Less than one week after winning the IHSA 2A Boys Golf Regional at Valley View, the Ottawa Pirates added another trophy to their collection during Monday’s 2A Boys Golf Sectional at the Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club in Rockford.

Senior Colt Bryson carded a team-best seven birdies and led the Pirates with a 1-under-par 70 as Ottawa claimed the sectional title with a final score of 296. The defending 2A state champions, Ottawa edged out runner-up Lake Forest (298) by two strokes for the sectional crown. Bryson took second overall, while teammate Bryer Harris finished in third with a 1-over-par 72.

“I hit my drives really well off the tee and from there, the course was really short, so it was easy to score,” said Bryson, who made three birdies over his last seven holes on Monday. “The wind is alw

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