Fowler wins home golf tournament

Fowler High School had four boys' golfers shoot in the 80s as the Grizzlies won their annual home tournament Friday at Cottonwood Links in Fowler.

Fowler had a team score of 250 and it also had the individual medalist in Brandon Grasmick, who shot an 81. It also had the second-place finisher in Dean Klinkerman with an 82, the fifth-place finisher in Lane Sharp with an 87 and the sixth-place finisher in James Baca with an 88.

Kyle Taylor finished in eighth place with a 90.

Other Grizzlies who played in the home tournament were Chris Bolin, who shot a 103, Kyle Benesch, who recorded a 119, and Jay Hardy, who fired a 137.

Pueblo West finished a distant second place with 280, Dolores Huerta was third with 279 and Rye was fourth with 283.

Las Animas took fifth place in the team standings with 295. Leading the Trojans was Josh Japhet with a 96, followed by Justice Pryor with a 99, Bubba Martinez with a 100 and Brendan Garcia with a 103.

Swink was next in the team scoring with 300. Dillon O'Neal had the Lions' best individual score with a 97, followed by Bryar Kirkland with a 98. Collin O'Neal shot a 105 and Kyle Schrock had a 109.

Other Lions who played in the tournament included Quinton Stewart with a 110, Tony Cabrera with a 113, Josh Knabenshue with a 114 and John Jackson with a 117.

Canon City was seventh in the team scoring with 307, followed by Kiowa with 315 and Lamar with 316.

Rocky Ford was 10th in the team standings with 319. The Meloneers were led by Marcus Torrez with a 99, with Kavan Hollis scoring a 107, Seth Finnell with a 113 and Randy Robinson with a 120.

Pueblo County shot 339 and Eads did not record a team score.

All of the local boys' golf teams will play at the Lamar Invitational today and at the Swink Invitational on Tuesday. The Swink meet will begin at 9 a.m. at the La Junta Golf Course.

Fowler Invitational

Cottonwood Links

Par 70

Team Scores

Fowler 250, Pueblo West 279, Dolores Huerta 280, Rye 283, Las Animas 295, Swink 300, Canon City 307, Kiowa 315, Lamar 316, Rocky Ford 319, Pueblo County 339, Eads N/S.

Individual Scores

Brandon Grasmick (F) 81

Dean Klinkerman (F) 82

Keaton Buxton (L) 83

Bryson Crow (E) 87

Lane Sharp (F) 87

James Baca (F) 88

Tyler Reichert (DH) 89

Kyle Taylor (F) 90

Max Essenberg (PW) 91

Jake Griego (PW) 92

Ryan Leal (R) 92

Connor Reichert (DH) 93

Evan Kerr (CC) 94

Nick Maroney (R) 95

Sam Ambler (R) 96

Josh Japhet (LA) 96

Alec Pinetta (PW) 96

Ben Appleman (K) 98

Dillon O'Neal (S) 97

Bryar Kirkland (S) 98

John Trujillo (DH) 98

Justice Pryor (LA) 99

Marcus Torres (RF) 99

Bubba Martinez (LA) 100

C.J. Davidson (PW) 101

Chris Bolin (F) 103

Brendan Garcia (LA) 103

Jake Sewald (K) 103

Jayson Symons (CC) 103

Collin O'Neal (S) 105

Cole Rodriguez (PC) 105

Kavan Hollis (RF) 107

T. Smith (R) 108

Kyle Schrock (S) 109

Austin Eilert (CC) 110

Quinton Stewart (S) 110

Tony Cabrera (S) 113

Seth Finnell (RF) 113

Neiko Paulino (CC) 113

Josh Knabenshue (S) 114

Cody Rosberg (K) 114

Jessica Milspaugh (L) 115

Evan Bensko (PC) 116

John Jackson (S) 117

Andrew Becker (L) 118

Hayden Nolder (L) 118

Steve Raper (PC) 118

Kyle Benesch (F) 119

Randy Robinson (RF) 120

Drake Novak (PC) 121

Jeremiah Trujillo (DH) 124

Logan Smith (E) 133

Jay Hardy (F) 137