WINNEMUCCA - As it did for all of the regular season, the Lowry High School boys golf team fended off all challengers, this time in the postseason, winning the NIAA 3A State Championships on Monday and Tuesday in Boulder City.
The Buckaroos shot 398 on Monday at Boulder Creek Golf Club (Desert Hawk and Eldorado nines) and a 408 on Tuesday in windy conditions at Boulder City Municipal Golf Course to finish with an 806.
It is the 11th state championship in boys golf for Lowry, which is a Nevada state record. The next closest is six by Elko, who finished second this year with an 838. Boulder City, the Southern 3A champion, was third at 866 and Spring Creek was a distant fourth at 897.
Virgin Valley's Ryan Baeza was the individual champion with a two-day score of 143. Boulder City's Luke Logan was second at 154.
Lowry claimed four of the top eight individual spots, as Chris Mendoza was fourth and Cole Erquiaga fifth, with scores of 159 and 160, respectively. Ethan Gray (161) finished seventh and Chris Dendary (164) was eighth. Rounding out the scores for the Buckaroos was Jacob Jakich at 168 and Josh Shaver (169).
All six golfers for Lowry are underclassmen and return next season under the new Division I-A realignment. It's the Buckaroos' second state title in three years, including a 2010 win in Mesquite. They were the state runner-up in 2009 to Faith Lutheran and 2011 to Churchill County.
For a full recap of the Buckaroos' state championship, see Tuesday's edition.
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