Tanner Huddleston got one state championship Thursday. And now he must hustle across the state in pursuit of another.
Huddleston is a golfer in the fall for Woodland High School. And he’s a baseball player in the spring. However, when he qualifies for state in both sports, it leads to a busy final week of May.
Huddleston shot a 76 on Thursday at the Class 1A boys golf state tournament in Spanaway, helping the Beavers capture the team championship.
Huddleston tied for 11th with a 36-hole total of 155. His teammate, Ryan Sturdivan, posted his second consecutive score of 75 to finish at 150 and tie for third overall. John Sand of Hoquiam won the state individual title at 144.
But led by Sturdivan and Huddleston, Woodland scored 91.5 points to easily outdistance Seattle Christian (63) for the state team title. Woodland also got contributions from Hayden Huddleston and Jon Watts.
After his first round at state, Tanner Huddleston tweeted “I’ll take a 79 for not playing much golf the last couple of months.”
Tanner Huddleston is a pitcher and infielder for the Woodland baseball team, which will play Kiona-Benton at 4 p.m. Friday in the 1A baseball state semifinals in Yakima.
2A boys — Hockinson’s Diego De La Torre shot a 77 on Thursday to finish with a 151 and in eighth place overall at Chambers Bay Golf Course near Tacoma.
De La Torre helped Hockinson place seventh in the team standings. Washougal’s Bryce Samwel placed 15th (163) and Ridgefield’s Corey Smetzler was 19th (165).
2A girls — Shelby La Tourette finished tied for seventh (184) to help the Hockinson girls finish second to Bellingham, which won its sixth consecutive 2A state team title.
Bellingham scored 98 points to outdistance the Hawks’ 73. Cara Christensen placed 16th (191) for Hockinson, which also got contributions for Isabella Koenig and Cameron Bielat.
1A girls — The Woodland girls scored a half point more this season than they did last season when they won the team title. But this year 13.5 points were only good for third place.
Faith Udy (11th, 180) and Kaitlynn Troyer (17th, 192) helped Woodland finish behind King’s (31.5) and Seattle Academy (19).
