Mid-Columbia golfers emerge as top finishers in NW tournament

Richland’s Steve Stull finished tied for 10th place at the Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Professional Championship, that was Sept. 2-3 at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Wash.

Stull, who at one time played on the Senior European Tour, fired rounds of 77 and 74 for a 7-over-par 151.

Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club won the event, firing a 3-under-par, two-day total of 141.

• Catching up with other local golf, Nathan Cogswell — who competes for Seattle University and plays out of Meridian Valley Country Club — had rounds of 68 and 66 for a 10-under-par total of 134 to win the Northwest Open Invitational tournament, which was Aug. 17-18 at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla.

Cogswell won it playing as an amateur.

The Mid-Columbia had four golfers among the top 49 placers, in an event that had 168 competitors.

Zintel Creek Golf Course head pro and general manager Clint Ables tied for 49th, with rounds of 78 and 68 for a 2-over-par 146.

Jason Aichele of Meadow Springs Country Club finished tied for 31st, shooting rounds of 70 and 73 for a 1-under-par 143.

Amateur Brian Barton, playing out of Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, finished tied for 24th with a 72-70 for a 2-under-par 142.

And Wine Valley assistant pro Brady Sharp finished in a tie for 21st with a 3-under-par 141, shooting rounds of 74 and 67.

Basketball

Talked to Chiawana senior Kobe Young for a podcast last week — it should be up this week on ParkerHodge.com.

But the senior was headed to the Phoenix area last weekend to play for the 17-Under Washington Supreme AAU basketball team in the Arizona End of Summer Showcase, a tournament that gives college coaches a chance to scout talent.

Among team members are O’Dea’s John Cristofilis and Mt. Spokane’s Tyson Degenhart.

Cristofilis has offers to play at Washington State University, Washington and Oregon State, among others; while Degenhart has verbally committed to Boise State next year.

The Supreme, coached by Skagit Valley Communuty College coach Carl Howell, went 4-0 this past weekend.

The 6-foot-6 Young has a number of options post-high school.

He’s received NCAA Division I basketball offers so far from Idaho State and UC San Diego. The wide receiver (who will also likely see action at safety for the Riverhawks) also received a D-I offer from Army West Point and a D-2 offer from Central Washington University to play football.

Baseball

Some of the Northwest’s top high school baseball players finished their summer seasons by playing in Baseball Northwest’s Championships on Labor Day Weekend in Medford, Ore.

No less than 25 players from the Mid-Columbia were scattered on various all-star rosters for the four days.

Here are those players:

Oregon State 2021 — Rustin Edmiston, infield-pitcher, Hermiston.

Tri-State 2021 – Cesar Eden Blanco, pitcher-infielder, Chiawana; Estevan Ruiz, outfield-pitcher, Pasco.

Washington East 2021 — Jackson Lind, catcher-outfield, Kennewick; Gaven Mattson, pitcher-1B-outfield, Kennewick; Steven Meier, outfield, Southridge; Ryker Stevens, pitcher, Southridge; Casey Swanson, infield, Walla Walla; Elijah Tanner, infield-outfield, Kennewick.

Washington Metro South 2021 — Ian Kopf, pitcher, Walla Walla.

Tri-State 2022 — Nate Gray Jr., outfield, Kamiakin.

Washington East 2022 — Jonah Gonzalez, pitcher, Pasco; Payton Graham, pitcher-3B, Kamiakin; Isaac Hoag, outfield, Chiawana; Will Kytola, pitcher, Walla Walla; Hudson Shupe, infield, Hanford; Royce Vandine, catcher-1B, Chiawana.

Washington Northwest 2022 — Brady Bean, infield-pitcher-outfield, Kamiakin.

Tri-State 2023 — Andrew Hall, 1B-3B-pitcher, Walla Walla; Troy Molnaa, pitcher, Richland.

Washington East 2023 — Spencer Green, pitcher, Richland; AJ Hendrickson, catcher-pitcher, Southridge; Maxton Martin, infield-outfield, Southridge; Broden Palmer, pitcher, Southridge; Caiden Thomsen, pitcher-outfield, Kamiakin.

Kennewick’s Lind, who has verbally committed to Seattle University, was the lone area athlete allowed to play in the Pro Scout Game on Saturday night.

Lind, playing for the National team that lost 9-3 to the American, had a double and a walk in that contest.

Other highlights included:

• Pasco’s Ruiz getting a single and RBI to help lead Tri-State 2021 over Idaho 13-10;

• Wa-Hi’s Kopf struck out five batters in three innings, giving up just one hit, as Washington Metro South beat Washington Metro East 3-1;

• Kennewick’s Lind hitting a triple, driving in a run and scoring a run in a 7-4 Washington East 2021 loss to to Tri-State;

• Kennewick’s Tanner and Mattson each going 3-for-3 with an RBI to lead Washington East 2021 over Washington Metro East 11-4. Tanner also doubled and stole a base;

• Walla Walla’s Kytola fanning four batters in four innings pitched as Washington East 2022 beat Idaho 5-0;

• Kamiakin’s Bean going 2-for-2 with a double and RBI as Washington Northwest 2022 lost 4-2 to Washington Metro East;

• Chiawana’s Vandine had a double and two RBIs, while Chiawana’s Hoag singled and had an RBI, as Washington East 2022 and Tri-State tied 4-4;

• Kamiakin’s Thomsen struck out six batters in four innings of work, allowing just one hit and one earned run, as Washington East 2023 beat Idaho 4-3;

• Walla Walla’s Hall had two singles, an RBI and scored a run in a 3-2 Tri-State 2023 win over Oregon State.

• In a battle of Richland High pitchers, Green fanned nine batters in four innings, walking five and giving up three hits and two earned runs as Washington East 2023 beat Tri-State 5-3.

Molnaa, pitching for Tri-State, went two innings, fanned four, and gave up one hit and no earned runs.”

This story was originally published September 8, 2020 at 2:50 PM.