Dexter golf finishes third at state championship
VASSALBORO — The Dexter Regional High School golf team finished with a score of 348 to place third at the 2022 Class C championship Saturday, Oct. 8 at Natanis Golf Course. The Tigers were among 12 teams taking part in the competition after qualifying.
In the boys’ standings, Chase Farnsworth of Dexter was eighth among 75 golfers as he shot a 79. Ben Bourgoin was 10th with his score of 83.
Ethan Doherty was part of a 4-way tie for 17th place at 87. The other Tiger golfers were Will Kusnierz, tied for 48th at 99; Brady Reynolds, tied for 54th at 103; and Cole Doherty, 59th at 106.
THIRD PLACE — The Dexter Regional High School golf team finished in third place at Saturday’s Class C championship at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. Chase Farnsworth led the Tigers by finishing eighth with a score of 79 and Ben Bourgoin was 10th at 83.
Maranacook Community High School won the Class C championship as the Black Bears posted a 46-over-par 334. St. Dominic Academy of Auburn finished as the runner-up at 343. The golf title is the first in school history for Maranacook.
The rest of the field after Dexter was 4. Fort Kent Community High School 359; 5. Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln 372; T-6. Spruce Mountain High School of Jay and George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill 376; 8. Kents Hill School 381; 9. Fort Fairfield High School 386; 10. Monmouth Academy 391; 11. Winthrop High School 400; and 12. Central Aroostook High School of Mars Hill 436.
Owen Moore of Pittsfield’s Maine Central Institute shot a one-over-par 73 to garner the individual title by one stroke over Wyatt Folsom of Maranacook.
Carson Prout of East Machias’ Washington Academy was tied for third with Trevor Dolbier of Rangeley, as each shot a 76. Spruce Mountain’s Alex Grimaldi and Garrett Kendall of St. Dom’s shot 77s. Mattanawcook’s Brayden Irish (78), Dexter’s Chase Farnsworth (79), Fort Fairfield’s Michael Bruce (82) and Dexter’s Ben Bourgoin (83) rounded out the top 10.
Another MCI golfer, Jillian Plamondon, won the girls individual title by three shots over Maddy Prokopius of North Yarmouth Academy. Plamondon shot a 92.
Reese Beaudoin of Monmouth Academy was third with a 100 followed by Bucksport High School’s Elsa Theobald (107), Mattanawcook Academy’s Abby Theriault (108), and Winthrop’s Riley Fyfe (108).
The Bangor Daily News’ Larry Mahoney contributed to this story.