Frederick earns medal to lead Wildcats at Osawatomie

By Andy Brown
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Updated: April 29, 2025

***Louisburg junior Derek Frederick watches his tee shot during the Osawatomie Invitational on April 22. Frederick took 10th overall and earned a medal.***

OSAWATOMIE — Louisburg junior Derek Frederick didn’t have his best round by his standards, but that didn’t stop him from leaving Osawatomie with some hardware.

Frederick was the lone Wildcat to medal during the Osawatomie Invitational on April 22 as he carded an 83 and finished 10th overall at the Osawatomie Golf Course.

The Wildcats didn’t have their full varsity roster on hand and finished seventh in the team standings with a 359 at the 13-team tournament.

“Derek is the most consistent golfer I have, so it was good to see him medal,” Louisburg coach Brian Burns said. “He swings 80-90 percent and everyone else still wants to swing for the fences.

“Osawatomie is a tough course to chip and putt on, even with our experience in playing the course day to day. Our putting needs the most work.”

Louisburg senior Josh Holtzen was second on the Wildcat team with a 90 and finished in 30th, as did freshman Reese Smith, who also carded a 90.

Seniors Garrison Bloustine and Lucas Carlson carded a 96 and 105, respectively, to round out the Louisburg lineup.

The Wildcats are back in action on April 29 as they host the Louisburg Invitational at the Osawatomie Golf Course. Tee time is set for 3 p.m.

***Louisburg freshman Reese Smith watches a tee shot during the Osawatomie Invitational on April 22.***

Wildcats shut out of medals at league meet

SPRING HILL — Louisburg ran into some tough luck during the Spring Hill/Frontier League Invitational as the Wildcats finished one stroke away from a medal.

Junior Derek Frederick carded an 83 to lead the Wildcats, but just missed out on a medal. As a team, Louisburg shot a 357 and took fifth in the league standings on April 24 at Sycamore Ridge Golf Course.

Spring Hill won the league title with a 303 and Tonganoxie was second with a 331. Spring Hill’s Tyler Stecklein won the individual league title with a 72.

Senior Sam Frederick finished a couple strokes behind Derek with an 85 and senior Garrison Bloustine was next with a 94. Junior Matt Stohs carded a 95, while senior Josh Holtzen and freshman Reese Smith had a 103 and 105, respectively.

“As far as league goes, we put up some good scores, but the competition is super high this year,” Burns said. “We are a good team, but more work needs to be done.”