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Scott Kim would have classified his season before Wednesday's All-CBBN boys pod match as so-so.
"I hadn't been playing really well, but I was scoring decent every time," the Hanford sophomore said.
But Wednesday, Kim recorded his first career victory at a high school tournament, shooting a career-best, 2-under 70 at Canyon Lakes to win the league match by three shots over Eastamont's Brady Parsons.
Kim's victory led Hanford to its third win in as many pod matches, edging Southridge by two shots.
"I got off to a pretty good start today," Kim said. "Then on the back nine, I started making some putts."
He reached both back-nine par-5s in two and made birdies to offset his only bogey of the day on the par-4 14th. He also birdied No. 2 on the front nine.
It's not as if Kim has struggled this year. In Hanford's previous two league wins, he posted a tie for fifth and tie for seventh.
"But today is the first time I felt like I played really well," he said. "I just like to go out to have fun, play golf, and not worry about my score too much."
Teammate Josh Harvey, a senior who recently signed with Cal State Fullerton, tied for fifth with a 76.
Southridge was led by Nick Atkin's 2-over 74, which placed him third.
The next boys match is April 22 at Horn Rapids. The girls have their third pod match today at Apple Tree in Yakima.
Canyon Lakes GC (par 72)
Team scores--Hanford 309, Southridge 311, Eastmont 312, Kamiakin 314, Walla Walla 316, West Valley 319, Pasco 320, Richland 325, Moses Lake 330, Wenatchee 342, Kennewick 370, Sunnyside 382, Eisenhower 399, Davis 443.
Top 10--1, Scott Kim (Han) 70; 2, Brady Parsons (Est) 73; 3, Nick Atkin (Sou) 74; 4, Greg Prins (WW) 75; 5, (tie) Josh Harvey (Han), Drew Reinland (WW), Brad Boyce (Sou) and Matt Rezendes (Ric) 76; 9, (tie) Riley Hayfield (Kam), Spencer Ellis (Est), Corry King (WV) and Josh Mills (Kam) 77.
Hanford--Ryan Craig 79, Alex Cantu 84. Southridge--Justin Sprengel 80, Max Dreisbach 81, Austin Westphal 81. Kamiakin--Jack Tumlinson 80, Rob Hayfield 80, Jordan Bohlander 80. Walla Walla--Ryan Goude 80, Jake Hanson 85. Pasco--Samson Martinez 78, Saul Martinez 79, Brady Blake 80, Erik Harter 83.
Richland--Cole Lorenzo 83, Jack Eiden 83, David Toth 83. Moses Lake--Colby Ragan 80, Gabe Porter 82, Billy Brice 83, Randy McNair 85. Kennewick--Sean Prue 78, Ryker Beauchamp 87, Logan Curtis 100, AJ Hill 105. Sunnyside--Nathan Espinoza 91, Nick Navarro 96, Jacob Bos 97, Tanner Markham 98.
CWAC girls
Black Rock Creek (par 36, 9 holes)
Team scores--Prosser 254, Grandview, Sunnyside inc. Medalist--Renae Visser (SS) 51. Prosser--Candice Cooper 56, Alex Riojas 61, Carly Hill 66, Kendra Smith 71. Grandview--Raquel Castaneda 72, Natasha Lara 76. Sunnyside--Katarina Morales 71.
Hermiston Invite
Big River (par 74)
Team scores--The Dalles-Wahtonka 401, Hermiston 416, La Grande 420, Pendleton 430. Top 3--Nadia Telles (TDW) 74; Sierra James (Pen) 85; Samantha Webb (Her) 94. Hermiston--Yvonne LaCoursiere 103, Courtney Walchli 104, Laikyn Carnes 115.
