Brother Martin’s Kyle Traub wins state title on final day of LHSAA golf championships

at The Wetlands (6,348 yards, par 72), Lafayette, La.

LAFAYETTE – Paced by a four-under-par 68 by Grant Reagan in the final round, C. E. Byrd of Shreveport claimed its seventh Boys Division I title in the last nine years here Wednesday at the Ochsner Health LHSAA State Golf Championships.

Byrd, which was tied for the lead with St. Paul’s after Tuesday’s first round, posted a four-under 284 score on Wednesday’s final trip around the 6,348-yard par-72 The Wetlands course. That tied for the day’s low round and gave Byrd a 573 team total, good enough for a two-stroke edge over St. Paul’s and Catholic-Baton Rouge in the team championship.

Kyle Traub of Brother Martin, who scorched the field with a seven-under 65 in Tuesday’s first round, added a 70 on Wednesday and finished at 65-70—135 for a two-stroke edge over Jesuit’s Duke Nitcher (137) for individual honors.

Cason Toms of Benton and Grant Reagan of Byrd both matched Nitcher for the day’s low round at 68 and finished tied for third at six-under 138. Drew Sliman of Lafayette High, Nick Kelsey of St. Paul’s and Miller Davis of Benton all tied for fifth with a four-under 140 total.

Byrd also got a final-round 69 from James Holtsclaw to help its team total, with Holtsclaw tied with Preston Paulk of Northshore and Drew Prieto of Catholic-Baton Rouge at 141. A total of 10 golfers broke par over two rounds at The Wetlands.

St. Paul’s and Catholic High tied for second at 575, with Benton one more stroke back at 576, meaning that four teams finished within three strokes of the championship. Those same four teams had all been within two strokes of the lead after Tuesday’s first round.

at The Wetlands (6,348 yards, par 72), Lafayette, La.

LAFAYETTE – Quitman put three players in the top 15 individuals and followed the third-place finish of Eli Walker to claim its first-ever Boys Division IV title here Wednesday in the final round of the Ochsner Health LHSAA State Golf Championships.

The Wolverines posted a 327 team score to go with its 318 opening round when they built a nine-shot lead, and finished eight shots ahead of Ouachita Christian with a 645 score. OCS, the runner-up for the second straight year after winning the 2022 title, had the low team round of the day at 326 and finished with a 653 team score over the 6,348-yard par-72 The Wetlands course.

Logan Heltz of Christ Episcopal, the defending champion and first-day leader with a five-under 67, added a two-under 70 on Wednesday – the low round of the day — and claimed the individual title with a seven-under 137 total. He finished two strokes ahead of Riverside’s Cole Haase, who finished at 68-71—139 to finish as runner-up for the second straight year.

Walker finished third with a 69-73—142 score, while Silas Lovett of Ouachita Christian was fourth at 70-78—148 and Philip Summers of Vermilion Catholic was fifth at 77-76—153.

Quitman finished third last year before moving up to the top spot on Wednesday, with Ouachita Christian seven shots ahead of third-place finisher Vermilion Catholic (660). Defending champion Episcopal-Acadiana finished fourth at 673.

at Les Vieux Chenes Golf Club (5,679 yards, par 74), Youngsville, La.

YOUNGSVILLE – Mattie Prugahn prevailed in a playoff to win the individual title, but her Barbe team came up short of its second straight team title as Benton won a sudden-death playoff to take Division I Girls top honors here Wednesday at the Ochsner Health LHSAA State Golf Championships.

Prugahn, who finished fourth last year in helping Barbe claim the team title, tied with Evelyn Artiera of Walker at three-over 151 at the end of Wednesday’s second round. In their sudden-death playoff, Prugahn found the green in two on the par-four first hole while Artiera missed the green on the left side and was unable to get up and down. Prugahn two-putted from 20 feet for the individual title.

Prugahn was also Barbe’s representative in the team playoff, but Benton’s Abigail McWilliams’ second shot on the first hole wound up 15 feet from the pin. Prugahn found a bunker in front of the green and blasted out long, eventually missing a bogey putt while McWilliams two-putted and holed a two-footer to give Benton the team crown.

