REDMOND — There’s a long way to go, but the race for the state championship in 4A boys golf will likely come down to one of three schools from the Cowapa League.

The battle on the golf course between Scappoose, Seaside and Valley Catholic will be a fun one to watch, as it was at the “Raven Rumble,” April 6 at Eagle Crest Ridge Course in Redmond.

Summit — the defending 5A state champions — won the event with a 309 team score, ahead of Valley Catholic (321).

Class 5A Bend (334) took third, while Scappoose and Seaside tied for fourth at 349. Seaside’s fifth golfer, Curtis Kunde, had a better score (93) than the fifth golfer from Scappoose (Jack Eggers, 96), to break the tie.

Ridgeview’s Isaac Berger, playing on his home course, and Summit’s William Fleck tied for medalist honors at 73. Seaside’s Jackson Kunde finished a stroke away from a top 10 finish with an 80. He was followed by teammates Connor Merrell and Mason Shamion (each with an 89) and Samson Sibony (91).

“We came here to see where we stand among the best teams, and we fared pretty well,” said Seaside coach Jim Poetsch. “Valley Catholic looked pretty good today, but we were able to beat the rest of the 4A schools, including the defending state champions.

“We still have some work to do, but I can see us being quite a bit better by season’s end,” he said. “We only had two birdies today. Mason (Shamion) and Samson (Sibony) both birdied the fourth hole, and we still competed well. If we can limit our big scores — we still had too many today — and throw in a few more birdies, we could be really good.”

WARRENTON — It was a Clatsop Clash on the Course April 3, as Astoria hosted Seaside in a Cowapa League dual golf match at the Astoria Golf & Country Club.

The Gulls scored a season-low score and improved to 1-1 in Cowapa League play with a 333-375 victory.

Seaside’s Jackson Kunde was medalist with a 78. Teammate Connor Merrell finished second with an 84, followed by Seaside’s Curtis Kunde (third, 85), Samson Sibony (fourth, 86) and Mason Shamion (fifth, 89)

Taylor Palmberg had Astoria’s top score with a 92.

Jackson Kunde provided the highlight of the day for the Gulls, driving the green on the par four second hole and making his putt for an eagle.

He nearly followed it up with another eagle as his second shot on the third hole hit the pin. Kunde also had birdies on the eighth and 12th holes. Shamion also had birdies on No. 2 and No. 15. Curtis Kunde added the only other birdie for the Gulls, on the sixth hole.

“It was great seeing all five guys shoot in the 80s or lower today,” said Seaside coach Jim Poetsch. “The last time we did that was in the 2015 state tournament. We did a better job today of limiting our ‘blow-up’ holes.

“For some reason we struggled on No. 9 today, shooting two triples and two double bogeys, but otherwise we did a pretty good job of limiting damage.”

He added, “I think we had one other triple and maybe a handful of doubles from the other 85 holes we played. Other than Jackson’s eagle, nobody did anything spectacular. We just played solid golf.”