By Alex Tam
The wins keep on coming for the Wilsonville boys golf team.
On April 29, the Wildcats won the annual Wilsonville Invitational at Trysting Trees Golf Course in Corvallis — the site of the 5A state tournament.
Wilsonville won with a team score of 304, besting Century (318), Sherwood (324), West Linn (330) and St. Helens (383).
Century’s Mike Noreen took medalist honors with a 71.
Wilsonville’s Scott Karlson and Travis Johnsen tied for second overall with a 73, both shooting 36 on the front nine and 37 on the back nine.
Wilsonville sophomore Jesse Salzwedel tied for fifth overall with Century’s Chris Gamache, shooting a 77 (37-40). KJ Larsen rounded out the team score for the Wildcats with an 81 (39-42).
Alex Bartholomew was the team’s No. 5 golfer with an 85 (40-45).
On April 28, Wilsonville again the Northwest Oregon Conference match at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, shooting 300 to best Sherwood, which shot a 323.
Hillsboro was third (325), followed by Glencoe (333), Century (337), St. Helens (372), Liberty (373) and Parkrose (404).
Johnsen took medalist honors with a 69 (36-33), followed by Karlson, who shot a 72 (36-36). Larsen took fifth overall, shooting a 78 (40-38).
Salzwedel was the team’s No. 4 golfer, rounding out the team score with an 81 (41-40). Jordan Beltz was the team’s No. 5 golfer, shooting a 93 (43-50).
This week, the Wildcats play in the conference finale at Forest Hills Golf Course with host Hillsboro on Monday at 1 p.m.
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