Vargeson, Northern Tioga claim Shepard Hills victory

By: Ed Weaver / August 23, 2017

Northern Tioga's Tyler Vargeson shot a 76 to edge Wellsboro by a one stroke tiebreaker to claim the NTL's first golf match of the year at Shepard Hills on Tuesday, August 22.

Northern Tioga shot a combined score of 343 to tie with Wellsboro, but the Warriors' 5th place golfer, Christian Kemp, edged Wellsboro's Taynton Repard by a stroke for the victory. Sayre finished 3rd (348), Towanda was 4th (363), North Penn-Mansfield (389) came home 5th, and Athens rounded out the field with a score of 423.

Vargeson took medalist honors, followed by Wellsboro's Brandyn Tuttle (78), Sayre's Ryan Murrelle (81), Wellsboro's Ben Barnett (81), and Towanda's Tyler Hawley (83) to round out the top five.

The league returns to action on Tuesday, August 29 at River Valley Country Club.

View full results from Shepard Hills on WellsboroGolf.com.

From Monday

Mill Race Country Club

Benton shot a 321 at their home course Mill Race to defeat Montgomery (391), Sullivan County (311), and Sugar Valley Rural Charter (445). Daryn Hess shot a 71 to lead the Tigers, followed by Mike Sherrick and Will Holdren (83), Jake Fought (84), Mike Myrthel (85), and Sarah Sorber (96).

Montgomery's Mike Miller shot a 79, Sullivan County's Nate Hansen carded a 97, and Sugar Valley's Garrett Wallizer finished his round with a 93.

Susquehanna Valley Country Club

Selinsgrove won their first match of the year by shooting a 354 at Susquehanna Valley on Monday. The Seals edged Shikellamy by a stroke (355) with Central Mountain (379) in 3rd, Williamsport (387) in 4th, and Loyalsock (392) in 5th.

Selinsgrove's Roman Reeder shot the course's par of 70 to finish 1st overall, followed by Shik's Brian Snyder (75), Central Mountain's Tyler Adair (83), Williamsport's Derek Lewis (87), and Loyalsock's Mitchell Klingerman and Shik's Scott Blasius (90).

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