Cougar golfers win Deerfield tri-match

Van Wert independent sports

MERCER — Freshman Brandon Hernandez fired a team-low, even-par 36 for Van Wert to help push the Cougs over the top against Parkway and Coldwater at Deerfield.

Team score for Van Wert was a season low 157 as the Cougars had good balance throughout their entire line-up. Parkway’s Jordan Bollenbacher (overall medalist) and teammate Brandon Schatzer fired a 35 and 37, respectively, to give the visiting teams all they wanted at the front end of the match.

With the win, Van Wert moves to 3-0 overall (1-0 in the Western Buckeye League) and will compete Thursday against Kenton in the season’s first home match at Willow Bend Country Club, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Team results

Van Wert (157) — Jacob Brake, 39; Tyler Turnwald, 41; Matt Cucciarre, 41; Brandon Hernandez, 36; Vince Moreland, 42; Adam Jurczyk, 46.

Parkway (167) — Jordan Bollenbacher, 35; Brian Schatzer, 37; Tom McDonough, 46; Jordan Stephenson, 50; Jeremy Tribolet, 51; and Kameron Roehm, 49.

Coldwater (179) — Jordan Diller, 45; Alex Bruggeman, 43; Travis Goettemoeller, 44; Ben Koesters, 47; Mason Kuether, 54; and Mitch Diller, 49.