By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth boys’ golf team dropped its first match of the season Thursday in Lakefield.Taking on Southwest Star Concept under cold and windy weather conditions, the Patriots slipped to 1-1 for the year after coming up on the short end of a 176-192 decision.Tyler Henning led the charge for the Quasars by shooting a three-over-par 38 on the par-35 course.Kyle Sammons led the Patriots with an 11-over-par 46.Tom Janssen and Jordan Scott contributed 47- and 49-stroke rounds to H-BC-E’s team tally, while Dustin Bonnema rounded out the scoring with a 50.Blake Brommer and Dusty Seachris shot 53- and 59-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.H-BC-E posted a 213-230 win in the B match.Jason Martens led the young Patriots with a 50.Adam Finke (53), Travis Chapa (54), Nick Deutsch (56), Tom Scholten (56) and Jeremy Elbers (59) also played for the Patriots.