Those teams tied at 313 in the team chase, after Benton led by 12 strokes in Tuesday’s opening round and Barbe had the low round of the day Wednesday with an even-par 148 total. Archbishop Hannan finished third, eight strokes back at 321, while Academy of the Sacred Heart finished fourth at 327.

McWIlliams finished tied for third individually with Teagan Connors of The Willow School at five-over 153 and Archbishop Hannan’s Ashlyn Crimmins finished fifth at 154.

at Les Vieux Chenes Golf Club (5,679 yards, par 74), Youngsville, La.

YOUNGSVILLE – Sophia Macias of Episcopal added to her big first-day advantage to claim individual honors, and Ascension Christian also held onto a first-round lead to win the Girls Division II team championship here Wednesday at the Ochsner Health LHSAA State Golf Championship.

Macias, last year’s runner-up, turned in the day’s low round by 15 strokes on Wednesday over the 5,679-yard par-74 Les Vieux Chenes layout, carding a five-under 69 to go with her first-round 75. Her two-day 144 total gave her a 29-stroke advantage over runner up Ali Evans of Westlake in the individual championship.

Ascension Christian, which led by eight strokes after Tuesday’s opening round, again had the day’s best round with a 174 total from Peyton Flynn (84) and Nicasia Chase (90). The team finished with a two-day 357 total, winning by 14 strokes over Westlake (371).

Flynn finished third individually with a 174 score, while Ashley Biehl of Ursuline Academy finished fourth at 177 and Sophia Crespo of University Lab and Claire Chauvin of St. Thomas Aquinas tied for fifth at 178.

Trailing Ascension Christian and Westlake in the team race were St. John in fourth at 398 and St. Thomas Aquinas in fourth at 403.

2024 OCHSNER HEALTH LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I Boys FINAL Results, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
At The Wetlands (6,348 yards, par 72), Lafayette, La.

TEAM STANDINGS
Byrd 289-284—573
St. Paul’s 289-286—575
Catholic-Baton Rouge 291-284—575
Benton 291-285—576
Brother Martin 294-292—586
Lafayette High 300-295—595
Mandeville 296-316—612
Neville 319-319—638

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Kyle Traub, Brother Martin 65-70—135
Duke Nitcher, Jesuit 69-68—137
Cason Toms, Benton 70-68—138
Grant Reagan, Byrd 70-68—138
Drew Sliman, Lafayette High 71-69—140
Nick Kelsey, St. Paul’s 71-69—140
Miller Davis, Benton 71-69—140
Preston Paulk, Northshore 69-72—141
James Holtsclaw, Byrd 72-69—141
Drew Prieto, Catholic-BR 71-70—141
Christopher Cain, Lafayette High 72-72—144
Ryder Briggs, Northwood 71-73—144
Madden Sawrie, Airline 72-73—145
Alston Manne, Catholic-BR 73-72—145
Kade Bryant, Benton 72-73—145
Shep Smith, Byrd 71-74—145
Maerek Barberito, St. Paul’s 73-73—146
Kevin Zheng, Catholic-BR 74-72—146
Sawyer Bertrand, Brother Martin 78-69—147
David Marsh, Catholic-BR 77-70—147
Bennett LaNasa, St. Paul’s 69-78—147
Ben Chiasson, St. Paul’s 76-73—149
Campbell Gosslee, Burd 76-73—149
Rylan Hess, St. Paul’s 78-71—149
Riley Wigginton, Northshore 77-73—150
Ethan Marx, Mandeville 77-73—150
Hunter McDermott, Brother Martin 75-76—151
Will Porter, Neville 76-75—151
Nyles Williams, Catholic-BR 73-79—152
Gavin McDermott, Brother Martin 76-77—153
Colton Halverson, Benton 78-75—153
Gabriel Wartelle, Lafayette High 77-76—153
Ben Hendricks, Mandeville 72-82—154
Brooks Reid, Byrd 79-75—154
Maddox Mowad, Neville 75-80—155
William Boasberg, Jesuit 82-74—156
Aaron Sibley, Mandeville 73-83—156
Brayden Piglia, Brother Martin 80-77—157
Phan Galloway, Mandeville 75-82—157
Ben Robinson, Lafayette High 80-78—158
Jace Crain, West Monroe 77-81—158
Auston Race, Benton 79-82—161
Zach Derouen, Neville 83-78—161
Cole Masters, West Monroe 78-86—164
Carter Vinson, Neville 85-87—172
Roan Menard, Lafayette High 96-103—199
Rase Browne, Mandeville NS-79
Trey Wall, Mandeville 79-NS
Hunter Quinn, Neville NS-86
John McGuire, Neville 99-NS

