The Philomath High School boys golf team wrapped up the Oregon West Conference Championships on Tuesday at Tokatee Golf Club near McKenzie Bridge with a sixth-place finish.

Senior Roman Robins was the top PHS performer in the tournament with a two-day score of 186, which put him in 12th place. Robins shot rounds of 93 on both days.

A pair of freshmen followed with Corbin Black in 25th with a 216 and Conrad Yates in 26th with a 224. Another freshman, Isaiah Hood, had a two-day score of 253, which was 27th overall.

Sophomore Avery Petrovich competed only on Monday, finishing with an 18-hole round of 116. Junior Lane Bettencourt competed Tuesday turned in a score of 127.

Figuring toward the team score total of 865 were Robins, Black, Yates and Petrovich for Day 1 and Hood from Day 2.

Cascade, coached by Jason Haskell, won the team trophy with a 661. Sweet Home, coached by Ron Moore, was second at 694. Both of those teams move on to the state tournament.

Individually, Cascade junior Grant Hemelstrand won with a two-day total of 158, which was 14 over par. Sweet Home junior Trent Harvey finished strong for second with a 163.

The 4A state tournament is scheduled for May 18-19 at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell.

Oregon West Conference Championships
Monday-Tuesday, May 11-12, at Tokatee Golf Club, McKenzie Bridge

Team scoring — 1, Cascade 661; 2, Sweet Home 694; 3, North Marion 736; 4, Stayton 759; 5, Newport 779; 6, Philomath 865.
PHS results — 12, Roman Robins 46-47-48-45—186; 25, Corbin Black 53-56-56-51—216; 26, Conrad Yates 51-59-57-57—224; 27, Isaiah Hood 60-70-61-62—253; Avery Petrovich 55-61—116 (Day 1 only); Lane Bettencourt 61-66—127 (Day 2 only).

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