Grand Island boys defeat Hastings

The Grand Island Senior High boys golf team got its season off to a solid start by shooting a 3-over-par 151 to beat Hastings by 13 strokes Thursday at Riverside Golf Club.

Gavin Brown shot an even-par 37 on the front nine at Riverside to lead the Islanders. Seth Rhodes, Ryan McCarty and Logan Amond all shot 38 for the Islanders in the event where four of six golfers were scored.

"It was a real positive start," GISH coach Scott Fox said. "We got to come out and play on a nice day and get nine holes in. It was a good way to start the year."

Grand Island (151)

Gavin Brown 37, Seth Rhodes 38, Ryan McCarty 38, Logan Almond 38, Joel Mostek 39, Alec Anania 44.

Hastings (164)

Jake Herrmann 39, R.J. Flohrs 41, Ross Hoglund 42, Adam Jones 42, Alex Rasmussen 43, Brad Novich 44.

* SOCCER

Lincoln East blanks GISH girls, 8-0

LINCOLN Grand Island got off to a rough start in its season opener Thursday, dropping an 8-0 decision at Lincoln East.

East dominated, scoring four goals in each half against the Islanders (0-1).

"They are just a powerful team," GISH coach Chuck DeWitt said. "We're trying to work some things out on offense and we just had people in the wrong spots.

"I thought by the end of the game we were doing a better job having people in the right places."

G.I. boys fall 2-0 to Lincoln East in opener

Lincoln East scored two first-half goals and made it stand up in its 2-0 win over Grand Island on Thursday.

"Even there are no such things as moral victories, I pleased with our team's effort," GISH coach Jeremy Jensen said.

"We controlled the tempo for much of the game and had our opportunities to score," Jensen said. "We didn't convert those, but we proved we belonged on the same field with one of the better teams in the state."

The Islanders fell to 0-1.