Wildcats medal three, finish second at Ottawa Invite

By Andy Brown
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Updated: May 2, 2024

***The Louisburg golf team of (from left) Sam Frederick, Derek Fredereick, Ayden McKain, Garrison Bloustine, Cole Mynsted and Matt Stohs finished second Monday at the Ottawa Invitational.***

OTTAWA — In what was a rain-soaked course, the Louisburg golf team had its fair share of challenges, but that didn’t seem to bother the Wildcats.

Louisburg had three golfers finish in the top 10 and the Wildcats finished second in the team standings Monday at the Ottawa Invitational.

“The varsity golfers played amazing,” Louisburg coach Brian Burns said. “I have not had four score in the 320’s for many years and they still didn’t win the meet. Of course, we enjoyed medaling as a team and playing well.”

The Wildcats shot a 323 and finished just two strokes behind Ottawa in a battle for the team title on the Great Life Fitness and Golf Course.

Sophomore Derek Frederick, senior Cole Mynsted and junior Sam Frederick also left with some extra hardware.

Derek Frederick medaled fourth overall as he shot a 79. Mynsted and Sam Frederick each carded an 80 as they took fifth and sixth, respectively. Junior Garrison Bloustine shot a personal best 84 to finish 11th and one spot out of the medals.

“It was great to see one of my fifth and sixth spots in Garrison contribute to our score,” Burns said. “It was the first time he broke 90. Also, a big congrats goes out to Derek, Sam and Cole for medaling in the top 10.”

Sophomore Matt Stohs recorded an 88 to finish fifth on the team and 16th overall in the 10-team meet. Senior Ayden McKain carded a 99 to take 28th overall and round out the Wildcat lineup.

Louisburg is back in action Tuesday when it travel to Garnett for the Anderson County Invitational.

Stohs records league title in shortened tournament

Golfers were dodging rain drops last Thursday at the Frontier League Invitational, before the tournament was eventually called halfway through.

Luckily for the Wildcats, they didn’t let the wet weather bother them.

Matt Stohs won the league title at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course in Spring Hill and he wasn’t the only medalist. Senior Cole Mynsted and junior Sam Frederick also ended with individual medals.