Sterling senior, sophomore teammate advance

Blackburn back to state

By Ty Reynolds treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 554

Created: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 12:16 a.m. CDT

POPLAR GROVE – For his third straight trip to the state golf meet, Sterling senior Andrew Blackburn will have some company … just not as much as in his previous two.

The Golden Warriors fell seven strokes short of making their third consecutive appearance at the 2A state meet as a team, but Blackburn will be joined this weekend at Normal's Weibring Golf Club by teammate Ryan Hurley.

Blackburn fired a 7-over-par 79, good for runner-up individually at the Class 2A Belvidere North Sectional on Monday at Timber Pointe Golf Club. The two-time regional medalist admitted to mixed emotions after his round.

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