2024 OCHSNER HEALTH LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division IV Boys FINAL Results, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
At The Wetlands (6,348 yards, par 72), Lafayette, La.

TEAM STANDINGS
Quitman 318-327—645
Ouachita Christian 327-326—653
Vermilion Catholic 335-325—660
Episcopal-Acadiana 336-337—673
Opelousas Catholic 350-325—675
Hanson Memorial 367-338—705
St. Mary’s 362-351—713
Cedar Creek 339-NS

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Logan Heltz, Christ Episcopal 67-70—137
Cole Haase, Riverside 68-71—139
Eli Walker, Quitman 69-73—142
Silas Lovett, Ouachita Christian 70-78—148
Philip Summers, Vermilion Catholic 77-76—153
Tayt Culpepper, Weston 79-75—154
Zane Fontenot, Opelousas Catholic 81-75—156
Tripp Kordisch, Episcopal-Acadiana 77-80—157
Triston Floyd, Cedar Creek 83-74—157
Alex Roebuck, Cedar Creek 76-83—159
Peyton Parker, Ouachita Christian 77-82—159
Pete Simonelli, Quitman 81-79—160
James Fuhrer, Hanson Memorial 88-74—162
Peter Kautz, St. Mary’s 80-82—162
Noah Leach, Quitman 81-82—163
Wyatt Shiflett, Christ Episcopal 83-81—164
Elijah Trosclair, Hanson Memorial 85-81—166
Roy Bertrand IV, Vermilion Catholic 82-85—167
Ezra Eberts, Ouachita Christian 86-81—167
Carter Bourque, Episcopal-Acadiana 82-86—168
Jackson Jewell, Catholic Pointe Coupee 84-84—168
Chase Fontenot, Opelousas Catholic 83-85—168
Carlyn Ledet, Vermilion Catholic 86-83—169
Pierce Regard, Avoyelles Charter 82-88—170
Mixon Bankston, St. Mary’s 85-88—173
Sawyer Stover, Vermilion Catholic 90-83—173
Bennett Wallace, Opelousas Catholic 95-79—174
Jonah Chatelain, Avoyelles Charter 88-87—175
Zach Lawrence, Episcopal-Acadiana 87-88—175
Baysn Thomassee, Opelousas Catholic 91-86—177
Mason Owens, Ouachita Christian 95-85—180
Ian Tilley, Quitman 87-93—180
Evan Lipari, Episcopal-Acadiana 97-83—180
Hayden Patin, Vermilion Catholic 98-83—181
Patrick Fitzgerald, Episcopal-Acadiana 89-93—182
Stuart Sitton, Ouachita Christian 94-88—182
Dan Ibert, Hanson Memorial 94-90—184
Cameron Temple, Cedar Creek 94-91—185
Cole Yopp, St. Mary’s 102-86—188
Bode Blackmon, St. Mary’s 95-95—190
Ethan Judice, Hanson Memorial 100-91—191
Cade Monceret, Opelousas Catholic 103-108—211
Carter Faucheaux, Hanson Memorial 109-104—213
Hudson Pullig, Quitman 109-104—213
Ethan Busby, St. Mary’s 129-125—254
Dustin Welch, Anacoco 84-WD
Gray Worthey, Cedar Creek 86-WD
Anderson Maxwell, Cedar Creek 99-WD

2024 OCHSNER HEALTH LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division I Girls FINAL Results, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
At Les Vieux Chenes Golf Club (5,679 yards, par 74), Youngsville, La.

