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Pantti, Gladiator girls win Ironwood invite

By JASON JUNO

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Ironwood --- The Ontonagon girls won the large Ironwood golf invite Wednesday, May 8 at Gogebic Country Club.

The Gladiators’ Madyson Pantti earned medalist honors with a score of 108. She led the Gladiators to a team title with Drummond finishing second.

Pantti finished fourth at U.P. Finals last year and the junior is having a strong season as Ontonagon’s top golfer with the graduation of last year’s U.P. champion, Emmy Bobula.

“She’s always been a very good golfer,” Ontonagon coach Jim Jessup said. “She just slowly has improved every year. This is her third year now, she just does better and better. She’s very committed. She’s concerned about how her swing is and she’s got some sticktoitiveness that’s very good.”

She was also medalist in Ontonagon’s nine-hole meet Friday. She shot a 46, teammate Sam Bailey a 50 and Summer Stites a 55. The Gladiators finished second at a meet in L’Anse that included bigger schools.

“The girls have done really well,” Jessup said.

The Ironwood girls finished third Wednesday and were led by Kaira Anderson’s 137.

Jeffers won the boys title and Baraga’s Cage Osterman was medalist with a 73.

Gavyn Moncher shot an 89 to lead Hurley, which finished fourth. Ontonagon’s Jerry Majurin carded a 91 as the team placed fifth. John Moos led Ironwood with a 92 and the Red Devils took eighth.

Results

Boys

Medalist --- Cage Osterman, Baraga, 73.

Jeffers (341) Benton Rajala 81, Griffen Heinonen 84, Tage Rajala 88, Cameron Anderson 88, Easton Therrian 90.

Lake Linden-Hubbell (345) Brady Axford 82, Tyler Axford 83, Mason Holzberger 89, Lukas Axford 91, Brayden Beaudette 102.

Baraga (346) Cage Osterman 73, Kailob Biaco 87, Jace Sikkila 92, Boyd Risku 94, Daniel Conner 95.

Hurley (374) Gavyn Moncher 89, Connor Paakola 92, Brodie Erickson 95, Zane Colassaco 98, Connor Saari 115.

Ontonagon (386) Jerry Majurin 91, Abi Pestka 95, Owen Pantti 100, Will Ingalls 100, Karson Clinesmith 106.

Dollar Bay (390) Josh Gaunt 90, Caleb Kentala 91, Liam Tourtillott 100, Noah Halka 109, Connor Laitala 116.

Mellen (413) Tommy Kruzan 84, Marcus Hultman 90, Ben Hultman 110, Bodi Neumann 129.

Ironwood (435) John Moos 92, Mason Boyd 93, Matias Anderson 118, Hunter Toth 132, Bryce Nystrom 161.

Drummond (435) Cole Giesregen 96, Jadon Bletsch 105, Brett Hanson 118, Jared vanDoorn 134.

Chassell (507) Mason Loukus 98, Grady Olson 117, Lucas Walitalo 135, Oliver Campbell 157.

Bessemer (no team score) --- Gus Matrella 138.

Girls

Medalist --- Madyson Pantti, Ontonagon, 108.

Ontonagon (475) Madyson Pantti 108, Sam Bailey 115, Summer Stites 126, Olivia Lockhart 126, Shynnu Stites 139.

Drummond (532) Ella Wald 117, Brooke Vaillancourt 117, Ana Miller 139, Kyla Hanson 159.

Ironwood (604) Kaira Anderson 137, Anneka Anderson 149, AnnaLena Holmes 157, Itza Diaz 161, Morgan Nowicki 165.

Dollar Bay (619) Kiera Isaacson 129, Karas Vondolski 158, Sophie Berriman 164, Emma Moilanen 168.

Bessemer (no team score) Natalie Ganya 173, Kaley Lewis 180.

Jeffers (no team score) Alaina Kangas 122, Lainey Asiala 158.

Mellen (no team score) Ali Jusula 137.