BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Branch County will have one representative at this year’s MHSAA Lower Peninsula Boys Golf Finals following Regional tournaments on Tuesday. There was almost a second qualifier.
MHSAA Division 2 Regional at Coldwater Golf Course
Photo courtesy John Petzko
COLDWATER, MI – Coldwater hosted nineteen teams in a Division 2 Regional at the Coldwater Golf Course. The season came to an end for the Cardinals as they finished eighth with a team score of 324. Vicksburg won the Regional with a 305, followed by Parma Western at 307, and St. Joseph at 312. The top three teams advance to the State Finals, along with the top three individuals not on a qualifying team.
Coldwater’s Jack Aker fired a 76, which was good for seventh individually. He found himself in a four-way tie for the third and final individual qualifier slot. To break the tie, all four played a sudden victory playoff that was won by Jackson’s Leo Nguyen on the fifth playoff hole. Aker bowed out on the fourth playoff hole to end his very successful season.
Coldwater’s Dracyn Foster and Jake Fosdick both shot 81, Joe Searls had an 86, and Kolton Rice rounded out Coldwater’s scoring with an 87.
Full results: https://www.mhsaa.com/sites/default/files/Golf-Boys/2026/Regionals/R09.pdf
MHSAA Division 3 Regional at Island Hills Golf Club
CENTREVILLE, MI – Schoolcraft hosted twenty-one teams, including Quincy, Bronson, and Union City, at Island Hills Golf Club in Centreville for a Division 3 Regional. The host Eagles won the Regional with a team score of 313, Kalamazoo Christian was two strokes back at 315, and Delton Kellogg came in third with a 321. Quincy came in seventh with a 342, while Bronson was 18th with a 472. Union City did not have enough golfers for a team score.
The Orioles’ Braylon Estlow came in seventh with a round of 78, which was good enough to earn an individual qualifier spot. Jax Sergent, Carson Craven, and Bo Tissue each carded an 88, and Codin Ayerdi fired a 105.
For the Vikings, Andrew McConn shot a 115, Naz Salesman fired a 116, Joseph Bir had a 120, and Layne Arver carded a 121.
For the Chargers, Blayne Crance fired an 88, Gabe Mowry carded a 103, and Luke Arlt show a 130.
Full results: https://www.mhsaa.com/sites/default/files/Golf-Boys/2026/Regionals/R15.pdf
Braylon Estlow will represent Quincy at the Division 3 Lower Peninsula Finals next Friday and Saturday at Battle Creek’s Bedford Valley Golf Course.
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