For the second straight day, a Cincinnati high school golfer brought home an Ohio High School Athletic Association state championship.
Seven Hills senior Matia Kastner won the OHSAA Division III boys golf state title on Oct. 13, shooting a 138 over two rounds at NorthStar Golf Club. Kastner's title comes a day after Madeira's Ellie Hartung completed her Division II state title win.
Kastner had a 71 on the first day, entering the final round as one of five golfers tied for first. Kastner was masterful in his final high school round, shooting a 67 and winning the state championship by four strokes.
The Seven Hills squad finished with a 672, taking seventh overall in the tournament. Ottawa Hills finished in first with a 586, 42 shots better than runner-up
Pettisville. Jason Zhou was next for the Stingers after the champ, shooting a 169 to tie for 42nd. After them, Leo Cai's 181 tied for 58th, Rishik Shukla's 184 tied for 61st and Sid Sirigam's 188 tied for 64th.
Cincinnati Country Day freshman Griffin Long finished with a 157, taking 21st place.
Kastner's finish made him the 24th Greater Cincinnati individual to win a boys golf championship since 1928. As a junior last year, Kastner finished in 28th in the Division III final and was tied for 23rd as a sophomore.
St. Xavier finishes as Division I state runner-up
In the boys Division I final at NCR Country Club-South, the St. Xavier Bombers secured a state runner-up finish. The Bombers recorded a 599, 25 shots behind champion Dublin Jerome and four shots better than third-place New Albany.
St. Xavier sophomore Zac McGrath paced the Bombers with a 144, which put him in fourth place overall individually. Dublin Jerome had the top two individuals, including champion Brady Barnum with a 139.
Lakota East senior Brody Hayes carded a 148 and finished tied for 10th. He led the Thunderhawks to a 635, good for ninth. Moeller finished with a score of 645 and an 11th place finish.
Loveland junior Casey Kopecky tied for 21st with a 152 and Brock Shuluga of Milford tied for 34th with a 159.
For the Bombers after McGrath, seniors Patrick Paquette and Peter Boylan each shot a 150 and tied for 14th. William Schaltz's 155 put him in 28th and Jax Denton's 162 tied for 52nd.
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After Hayes, Lakota East's Joshua Harden was tied for 49th with his 161, Jack Hoover and Ethan Keller each shot a 164 and tied for 57th and Brady Cecil was tied for 68th with a 186.
Moeller's top golfers were Tripp Johnson and Brady Puthoff who both shot 159s and tied for 34th. Jack Brooks tied for 54th with a 163, Tyler Munafo was 60th with a 166 and Aiden Detmer tied for 64th with his 168.
Jenna Schmidt and her Lakota East team pace Cincinnati Division I girls
The Lakota East Thunderhawks led Greater Cincinnati golfers as teams and individually at NCR Country Club-North.
Led by a 146 score and a ninth-place finish by junior Jenna Schmidt, the Thunderhawks combined to shoot a 644 to finish sixth. Sycamore was right behind in seventh with its 654 and Anderson got a 10th-place finish with a 691.
Magnificat won the team title with a 593 and Olentangy's Jodie Han was the individual winner with a 129, shooting a 64 and 65 in her two rounds. Han broke the record for the lowest two-day score in girls state tournament history.
Close behind Schmidt on the individual board were Springboro senior Elise Dunkle and Sycamore freshman Savanna Blackmore. That pair each shot a 150 and tied for 12th. Anderson's Aubrey Lunn tied for 15th with a 151 and Lebanon's Olivia Donovan tied for 22nd with a 155. Milford's Ellie Fight tied for 49th with a 172.
Rounding out the Thunderhawks were Sydney Phan, who tied for 32nd with a 160, MacKenzie Blankenship, who tied for 37th with a 166, Emily Gruber, who tied for 49th with a 172, and Tyler Loving, who tied for 58th with a 184.
For the Aviators, Marley Brumfield and Allison Ward each tied for 37th with 166s, Lucia Hardison's 172 tied her for 49th and Clara Alexander was in 52nd with a 175.
After Aubrey Lunn for Anderson came Rachel Lunn, tied for 37th overall by shooting a 166. The Raptors also had Georgia Funk tie for 61st with a 187 and Sophie Dodds and Emma McMonigle tying for 65th, each with a 189.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Seven Hills senior Matia Kastner wins OHSAA Division III golf title
