SCOUTING THE LAPORTE BOYS GOLF REGIONAL
Where: Beechwood Golf Course.
When: 9 a.m. Friday.
Advancement: Top-three teams and top-three individuals from non-qualifying teams advance to the IHSAA state finals Tuesday at the Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
Teams entered: Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Lake Central, LaPorte, Mishawaka Marian, Munster, Penn, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso.
Individual qualifiers: Garrett Bianchi, Hobart; Ryan Bonk, Mishawaka; Ryan Brinckman, Michigan City; Nick Carnham, Highland; Jack Clancy, Marquette; Josh Kisfalusi, Griffith; Mike Marshall, Chesterton; Naim Muhammad, Merrillville; Michael Pajakowski, South Bend St. Joseph's; Seth Peters, Highland; Kyle Pratt, Lowell; Tyler Szynal, New Prairie.
Favorite: LaPorte. Darkhorse: Valparaiso.
Individuals to watch: Boone Grove -- Drake Devereux, Rick Gayda, Tyler Nicol. Chesterton -- Marshall. Crown Point -- Nick Grubnich. Hanover Central -- Zach Sheehy. Hobart -- Bianchi. Lake Central -- T.C. Cameron. LaPorte -- Joel Collins, Jordan Lenard. Marquette -- Clancy. Michigan City -- Brinckman. Mishawaka -- Bonk. Mishawaka Marian -- Alexander Disberry, Michael Makris, Timothy Trippel, Michael Rutledge. Munster -- Danny Falloon, Tony Rubino. New Prairie -- Szynal Penn -- Joe Bella, Austin Patterson, James Schwartz. Portage -- Jack Lewis, Tim Talley. Rensselaer -- Bo Culp, Chris Salrin. South Bend St. Joseph's -- Pajakowski. Valparaiso -- Logan Bertalan, Bobby Jacobs, Kyle Meihofer.
Fast fact: Valparaiso is the defending team champion, while Grubnich is the defending medalist.
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