VIRGINIA- The Northeast Range-Ely boys golf team placed fifth in the seven-team field at the East Range Conference meet at the Virginia Golf Course on Thursday, April 25.
The team total of 188 was 27 strokes behind winner Rock Ridge, as NER-E golfer Thomas Homer took team honors with a round of 46 on the par-35 layout, good enough for 17th in the 45-man field. Close behind in a five-way tie for 18th were teammates Wesley Sandy and Robert Towley. Lewis Powell rounded out the four-man scoring with a 48, finishing in a three-way tie for 23rd.
Meanwhile, the North Woods foursome brought up the back of the pack, but eighth-grader Gage Aune put himself on the map as an up and coming contender with a solid 14th-place showing, carding a ten-over-par 45. Ryder Gibson shot a 55 to finish 38th, Peyton Swanson came in with a 57 for 40th, and Sawyer Glass rounded out the scoring for the rebuilding Grizzlies by tallying a 63, placing 42nd.