The Chesterton golf team double-scheduled themselves on Saturday and turned in two solid performances with a third place finish at the Wawasee Invitational and a seventh at the Aberdeen Classic.

At Wawasee, the Trojans finished third by winning the tiebreaker over Homestead, Northwood and Lakeland with a 324 team score. No. 4-ranked Wawasee won the title (304) and Northridge was second (316).

“It was a brutal day weather-wise,” Chesterton coach John Sparks said. “It was a challenging day for everybody with the cold wind.”

Kyle Grassel led the Trojans with a 79, while Josh Kalita followed that with an 80. Ryan Grassel shot 81 and Pat Herrod fired an 84. Nick Stasil was the tiebreaker with his 85.

“We had some solid performances,” Sparks said. “Kyle continues to be really steady. Josh had a really good round of 80 and Pat Herrod is starting to get his game going after a slow start.”

The Trojans weren’t bothered by the weather as much as some other teams and can look to the up and down local weather as a reason.

“Dealing with that in a big tournament will help them down the road,” Sparks said. “We’re a team that gets outside any day we can. We’ve been through this weather before and I think that helped us.”

Wawasee Invitational

AT SOUTH SHORE, Par 72

Team Results

1. Wawasee, 304; 2. Northridge, 316; 3. Chesterton, 324; 4. Homestead, 324; 5. Northwood, 324; 6. Lakeland, 324; 7. FW Northrop, 340; 8. Goshen, 343; 9. Manchester, 350; 10. Mishawaka, 352; 11. Columbia City, 353; 12. Wawasee “B”, 354; 13. Whitko, 360; 14. Plymouth, 368; 15. Elkhart Central, 391.

Individual Results

CHESTERTON – Kyle Grassel 79, Josh Kalita 80, Ryan Grassel 81, Pat Herrod 84, Nick Stasil 85.

Aberdeen Classic

The Chesterton boys golf team sent a second group of varsity players to The Course at Aberdeen in Valparaiso and came away with a seventh place finish against several of the area’s best teams.

West Lafayette won the meet over Lake Central with a 330 team score based on its fifth player’s total. Penn finished third (339), Valparaiso was fourth (341) and Lafayette Harrison was fifth (343).

“We beat two teams with our second five guys,” Sparks said. “It was a solid day in a good tournament. I’m really happy with Alex Hernadez shooting 84 and Steve Wuletich with his 85. They did well.“

The Trojans were led by Alex Hernandez with an 84 and Steve Wuletich fired an 85. Trey Burelli followed with a 91 and Martin Skantzke shot 93.

“I was really happy with Alex Hernandez shooting 84 and Steve Wuletich with his 85,” Sparks said. “It was a tough day and they did well.”

Aberdeen Classic

AT THE COURSE AT ABERDEEN, Par 72

Team Results

1. West Lafayette, 330; 2. Lake Central, 330; 3. Penn, 339; 4. Valparaiso, 341; 5. Lafayette Harrison, 343; 6. Munster, 347; 7. Chesterton, 353; 8. Michigan City, 356; 9. Elkhart Memorial, 377.

Individual Results

WEST LAFAYETTE – Chad Harding 80, Joby Bacher 81, Scott Busch 83, Stew Burns 86.

LAKE CENTRAL – Ryan Schuldt 80, Stevan Ivetich 82, Ronnie Prestamer 82, Garrett Koch 86.

PENN – Adam Stump 80 (Medalist), Markus Kangasmaki 85, Robbie Brown 86, Joe Bella 88.

VALPARAISO – Brian Bartholomew 84, Eric Lisak 84, Zach Lomaka 86, Scott Ostojic 87.

LAFAYETTE HARRISON – Brian Lewellen 82, Justin Woods 86, Luke Brzezinski 87, Tyler Williams 88.

MUNSTER – Ryan Wotrobka 82, Pero Ogrizovich 85, Andrew Kaminski 88, Dan Paulson 92.

CHESTERTON – Alex Hernandez 84, Steve Wuletich 85, Trey Burelli 91, Martin Skantzke 93.

MICHIGAN CITY – Mike Timm 85, Drake Edmond 87, Kyle Krause 88, Alex Pishkur 96.

ELKHART MEMORIAL – Andrew Terry 90, Mitch Sailor 92, Mike Stutz 92, Tyler Eash 103.

Posted 4/18/2008