Dexter’s Farnsworth ties for second at Class C golf championship
VASSALBORO — Dexter Regional High School’s Chase Farnsworth was part of a 4-way tie for second place at the Class C golf championship on Monday, Oct. 9 at Natanis Golf Course. Farnsworth helped the Tigers finish tied for eight place among 16 teams taking part in the championship match.
Farnsworth shot a 75 as he, Garrett Kimball and Ethan Pelletier of St. Dominic Academy of Auburn and Owen Moore of Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield all tied for second place at the state championship. The four were a stroke behind state champion Kaden Theriault of Fort Kent Community High School’s 74.
With a combined score of 357, Dexter and MCI tied for eighth place in the team standings. The Tigers were ahead of the 369 for 10th place Orono High School and behind the 351 for seventh place Hodgdon High School.
DEXTER GOLF — Team members are Cole Doherty, Ethan Doherty, Chase Farnsworth, Blaine Gould, Tyler Gould, Willis Reinhardt, and head coach Jim Costedio.
St. Dominic claimed the team title with a score of 327. Maranacook Community High School of Readfield was the Class C runner-up at 330, and the Kents Hill School came in third with a score of 333.
Maddy Prokopius of North Yarmouth Academy was the girls individual champion with her score of 88. Tied for second at 89 each was Amelie Zachrisson of Kents Hill and Reese Beaudoin of Monmouth Academy.
The performance at the state championship comes two weeks after Dexter earned its second straight conference Penobscot Valley title.
The Tigers qualified for the Class C championship for the third consecutive season. A year ago Dexter came in third at the Class C championship with a score of 348. In 2021 the team placed sixth at Natanis with a score of 369.
For hole by hole results from Oct. 9, visit the online leaderboard at https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4443515.