By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

High school golf found many events in Northeast Ohio canceled, delayed or changed due to the storms that rolled in during the early morning hours.

Several tournaments were able to finish with local teams earning top spots among the individual leaders and teams.

KENT ROOSEVELT’S ANDREW VANDAMME

The Aurora boys continue to impress in tournaments and events as the earned the championship in the Norton Invitational hosted by Ellsworth Meadows in Hudson.

The Greenmen’s Nick Pollak led all golfers with a solid under-par round of 70 .

Also making the medalist leaderboard was Kent Roosevelt freshman, Andrew VanDamme of Kent Roosevelt, earning third place, scoring an outstanding 71.

The Rough Riders finished in ninth place and the Streetsboro Rockets earned 14^th among the 18 teams in the event. Streetsboro’s senior Brody Sanford fired an 82.

In the NEO Invitational, hosted by Springfield at Good Park Golf Course in Akron, the Mogadore Wildcat finished in sixth place, Southeast Pirates, Field 17^th and Ravenna 26^th among the 26 teams in the event.

Good Park is a tough test for many golfers and Mogadore managed to conquer the course behind the solid scoring of Brock Thiry earning fourth place as he finished with a solid 75. Angelo Rinaldi of Poland Seminary fired a 70 and Jacob Rainieri of Lake Center Christian, 74, led their respective teams.

The Southeast Pirates came back from a higher front nine score to shoot a solid back nine and finish with a team score of 355. Cole Bruno again led the Pirates shooting an 81.

The Field Falcons had a pair of 92s carded by Seth Cole and Caden Corbett.

Ravenna only had three golfers so they did not record a team score but their best was fired by Tyler Wilkinson, a 123.

BOYS GOLF

NEO INVITATIONAL

(At Good Park Golf Course, Akron – Par 72)

TEAM STANDINGS: Poland Seminary 302, Padua Franciscan 319, Gilmour Academy 323, Cloverleaf 334, Dover 341, Mogadore 341, Nordon 342, Normandy 344, Lake Center Christian 348, Southeast 355, Mineva 360, Massillon Washington 361, West Branch 361, Springfield 352, Coventry 365, Alliance 370, Field 376, Warren JFK 385, Mineral Ridge 396, McDonald 397, Cuyahoga Falls 404, Woodridge 417, Black River 428, Firestone 429, St. Thomas Aquinas (NS), Ravenna (NS).

MEDALISTS: Angelo Rinaldi, Poland Seminary 70; Jacob Rainieri, Lake Center Christian 74; Gavin Vanhorn, Dover 74; Brock Thiry, Mogadore 75.

MOGADORE (341): Brock Thiry 75, Max Shannon 85, Max Simone 90, Noah Hopkins 92, Gavin Gardner 93.

SOUTHEAST (355): Cole Bruno 81, Owen Demboski 93, Alex Peelish 94, Ethan Shodd 87, Logan Blankenship 94.

FIELD (376): Dawson Cook 99, Seth Cole 92, Caden Corbett 92, Zac Burgy 99, KJ Allen 93.

RAVENNA (NS): Austin Shannon 126, Tyler Wilkinson 123, Aaron Welsh 134.

NORDONIA CLASSIC

(@ Ellsworth Meadows, Hudson – Par 72)

TEAM STANDINGS: Aurora 302, Stow-Munroe Falls 309, Brunswick 329, Brecksville-Broadview Hts 312, Green 319, Mayfield 320, Medina Highland 322, Revere 324, Kent Roosevelt 325, Wadsworth 328, Strongsville 334, Tallmadge 342, Copley 343, Streetsboro 346, Nordonia 365, St. Vincent-St. Mary 375, Holy Name 389, Barberton 393.

MEDALISTS: Nick Pollak, Aurora 70; Oliver Huff, Stow-Munroe Falls 70; Andrew VanDamme, Kent Roosevelt 71; Hayden Hoyt, Highland 71; Luke Kasmarcak, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 71.

AURORA (302): Nick Pollak 70, Dylan Lancaster 76, Brady Allenick 78, Jackson Sarver 78, Joel Fletcher 82.

KENT ROOSEVELT (325): Andrew VanDamme 71, Jax Turner 82, Owen Puhalla 86, Garrett Polcha 86, Anderson Liggett 91.

STREETSBORO (346): Dominic Mancini 94, Silas Hunt 85, Brody Sanford 82, Tyler Schramm 95, Mason Sanford 85.