PHOTOS BY JOHN FRYMAN / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS . . .Pettisville repeated as Edgerton Golf Invitational champions on Thursday at Suburban Golf Course. Team members are from left: Gavin Knierim, Grayson Osterday, Riley Bavard, Dawson Knierim and Kaleb Wyse.
EDGERTON INVITE … Stryker’s Abram Batterson watches his tee shot during action in the Edgerton Invitational on Thursday at Suburban Golf Club.
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
BRYAN (August 7, 2025) – It has already been a busy week on the golf links for the Pettisville Blackbirds. On Thursday, the Blackbirds won their third straight invitational title this past week winning the Edgerton Invitational at Suburban Golf Club.
Pettisville successfully defended its title with a solid 322 score led by freshman Graycen Osterday and junior Rylee Brevard who both shot a 78. Teammates Dawson Knierim and Kaleb Wyse both shot 83s and Gavin Knierim shot an 86.
“Any time when you have a score in the 320s, it’s a good day,” said Pettisville head coach Mike Zimmerman. “This rounds out a good week this week for us.
It was the third consecutive tournament title for the Blackbirds. On Tuesday, the Blackbirds won the Wauseon Invitational with a tourney-record score of 299, and on Wednesday, they went to Moose Landing at Kalida and shot a 312.
“We’re real thrilled what the guys are shooting,” pointed out Zimmerman. “But we still got work to do and there is stuff out there we still got to clean up. We want to continue to get better next week.”
Pettisville has as busy week coming up competing at Lima Shawnee (Monday), hosting Archbold and Perrysburg (Tuesday) and return to Stone Ridge participating in the Woodmore Invitational (Wednesday).
Lincolnview was runner-up with a 332 score followed by Hicksville (355), Hilltop (358), Ayersville (359), Emmanuel Christian (363), Fayette (377), Stryker (389), North Central (396), Edgerton (398), Delphos Jefferson (399), and Defiance (434).
Kolton Adams of Hicksville claimed medalist honors with a 76 while Austin Gault of Hilltop tallied a 78 along with Pettisville’s Osterday and Brevard as both had the same individual score.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Pettisville 322 (Graycen Osterday 78, Rylee Brevard 78, Dawson Knierim 83, Kaleb Wyse 83, Gavin Knierim 86); 2. Lincolnview 332 (Jacob Geier 81, Bosten Bailey 83, Chayse Overholt 84, Gavin Evans 84, Lucas Grubb 90); 3. Hicksville 335 (Kolton Adams 76, Charlie Karacson 83, Luke Eicher 88, Garrett Turnbull 88, Lucas Meexo 90) 4. Hilltop 358 (Austin Gault 78, Jordan Schaffner 90, Lakota Siegel 94, Brennan Dempsey 96, Micah Rossman 97) 5. Ayersville 359 (Andrew Eschbach 86, Kallen Foreman 90, Grady Wolfrum 90, Evan Wolfrum 93, Graham Schlachter 96); 6. Emmanuel Christian 363 (Luke Carmody 85, Sam Kutz 89, Ethan Waywood 93, Austin Kohlman 96, Noah Lynch 101); 7. Fayette 377 (Caleb Lerma 94, Kasen Saunders 94, Carter Lavinder 94, Logan Patterson 95, Cru Lavinder 120); 8. Stryker 389 (Chandler Lloyd 88, Will Donovan 93, Bradley Williams 101, Andrew Batterson 107, Abram Batterson 109); 9. North Central 396 (Talen Reinbolt 87, Mason Boles 89, Dakota Cable 105, Jaziel Dominguez 115); 10. Edgerton 398 (Mason Elden 82, Cole Gary 101, Jon Cronin 107, Ian Cronin 108, Parker Abraham 147; 11. Delphos Jefferson 399 (Austyn Orndorff 92, Isaac Rostdorfer 94, Jacob Aurand 100, Aiden Kroeger 113); 12. Defiance 434 (Parker Smith 90, Dallas Mendez 108, Armon Helton 114, Kasen Parks 122, Sam Mast 131)