TRINIDAD — Lamar’s Jimmy Clark didn’t have to make a run down the stretch, he just needed to have a steady hand.
And that’s exactly what he had. He played the last three holes even to get his second win of the boys golf season. He fired a 5-over-par 77 at the Trinidad Municipal Golf Course to claim the first Tri-Peaks League tournament of the year.
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St. Mary’s won the team championship as senior Peter Stinar finished second on the leaderboard with a 78. Lamar was 25 shots behind the Pirates and finished second.
Clark played the front nine at 3-over and faltered on just two holes. On the par-5 first in which his wayward drive hit a tree and bounced in the nine fairway. He then made double-bogey on the tricky par-3 seventh.
His only birdie of the day came on the 18 hole, but it was timely as it put him just one stroke behind Stinar. The St. Mary’s standout, also a winner in the young season, then made double-bogey on 18 to end his day putting Clark in the driver seat.
Clark made a two-putt par on No. 1 to seal his victory.
Lamar’s Jimmy Clark wins the first Tri-Peaks boys golf tournament with this par putt. He shot a 5-over-par 77. St. Mary’s senior Peter Stinar finishes second with a 78. #coprepspic.twitter.com/Ig1oC4KvIT
Prairie View senior Jeff Nelson was in a groove at Coyote Creek. At Monday’s EMAC North tournament, Nelson was comfortably in red numbers as he fired a 4-under-par 67 to claim the win.
He shot even on the front nine before blitzing the back nine, making four birdies in a row and going on a run of five birdies over eight holes.
Brighton sophomore Kyle Leydon also ended his day under par after shooting 70. He was 2-under on the front and even made an eagle on the par-5 12th. Bogeys on 10 and 11 and a double-bogey on 16 hurt his chances to to hang with Nelson.
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These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches across the state.
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ARVADA — Colorado Mesa University might end up getting the steal of the early basketball signing period.
Pomona senior Trevor Baskin has already signed on the dotted line with the Mavericks to play basketball in Grand Junction next season. The 6-foot-8 forward has certainly been impressive on the court through the Panthers’ first five games.
Baskin is averaging 29.4 points per game and more than a dozen rebounds, not to mention almost a half-dozen blocks per contest.
Pomona senior Trevor Baskin (22) goes up for a dunk during the first half Tuesday against Prairie View. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
“I just want to help the team in any way as possible,” Baskin said after he scored 36 points in just over three quarters of action Tuesday in the opening round of the Ralston Roundup Tournament. “If that means rebounding 40 times and passing it. I just need to contribute as many ways as possible.”
Pomona (3-2 record) cruised to a 70-41 victory over Prairie View to open up the 12th annual tournament put on by Ralston Valley High School. The Panthers will face the winner of Legacy/Rampart in the semifinals at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, back at Ralston Valley High School.
“We aren’t playing as clean as I would like, but I’m certainly not going to give a win back,” said Pomona coach Jon Baskin, father of Trevor Baskin. “I think down the road we’ll be OK. We are still trying to find ourselves and figure things out.”
One thing is clear, Baskin will be the focal point for Pomona. After averaging a double-double last season in points and rebounds the sky is the limit. The senior dominated the Thunderhawks scoring 31 points through the first three quarters.
“I’m not trying to pull him back on anything. He takes what the defense give him,” Coach Baskin said of his son. “We just let him go play and he’ll do what he can to help us win. I’ve been really pleased with him so far.”
Pomona sophomore Jer’rick Jackson, left, gets a shot up over Prairie View freshman Rashawn Salinas-Johnson during the opening game of the Ralston Roundup on Tuesday. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Sophomore Jer’rick Jackson added 9 points and senior Dylan Espinosa had 7 points to help the cause for the Panthers.
“We are long and athletic, but we are also inexperienced,” Coach Baskin admitted. “We’ve got some football guys out with some injuries that will make us better.”
Senior Isiah Tshimanga is currently out with an injury. He averaged a dozen points per game last season.
“We are missing our best athlete (Tshimanga), but once we get him back we’ll be out running at lot,” Baskin said. “We’ll use our athleticism and speed. We like to use that to our advantage.”
Baskin will have some fun one-on-one battles once Class 5A Jeffco League play rolls around. Columbine senior Luke O’Brien, who has signed with the University of Colorado, will be a great test for Baskin.
“Playing Columbine and Luke is going to be a big one,” Baskin said looking ahead. “I’ve played against him since I was 9 or 10. We have always had that rivalry, but we are friends off the court.”
Coach Baskin said he likes Pomona’s chances once conference play begins after Winter Break.
“If we can get hot at the right time we could make some noise, but that is a long ways down the road. A lot more gray hairs and late nights,” Coach Baskin said. “I’m staying cautiously optimistic until we got all our guys available and see where it goes from there.”
Prairie View sophomore Dominic Marrujo (13) attempts to steal the ball from Pomona senior Trevor Baskin on Tuesday at Ralston Valley High School. Marrujo scored a team-high 18 points for the Thunderhawks, but Baskin answered with 36 points to lead the Panthers to victory. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
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Coaches also voted specifically for player and coach of the year.
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Class 5A
(Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
Player of the year: Korbe Otis, Columbine Coach of the year: Jim Santaniello, Columbine
For the fourth-straight year, Montrose has won the 4A Region 4 tournament. They finished with a team score of 223 (3-over). Mullen was second at 238. Summit and Conifer were tied for third third at 250. Palisade was fourth at 251.
“Great win for the team,” Montrose coach Dave Woodruff said. “Looking forward to state.”
For the second year in a row, Micah Stangebye and Jordan Jennings tied for first at even par. Stangebye won the playoff after one hole which made him a four-time regional champion.
“Today I hit the driver pretty well,” Strangebye said. “The pin placements were very tough on the greens. It is really great to say I’ve won the regionals as a team and individually four years in a row. Now on to state.”
Said Jennings: “I didn’t play my best today, but hung in there. Most excited about the team. We have more more goal to reach. I’m super excited for Micah to be a four time regional champ is awesome.”
Their Montrose teammate, Ryan Lords, tied for third along with Rhett Johnson of Mullen and Hunter Swanson of Northfield at 3-over.
“I putted good today, but just hit a few that put me behind a little bit,” Ryan Lords said. “It is a great accomplishment to win regionals four times in a row.”
— Tom Hoganson
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5A Western Regional
Rock Canyon won the region, held at Gold Course, by finishing at 3-over. Fairview (+6) was second, and Valor Christian (+17) placed third.
The Jaguars were paced by Nick Fallin, who won the region after finishing his round tied at 2-under with Fairview’s Ryder Heuston and winning in a playoff. Rock Canyon also had Finn Olson (+2) place fifth, and Beck Duncan (+3) tie for sixth.
Legacy’s Trenton Homchanh placed third individually at even, and Prairie View’s Jeff Nelson (+1) was fourth.
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3A Region 4
Montezuma-Cortez captured the region, held at Aspen Golf Club, with a team score of 23-over. Host Aspen was second at 25-over, Basalt (+44) was third, Delta (+46) was fourth, and Gunnison (+60) placed fifth.
The Panthers had the top two individual finishers, with Blake Keetch claiming top individual honors at 2-over, and Thayer Plewe (+3) placing second.
Delta’s Atley Harris (+4) was third, and Aspen teammates Nic Pevny and Jack Pevny tied for fourth at 5-over.
