Tiger golfers have been busy the past two weeks
The Osmond Tigers golf team has been busy thanks to several meets being lumped in close proximity after being previously postponed.
Pierce Invitational
The Pierce invitational was played on Sat April 28. Good weather conditions prevailed for the 14 teams in the field. Osmond played steady once again and finished the day with three medal winners and a 4th place team finish. The tigers shot 362 and finished behind Cedar, Battle Creek and Pierce in the team race.
Individually, seniors Tristian Maertins, Brenden Hille and Alex Kumm all finished in the top 20. Alex shot 86 and finished 12th, Tristian carded a 88 and finished at 14th and Brenden shot 91 to win medal 20. Drew Krienert 97 and Dylan Schmit 107 rounded out the varsity five.
Lewis and Clark Conference Meet
The Lewis and Clark conference meet was play Monday April 30 at Logan Valley golf club in Wakefield. Winds of 25-35 miles per hour made the day a true test for all players.
The Osmond team enjoyed a pretty good meet despite the extreme conditions. The Tigers shot a 366 team total and finished in third behind champion Creighton and runner-up Ponca.
Alex Kumm was low man for the locals with rounds of 44-39 to finish 4th. Alex won his medal in a playoff when he drove the green on a par 4 hole and then sank the eagle putt. Drew Krienert got in the medal group shooting rounds of 46-43 and finished 10th. Tristian Maertins 96, Dylan Schmit 98 and Brenden Hille 98 all finished in the top half of the field.
Osmond plays in three more invitationals before heading into district play.
Hartington Invitational
Osmond began a busy run of golf action as they played in the Hartington Invitational
on Tuesday April 24. Cold and steady rain were the conditions of the day for the fourteen team field.
Osmond did not have any medal winners for the day but played fairly well considering the conditions. The tigers shot a 369 team score and finished 6th in the team totals. Drew Krienert was low man for the locals with a 87 followed by Alex Kumm who shot 89. Brenden Hille was close behind at 91. Tristian Maertins and Ethan Pfanstiel rounded out the Tigers scoring with 102 and 106 respectively.
Ponca Quad
Highlands Country Club was the site of the Ponca quad played on Wed afternoon April 25. Teams participating were Ponca,Osmond, Laurel-Concord and Hartington.
Senior Brenden Hille was low man for his team for this meet shooting a 41 and finished 3rd overall in the 20 player field. Alex Kumm carded a 43 and finished 5th. Osmond's three remaining varsity players Tristian Maertins,Drew Krienert and Dylan Schmit shot 49-49 and 55.
Junior varsity action also took place at this meet. Ethan Pfanstiel shot 55, Zach Alderson shot 58 and Logan Stelling shot 59. Freshmen players Brady Stech and Austin Vinson played a team match against a freshmen team from Ponca and lost 46-54.
Osmond Invitational
The 22nd annual Osmond Invitational was played on Thursday April 26. The meet had been postponed from an earlier date due to weather and therefore the field was cut to 8 teams.
Led by gold medalist Alex Kumm the tigers won the team title with steady play from all team members. Alex handled the windy conditions with rounds of 40-39 to card a 79 and win by 6 strokes over the closest player. Two other players finished in the top 10 for the Osmond. Brenden Hille continued his steady play shooting rounds of 44-44 to card a 88 and finished 3rd overall. Tristian Maertins was close behind with a 91 and a 6th place finish. Drew Krienert recovered from a tough first round and shot a 44 on the back side to finish 12th overall with a 98 total. Dylan Schmit also medaled for the tigers with a 100 and a 15 place finish.
As a team the Tigers shot a 355 and outdistanced the Cedar Catholic JV by 29 strokes.
Junior varsity players once again participated in this meet. Junior Zach Alderson was the low jv player for Osmond with a 106 followed by Ethan Pfanstiel 108 and Logan Stelling 117.