NICK POPELY of Riverside chips to the green on hole 18 Monday during the Star Beacon Invitational at Maple Ridge Golf Course. BILL WEST / Star Beacon
Beaver boys run away from field
ADAM RAEDER Star Beacon
After starting on one, Schubert turned in his best performance on the final hole, picking up a birdie on the 344-foot, par-four 18th.
Schubert hit the fairway off the tee and quickly found himself on the green in two, sinking a 12-foot putt to finish off his day.
“It broke pretty good left,” Schubert said of the putt.
In Schubert’s eyes, sinking the difficult putt on 18 was merely making amends for his inability to finish off a short birdie chance on 16.
“I meant business after that (miss),” he said.
But Schubert’s all-business attitude wasn’t quite enough to lift the Eagles past a surprising Lakeside squad.
Despite an off day from their No. 1 golfer, the Dragons pulled off second thanks to Justin Shinault’s strong finish.
Taking a 42 on the front nine, Shinault responded on the final stretch to finish the day with an 8-over 79.
“I started out rough, but I pulled it together,” Shinault, who added that “everything” changed for him once he got accustomed to the conditions of the course, said.
Phillip Mathieu shot an 81, good for second best on the Dragons squad, while No. 1 Jimmy Frye struggled on the day with an 87. Preston Wright shot an 83 to be Lakeside’s other scorer.
“My goal for this time of year was to be competitive,” Lakeside coach Jim Hood said. “We showed we’re competitive, and with hard work and concentration, we can really improve.”
Ryan Vrabec turned in Perry’s low score with an 80, while Zach Fedele’s 77 paced a scary day for Madison.
Midway through the round, sophomore Garry Zehe, Madison’s No. 5 man, collapsed on the fifth hole with a seizure, forcing a 911 call.
“That was scary,” Madison coach Tom Hupertz said. “I had just asked why he didn’t hole out, and he said he couldn’t find his ball. I was going to ask (the other players) what they wanted to do, and then he just dropped to the ground and started (shaking).
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