Golf: LL Section 3 – Vikings, Raiders, & Cedars Wrap Up Section Play at Moccasin Run

 

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Vikings, Raiders, & Cedars Wrap Up Section Play at Moccasin Run

The Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 golf schedule reached its conclusion Wednesday at Moccasin Run Golf Club, with the final round confirming much of what had developed throughout the season.

Lampeter-Strasburg completed a perfect run through the section, while Northern Lebanon wrapped up a winning campaign with another third-place finish.

L-S posted a 320 to sweep the field for the sixth time in six matches. Donegal finished second at 344, with Northern Lebanon just two strokes behind at 346. ELCO took fourth with a 359, followed by Octorara at 370 and Lebanon at 483.

For Northern Lebanon, the final result capped a solid run through a competitive Section 3 schedule.

Sophomore Ashton Yeager led the Vikings with an 82, while junior Collin Padovani was close behind with an 84. Sophomore Christian Rizzo added an 89, and junior Drew Shireman completed Northern Lebanon’s four counting scores with a 91.

The 346 left the Vikings only two strokes behind Donegal and gave Northern Lebanon three more head-to-head victories. The Vikings finished the Section 3 schedule at 17-13, good for third place in the final standings.

It also completed a fourth consecutive winning season for Northern Lebanon, which entered the year looking to continue building a young lineup around Padovani, last year’s No. 2 golfer in Section 3 and a District qualifier.

ELCO also ended the section season on a positive note, finishing fourth Wednesday and picking up two victories.

Senior James Dolan led the Raiders with an 85, followed by sophomore Jackson Smeltzer at 88. Senior Grant Wengershot 92, while Brady Habecker added a 94 to complete ELCO’s 359.

The Raiders finished the Section 3 schedule at 11-19.

Lebanon had four golfers in the lineup for the finale, allowing the Cedars to post a team score for the second time this season.

Junior Trinity Leeper led Lebanon with a 103, while Noah Cotto shot 110. Freshman Braden Mease added a 124, and Landyn Strickler completed the Cedars’ 483 with a 146.

At the front of the field, Lampeter-Strasburg put the finishing touches on a dominant section season.

Reid Shultz fired a 75 to earn medalist honors, while Gabe Trout followed with a 79. Chase Harsh shot 81 and Simon Swarr added an 85, giving the Pioneers their winning 320.

The victory completed a perfect 30-0 Section 3 campaign for L-S. Donegal finished runner-up at 23-7, followed by Northern Lebanon at 17-13, ELCO at 11-19, Octorara at 9-21, and Lebanon at 0-30.

With the section schedule now complete, attention turns toward the postseason.

The Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships are set for next Tuesday at Four Seasons Golf Club, where the area’s top golfers will have an opportunity to carry their strong regular-season performances onto the league stage.

See below for the leaderboard and all individual scores by team.

 

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Team Scores

Place	Team	Score	Match Record
1	Lampeter-Strasburg	320	5-0
2	Donegal	344	4-1
3	Northern Lebanon	346	3-2
4	ELCO	359	2-3
5	Octorara	370	1-4
6	Lebanon	483	0-5

Top 10 Individual Leaderboard

Place	Golfer	School	Score
1	Reid Shultz	Lampeter-Strasburg	79
T-2	Gabe Trout	Lampeter-Strasburg	80
T-2	Collin Padovani	Northern Lebanon	80
4	Colt Gibson	Lampeter-Strasburg	84
5	Cooper Hillen	Lampeter-Strasburg	85
6	Ryan Smeltz	Donegal	88
7	Jacob Anspach	Northern Lebanon	89
8	Zane Gardner	Donegal	90
T-9	Tyler Bernhardt	Donegal	91
T-9	John Usner	Donegal	91
T-9	A.J. Everly	Octorara	91
T-9	Karter Lambert	Octorara	91
T-9	Ashton Yeager	Northern Lebanon	91
T-9	James Dolan	ELCO	91

 

Final Section 3 Standings

Place	Team	Record
1	Lampeter-Strasburg	30-0
2	Donegal	23-7
3	Northern Lebanon	17-13
4	ELCO	11-19
5	Octorara	9-21
6	Lebanon	0-30

 

 

Individual Results