Shawano's Marcell, te Plate advance to boys golf sectionals

Hawks place 6th at regional
By: 
NEW Media Staff

Updated: June 3, 1 p.m.

Shawano Community High School’s Kaden Marcell and Lucas te Plate each qualified for sectionals after the Division 1 Ashwaubenon Regional on June 1 at Brown County Golf Course in Oneida.

Marcell and te Plate each placed in the top four individual golfers that were not part of the top-four finishing teams at the regional, which means they qualify for sectionals. Shawano came in sixth as a team.

“It means a lot qualifying as an individual and also since it is my first (time) qualifying it will be a good experience to have,” said te Plate.

Marcell will be making his second sectional appearance, after doing so two years ago as a freshman.

“Qualifying doesn’t mean as much as it did freshman year when I went, but still matters a little bit,” said Marcell.

Marcell shot an 18-hole round of 81, tied for the fourth-best individual score on the day among all golfers. He was the top individual golfer not on a sectional-qualifying team.

“What went well for me out on the course was avoiding making mistakes,” said Marcell. “I had a solid round with little to no big mistakes which is what saved me.”

Te Plate posted a round of 86 to earn his sectional spot. He was the fourth and final individual golfer to advance.

“The thing that went really well for me on the course today was my driver, which was odd since it has been struggling as of late,” said te Plate. “Another thing was my iron shots were pretty consistent.”

Marcell and te Plate will now prepare for the Notre Dame Sectional, which will take place June 9 at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, starting at 9 a.m.

Shawano posted a mark of 350 as a team. Notre Dame (317), Ashwaubenon (330), Green Bay Preble (340) and Bay Port (342) advanced to sectionals as teams.

Owen Moesch finished third for Shawano with a round of 88. Andrew Puissant fired a 95, while Gage Gorman tallied a 102.

Full results from the Ashwaubenon Regional can be found at http://www.wiaagolf.org/ScoreEntry/boysgolf2021venuescores.php?course=As....