Walling earns spot on state team
Golf
CORNELL – Norwich junior, Eric Walling, became the third golfer in head coach Bob Branham’s tenure to qualify for the Section IV state tournament team.
Playing the second round of the Section IV medalist tournament on Saturday at Cornell University Golf Course, Walling had the fourth best round of the day moving up to the sixth spot overall out of 20 golfers. The top nine two-day scores clinched roster spots, and Walling is the first NHS golfer to make the cut since Nick Cupps qualified over a decade ago.
“The weather was good on Saturday, but the course was still unbelievably wet,” Branham said. “Every shot was plugging and you weren’t getting any extra roll. The course played 6,700 yards, and it was a really long 6,700 yards. Eric drove it well and was pretty steady all day. In the second day of this tournament, it comes down to who can stomach the pressure and deal with it. Eric handled the pressure well.”
Walling opened his tournament with an 87 on Thursday, and was three shots out of the ninth-place spot. He managed just a lone birdie on Saturday, but stayed away from the big numbers to shoot an 80.
Walling moves on to the state tournament June 5-6 at Cornell University.
Section IV State Team
Chris Stricek (Windsor) 79-75–154
Doug Fernandez (Ithaca) 80-77–157
Patrick Milkovich (Vestal) 77-81–158
Dan Molter (CF) 81-80–161
Dan Edwards (Elmira) 80-86–166
Eric Walling (Norwich) 87-80–167
Wes Feeney (Ithaca) 88-79–167
Dan Strack (HH) 83-85–168
Matt Kautz (O-M) 84-85–169
Missed cut
Paul Parsons (B-G) 86-94–180
Baseball
Sherburne-Earlville 16, Hamilton 2
HAMILTON – On the last day of the regular season, Sherburne-Earlville qualified for a spot in the Section III baseball tournament.
Needing one win this week, the Marauders came through with an emphatic blowout win Friday against longtime local rival Hamilton. “Our goal all season was to get to sectionals, and we waited until the last game to make it,” said S-E coach Brian Hicks.
The Marauders had eight straight hits in the first inning and scored 10 runs to quickly take command over the Emerald Knights. Jobi Gage hit a three-run homer in the inning. Later in the game, Jake Bohnert socked a two-run homer. Bohnert was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Cole Hodges drove in three runs, and Gage had two hits and three ribbies. Tacking two hits apiece were Carter Cole and Matt Smith.
Smith retired all nine batters he faced pitching three innings of relief for the victory.
S-E (10) 11 002 2 16 16 1
Ham. 2 00 000 0 2 4 5
Mike Wilson, Matt Smith (4, W), Jake Bohnert (7) and Bohnert, Smith (7). Doubles: (SE) Bohnert, Mick Khoury (2), Jobi Gage, Matt Smith. (H) Brent Harris, Sam Hale. HR: (SE) Jake Bohnert, Gage.
CORNELL – Norwich junior, Eric Walling, became the third golfer in head coach Bob Branham’s tenure to qualify for the Section IV state tournament team.
Playing the second round of the Section IV medalist tournament on Saturday at Cornell University Golf Course, Walling had the fourth best round of the day moving up to the sixth spot overall out of 20 golfers. The top nine two-day scores clinched roster spots, and Walling is the first NHS golfer to make the cut since Nick Cupps qualified over a decade ago.
“The weather was good on Saturday, but the course was still unbelievably wet,” Branham said. “Every shot was plugging and you weren’t getting any extra roll. The course played 6,700 yards, and it was a really long 6,700 yards. Eric drove it well and was pretty steady all day. In the second day of this tournament, it comes down to who can stomach the pressure and deal with it. Eric handled the pressure well.”
Walling opened his tournament with an 87 on Thursday, and was three shots out of the ninth-place spot. He managed just a lone birdie on Saturday, but stayed away from the big numbers to shoot an 80.
Walling moves on to the state tournament June 5-6 at Cornell University.
Section IV State Team
Chris Stricek (Windsor) 79-75–154
Doug Fernandez (Ithaca) 80-77–157
Patrick Milkovich (Vestal) 77-81–158
Dan Molter (CF) 81-80–161
Dan Edwards (Elmira) 80-86–166
Eric Walling (Norwich) 87-80–167
Wes Feeney (Ithaca) 88-79–167
Dan Strack (HH) 83-85–168
Matt Kautz (O-M) 84-85–169
Missed cut
Paul Parsons (B-G) 86-94–180
Baseball
Sherburne-Earlville 16, Hamilton 2
HAMILTON – On the last day of the regular season, Sherburne-Earlville qualified for a spot in the Section III baseball tournament.
Needing one win this week, the Marauders came through with an emphatic blowout win Friday against longtime local rival Hamilton. “Our goal all season was to get to sectionals, and we waited until the last game to make it,” said S-E coach Brian Hicks.
The Marauders had eight straight hits in the first inning and scored 10 runs to quickly take command over the Emerald Knights. Jobi Gage hit a three-run homer in the inning. Later in the game, Jake Bohnert socked a two-run homer. Bohnert was 3-for-4 with three RBI, Cole Hodges drove in three runs, and Gage had two hits and three ribbies. Tacking two hits apiece were Carter Cole and Matt Smith.
Smith retired all nine batters he faced pitching three innings of relief for the victory.
S-E (10) 11 002 2 16 16 1
Ham. 2 00 000 0 2 4 5
Mike Wilson, Matt Smith (4, W), Jake Bohnert (7) and Bohnert, Smith (7). Doubles: (SE) Bohnert, Mick Khoury (2), Jobi Gage, Matt Smith. (H) Brent Harris, Sam Hale. HR: (SE) Jake Bohnert, Gage.
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