Invite
Top 10.
1. Cole Kramer – Sandhills Valley 82
2. Hayden Davison – Hershey 87
3. Grady Dempsey – Sutherland 87
4. Collin Cooksley – A-Merna 89
5. Tyler Hoelscher – Hershey 92
6. Conner Mundell – Cozad 95
7. Aaron Bartak A-Merna 96
8. Ethan Hardin – Mullen 96
9. Brady Haake – Sandhills-Thedford 96
10. Ethan Weems – Sandhills Valley 97
Team Scores
1. Sandhills Valley 377
2. Hershey 379
3. Sutherland 387
4. South Loup 406
5. Cozad 416
6. Mullen 426
7. A-Merna 429
8. Sandhills/Thedford No Team Score
