{"id":36641,"date":"2026-05-13T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=36641"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:26:48","slug":"barons-win-head-to-head-clash-on-front-nine-at-cross-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/barons-win-head-to-head-clash-on-front-nine-at-cross-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"Barons win head-to-head clash on Front Nine at Cross Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DECATUR – The Bellmont Braves dropped four strokes to visiting DeKalb on the first hole of the Front Nine at Cross Creek and were never able to recover, losing an exciting head-to-head match of twosomes to the Barons, 162-172. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chase Baker eyes up his line as his opponent strikes a birdie putt that found the bottom of the cup. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Playing head to head instead of in foursomes, the No. 1s went off first and the Barons navigated the first tee better than the Braves, going a collective -1 for the five varsity guys. The home team carded three bogeys, filing to take advantage of the Par 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chase Baker tries to work out what to do with his tee shot (right) and his opponent’s (left) on the fairway on No. 1 Tuesday at Cross Creek. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elec Kimball and Luke Petrie shared medalist honors from the No. 1 and No. 5 spots, respectively, for DeKalb. Kimball hit his opening drive a foot from the opening drive of his Bellmont opponent, Chase Baker, but made birdie to put the visitors up early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chase Baker watches his second shot on No. 1 fly toward the green. (Photo by Dane Fuelling). <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Baker didn’t back down, however. He took a short ride to the No. 2 tee and made a birdie of his own, taking a lead on Kimball, who had to score a five on his card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baker stayed ahead of Kimball until he made it back to the old course, where he ran into trouble and eventually had to settle for a 43 with three consecutive 6s on his card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cam Summers made par on the first hole of the Front Nine Tuesday thanks to this drive and approach shot. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cam Summers was the first Bellmont player to come in ahead of his opponent. His 42 was best for the Braves, while his opponent’s score of 46 was tossed out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kade Cutler matched his DeKalb opponent with a 44. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Braves fell to 2-3 in the conference with the loss and 7-3 overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont head coach Ty Razo helps his No. 5 Sam Shifferly out of a bit of trouble with his wayward tee shot on the opening hole. Shifferly flew the creek with his iron out of the rough and saved par. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Varsity Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont: Chase Baker 43, Jacob Binegar 43, Cam Summers 42, Kade Cutler 44, Sam Shifferly 47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob Binegar caught this shot off the fairway on one a bit too cleanly, flying over the green, but he recovered for a bogey six to start his round of 43. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DeKalb: Elec Kimball 39, Easton Armstrong 40, Logan Hartsough 46, AJ Shambaugh 44, Luke Petrie 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Varsity Scores (Match played on Par 33 Majorki Course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont: Sebastian Heimann 37, Carson Manley 41, Jack Johnson 38, Larry Knous 45, George Gardner 46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeKalb: Liam Schlattter 48, Maddux Brockhouse 43, Erickson Dietsch 39, Johnathon Grimm 47, Joshua Scherer 49<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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