A one-hole playoff helped Sandy Creek junior, Keaton Corman to the individual runner-up medal during the playing of the 2026 Hastings St. Cecilia Invite, played Thursday, April 30 at the Southern Hills Golf Course southwest of Hastings.
Adams Central’s Braeden Dyer held off Corman in the playoff, winning by one stroke in the playoff, as both finished with an 18-hole 76 to force the playoff, with Dyer claiming the top spot.
Corman opened the day with a 39 on his front nine round, while on the back nine, Corman shot a 37 to force the tie with Dyer.
Dyer duplicated Corman’s scoring to take the tournament into the playoff.
As a team, behind Corman’s 76, Sandy Creek trailed the Patriots by 31 strokes, but managed to hang on for the team runner-up spot, as Adams Central outscored the Cougars 324-355. Hastings High finished third behind Sandy Creek with a 357.
Rounding out play for the Cougars was Evan Swartzendruber, who fired an 82 with scores of 39 and 43, placing Swartzendruber eighth overall. Gavin Fisher ended the day with a 94, shooting scores of 48 on the front nine and 46 on the back nine.
Kamerin Sealey shot a 103 during the tournament with scores of 52 on the front and 51 on the back, while John Skalka closed out play with a 107 with scores of 54 and 53.
Team Scores: Adams Central 324, Sandy Creek 355, Hastings High 357, Doniphan-Trumbull 358, Hastings St. Cecilia 358, Grand Island Central Catholic 365, Red Cloud 365, Boone Central 372, Fillmore Central 380, Sutton 382, Wood River 386, Thayer Central 393, Fullerton 406, Franklin 416, Lawrence-Nelson 434, Hastings St. Cecilia JV 483.
