Tonganoxie boys golf takes 3rd at Manhattan Invitational
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Tonganoxie High golf team members show off their third-place medals at the Manhattan Invitational. Luke McRae and Lachlan McRae, third and fourth from left, finished third and 10th respectively at Manhattan.Luke McRae turned in another big performance in leading the Tonganoxie boys golf team last week.
His brother also registered a top outing at the same meet.
Luke McRae finished third at the Manhattan Invitational on April 13 at Manhattan Country Club.
The THS sophomore placed third at the 15-team tournament that featured mostly 5A and 6A schools. Older brother Lachlan McRae, a senior, finished 10th with an 82.
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Luke McRae, pictured below, stops for a photo after winning the Royal Valley meet in the season opener at Firekeeper north of Topeka.
The younger McRae shot a 77 for third place behind Manhattan teammates Cade Cochran and Charlie Haney, who placed first and second, respectively. Lachlan McRae shot a
Tonganoxie placed third as a team as well. Manhattan won the team title with low scored of 312, while Wamego finished second with a 325. Tonganoxie finished third with a 334.
THS coach Doug Sandburg said the team has been progressing well this spring after a tough stretch. THS opened with a sweep in the season opener at the Firekeeper tournament north of Topeka when Tonganoxie won the team title and Luke McRae nabbed the individual title.
I think we started really well at Firekeeper and then we hit a little snag, ” Sandburg explained. “We play a very challenging schedule and the boys have started to figure it out and get things done. Manhattan was a really good tournament.”
Next up for varsity is the Frontier League meet on Thursday at Sycamore Ridge (Spring Hill).
“W’re trending in the right direction and now it’s going to be a matter of putting together three or four more times,” Sandburg explained. “The guys are learning really well. We’ve had some young kids step up and some of our veterans are continuing to be consistent.
“If we can continue to do that I think we”ll get better and better.”