Staff writer
Goessel High School golf team placed 8th at the state 2A golf tournament Friday at Pittsburg.
The team had emerged from the 2A regional tournament May 17 in third place, qualifying for state as a team.
Six players from each team competed in postseason tournaments with the top four scores counting toward team totals.
Hayden Goerzen led the Goessel team May 17 with an 18-hole score of 84 and a sixth-place medal individually. Tyler Schmidt followed at 86, just missing an individual medal.
Neal Brubaker finished with a 91 and Shane Goerzen came in at 94. Jake Smucker and Austin Cooper also competed at Herington.
Monday’s scores were Schmidt 86, Brubaker 90, Smucker 92, Hayden Goerzen 93, Shane Goerzen 106, and Cooper 108.