Chesterton’s Josh Kalita had one of those rounds you dream of.

Kalita fired a two-under-par 34 on the Marsh Course at Sand Creek Country Club on Thursday afternoon to lead the Trojans to 153 team score and a sweep of Lake Central (172) and Michigan City (175).

“Josh played the best nine hole round of his high school career,” Chesterton coach John Sparks said. “That’s impressive on the Marsh Course. Things have been really coming together. He had a real focus out there today.”

Kalita’s performance doesn’t come as a suprise to Sparks who witnessed all the off-season work that was put into it.

“Josh is a guy who really set his mind to something over the winter and it’s paying off,” Sparks said. “You can see the direct results of the commitment he made.”

Kalita was followed by Ryan Grassel’s 38, Nick Stasil’s 40 and Kyle Grassel’s 41. Pat Herrod rounded out the scoring with a 47.

“They finally came together,” Sparks said. “Ryan came through with a solid round when we needed it and Nick shot 40 with a triple bogey. He’s on the verge of going really low.”

The Trojans and Lake Central were tied for the DAC top spot, but the impressive victory has given Chesterton the advantage.

“This was one of the two times we play Lake Central, who’s a very solid team,” Sparks said. “I thought it would be close. To beat them by 19 strokes is great.”

Chesterton 153, Lake Central 172,

Michigan City 175

AT SAND CREEK (MARSH), Par 36

Chesterton – Josh Kalita 34, Ryan Grassel 38, Nick Stasil 40, Kyle Grassel 41, Pat Herrod 47.

Lake Central – Kyle Hackel 40, Stevan Ivetich 44, Ryan Schuldt 44, Garrett Koch 44, Ronnie Prestamer 50.

Michigan City – Drake Edmond 38, Joe Debald 39, Blake Jankowski 47, Tyler Skibo 51, Robert Russell 52.

Records – Chesterton 9-0 (6-0 DAC), Lake Central 8-3 (4-1 DAC), Michigan City 2-6 (1-5 DAC).

Posted 5/2/2008