Bulldog Girls Second, Boys Fifth in Tourneys

CHAMPAIGN --  Effingham St. Anthony High School captured second place in the Champaign Centennial Girls Golf Tournament Saturday.

The Bulldogs shot a team score of 317. Scoring were Ava Wegman 72, Clare McHugh 80, Mary Ludwig 82 and Reagan Westendorf 83.

Wegman placed second individually.

At LaSalle

St.Anthony competed in the Prep Tour Boys High School Golf Showcase Saturday at Senica's Oak Ridge Golf Course.

Hinsdale Central won the meet with 291 followed by Lincolnshire Stevenson 296, Charleston 298, Normal U High 300, St. Anthony 302, Lemont 305, Wheaton North 305, Hillsboro 305, Lake Forest 307, Port Byron Riverdale 317, Benton 317, Normal Community 319, Edwardsville 321, St. Viator 327, Rockford Christian 335 and Streator 368.

Scoring for the Bulldogs were Ben Strullmyer 35-39 -- 74, Luke Ludwig 38-36-- 74, Nathan Schultz 37-38 -- 75 and Luke Flaig 39-40 -- 79. Non-scorers were Zach Wortman 4-41 -- 81 and Jayden Rios 40-43 -- 83.

"We competed in a very competitive invitational," said St. Anthony Coach Phil Zaccari. "Facing a field which included the best high school teams from 1A, 2A and 3A, we placed very respectively fifth, the low 1A school of the event. This is an excellent event organized by Sean Kennedy and the PrepTour. They ran a wonderful event today and the competition was amazing.

"We proved today that we can compete with all the programs in the state at any level. Our seniors Luke Ludwig, Ben Strullmyer and Nathan Schultz shot very good rounds considering it is a course we have never played. Junior Luke Flaig also fired a solid round to help with the scoring. We have had a very good start to our season."