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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016
Another state title for Ilwaco boys golf
The Daily Astorian
SPOKANE, Wash. — The
Ilwaco boys golf program is
back on top of the world …
or at least the Washington
1B/2B part of it.
Three years after their
last state title, the Fisher-
men are state champions
again, following their final
round victory Wednesday at
MeadowWood Golf Course
in Spokane, Wash.
Led by an eighth-grader,
Ilwaco finished with 29.5
team points, ahead of Pome-
roy (28.0) and DeSales
(27.0). Colfax, Tonasket and
Crosspoint were the only
other scoring teams.
Ilwaco’s Blake Kukula
finished second overall
on the leaderboard, as the
eighth-grader had a final
round 78 Wednesday. Cou-
pled with his first round 73
Tuesday, Kukula finished
with a 151, four strokes
behind medalist Palmer
Guhlke of Davenport.
Ilwaco’s only other golfer
in the field was Zac Tapio,
who tied for 15th with an
85-85—170. Ethan Bannis-
ter did not make the final cut
after Tuesday’s round.
It’s the first state title for
the Fishermen under head
coach Dave Hansen.
Previously, Ilwaco won
team championships under
Dan Whealdon at the 1A
level in 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012 and 2013.
In the 2B/1B girls tour-
nament, also at Meadow-
wood, Ilwaco’s Aslyn Fisher
tied for ninth overall with a
94-91—185.
Kaysa Panke of Daven-
port was medalist with a
156, while Northwest Chris-
tian-Colbert was the team
champion.
Photos by Damian Mulinix/For EO Media Group
The Ilwaco High boys golf team celebrated their sixth state title in nine years Wednesday
at the MeadowWoods Golf Course in Spokane.
AREA BOYS
GOLF STATE
CHAMPIONS,
SINCE 2008
Blake Kukula shoots out of a bunker on the 15th hole
Wednesday at the state championship meet in Spokane.
2008 Ilwaco Boys 1A
2010 Ilwaco Boys 1A
2011 Ilwaco Boys 1A
2012 Ilwaco Boys 1A
2013 Ilwaco Boys 1A
2014 Seaside Boys 4A
2015 Seaside Boys 4A
2016 Ilwaco Boys 2B
RIGHT ABOVE: Zac Tapio
makes a chip onto the cot-
tonwood debris covered
13th hole green Wednesday
at the state championship
meet. RIGHT: Blake Kukula
makes a save shot near the
out of bounds area on the
16th hole Wednesday at the
state meet.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Baseball — Class 4A Quarter-
final: Astoria at Cottage Grove, 4
p.m.; Class 2A Quarterfinal: North
Douglas at Knappa, 4:30 p.m.
Blake Kukula reacts after narrowly missing a putt on the
16th hole Wednesday.
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