Hoosen ties for 8th, earns All-Arrowhead spot at conference championship

BYRON — Kenny Hoosen fired three rounds in the 70s and earned a spot on the all-conference team at the Arrowhead Conference Championship on Monday and Tuesday at PrairieView.

The Sandburg men's golf team placed fourth in the standings and was led by Hoosen, who tied for eighth individually at 13 over par for the 54-hole championship.

A sophomore from East Peoria, Hoosen opened with a 3-over 75 in Monday's opening round and added a 76 that afternoon. He finished the tournament with a round of 78 as the Chargers wrapped up their fall schedule.

Hoosen recorded a birdie in each of his first two rounds. He added two more birdies Tuesday, at the par-5 11th and par-5 15th holes. Hoosen had the low score for the Chargers in each of the first two rounds, and Brayden Schleich matched him with a 78 Tuesday for Sandburg's best score of the day.

Sophomore Tanner Wake, a member of last year's all-conference team, tied for 18th and put up three counting scores for the Chargers with rounds of 77, 77 and 82 to finish at 20 over for the tourney.

Schleich's final-round 78 helped him earn a spot in the top 25. He tied for 25th at 30 over for the event. Tyler Partee opened with an 81 before back-to-back rounds of 83.

Blake Harvey's 79 in the final round helped Sandburg shoot 317 as a team to close the tournament and move into fourth place. The Chargers put up a 315 to start the championship and had a second-round 322.

Black Hawk shot a 297 in the final round and 896 for the tournament to win the conference title by eight shots over Highland, which was tied with the Braves entering the last 18 holes.

Sauk Valley was third at 938, while the Chargers came in at 954. Illinois Valley (997) and Kishwaukee (1,018) finished behind Sandburg.

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