Undefeated Bobcats Claim Season’s Last KSAC Boys Golf Mega Match, Kerle’s Co-Medalists; Seniors Honored

on 21 September, 2022 at 18:14

(All images courtesy of Bobcat Assistant Coach Jackie Kerle) Above: 2022 KSAC Boys Golf Champions Devon, James, Lucas, Kameron, McKayla, Tanner and Bogey.

The Clarion Area Bobcats won the final Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference’s (KSAC) Boys Golf Mega Match, held at Foxburg Country Club, on Monday, September 19th. With the win, the Cats, who clinched the Team Championship in the previous match (their fourth straight), finished conference play with a perfect 9-0 record.

The Bobcats swept the first four spots. Siblings, McKayla and Kam Kerle each carded 34’s to earn Co-Medalist honors. Kam also earned season Medalist honors. Devon Lauer finished in third place, two strokes off the pace, at 36. James Keenan another two strokes back at 38, to finish fourth.

**Co-Medalists McKayla and Kam with Bogey**

Clarion-Limestone’s Jordan Hedson and Cranberry’s Dane Wenner both recorded 40’s, for fifth place.

There was a five way tie for seventh, with the Bobcats’ Lucas Mitrosky, Clarion Limestone’s Rylie Klingensmith, Karns City’s Chloe Fritch and Joe O’Donnell, Moniteau’s Jacob Felsing and Dawson Wallace each shooting a 41.

Tanner Miller also competed for Clarion, recording a 47.

Clarion totaled 183, their lowest match score of the season.

Clarion-Limestone was second at 219. Cranberry finished in third place with a 225 total. Moniteau took fourth with a 226. North-Clarion carded a 241, for fifth. A-C Valley/Union was sixth at 257. Keystone finished seventh at 268 and Forest Area recorded a 272 for eighth place. Karns City didn’t have enough golfers to qualify for team standings.

Kam, Devon, McKayla, Lucas all finished in the season’s Top Ten. As mentioned above Kam was first. Devon was second, McKayla finished third and Lucas finished sixth.

Clarion Assistant Coach Jackie Kerle had this to say about the Bobcats, “We succeeded in our clean sweep of the KSAC again this year. We have a team competing in Districts on the 28th to try and defend the District Nine Class AA title. We have 6 individual district qualifiers; Kameron, Devon, McKayla, Lucas, Tanner and James.”

This years qualifying standard is to have an average below 47.0, with each school being able to take two golfers to represent the school, even if their average isn’t below 47.

**Coach and proud dad Jay Kerle with McKayla. Last night was senior recognition.**

Last night was senior recognition night. There are 15 KSAC golfers graduating this year, which is always a little sad to see them play their last high school golf match.

It may be a little more bittersweet this year because one of them is my own. All of the seniors have been fun to watch over the past few years.

2022 Seniors: Row 1 (L-R) Evie Bliss (A-C Valley/Union), McKayla Kerle (Clarion), Rylie Klingensmith (Clarion-Limestone), Jordan Hesdon (Clarion-Limestone). Row 2 (L-R) Trevor Schiffer (Cranberry), Kip Fingado (Keystone), Taylor Rupp (Keystone), Keilan Swartzfager (Keystone), Ty Brown (Forest Area). Row 3 (L-R) Noah Standish (Keystone), Tanner Vickers (Keystone), Tyler Weaver (Keystone), Zeelan Hargenrader (North Clarion) Row 4 (L-R) Jacob Felsing (Moniteau), Braden Grossman (Karns City).

The Final Team Standings for 2022 are: 1) Clarion (81 points), 2) Moniteau (66 points), 3) Clarion-Limestone (60 points), 4) Cranberry (55 points), 5) North Clarion (52 points), 6) A-C Valley/Union (34 points), 7) Forest Area (25 points), 8) Keystone (23 points). Karns City didn’t have enough golfers to qualify for the Team Standings.

The Final Individual Top Ten for 2022 are: 1) Kam Kerle – Clarion (37.33 average), 2) Devon Lauer – Clarion (38.44 average), 3) McKayla Kerle – Clarion (39.11 average), 4) Jacob Felsing – Moniteau (39.44 average), 5) Chloe Fritch – Karns City (42.22 average), 6) Lucas Mitrosky – Clarion (42.25 average), 7) Leelan Hargenrader – North Clarion (42.44 average), 8) Ethan Carll – North Clarion (42.50 average), 9) Dawson Wallace – Moniteau (42.78 average), 10) Dane Wenner – Cranberry (43.22 average).

(Congratulations, Bobcats!!!! And Congratulations To All The Seniors, All KSAC Golfers Advancing To Districts, As Well As To All This Season’s KSAC Golfers!!!!)