TEAM STANDINGS
Benton 153-160—313 (won on first playoff hole)
Barbe 165-148—313
Archbishop Hannan 166-155—321
Academy of Sacred Heart 165-162—327
Southside 174-172—346
Northshore 178-178—356
Dominican 186-171—357
Sam Houston 178-184—362

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Mattie Prugahn, Barbe 77-74—151 (won on first playoff hole)
Evelyn Artiera, Walker 76-75—151
Abigail McWilliams, Benton 74-79—153
Teagan Connors, The Willow School 77-76—153
Ashlyn Crimmins, Archbishop Hannan 80-74—154
Jade Neves, Academy of Sacred Heart 77-78—155
Grace Goodwin, Benton 79-81—160
Kate Boersma, Ruston 83-80—163
Maggie Dressler, Barbe 89-74—163
Rhyan Marcelissen, Southside 83-81—164
Sahithi Koneru, Dominican 85-79—164
Calli Johnson, Archbishop Hannan 86-81—167
Haylee Crowder, Haughton 87-80—167
Madeline Rudolph, Academy of Sacred Heart 88-84—172
Morgan Goudeau, Tioga 89-85—174
Emmi Marceaux, Sam Houston 85-90—175
Alison Quirk, Northshore 87-90—177
Addison Montoya, Captain Shreve 95-84—179
Lexie Crappel, Northshore 91-89—180
Kaylie Harris, Denham Springs 89-93—182
Aubrey Fiore, Northshore 93-89—182
Grace Gunn, Academy of Sacred Heart 90-95—185
Caroline Endsley, Southside 91-94—185
Cassidy Scroggins, Barbe 93-94—187
Jaedyn Eldridge, Sam Houston 93-94—187
Madison Aucoin, Southside 99-91—190
Lily Hutchinson, Dominican 101-92—193
Abigail Wilson, Mt. Carmel 98-97—195
Lucy Heap, Archbishop Hannan 130-125—255
Layla Dykes, Dominican 144-129—273
Taylor England, Sam Houston 115-WD

2024 OCHSNER HEALTH LHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Division II Girls FINAL Results, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
At Les Vieux Chenes Golf Club (5,679 yards, par 74), Youngsville, La.

TEAM STANDINGS
Ascension Christian 183-174—357
Westlake 191-180—371
St. John 208-190—398
St. Thomas Aquinas 209-194—403
Loyola Prep 213-218—431
Elton 218-214—432
Claiborne Christian 220-213—433
St. Martin’s 226-221—447

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Sophia Macias, Episcopal 75-69—144
Ali Evans, Westlake 87-86—173
Peyton Flynn, Ascension Christian 90-84—174
Ashley Biehl, Ursuline Academy 88-89—177
Sophia Crespo, University Lab 91-87—178
Claire Chauvin, St. Thomas Aquinas 89-89—178
Nicasia Chase, Ascension Christian 93-90—183
Leslie Bueche, St. John 99-94—193
Kaitlyn Tillery, St. Martin’s 97-100—197
Elle Rodriquez, Westlake 104-94—198
Bayleigh Waldrep, Ascension Christian 101-97—198
Ciarra Russell, Claiborne Christian 102-99—201
Emily Hunt, Christ Episcopal 98-105—203
Genevieve Prejean, St. John 109-96—205
AnnaKae Miers, Sterlington 103-105—208
Layla Lewing, Calvary Baptist 105-106—211
Lilly Boyd, St. Mary’s 108-103—211
Julia Braud, Loyola Prep 106-106—212
Jaci Poncho, Elton 106-106—212
Rowyn Thomas, Lacassine 104-111—215
Saige Berthelot, St. John 112-106—218
Kathryn Jackson, Loyola Prep 107-112—219
Ali Baker, Elton 112-108—220
Jocelyn Ahshapanek, Elton 115-112—227
Brynn Rodrigue, St. Thomas Aquinas 125-105—230
Grace Holmes, Claiborne Christian 118-114—232
Addison Fletcher, St. Thomas Aquinas 120-115—235
Karlee Richard, Westlake 124-120—244
Ashley Gaspard, St. Martin’s 129-121—250