HINCKLEY, Ohio -- A pair of par-making Pirates competed in Monday's DI Northeast Ohio District Tournament held at Pine Hills Golf Club Monday. Nick Tianello fired a 37-43--80 at the challenging, 6,708-yard, par-71 track. Luke Dietrich carded a 42-40--82. The Rocky River sophomores missed the cut in an attempt to qualify for the DI Ohio Championship Tournament, thus ending the season for Double-R Boys' Golf. [
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Both players started on the inward nine. Tianello struggled in putting over his first nine, but he rallied to card a 1-over 37 on his second nine. Tianello birdied the 310-yard, par-4 third hole as part of his steady finish.
Dietrich clocked a birdie-3 on the par-4 first.
Tianello and Dietrich placed T-48th and T-66th, respectively, in a field of 120 golfers battling on a warm, breezy day in Hinckley. The top four teams (St. Ignatius, Hoban, Green, Walsh) and top four individual scores not on a qualifying team (Ryan Sam-Boardman, Chris Bridge-University, Nolan King-Avon, Max Devins-Aurora) earned berths in the state tournament which will be held at Oct. 22-23 at Ohio State Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. The Northeast District medalist was Hoban's Solomon Petrie, who posted a 3-under 68.
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NOTABLE: Luke Dietrich and Nick Tianello were Rocky River's top two players throughout a season that saw the Pirates finish as league runner-up in the Great Lakes Conference. Both players were tabbed as First Team All-GLC performers. Both were also competing in their second district tournament in as many seasons. For the season, Dietrich led River in scoring, at 80.5. Tianello averaged an 81.5; he made the race a close on by averaging a 77.8 over his last four events.
QUOTABLE: "This was a really good experience for them to make it here. Both had fantastic sophomore seasons, and we're looking forward to them continuing to grow and improve over the next two years." -- head coach David Hendrickson.