Ridgefield’s Brett Johnson shot a 5-under-par 67 Tuesday at Three Rivers Golf Course in Kelso to capture the Class 1A district golf championship by three shots.
Johnson started the day three shots behind first-round leader Ross Kukula of Ilwaco after shooting a 1-under 71 on Monday.
But Tuesday’s round shot Johnson past Kukula, who finished with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday.
Johnson’s two-day total of 138 was 6-under par. Kukula finished a 3-under 141. Ilwaco claimed five of the top six spots to win the team title with 104 points. Ridgefield was second with 64.
The district hopes to advance 15 golfers to next May’s state tournament. But state berths won’t be determined until the spring. Also finishing in the top 10 were Ridgefield’s Taylor Konkright (seventh, 158) and Brady Williams (10th, 167).
3A district cross country today; 4A Thursday
The Class 3A district cross country championships will be held today at Lewisville Park near Battle Ground.
The 4A district meet will be Thursday at Lewisville. The meet dates were incorrectly reported in Monday’s edition of The Columbian.
The 3A meet begins at 3:30 p.m. The 4A meet also will start at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Runners from these meets will be trying to qualify for the Westside Cross Country Classic regional meet in Tacoma on Oct. 30.
Garfield under probation
The head football coach and an assistant at Garfield of Seattle have resigned and the school’s athletic director has been placed on administrative leave after the school’s athletic programs were placed on probation after academically ineligible players played in the Bulldogs’ win over Sammamish on Sept. 10.
In sanctions imposed by the KingCo Conference Monday, Garfield’s football team will not be eligible for the postseason this year and in 2011. The team also forfeited its 24-22 win over Sammamish.
All of the school’s teams are on probation until Sept. 1, 2012, but will remain eligible for the postseason.
Sixth-year head coach Anthony Allen resigned on Friday. First-year defensive coordinator Anthony Kelley, a former University of Washington standout, resigned Monday.
More money for pink
Two more programs reported Pink Nights to raise funds to fight breast cancer.
The Prairie volleyball team raised more than $400 at its “Dig for the Cure” last week.
Then Tuesday night, Columbia River’s “Dig” event raised more than $1,300.
Athletes of the week
FOOTBALL, Dylan Young, Ridgefield: Young rushed for 204 yards on 20 carries and scored four TDs, including a 68-yard punt return, in the Spudders win over Castle Rock.
VOLLEYBALL, Kali Stump, Stevenson: Stump had 13 kills, six blocks and 16 digs in the Bulldogs’ upset win over first-place Ridgefield. Stump also had eight kills, three blocks and 10 digs in a loss to Castle Rock.
GIRLS SOCCER, Kindra Scobba, Prairie: Scobba had a goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over Kelso. She also had two assists in a 3-2 loss to Camas.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY, Mark Tedder, Battle Ground: Tedder raced through Skyview’s course in 16:40 to win by 14 seconds as Battle Ground beat Skyview 27-32 in a 4A GSHL meet.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, Lindsay Tompkins, Prairie: The sophomore won on the 4,000-meter course at Hudson’s Bay HS in 15:00, helping Prairie complete a 6-0 mark in the 3A GSHL dual meets.
BOYS GOLF, Alistair Docherty, Union golf: Docherty held off Garrett Kooistra of Skyview by one stroke to win the 4A district championship with a 1-under 143 and clinch a berth to state.
GIRLS SWIMMING, Katie Odiorne, Union: Odiorne placed second in the 100 backstroke and third in the 100 butterfly and helped Union win the 200 medley relay and 200 free relays in the Southwest Washington Invitational in Longview.
BOYS TENNIS, Nico Lema-Severich, Washougal: Lema-Severich scored a 6-0 6-0 win from No. 1 singles position as Washougal beat R.A. Long 5-1 to win the 2A GSHL regular-season title.
