Yuma High School’s boys golf team is consistently making progress during the 2021 season.
“We’ve been getting better every tournament, getting consistently better,” coach Benjamin Weathers said.
The Indians placed seventh out of 14 teams with a 297 score. Sterling won the team title with a 234.
Nash Richardson led the Tribe with a 97, while Brekyn Josh had a 98, John Smith 102 and JJ Ward 112.
The Tribe then hosted the Yuma Invitational at Indian Hills Golf Course, finishing fifth out of 13 teams with a 283. Frontier Academy of Greeley won the team title with a 249.
Josh and Smith tied for top Yuma honors with each shooting a 90. Richardson had a 103, and Kyle Scheutz a 108. Ward shot a 113, Jayden Serl 121, Brodie Castillo 127, and Ty Remmich 127.
Yuma went to Saddle Rock Golf Course for Kent Denver’s Sun Devil Invitational. The Indians shot a 326 team score to finish 21st. Arapahoe won the team title with a 208.
Jack Blecha made his season debut, finishing with a 103, while Smith shot a 111, Andre Baucke a 112 in his season debut, and Scheutz 125.
Yuma played next in the Akron Invitational at Washington County Golf Club, placing third out of six with a 296. Josh shot a 95, Richardson a 96, Scheutz 105 and Ward 106. In the JV tourney, Yuma finished second as Castillo shot a 104, Kaleb Jones 104, Will Noble 112 and Noah Hansen 117.
Weathers took the squad to Burlington last Tuesday, August 17, where the varsity finished fourth in the 10-team field with a 289. Cheyenne Wells won the team title with a 268. Blecha shot a 90, Smith 96, Richardson 103 and Schuetz 111. Yuma was fourth in the JV tourney. Baucke shot a 101, Parker Dressel 102, Castillo 111, and Noble 111. Also, Hansen shot a 117, Nathaniel Etl 118, Lars Sims 119, and Remmich 123.
The Indians were back at it last Friday at the Cheyenne Wells Invitational at Smoky River Golf Club. They finished fifth out of eight teams with a 322. Cheyenne Wells won with a 238. Ward led Yuma with a 96, the first time he broke 100, while Noble had a 109, Jones 117 and Scheutz 118. (Most varsity players were unavailable as they had a football team scrimmage in Denver that day.) The Yuma JV shot a 314 as Castillo had a 101, Remmich 104 and Hansen 109.
Weathers noted the varsity line has been juggled around a bit due to players having football commitments, but noted that the players are improving.
“I think overall it’s gone pretty well so far,” he said.
The Indians were at the Frontier Academy tournament in Greeley on Wednesday, and at Estes Park Thursday, August 26, then go to Holyoke on Friday. They are at the Strasburg tourney on Tuesday.
