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  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 26, 2016

    Wahkiakum Mule golfer Sarah Shi won the Bi-District Tournament at Oak Harbor on Thursday to qualify for the state tourament next week in Spokane. Sarah shot 52 on the front but overcame an eight stroke lead at the turn against Ilwaco's District 4 champion and nemesis Aslyn Fisher to shoot a 40 on the much harder back nine to win medalist honors with a 92 and a four stroke win. Sarah had difficulty on two short par three because of the elevation and carded triple bogeys. She also had trouble with the wicked fast greens, but about number eight,...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 19, 2016

    Wahkiakum Mule sophomore golfer Bryce Good shot 92 and was one of 12 players who made the cut to continue playing on day two at Newaukum Valley Golf Course in Chehalis on Tuesday. The top eight players and one alternate go to State. Bryce is currently in eighth place and has a three stroke lead over two players tied for ninth. Bryce had a solid ball striking day but never made a putt over four feet. Also golfing for the Mules in their first trip to the post season were Sophomore Connor Thompson 124, Freshman Zach Johnston 114, and eighth...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 12, 2016

    Submitted by Coach Nick Vavoudis Wahkiakum Mule golfer Sarah Shi shot 90 and prevented an Ilwaco sweep by finishing in second place and punching her ticket to the Quad District Championship in Oak Harbor on May 19th. Four players qualify from District 4, and Ilwaco placed 1. Aslyn Fisher, 88, 3. Allison Bonney, 109, 4. Madeline Jacobson, 113, and 5., which is the alternate spot, Grace Bruncke, 114. The race for medalist was a two horse race as the two leaders lapped the field by some 19 strokes. The first horse was a seasoned philly with great...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 5, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team shot 200 and moved their intra-conference season record to 21-7 with wins over North Beach 213 and a short handed Ilwaco team that included two girls. Sarah Shi finished second in the 15 person event with a 48, Zach Johnston third with a 49 and Bryce Good fourth with a 51. Also scoring for Mules were Tyler St. Onge 52, Elijah Doiron 61 and Connor Thompson 73. Sarah struck the ball well but putted the medalist honors away with a three and four putt late in the round losing to Christopher You of North Beach 45. Next...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 28, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team lost a heartbreaker 208-207 to Adna on Monday but beat Napavine at Neuwakum Valley Golf Course moving their intra-conference record to 19-8. Mules Bryce Good shot 46 and Sarah Shi 47 as they finished second and third in the 13 player event and both had great ball striking days. Bryce four-putted the last green, and Sarah chipped over three greens from short range to log three double bogeys, letting Adna's Logan Boone capture medalist honors with a 44. Tyler St. Onge shot 55, Zach Johnston 60, Connor Thompson 62 and...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 14, 2016

    The young Wahkiakum Mule golf team shot 192 to up their intra-conference head to head record to 14-5, led by Junior Sarah Shi's medalist round of 43. Freshman Zach Johnston improved for the third match in a row and tied for second with a 44. It's great when two of your four scores finish first and second in a 22 player event. The Mules' aggregate score of the four best scores combined, improved again with the addition of sophomore Bryce Good's 48 and 8th grader Elijah Doiron's 57. Also posting scores for the Mules were eighth graders Tyler St....

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 7, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team posted the season's best score, 197, beating Ilwaco, 200, for the first time in school history. The Mules also secured head to head wins versus Adna, 213, and Napavine, incomplete, to raise their season record to 10-5. Eighth grader Tyler St. Onge shot a personal best 48 to tie Sarah Shi for fourth best out of the 19 player field. Also shooting a personal best was freshman Zach Johnston, 49. Sophomore Bryce Good quadruple bogeyed the first hole to shoot 52. Eighth graders Gage Horman and Elijah Doiron shot 61 and...

  • Mule golfers struggle at Surf Side

    Nick Vavoudis|Mar 24, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mules golf team's season record dropped last week to 3-4 after posting a four-person total 229 to Ilwaco's 191 and North Beach's 224. The day started and ended in heavy rain and wind; however the majority of the round was sunny and fair. Unfortunately the young Mules showed their inexperience as Surfside Golf Course turned out to be a major challenge for all of them. Only Bryce Good had been there once before, and he led the Mules with a 53. Eighth grader Tyler St. Onge shot 54 , junior Sarah Shi 58, eighth grader Gage Horman 64...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Mar 24, 2016

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team notched their first victories of the 2016 season Monday at home at Skyline Golf Course, scoring 211 to Raymond's 233 while South Bend and Willapa Valley both came in with incomplete's (which means they didn't have enough players to complete a four person match). Junior Sarah Shi and sophomore Bryce Good led the Mules, both tying for second shooting a 47. Eighth graders Tyler St. Onge 52 and Gage Horman 64 completed the four person scorecard. Tyson Johnson from South...

