Washington Boys Golf

Lindwall, Gonder tie for golf title

Cedar Rapids Washington teammates Frank Lindwall and Jabe Gonder shot 3-over-par 39's Thursday to share medalist honors in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Gardner Golf Course.

J.D. Goodfellow of Iowa City West also shared top honors with a 39.

Washington won the four-team meet at 161.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Washington 161, 2. Iowa City West 174, 3. Dubuque Senior 174, 4. Iowa City High 195.

WASHINGTON: Frank Lindwall 39, Jabe Gonder 39, Alex Slattery 40, Jake Patterson 43, Joe Slattery 44, Evan Jankwietz 44, Will Jackson 46.

Lindwall takes honors at MVC golf

Cedar Rapids Washington sophomore Frank Lindwall fired a 2-under-par 34 Thursday to claim medalist honors at a Mississippi Valley Conference golf meet at Twin Pines.

Sean Fernholz of Cedar Falls placed second with a 35.

Trevor McCann of Linn-Mar and Nile Happel of Jefferson shot even-par rounds of 36 to tie for third place with Matt Bauman of Cedar Falls.

Linn-Mar, Cedar Falls and Washington all finished with four-man scores of 148. They finished 1-2-3 in the team standings, respectively, based on the fifth-score tiebreaker.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Linn-Mar 148, 2. Cedar Falls 148, 3. Washington 148, 4. Jefferson 161.

LINN-MAR: Trevor McCann 36, Ben Greif 37, Owen VanderVelden 37, Max Thrune 38, Brent Larson 39, Jordan Bohannon 39, Andrew Wood 41.

WASHINGTON: Frank Lindwall 34, Jake Patterson 37, Will Jackson 37, Joe Slattery 40, Alex Slattery 41, Evan Jankwietz 41, Jabe Gonder 44.

JEFFERSON: Nile Happel 36, Reid Griffeth 41, Kelen Brown 42, Connor Hammons 42, Adan Van Oort 44, Carter Schmitz 44, Dawson Gage 47.

Frank Lindwall wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Washington sophomore Frank Lindwall is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Lindwall has blossomed into one of the top golfers in the state this year despite being only a 10th grader. He ranks fifth in Class 4A with a 36.6 average for nine holes and is averaging 72.67 strokes for 18 holes.

Lindwall took medalist honors at the Blue Top Ridge Invitational in Riverside this past Tuesday with a 1-under-par 71.

He finished second at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet on Tuesday, Aug. 14 with a 3-under 69 at Gates Park in Waterloo. He placed ninth at the Linn-Mar Invitational at Hunters Ridge last Monday with a 6-over 78.

Lindwall has dramatically improved his stroke average this season. He averaged 40.32 strokes for nine holes and 79.20 strokes for 18 holes last season as a freshman.

Lindwall tied for 10th at the Class 4A state meet last fall with a 36-hole total of 80-80=160.

The Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls will resume next Sunday.

Lindwall wins title at Blue Top Ridge

RIVERSIDE - Frank Lindwall of Cedar Rapids Washington fired a 1-under-par 71 Tuesday in steamy conditions to claim medalist honors at the Blue Top Ridge Invitational in Riverside.

J.D. Goodfellow of Iowa City West finished a stroke back with an even-par 72.

West Des Moines Valley won the team championship at 309. The Washington Warriors tied for sixth place at 323 with Ankeny Centennial and Iowa City West.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. West Des Moines Valley 309, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 311, 3. Bettendorf 315, 4. (tie) Burlington 321, Pleasant Valley 321, 6. (tie) Cedar Rapids Washington 323, Ankeny Centennial 323, Iowa City West 323, 9. Johnston 325,  10. Dubuque Senior 332, 11. Muscatine 351, 12. Iowa City High 412,

WASHINGTON: Frank Lindwall 71, Joe Slattery 80, Jacob Patterson 84, Alex Slattery 88, Will Jackson 89, Jabe Gonder 92.