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Boys golf regionals roundup

Class 5A Central Regional
 
Regis Jesuit and Cherry Creek tied atop the team standings leader board, while individually, Regis Jesuit had Will Bikulcius and Jake Irvine finish third and fourth, respectively, while the Bruins had Jonathan Trigg and Charlie Flaxbeard take second and fifth. The individual regional champion was Luke Cushman from Castle View.

Class 5A Southern Regional
 
Arapahoe and Fairview qualified as teams with the Warriors getting the team win. Will Kates and Grant Juergens both scored in red numbers to finish No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

Class 5A Northern Regional
 
Fossil Ridge’s Austin Barry fended off Brighton’s Kyle Leydon to win the individual title while Grandview and Fossil Ridge took first and second, respectively, in the team standings. 
 
Liberty’s Hayden Woelk finished third and will head to the 5A state tournament at the Colorado Springs Country Club. He’ll have some team support as fellow Liberty senior Alex Lund also qualified.

Class 5A Western Regional

Highlands Ranch took gold with an impressive team score of 214, while Pine Creek took second with a solid 227. Highlands Ranch junior Nas Kim took the top individual spot with a three under 69

Class 4A Region 1
 
Noah Wagner fired a 69 at Walking Stick to win his region and help Pueblo West also claim the team championship. 

Falcon finished second thanks to Reese Knox and Benjamin Campbell finishing in the top four.
 
Coronado’s Noah Keller shot 82 to also qualify for the 4A tournament at City Park in Denver.

Class 4A Region 2
                                                
Defending 4A champion Cheyenne Mountain will bring a full team to City Park to defend its title. The Red-Tailed Hawks had all four players finish in the top eight to win the Region 2 title.
 
Evergreen freshman Tyler Long went 2-under on the back nine to shoot 70 to win medalist honors.
 
Cheyenne Mountain’s Thomas Herholtz took second with Campbell Grage right behind him. Greg Lewis, William Simpfendorfer and Joseph Graff IV all qualified to give Lewis-Palmer a team at City Park.
 
Palmer Ridge and Air Academy will also send multiple players to the state tournament, which begins on Oct. 4.
 
Class 4A Region 3
 
Riverdale Ridge took the team crown, finishing two strokes ahead of Niwot. The Ravens' Aiden Sweeney won the individual title after firing an even par 71, while Niwot took spots two and three with Christopher Gunlikson and Emmett Shell.
 
Class 4A Region 4
 
Montrose took the regional title for the sixth-straight season, carding just one stroke ahead of second place Mullen. Montrose had the second place finisher in Noah Richmond, while the Mustangs had the third with Ryan Brady. The individual champ was Steamboat Springs junior Colin Kagan.

Class 3A Region 1

Vail Mountain won the team title with a 229, while the Lutheran Lions took silver with a 237. Gore Rangers sophomore Tiki Jaffe won the individual title with a 74.

Class 3A Region 2

Kent Denver took the team title, finishing 19 strokes ahead of Sterling. The Sun Devils' Brendan Archer took first with an even par 72

Class 3A Region 3

Colorado Academy ran away with the team title, finishing 13 strokes ahead of second place Holy Family. Individually, the Mustangs had the winner in J.T. Timmers, who finished one under par, along with the fifth place finisher in Bo Turnage and tenth place in TJ Giordano. 

Class 3A Region 4

Aspen won its 12th title in 13 seasons after finishing 13 strokes ahead of second place Montezuma-Cortez. Skiers senior Nic Pevny defended his individual crown, firing a three under 69, while Montezuma-Cortez junior Thayer Plewe also carded an under par round at two under 70. Ouray senior Hayden Hart finished even par with a 72.