Four of five Aberdeen golfers carded sub-50 rounds as the Bobcats earned a 228-268 victory over Hoquiam on Thursday at the Grays Harbor Country Club in Cosmopolis.

Aberdeen was led by Baylor Ainsworth, who tied with Hoquiam’s Mick Bozich for Medalist honors with a 9-hole round of 41.

Three of Ainsworth’s teammates scored below 50, with Charlie Ancich (43), Trevon Nichols (46) and Hunter Eisele (48) all shooting 48 or better for the round.

Aberdeen’s Luke Niemi was just one shot short of a sub-50 round with a score of 50 on the day.

Hoquiam was led by Bozich and Riley Montoure, who shot a 48 on the day.

PHOTO BY PATTI REYNVAAN Hoquiam’s Mick Bozich lines up a putt during the Grizzlies’ 228-268 loss to Aberdeen on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2022 at the Grays Harbor Country Club in Cosmopolis. Bozich finished tied for Medalist honors with a score of 41.

Todd Mefford (57), Oliver Costales (57) and Tommy Catron (64) rounded out the Grizzlies’ top five.

Aberdeen will face Shelton at 3:30 p.m. on Monday at the Alderbrook Golf Course in Tillamook, Oregon.

Aberdeen (228) — Ainsworth 41, Ancich 43, Nichols 46, Eisele 48, Niemi 50.

Hoquiam (268) — Bozich 41, Montoure 48, Mefford 57, Costales 57, Catron 64.

Montesano 183, Tenino 204

Montesano’s Trey Sweeney posted an impressively low score playing on a road course to lead the Bulldogs to a 183-204 victory on Thursday at the Tahoma Valley Golf Club in Yelm.

Sweeney scored a 40 for his 9-hole round, earning Medalist of the Match honors and recording the second lowest round for Montesano this season.

Sweeney carded a 39 in Monte’s victory over Seton Catholic on Sept. 6.

All four Bulldogs golfers that got on the scorecard had solid rounds away from home, with Zander Jones (46), Josh Wills (48) and Gavin Root (49) scoring below 50.

Montesano will face off against Elma in an East County rivalry match at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Oaksridge Golf Course in Elma.

Montesano (183) — Sweeney 40, Jones 46, Wills 48, Root 49.

Tenino (204) — Dallaire 41, Baxter 50, P. Snider 55, E. Snider 58.

PREP CROSS COUNTRY

Local teams compete at Central League Preview

Cross country teams from Raymond, South Bend and Willapa Valley high schools competed in the 2B Central League Preview meet on Thursday at Rainier High School.

Willapa Valley’s Jasmine Solso and Raymond’s Genevieve Sarich were the top local placers in the 5,000 meter varsity races. Solso placed seventh with a time of 25:21.02 with Sarich coming in eighth with a time of 25:49.04 in the girls race.

Willapa Valley’s Kaitlyn Ganzel crossed the finish line in 28:20.27 to place 13th in the girls race.

“Unbelievably proud of how the girls ran, improving despite running on no rest,” Raymond, South Bend and Willapa Valley head coach Brad Donovan said. “This was huge they got in there and competed hard. Solso and Sarich really ground it out and ran superior races. Kaitlyn looked strong and ran the hills like a beast to get her second fastest time ever.”

Rainier took the top four spots to win the team competition.

In the boys race, South Bend’s Justin Yi placed 31st in the field of 53 with a time of 23:42.38.

Willapa Valley’s Jack Ganzel (26:28.53) and Cody Crawford (26:00.18) placed 38th and 39th, respectively.

Raymond’s Neal Heckman (30:48.61) and Ethan Worlton (33:15.31) took 48th and 49th, respectively.

“The boys ran tough,” Donovan said. “Yi is in his first year of cross country and, after only two races, is getting a feel for the distance. Jack ran a super race and overcame a little contact with another runner that caused him to fall, and Crawford was right on his heels. Heckman and Worlton ran strong and improved their times.”

Onalaska placed first with 45 points, followed by Mossyrock (51) and Adna (87) in second and third-place, respectively.

Full race results can be found on athletic.net.