Alamance Christian boys win fourth straight state golf title

Alamance Christian’s boys golf program turned another state tournament into a familiar finish at Grandover Resort’s East Course, winning a fourth straight North Carolina Christian School Association Class 2-A championship and giving the school its 12th overall state title.

The Warriors finished with a team score of 322 in Greensboro, nine strokes better than Wilmington Christian. Garrett Brown led the way with a 5-over-par 77, good for third place individually, while Holden Yakola and Josh Cline each tied for fourth with 78s. Tristan Bellman tied for 10th at 89, and Owen Anderson shared 14th with a 90.

The title run was built on more than one strong round. Alamance Christian went undefeated in NCCSA play, won the Central District championship and set school records with an 18-hole scoring average of 308, a best round of 296 and five nine-hole rounds under 150. Those numbers put structure behind the school’s latest trophy and showed a program that carried its standard through the full season.

Coach Scott Yakola pointed to the team’s depth and balance, along with the internal competition that kept the group sharp. Brown, Yakola and Bellman are seniors, while Cline is a sophomore and Anderson is a freshman, a mix that gave the Warriors both veteran steadiness and younger players who helped sustain the run.

For Alamance Christian, the streak has now reached a point where one championship is no longer the story. Four in a row has become the benchmark, and the latest win at Grandover added another layer to a record stretch that has firmly placed the Warriors among the school’s most successful athletic programs.