PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
TOURNAMENT RECORD … Pettisville freshman Dawson Knierim (above) was one of six Blackbirds to shoot an 83 or better as they totaled a new tournament record 299 in winning the title.
TEAM RUNNER-UP … CJ Fidler (Montpelier) hits a tee shot on the par 4, 18th hole at Ironwood Golf Course during the Wauseon invitational.
EVERGREEN VIKING … Wade Stubleski (above) fired a 101 as the Vikings took seventh in the Wauseon Invitational at Wauseon Golf Course.
Wauseon Invitational
WAUSEON (August 5, 2025) – Pettisville set a tournament record with a 299 as they had four golfers shoot 78 or better to make the all-tournament team en route to the Wauseon Invitational championship.
Graycen Osterday led the way for the Blackbirds by shooting a tournament record 72 with teammate Jack Leppelmeier close behind with a 73.
BBC rival Montpelier scored a 324 to take runner-up led by Owen Sommer’s 75 and Wauseon got a 79 from Carter Stuckey to grab the third position.
Lane Lopez (Delta) carded a 79 for the sixth-place Panthers (353) for an all-tournament spot and Evergreen placed seventh with a 356 fronted by Hayden Timbrook’s 81 which gave him a tie for tenth overall.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Pettisville 299 (Graycen Osterday 72, Jack Leppelmeier 73, Creighton Aeschliman 76, Rylee Bevard 78); 2. Montpelier 324 (Owen Sommer 75, Kade Stewart 80, Malachi Smeltzer 84, Kenneth Smeltzer 85); 3. Wauseon 328 (Carter Stuckey 79, Jack Alstaetter 81, Cayden Ruffer 84, Maddox Schneider 84); 4. Toledo Christian 344; 5. Paulding 349; 6. Delta 353 (Lane Lopez 79, Keegan Clapp 87, Luke Spiess 91, Ashton Alig 96); 7. Evergreen 356 (Hayden Timbrook 81, Chris Shrader 84, Jake Farley 95, Zachary Kruzel 96); 8. Ayersville 359; 9. Wauseon B 377 (Dean Kuckuck 90, Dominic Valvano 93, Reid Moser 93, Camden Vasvery 101); 10. Antwerp 382; 11. Fairview 384; 12. Stryker 406 (Chandler 91, William Donovan 105, Abram Batterson 105, Bradley Williams 105); 13. MVCD 415; 14. North Central 455 (Masen Boles 100, Talen Reinbolt 102, Dakota Cable 122, Jaziel Dominguez 131)
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: 1. Osterday (P) 72; 2. Leppelmeier (P) 73; T3. Sommer (M) 75; Braden Buber (TC) 75; 5. Aeschliman (P) 76; 6. Bevard (P) 78; T7. Lopez (D) 79, Stuckey (W) 79; 9. Stewart (M) 80; T10. Timbrook (E) 81, Alstaetter (W) 81