Yates Center’s King earns state golf bid

Yates Center's Jack King took third at the Class 2A Regional Tournament in Pittsburg Monday, and earned a bid for the upcoming state tournament.

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May 17, 2022 - 2:41 PM

Yates Center High's Jack King, shown at a previous golf tournament, qualified Monday for a berth in the Class 2A State Tournament in Emporia next week. Register file photo

PITTSBURG —-  Yates Center High’s Jack King punched his ticket to the Class 2A State Golf Tournament Monday by taking third at his regional competition.

King carded an 80 at Pittsburg’s Crestwood Country Club to qualify for state, nine strokes behind individual champion Nick Ison of Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan, who finished 1-under for the day with a 71.

The Wildcats’ Collin Randall finished 26th with a score of 111.

The 2A State Tournament will be at Emporia’s Municipal Golf Course.

MEANWHILE, Humboldt High’s golf team saw its season come to an end at the Class 3A Regional Meet hosted by Santa Fe Trail.

The Cub golfers were at Lamont Hills Golf Club in Vassar, where Humboldt’s Colton Slocum carded the low round of the day for HHS with a 110, good for 27th. 

Aiden Johnson finished in 32nd at 115; Cooper Woods finished in 38th at 132; and William Kobold shot a 138 to finish in 42nd.

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