PCM boys score win at home triangular

MONROE — Nick Farver’s career-best nine-hole round led the PCM boys golf team to a win during a home triangular on Thursday.

Farver’s career-best 38 and Easton Van Veen’s 39 lifted the Mustangs to a six-shot victory over Grinnell at Gateway Recreation Golf Course.

PCM won the day with a 157, while Grinnell (163) finished second and West Marshall (183) took third.

Farver was the runner-up medalist as he and Grinnell’s Levi Jack both shot 38s. Jack was the medalist due to a card off.

Van Veen was one shot back in third and Tate Tangeman and Pete Kiernan both shot 40s to complete the counting scores.

Charlie Ford (43) and Jeffrey McDanel (44) turned in non-counting scores.

Mustangs finish second at West Marshall tournament

STATE CENTER — The Mustangs’ second-best 18-hole score of the season was not quite enough during the West Marshall tournament on April 15.

Van Veen, Tangeman and McDanel all finished in the top five, but the Mustangs fell one stroke shy of Nevada at Lincoln Valley Golf Course.

The Cubs shot 317 in first and PCM was next with a 318. Oskaloosa (339), South Tama County (343) and Carlisle (346) completed the top five of the 11-team field.

Van Veen finished fourth with a 78 and Tangeman and McDanel tied for fifth with 79s. The 79 was a career best for McDanel.

The final counting score was Kiernan’s 82. Ford (84) and Farver (85) had non-counting scores.

Cody Weaver of East Marshall was the meet medalist with a 70 and Nevada’s Parker Rodgers was the runner-up with a 73.