Tigers place second in state golf

GJHS boys golf team closes out a successful 2023 season

Miah Hines, Editor in Chief • October 4, 2023

From left, GJHS junior Ky Korte, senior Maddox Lovato, junior Jack Kaul, and sophomore Hunter Simmons hold their second place trophy. The Tigers capped off a successful season

Grand Junction High School boys golf made the Tigers proud by placing second in the Class 4A state tournament.

The tournament was held over two days at The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose on Oct. 3 and 4.

“I feel I could have done better. We got second as a team and I’m super pleased with that but next year’s goal is definitely to win,” said GJHS sophomore Hunter Simmons.

The team finished with a two-day final score of 446. The top three scores from the team count each day.

“We had the hardest regional in the state and we found a way to win that. I was really proud of how they represented Junction,” said GJHS athletic director Steven Woytek.

GJHS junior Ky Korte follows through on his shot during the first day of the Class 4A state golf tournament in Montrose. (Submitted photo)

The last time a team at GJHS has placed higher than second place at state was in 2018 when the Tiger wrestling team won first place. The GJHS cheer team placed third in state in spring 2023.

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Miah Hines, Editor in Chief

Miah is a senior and this is her second year on the orange and black. She joined after taking reporting two years ago, and is excited to bring new stories and news to the orange and black as editor in chief. Miah enjoys the outdoors, music and hopes to go to college to study journalism.