Blackhawks’ Aaron Byrd shoots 69, leads Cheney to third place finish at Fairways

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

Cheney’s Aaron Byrd led the Blackhawks’ boys’ golf team to a third place team finish in Great Northern League match play on Monday, April 27, at the Fairways Golf Course on West Terrace near Four Lakes.

The senior fired a 3 under par 69 for first place overall, edging Clarkston’s Tyler Carlson by a stroke. Nile Popchock shot a 79 to tie Colville’s Phil Bateman for sixth overall, while Keaton Tanzer’s round of 82 was good enough for 10th.

Matt Chapman shot a 90, with Sean Thaut and Christian Wright both firing rounds of 91 to complete the Hawks’ boys’ sco...