  • Mule golfers start season

    Nick Vavoudis|Mar 17, 2016

    The young Mules had a tough start of the 2016 season at one of the most challenging golf courses in the State, RMG, Oakbrook in Lakewood, WA . The 4 person total of 224 fell 26 shots short of Life Christian's 198 and Ilawco's 210. Junior lady Sarah Shi's 48 led the boys team and finished 5th out of the 16 boys that played and 2nd best among the 9 ladies that competed. Sophomore Bryce Good struggled from the tee box all day and shot 57 which was way off his regular game. Freshman Zachary Johnston shot 59 which was amazing for a brand new golfer...

  • Young golfers fare well at Mint Valley

    Nick Vavoudis|Aug 13, 2015

    The Skyline Golf Clinic started the week after school ended and lasted until August 4th, running Mondays through Thursdays from 9-12. The clinic had eight participants this year and culminated with four players competing at the Mint Valley Jr. Golf Championship. Three of the four boys placed by winning on the last day. First year player Tyler St. Onge, an eighth grader, won a first place trophy by closing out his match 7 up with 6 holes to play in the 13-17 year old 4th flight. Kaleo Silva, a se...

  • Skyline Men's Club Golf

    Nick Vavoudis|Jun 11, 2015

    The Skyline Men's Golf Club played a Shamble Event on Wednesday June 3. A Shamble means each man plays his own ball from the group's best tee shot. This particular event counted the two best scores per hole. First place at 64 and eight under par was the team of Steve McNally, Dave McNally, Randy Coleman and Nick Vavoudis. Second place at 66 or six under par was Randy Rodahl, Shannon Moore, Paul Meyers and Fred Carter. In third place were Roy LeBerge, Dan Doumit and Terry Bonny. The Skyline Men's Club has moved their Wednesday evening events to...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Jun 4, 2015

    Wahkiakum Mule golfer Elliot Haney struck the ball very well on the second day at the WIAA State Golf Championship in Richland at Columbia Pointe Golf Course. Just like most of the eight kids from the southwest district, he never could capitalize on the greens. With the exception of the state champion Kenneth Sheldon of Ilwaco, 72/72, 144, the entire southwest district struggled. Elliot shot 85/86 to finish 18th. The only other southwest district entrant to finish in the top 10 was Willapa Valley's Nicholas Betrozoff who finished eighth, 83/78....

  • Haney heads to state tournament

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 28, 2015

    Senior Elliot Haney was playing in his last District Championship but it wasn't the same caliber competitors he played against last year where he finished third with a 36-hole score of 174. The addition of Ilwaco and Life Christian high schools has strengthened the district to the point of where this season the cut of top eight going to state was 172, quite a difference. After day one Elliot's 18-hole score of 84 looked secure in sixth place of the 30 man field while freshman Bryce Good missed the two day cut, shooting a 114. Day two turned...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 14, 2015

    Senior golfer Elliot Haney had a one stroke lead after six holes when his drive on the par five caught a tree and landed out of bounds 24 inches from safety. That two stroke penalty cost him medalist honors as he finished tied for second with a 42, losing to Kenneth Sheldon 41. Mule freshman Bryce Good shot 51 and finished sixth out of the 14 players including Ilwaco and North Beach High Schools. The Wahkiakum Mules play in the District Championship (where eight players will qualify for State)...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|May 7, 2015

    After a three hour drive to Ocean Shores on Monday, the weather got ugly just as we got out of the car. Intermittent rain and a 25 mph wind in our face for the first three holes seemed to affect everyone except Elliot Haney of Wahkiakum and Taylor Schisler of Ilwaco. They were the only two that kept their golf balls on the course and shared the lead by three strokes starting the 4th hole which also was dead into the wind. That's where a series of bad breaks ruined the Mule senior's round. A tree branch caught his drive, leaving a bad lie inches...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 30, 2015

    With our number one senior golfer Elliot Haney visiting Carnegie Mellon University, Wahkiakum Mule freshman Bryce Good had to fly solo April 23 after a 3-hour drive through a driving rainstorm on the way to Ocean Shores. Bryce hit the ball well enough to finish second in the 10-man match losing by three with a 52. Bryce lipped out four putts or he might have captured his first medalist title. On April 20, Haney had déjà vu from the previous match. He hit more fairways than the competition but came away with a fifth place 46 in the five-team m...

