PREP GOLF ROUNDUP: Port Townsend boys win 1A district title, Morton takes individual crown

The Port Townsend boys golf team won the Class 1A West Central District Tournament at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton. Team members and coaches from left

The Port Townsend boys golf team won the Class 1A West Central District Tournament at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton. Team members and coaches from left

BREMERTON — Port Townsend won the Class 1A West Central District boys golf championship and qualified four players and one alternate for the state tournament in a strong showing on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club.

Patrick Morton shot a 3-over-par 75 to win the individual district championship for the Redhawks by five strokes over defending champion Chris Bainbridge of Chimacum.

This is the second state appearance for Morton, a junior. He previously finished 31st as a freshman and was an alternate last season.

“I left Patrick alone a little bit,” Port Townsend coach Gabriel Tonan said.

“I watched him hit some drives, hit some putts. He was playing good, so I left him alone. When I heard he shot 38 on the front nine, I didn’t go watch him on the back because I didn’t want to interrupt his rhythm.”

Jacob Ralls carded an 85 for the Redhawks to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

“It’s been fun to watch him this year,” Tonan said.

“His improvement is the greatest of anybody on the team.”

Twin brothers Austin Khile (90) and Keegan Khile (93) also qualified for state for Port Townsend.

It’s the second state appearance for Austin Khile and the first for Keegan Khile.

Keegan Khile had to work his way through the back nine to finish above the cut line which was 93.

“Keegan had a rough front nine, but he ended up shooting the exact score he needed to make the cut,” Tonan said.

“It’s tough when you have a really bad front nine and you have to tell yourself you have to grind through each shot.

“I just told him to string a few pars together, some bogeys and shoot your score.”

Khile improved to a 43 on the back nine to make the cut.

Sebastian Thomas-Anderson shot a 95 and will be an alternate at state for Port Townsend.

Bainbridge’s 80 helped Chimacum to a second-place finish.

The senior will play in his third state tournament next week.

James Porter shot an 88 and Marcus Bufford fired an 89 to make it back to state for the second time for the Cowboys.

The 1A tournament will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Liberty Lake Golf Course in Liberty Lake.

Port Angeles’ Boe makes state

Port Angeles senior Maddie Boe won a one-hole playoff with Orting’s Claire Lavergne at the girls 2A District 2/3 championship to qualify for the 2A state tournament which will be at Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Boe tied with Lavergne at 98 by bouncing back from a rough 17th hole with a par on the 18th hole on the Cascade Course at Gold Mountain.

“After carding a tough triple bogey on the 17th hole, Maddie ripped [her] driver down the middle and stuck a 5-iron to 10 feet on 18,” Roughriders coach Jacob Lippold said.

“A tap-in par helped get her in to the playoff and her resolve and experience being in pressure situations throughout her high school sports career was evident during the playoff hole.”

Sequim’s Sydney Balkan also competed but missed the cut by shooting a round of 104.

The Wolves’ Alex McMenamin and Sarah Shea previously qualified for state at last week’s Olympic League Tournament.

Sequim’s Jack Shea and Blake Wiker also qualified for the boys 2A state tournament at the Olympic League tournament.

The boys 2A tournament will be held at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Compiled using team reports. Coaches can submit reports and statistics to sports@peninsuladailynews.com.

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