{"id":27121,"date":"2025-06-16T18:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=27121"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:13:01","slug":"cross-creek-celebrates-young-golfers-with-bumper-year-in-junior-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/cross-creek-celebrates-young-golfers-with-bumper-year-in-junior-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Creek celebrates young golfers with bumper year in Junior League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Organizers for the Junior League, hosted again this year at Cross Creek in Decatur, reported a large number of campers, with boys and girls as young as seven and as old as 14 enjoying the game with the help of experienced instructors. The camp ended with a skills competition and a mini tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructors for the camp were Mike Macke, Kyle Eichenauer, Jared Friedt, Gage Bressler and AJ Kalver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High school players from both Bellmont and Adams Central were also essential in making the week a success. Those involved were Ava Billman, Lyla Post, Ella Hockemeyer, Morgan Huss, Kinley Martin, Audrie Drake, Lily Johnson, Melanie Eicher, Owen Minnick, Ben Binegar, Jacob Binegar, Chase Baker and Carson Manley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Macke, who headed the event this year, also thanked the Cross Creek staff for their help. Cathy Coshow, Leslie Brown, Maggie McConnell and Superintendent Travis all lent a big hand to the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls Skill Competition Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7-yo Putting: 1st-McKenna Wiedemann, 2nd-Liza Hoffman, 3rd-Zoey Chronister<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-yo Chipping: 1st-McKenna Wiedemann, 2nd-Veronica Heimann, 3rd-Kendall Bischoff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-yo Long Drive: 1st-Veronica Heimann, 2nd-Kendall Bischoff, 3rd-McKenna Wiedemann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8-yo Putting: 1st-Finnley Koons, 2nd-Lillie Baker, 3rd-Lola Hackman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-yo Chipping: 1st-Callie Bischoff, 2nd-Molly Strickler, 3rd-Lillie Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-yo Long Drive: 1st-Lillie Baker, 2nd-Ella Searles, 3rd-Finnley Koons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9-yo Putting: 1st-Edy Kowalczyk, 2nd-Ava Debacher, 3rd-Adyson Beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9-yo Chipping: 1st-Becca Cochran, 2nd-Braelle Brune, 3rd-Morgan Skramstad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9-yo Long Drive: 1st-Becca Cochran, 2nd-Blake Massoth, 3rd-Genevieve Zelt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10-yo Putting: 1st-Sloan Hakes, 2nd-Cameron Rumschlag, 3rd-Haven Zuercher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10-yo Chipping: 1st-Cameron Rumschlag, 2nd-Sloan Hakes, 3rd-Haven Zuercher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10-yo Long Drive: 1st-Haven Zuercher, 2nd-Quinn Chronister, 3rd-Sloan Hakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11-yo Putting: 1st-Mia Hackman, 2nd-Myla Merchant, 3rd-Haisley Mowery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11-yo Chipping: 1st-Haisley Mowery, 2nd-Myla Merchant, 3rd-Lucia Espinosa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11-yo Long Drive: 1st-Haisley Mowery, 2nd-Myla Merchant, 3rd-Mia Hackman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12-yo Putting: 1st-Olivia Hackman, 2nd-Addison Merchant, 3rd-Olivia Buuck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-yo Chipping: 1st-Clara Gavrun, 2nd-Reagan Walters, 3rd-Adisyn Zuercher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-yo Long Drive: 1st-Olivia Buuck, 2nd-Clara Gavrun, 3rd-Olivia Hackman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7-yo Putting: 1st-Landon Sommer, 2nd-Thomas Zelt, 3rd-Barrett Stimpson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-yo Chipping: 1st-Cohen Feasel, 2nd-Thomas Zelt, 3rd-Landon Sommer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-yo Long Drive: 1st-Lincoln Kortenber, 2nd-Cohen Feasel, 3rd-Beckham Wiedemann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8-yo Putting: 1st-Graham Merchant, 2nd-Walker Feasel, 3rd-Rhys Gooden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-yo Chipping: 1st-Case Hoffman, 2nd-Graham Merchant, 3rd-Harrison Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-yo Long Drive: 1st-Walker Feasel, 2nd-Rudy Mihm, 3rd-Graham Merchant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9-yo Putting: 1st-Daniel Binegar, 2nd-Crimsyn Steury, 3rd-Jonah Hirschy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9-yo Chipping: 1st-Murphy Kochenderfer, 2nd-Crimsyn Steury, 3rd-Owen Strickler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9-yo Long Drive: 1st-Crimsyn Steury, 2nd-Zander Post, 3rd-Will Summers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10-yo Putting: 1st-Aden Beer & Fin Conrad, 2nd-Xadrian Brune & Easton Lehrman, 3rd-Grady Johnson & Harrison Yoquelet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10-yo Chipping: 1st-Elias Searles, 2nd-Grady Johnson, 3rd-Niko Mateo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10-yo Long Drive: 1st-Grady Johnson, 2nd-Easton Lehrman, 3rd-Niko Mateo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11-yo Putting: 1st-Leo Alberding, 2nd-Owen Skramstad, 3rd-Blake Weber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11-yo Chipping: 1st-Jaxon Walters, 2nd-Leo Alberding, 3rd-Blake Weber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11-yo Long Drive: 1st-Leo Alberding, 2nd-Mitchel Eicher, 3rd-Zeke Workinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12-yo Putting: 1st-Easton Teixeira, 2nd-Cash Conrad, 3rd-Sam Ruble<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-yo Chipping: 1st-Cal Knipstein, 2nd-Cash Conrad, 3rd-Cooper Hakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-yo Long Drive: 1st-Cal Knipstein, 2nd-Sam Ruble, 3rd-Cooper Hakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13-yo Putting: 1st-Eli Billman, 2nd-Henry Michaels, 3rd-Jett Beaulieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13-yo Chipping: 1st-Jordan Rumschlag, 2nd-Easton Kershner, 3rd-Brett Garwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13-yo Long Drive: 1st-Bryar Skramstad, 2nd-Jace Roman, 3rd-Eli Billman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organizers for the Junior League, hosted again this year at Cross Creek in Decatur, reported a large number<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[15,38,26],"class_list":["post-27121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-featured","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image2-44.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27135,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27121\/revisions\/27135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}