By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

The Polar Bear Invitational, held at Chippewa Golf Club in Doylestown on Wednesday, featured many of the best teams in Northeast Ohio and the Aurora Greenmen did not disappoint.

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Aurora finished second only to Massillon Jackson, missing the championship by four strokes and in a tie with Walsh Jesuit.

Kent Roosevelt competed in the same event, with freshman Andrew VanDamme landing in the top-four individuals firing a 1-over-par 73.

In other matches and tournaments, the Southeast boys competed in the Brookfield Invitational, the Southeast girls swept a tri-match with their lowest-match score of the season, Waterloo boys were again victorious, Rootstown split a home triangular match at Sunny Hill Golf Course and Streetsboro topped Twinsburg at Gleneagles Golf Course.

POLAR BEAR INVITATIONAL

Dylan Lancaster, a senior for the Aurora Greenmen, tied for medalist honors, carding a 1-under par 70 to help lead Aurora to the runner-up spot, with sophomore Nick Pollak (78) and senior Brady Allenick (77) also adding scores in the 70s to the Greenmen’s total.

The Rough Riders earned 13th place among a tough field with two freshmen, two sophomores, one junior and one senior on the young team.

Van Damme’s top four score included four birdies on his way to the 73.

Junior Jax Turner added an 80 to Roosevelt’s efforts.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

SOUTHEAST’S JENNI MIX

Southeast were not welcoming hosts at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course, home of the Pirates in Lake Milton, as the Lady Pirates swept MVAC rivals Jackson-Milton and McDonald. Sammy Morgan earned medalist honors, carding a 36, with Jenni Mix boosting her teammates to the win, carding a 40. The Pirates had their lowest match score of the young season, a 167.

The Rootstown Rovers fired a 166 at their home course, Sunny Hill led by junior Drew Just’s 38 and a pair of 43s each carded by junior Nathan Waesch and sophomore Liam Miller. The Rovers split a tri-match with Norton taking the win (163) by three strokes and Cuyahoga Falls combining for a 383.

Streetsboro topped Twinsburg 174-183 as the Rockets’ sophomore Silas Hunt carded a 40 and senior Brody Sanford shot a 43 at Gleneagles Golf Course in Twinsburg.

The Vikings earned another victory, beating Mineral Ridge at Paradise Lake Golf Club. Waterloo was consistent as their top four scorers were: Jayden Eichler 43, Mason Long 44, Trevor Flarida 45 and Grayson Griffin 46 to beat their MVAC competitor.

BOYS GOLF SCOREBOARD

POLAR BEAR INVITATIONAL

(At Chippewa Golf Club, Doylestown — Par 72)

TEAM STANDINGS: Massillon Jackson 305, Aurora 309, Walsh Jesuit 309, St. Ignatius 312, University School 313, Teays Valley 315, Highland 318, Pickerington 323, Glenoak 328, Stow 328, Canfield 329, Brunswick 330, Kent Roosevelt 335, Canfield B 338, Dover 340, Washington 369, Marlington 390.

MEDALISTS: Deacon Kroeger, Teays Valley 70; Dylan Lancaster, Aurora 70; Eddie Karam, Glenoak 72; Andrew VanDamme, Kent Roosevelt 73.

AURORA (309): Nick Pollak 78, Brady Allenick 77, Jackson Sarver 85, Dylan Lancaster 70, Joel Fletcher 84, Will Prahler 92.

KENT ROOSEVELT (335): Jax Turner 80, Andrew VanDamme 73, Owen Puhalla 86, Garrett Polcha 106, Anderson Liggett 96, Zakary Kelling 106.

BROOKFIELD GOLF INVITATIONAL

(At Yankee Run Golf Course, Brookfield — Par 72)

TEAM STANDINGS: Canfield 301, Poland Seminary 308, Columbiana 329, Brookfield 332, Canfield B 335, Mooney 335, Howland 341, Poland Seminary B 348, Western Reserve 354, South Range 354, Ursuline 356, LaBrae 356, Warren JFK 358, Hubbard 362, Girard 362, Southeast 363, Lakeview 365, Badger 372, East Liverpool 384.

MEDALISTS: Peyton McCune, Canfield 71; Daniel Chaplow, Canfield 72; Angelo Rinaldi, Poland Seminary 75.

SOUTHEAST (33): Cole Bruno 90, Owen Dombrowski 90, Alex Peelish 94, Ethan Shodd 93, Logan Shodd 90.

NORTON 163, ROOTSTOWN 166, CUYAHOGA FALLS 183

(At Sunny Hill Golf Course, Brimfield — Par 34)

NORTON (163): Braden Gunter 34, Andy Hardy 43, Owen Glockner 42, Noah Landers 44, Colton Kovelin 50, Warren Ross 51.

ROOTSTOWN (166): Drew Just 38, Nathan Waesch 42, Samuel Klem 44, Anthony Pratt 45, Liam Miller 42, Troy Kropac 45.

CUYAHOGA FALLS (183): Connor Steens 45, Trace Lance 43, Brady Hemric 44, Xander Laney 50, Dawson Lake 70.

WATERLOO 178, MINERAL RIDGE 192

(At Paradise Lake Golf Club, Mogadore — Par 35)

WATERLOO (178): Jacob Eichler 43, Trevor Flarida 46, Mason Long 44, Kayne Smith 51, Grayson Griffin 46.

MINERAL RIDGE (192): Dominic Balestrino 38, Kyle Ague 55, Dylan Robbins 44, Vinny Simone 50, Logan Dooley 65, Sal Simone 60.

STREETSBORO 174, Twinsburg 183

(At Gleneagles Golf Course, Twinsburg — Par 36)

Streetsboro (174): Dominic Mancini 46, Silas Hunt 40, Brody Sanford 42, Jayden Kravetz 53, Tyler Schramm 47, Mason Sanford 46.

TWINSBURG (183): Cale Anderson 47, Alex Barnes 44, Nathan Kimball 44, Drew Klingensmith 49, Lucas Held 52, Ethan Jones 48.

GIRLS GOLF SCOREBOARD

SOUTHEAST 167, JACKSON-MILTON 232, MCDONALD 253

(At Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course, Lake Milton — Par 36)

SOUTHEAST (167): Sammy Morgan 36, Emily Morrison 45, Jenni Mix 40, Kristen Dillon 46, Lily Hayes 47.

JACKSON-MILTON (232): Abigail Hochendoner 52, Marlena Allison 47, Kenzie Truslow 65, Josie Bayer 70, Arianna Bartley 68.

MCDONALD (253): Riley Mills 65, Madison Matig 57, Kennedy Holmes 67, Mia Guerriero  64.

RECORDS: Southeast 3-0, 2-0; McDonald 0-5, 0-5; Jackson-Milton 1-5, 1-3.