It’s on to the sectional

The Vandalia boys golf team advanced to the sectional tournament with a third-place finish on at the IHSA Regional at Timberlakes Golf Course in Staunton.

Hillsboro won the regional tournament with a 305 total, Raymond was second with 343 and Vandalia was third with a 351 team score.
Other team scores were: Litchfield, 358; Greenville, 359; Carlinville, 403; Pana, 432; Ramsey, 435; Mt. Olive 448; Carrollton, 451; and Staunton, 480.
Individually, Chase Laack led Vandalia with a 78, giving him third place.
Alex White of Hillsboro was the tournament medalist with a 69, and teammate Alex Eickhoff was second with a 75. Owen Mallow of Hillsboro and Riley Thompson of Sandoval shot 79s to tie for fifth place.
Other Vandalia scores were: Bryce Dunn, 89; Connor Satterthwaite, 92; Riley Ruckman, 92; Hunter Boren, 104; and Jacob Schaal, 112.
The VCHS boys finished the regular season with a 16-4 record after defeating Pana in a scramble last Thursday at the Vandalia Country & Golf Club.
Vandalia had a 115 total, and Pana had a 157 total.
The Vandals’ duo of Chase Laack and Bryce Dunn had the low score, 34.
Hunter Boren and Steven Lach shot a 38, and Cameron Withers and Evan Springman had a 43.
For the junior varsity, Connor Satterthwaite, Riley Ruckman and Jacob Schaal shot a 36, and Chase Konrad, Eli Beck and Lucas Harris had a 40.
Last Wednesday, Vandalia won a triangular match at Litchfield, defeating the host team and Staunton.
Vandalia won with a 175, while Litchfield had a 185 and Staunton had a 239.
Laack was the medalist with a 37.
Other Vandalia scores were: Dunn, 45; Schaal, 46; Ruckman, 47; Satterthwaite, 48; and Boren, 50.

The Vandalia Community High School boys golf team advanced to the IHSA Sectional Tournament by placing third at the regional on Monday. Above, from left to right, are Jacob Schaal, Connor Satterthwaite, Hunter Boren, Bryce Dunn, Chase Laack and Riley Ruckman.