  • Mule golfers do battle

    Nick Vavoudis|Apr 23, 2015

    With our number one senior golfer Elliot Haney visiting Carnegie Mellon University, Wahkiakum Mule freshman Bryce Good had to fly solo April 23 after a 3-hour drive through a driving rainstorm on the way to Ocean Shores. Bryce hit the ball well enough to finish second in the 10-man match losing by three with a 52. Bryce lipped out four putts or he might have captured his first medalist title. The Mules' next match has been moved from the 27th to the 28th at Ilwaco. On April 20, Haney had déjà vu from the previous match. He hit more fairways t...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 23, 2015

    Wahkiakum Mule golfers hosted a meet April 16 at Skyline Golf Course. Senior Elliot Haney hit seven out of nine fairways but had trouble capitalizing those good tee shots and shot 46 to claim medalist honors by 7 strokes. Freshman Bryce Good tied for third. After shooting 42 his last match at Skyline Golf Course, he came in with a frustrated score of 61. Bryce is a fast player and the slow pace of play seemed to effect his rhythm. The Mules traveled to Raymond on Monday to play the Willapa...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 9, 2015

    Wahkiakum High School senior Elliot Haney and freshman Bryce Good finished first and second, shooting 39 and 42, in the April 2nd golf match versus Adna at Skyline Golf Course. Neither rain nor shine, and they had both, could stop the two Mules from improving five and 12 strokes, respectively, since their last outing on the road. Nothing a little home cooking couldn't fix. The Pirates shot a four-man total 197. Next match is at home after spring break on April 16....

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Apr 2, 2015

    On March 26, the Wahkiakum Mule golf team visited the former 1A links powerhouse Ilwaco Fishermen at Surfside Golf Course in Ocean Park. The calm weather, manicured golf course and flat surface didn't result in our best efforts. Senior Elliot Haney knew he was in for a long day when his first drive sailed out of bounds. Not having his best stuff, Elliot ground out a third place finish 44 in the three-team match. In team scores, Ilwaco finished with 193 and North Beach 228. The Mules still do not have enough eligible players to post a team...

  • Wahkiakum Mule Golf

    Coach Nick Vavoudis|Mar 26, 2015

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team opened their 2015 season last week short handed but made the most of it. Senior Elliot Haney shot a 38 to tie Ilwaco's Kenneth Sheldon for medalist in a match with former 1A power house golf programs Life Christian Academy, 167 team score, and Ilwaco, 178. Haney led by one stroke going into the last hole but blew a nine iron over the green from 145 yards, winding up with an unlikely bogey that resulted in the draw. Freshman Bryce Good opened his career with a drive right down the middle, showing he can swing it...

  • Mules win district title, head to state

    Nick Vavoudis, Coach|May 28, 2014

    The Wahkiakum Mules last week captured the 2B Golf District Championship for the second year in a row and the sixth time in the history of the 8-year-old program. Three Mules qualified for the state tournament which will finishAC up today (Thursday) at Lakewood Golf Course. The Mules finished second, third and fourth of the first seven qualifying staACte slots. Austin Good's two day total 164 earned him second place; Elliot Haney's 175 was good for third, and Zach Calvert's 182 placed fourth. Th...

  • High School Golf

    Nick Vavoudis, Coach|May 14, 2014

    What promised to be a "Shoot out at the O.K. Corral" between Willapa Valley and Wahkiakum Golf teams for the league title turned out to be a 182-202 stomping by the Mules on their way to an eighth straight league title at the Pirates Lair, Willapa Harbor CG. ] Adna shot 224 while Raymond and South Bend were both incomplete. The Mules finished 26-4 in intra-team match posting the best team score nine times in 12 appearances. The individual shootout for medalist was won by Austin Good of the Mules who shot 41 in the 26 man event. Zach Calvert,...

  • High School Golf

    Nick Vavoudis, Coach|May 7, 2014

    The Wahkiakum Mule golf team avenged two short handed losses to Northwest Christian with 179-222 victory away at Hawks Prairie Golf Course in Lacy last week. The Mules finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the two team event. Austin Good medaled with a 41; Elliot Haney shot 43; Zach Calvert 45, and Brady LaBerge 50. The Mules shot 217 the last time they were at Hawks Prairie, so this was a nice improvement. The Mules' intra-team match record moves to 22-4 with one match left against four teams at Willapa Harbor Golf Course today (Thursday). The...

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