Rain break just enough for WW match

Mother Nature gave local golf teams just enough time to get 18 holes in the book Tuesday afternoon.

St. John/Endicott and Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia duffers returned slightly soaked from a four-team match on the Veteran’s Memorial at Walla Walla.

SJE Coach Doug Schuster credited DeSales’ host coach with pulling off a “Moses trick” to get the rains to half.

Erin Schuster carded a 98 and bring home the medal in girls’ play. Her sister, Michal, finished second at 103.

Nighthawk Casey Brown booked a 79 to top the local boys contingent, six strokes off the 73 pace set by medalist Ryan Baumgart of DeSales.

Pomeroy topped boys team competition with a 454 team score. TOR booked a 491 team score and SJE finished with a 532.

Nighthawk Earl Gaines was the second finisher among locals with a 91. Teammates Joe Gaines, 94; Alex Sullivan, 107; and Reece Johnson, 120; followed.

SJE boys were paced by John Quinton’s 101, followed by William Knott 103, Dakota White 104, Travis Nieman 112 and Steven Bowen 113.

On the girls side, Margo Kliewer and Lisa Harper of TOR finished with 131 and 145, respectively. Eagle Erin Elkins shot 71 over nine holes and Nighthawk Nicole Zimmerman finished nine with a 78.