The Blair High School boys golf team took 10th out of 11 teams Tuesday during the Eastern Midlands Conference Championships at Lochland Country Club in Hastings.
The Bears carded with 377 strokes, finishing 23 out of ninth and 26 ahead of 11th-place Lincoln Northwest. Norris, meanwhile, won a playoff with Bennington, securing the conference title with 305 strokes.
Jack Schroeder led BHS with a team-low 89 swings across 18 holes. He was 38th out of 54 golfers, carding 46 strokes on holes 1-9 and 43 more on the back nine.
The Bears' Degan Dresden, Justin Bird and Jacob Hanson, meanwhile, finished 44th, 45th and 46th in Hastings, respectively. They finished with 95, 96 and 97 strokes, while Nolan Wolfe finish his round with 109.
Coach Ross Udey's varsity Bears were scheduled to golf Thursday in Wayne and next compete 3:30 p.m. Monday during a home quadrangular at River Wilds Golf Club.
EMC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tuesday at Lochland Country Club, Hastings
Team standings: Norris 305 strokes, Bennington 305, Elkhorn North 307, Elkhorn 310, Waverly 315, Gretna East 317, Gretna 334, Hastings 339, Lincoln Standing Bear 354, Blair 377, Lincoln Northwest 403.
Individual medalist: Will Barth, Gretna East, 69 strokes.
Blair results: 38, Jack Schroeder, 89 strokes. 44, Degan Dresden, 95. 45, Justin Bird, Blair, 96. 46, Jacob Hanson, 97. 53, Nolan Wolfe, 109.
