Sommerfield leads Sandpoint to 7th place finish

POST FALLS — Dan Sommerfield fired a 77, his best round of the season, to lead Sandpoint to a 7th place finish out of 14 teams Tuesday at the Hawk Invitational at The Links Golf Club.

Colton Story shot an 86, Eli Brent a 91 and Chris Rhyne a 92 as Sandpoint continues to struggle with consistency in a season where viable practice time has been all but impossible to come by.

“What we need to do now is work hard before districts to get consistent with the other guys,” said head coach Mike Keough, looking for someone to step up behind his top two players.

Keough called Sommerfield’s five over par round “very good” considering the conditions on the course. The Bulldogs finished 15 strokes behind Moscow, the team they’ll need to catch to defend their district title.

Andy Hasenoehrl earned medalist honors with a 2-under-par 69 to lead Lewiston to a four-shot victory over Coeur d’Alene.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lewiston 297. 2, Coeur d’Alene 301. 3, Coeur d’Alene JV 316. 4. Post Falls 321. 5, Moscow 331. 6, Mt. Spokane 340. 7, Sandpoint 346. 8, Kellogg 347. 9, Mead 355. 10 (tie), Deer Park, Bonners Ferry 358. 12, Lewiston JV 367. 13, Lakeland 372. 14, Timberlake 380.

MEDALIST — Andy Hasenoehrl, Lewiston, 69.

SANDPOINT — Colton Story 86, Dan Sommerfield 77, Eli Brent 91, Chris Rhyne 92, Bryan Keough 98.

BONNERS FERRY — Carey Reynolds 84, Derek Deitz 91, Dillon Deitz 92, Aaron Moe 91, Kyle Russell 105.