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55 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, September 10, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Prime Times Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 19, 2004 North Medford�s Dave Mayer watches his approach shot on the par-5 14th hole at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis. Mayer�s 76 Tuesday helped North vault into third place at the 4A boys state tourney. Tornado boys take third at state By TIM TROWER Mail Tribune CORVALLIS — When Dave Mayer brought a most unique and challenging hole to its knees, it proved he was ready to contribute to North Medford’s trophy dash. Mayer, fresh off a victory in a putting competition through the corridors of the team’s hotel, rebounded from a poor first round to shoot 76 on Tuesday in the Class 4A boys golf state championships at Trysting Tree Golf Club. With the senior improving by eight shots over his Monday round and the other Black Tornado players largely holding together for a second straight day, the team leap-frogged Sheldon and rival Roseburg to finish in third place. Adam Browne and Mike Barry, the scoring leaders all season, each shot 74, and Chris Oetinger chipped in with a 77 to give North a 301 score. Mark Wilson, whose opening 75 was monumental, had an 82 that wasn’t used. With the 296 it shot Monday, the Tornado came in at 597, one stroke ahead of Roseburg and three clear of Sheldon. Advertisement The top four teams earned trophies. In the individual race, Joel Johnson of Westview backed up an opening 66 with a 3-under 69 Tuesday to edge Tualatin’s Cole Peyton, 135 to 136. "I felt like we played pretty solid under difficult conditions," said North coach Kevin Klabunde. "All five of my guys teed off under a deluge. It cleared up after a while, but it was still windy and cool, and they hung in there." One thing Medford didn’t hang onto was the 36-hole state tournament scoring record. In winning its third straight title, Tualatin forged a 568, bettering by an astonishing 11 strokes the mark Medford High established in 1967. The Timberwolves shot 291 Tuesday. Westview was runner-up at 578. Mayer no doubt figures he has a record, too. After his opening 82 was thrown out — the top four of five scores are used — Mayer and his teammates engaged in a putting contest. It was one hole, a par 22, that began on the hotel’s third floor and ended on the first. It was a tricky pin placement, somewhere near the peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches in the lobby area. "Front left leg on the back right chair," said Mayer. He had a tap-in for a 7-under 15, edging Barry by a stroke. Mayer’s prize? "Just that I’m the man," he said. It certainly seemed so a day later. Mayer was the first North player to tee off, and after going 2 over through five holes — respectable given the rainy, windy weather — he made two birdies and a brilliant par save to get back to even and build momentum. The birdies were at the par-4 sixth hole and the par-5 ninth. The save came on No. 7, a 151-yard par 3 into a two-club wind. When Mayer mishit his tee shot right, the wind grabbed it and magnified the mistake. He had to chip over a tree to get back to the green, then made a 20-foot par putt. "Today, the front nine went really well," said Mayer. "Everything was dropping." Not so on the back. "My drives didn’t go as straight," he said, "and that led to some poor lies." No. 18 was an example, where his pulled tee shot left him a downhill lie between clumps of grass, similar to a divot. He squirted his approach near the green, chipped up and made a short putt. Mayer, who shot a career-best 73 in a practice round at Trysting Tree Sunday, didn’t put pressure on himself after not playing well the first day. "I just knew there was another day," he said, "and it was my last high school round. I didn’t really worry about it. I just didn’t hit the ball solid (Monday), and things weren’t going my way." The same couldn’t be said of Browne, the Southern Oregon Conference champion who completed an outstanding postseason by tying for eighth place. He started off with three bogeys, stopped the bleeding with a birdie, then, after another bogey, closed the front side with two birdies for a 37. "I’m just glad my swing started coming around a little bit," said Browne. "Yesterday, my swing started getting in a groove, and it stayed that way." As a result, North was able to finish one shot ahead of Roseburg, the same margin the Indians had when beating out the Tornado for the conference crown. "We really did want to win state," said Browne, aware that, in light of Tualatin’s dominance, that sounded strange. "But one of our main goals was also to beat Roseburg, just to show them we can be better, or just as good, as them." Tualatin, which earlier eclipsed the 18-hole record by 10 shots, was well aware of the Black Tornado’s 37-year-old standard. The Timberwolves came within a stroke of it last year. "That wasn’t really our goal," said Tualatin coach Bob Marling, adding that the first order of business was getting past "a lot of good teams in the field. "But as well as this team has played, it’s a nice little extra accomplishment for them. It’s a good group of kids, and man, did they play good today. We took a pretty good shot from Westview and were able to finish strong." Westview trailed by five strokes at the start of the day but made up all of them early in the round. Then Dustin Andres eagled the ninth hole with a 10-foot uphill putt to jump start the Timberwolves. Eleven players broke par on the first day, but only Johnson and Peyton (71) managed to do so on Day 2. TEAM SCORES — 1, Tualatin 568; 2, Westview, 578; 3, North Medford, 597; 4, Roseburg, 598; 5, Sheldon, 600; 6, West Albany, 609; 7, (tie) Summit and Jesuit, 614; 9, Reynolds, 617; 10, Sam Barlow, 618; 11, Crescent Valley, 619; 12, Oregon City, 620; 13, Wilson, 628; 14, West Linn, 630; 15, Mountain View, 652; 16, Lincoln, 655; 17, Silverton, 658; 18, North Eugene. TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS — 1, Joel Johnson, Westview, 135; 2, Cole Peyton, Tualatin, 136; 3, Tyler Simpson, Clackamas, 143; 4, (tie) Jeremiah Oliver, Reynolds, and Nick Rodgers, Cleveland, 144; 6, (tie) Eddie DeLashmutt, Westview, and Isiah Telles, Tualatin, 145; 8, (tie) Adam Browne, North Medford, Vincent Johnson, David Douglas, Pat Jovin, Roseburg, Tyler Juhola, Bend, and Blake Seabaugh, Tualatin, 146. Local Results NORTH MEDFORD (597) — Adam Browne 72-74—146, Mike Barry 75-74—149, Chris Oetinger 74-77—151, Mark Wilson 75-82—157, Dave Mayer 82-76—158. ROSEBURG (598) — Pat Jovin 70-76—146, Marc Goodell 73-74—147, Tyler Robinson 74-77—151, Marc Palotai 78-76—154, Derek Rampersaud 85-79—164. INDIVIDUAL — Jay Kirkwood, Grants Pass, 79-77—156. Reach sports editor Tim Trower at 776-4479, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities