G-R freshman Laken Thesing lifts junior Tyson Blohm in the air Thursday, April 30, at Oakleaf Country Club in rural Reinbeck. The Rebel boys golf team won the meet with AGWSR and North Butler that evening with Thesing earning medalist honors and Blohm runner-up. PHOTO COURTESY G-R SCHOOLS

MARSHALLTOWN – On Tuesday, April 28, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck golf teams traveled to Marshalltown’s Wandering Creek Golf Course for a 9-hole triangular hosted by East Marshall that included the South Tama County B team.

Starting with the girls’ results, G-R took first in team competition, marking the first team win for the girls since the first meet of the 2021 season. Team scores: G-R 220 (season low), South Tama 225, and East Marshall 237. Since our second meet of the year, the girls have improved their team score at every meet.

Player highlights include:

-Overall first-place medalist Avery Boyer with a PR of 49 on the night.

-Reece Schneider with the Rebels’ next lowest score with a 51, good for third overall.

Rebel junior golfer Avery Boyer displays her overall first-place medal Tuesday, April 28, at Wandering Creek Golf Course in Marshalltown. G-R girls won the triangular that evening with East Marshall (hosts) and South Tama County. PHOTO COURTESY G-R SCHOOLS

-Addison Ross also had a PR with a 56.

On the boys’ side, the Rebels finished in second place behind a top-five 2A team in East Marshall. The boys posted their best team round of the year, shooting a 163.

Team scores: East Marshall 156, G-R 163, and South Tama 167.

Brayden Utter had the Rebels’ lowest round with a 39, good for a fourth-place tie overall. Chad Gutknecht came in with a 40, placing him tied for sixth overall.

A great night for G-R golf!

Home triangular

Two nights later on Thursday, April 30, Rebel golf hosted AGWSR and North Butler for a triangular at Oakleaf Country Club northwest of Reinbeck.

On the boys’ scorecard, the Rebels won the meet with a score of 163. AGWSR finished second with a 176 and North Butler placed third with a 187. The Rebels also claimed both medalist honors: Laken Thesing shot a 39 to take first place and Tyson Blohm finished second after a cardback tiebreaker with Anthony Knaack with both golfers shooting a 41. The Rebels had one PR on the night – Brayton Dripps shot a 44.

On the girls’ side, G-R finished in second place with a score of 235. Congratulations to North Butler on an impressive first-place finish with a 201. AGWSR finished third with a 248.

Avery Boyer led the Lady Rebels with a 55, finishing tied for fifth overall. Reece Schneider followed with a 56, placing seventh overall. The girls also recorded one PR on the night – Amya Blohm shot a 60.

Sun Courier Note: This story was posted to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck social media feed. Corissa Snider is head coach for the Rebel golf teams; Skyler Boyer is assistant coach.