PARK RAPIDS — The Willmar girls golf team had a strong performance in the 8AAAA Presection Meet on Friday at Headwaters Golf Club.
Willmar took second with 331 strokes, nine behind Alexandria’s 322.
Kennedy Mara and Lucia Martin Rodriguez of Willmar and Alexandria’s Rachel Bowen and Cadence Simon all tied for second with 78s.
Brainerd’s Madelyn Holmstrom won with a 77.
“(The) girls played another excellent round and (took) second …,” Willmar head coach Bryan Mara said. “I am super proud of how the girls competed in the last two days.”
Willmar won the St. Cloud Invitational title on Thursday.
Willmar has a Central Lakes Conference meet scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Monday at Rich-Spring Golf Course in Cold Spring.
(1) Alexandria 322 … (2) Willmar 331 … (3) Brainerd 344 … (4) Moorhead 346 … (5) Sartell 356 … (6) St. Cloud Crush 263 … (7) Bemidji 372 … (8) Becker 379 … (9) Rocori 385 … (10) Sauk Rapids 410 … (11) Buffalo 413
TOP FIVE — (1) Madelyn Holmstrom, Brainerd, 77 … (T2) Kennedy Mara, Willmar, 78 … (T2) Lucia Martin Rodriguez, W, 78 … (T2) Rachel Bowen, Alexandria, 78 … (T2) Cadence Simon, Alexandria, 78
WILLMAR — (T2) Mara … (T2) Martin Rodriguez … (T10) Avery Olson 86 … (T18) Raelynn Means 89 … (T40) Lily Jorgenson 98 … (50) Lyza Gustafson 104
Willmar wound up sixth in the 8AAA Presection Meet at Greystone Golf Club in Sauk Centre.
Willmar shot a 313. Alexandria won with a 295 and Sartell took second with a 298.
Rocori’s Drew Austin won with a 67. Sartell’s Sam Lunde was second with a 70. Willmar’s Aden Jacobson tied for sixth with a 74.
Willmar plays in a meet in which Dassel-Cokato is the host at 10 a.m. Monday at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake.
(1) Alexandria 295 … (2) Sartell 298 … (3) Brainerd 306 … (4) Becker 307 … (5) Buffalo not available … (6) Willmar 313 … (7) Moorhead 316 … (8) Rocori 321 … (9) Sauk Rapids 325 … (10) St. Cloud 348
TOP FIVE — (1) Drew Austin, Rocori, 67 … (2) Sam Lunde, Sartell, 70 … (T3) Thomas May, Becker, 73 … (T3) Carver Larson, Alexandria, 73 … (T3) Garrison Johnson, Alexandria, 73
WILLMAR — (T6) Aden Jacobson 74 … (14) Luke Larson 76 … (18) Evan Michelson 77 … (51) Cooper Lownsbury 86 … (61t) Liam Ims 92 … (61t) Anthony Cellini 92
Cretin-Derham Hall is in first place with a 291 after the first day of the two-day Northwest Classic at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes.
New London-Spicer is in sixth place with a 312 in the 16-team tournament. Edina is in second with a 299 and Detroit Lakes is in third with a 301.
Jack Schmitz of Anoka and Luke Ehmke of East Ridge are tired for first place with 70s. Sam Udovich of Cretin-Derham Hall is right behind with a 71 and five golfers shot 72s.
The Wildcats’ Reid Kath, Max Truscinski and Gabe Truscinski are all tied for 19th place with 77s.
Round 2 resumes at 9 a.m. Saturday back at Detroit Country Club.
(1) Cretin-Derham Hall 291 … (2) Edina 299 … (3) Detroit Lakes 301 … (4) Wayzata 305 … (5) Holy Family Catholic 307 … (6) New London-Spicer 312 … (7) Maple Grove 315 … (8) Bemidji 316 … (9) Eden Prairie 318 … (10) White Bear Lake 321 … (11) East Ridge 322 … (T12) Anoka 324 … (T12) Detroit Lakes II 324 … (14) Stillwater 330 … (15) Woodbury 340 … (16) West Fargo Sheyenne 343
TOP FIVE — (T1) Jack Schmitz, Anoka, 70 … (T1) Luke Ehmke, East Ridge, 70 … (3) Sam Udovich, Cretin-Derham Hall, 71 … (T4) Ryder Carlson, Holy Family Catholic, 72 … (T4) Tyler Hoppe, Wayzata, 72 … (T4) Dexter Burkle, Wayzata, 72 … (T4) David Colby, Edina, 72 … (T4) Michael Markley, Cretin-Derham Hall, 72
NLS — (T19) Reid Kath 77 … (T19) Max Truscinski 77 … (T19) Gabe Truscinski 77 … (T41) Palmer Dalton 81 … (T55) Blake Kath 83 … (T89) Luke Hannig 91
The New London-Spicer girls beat Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 186-239 at Albion Ridges Golf Course in Annandale.
Rylie Harrier earned medalist honors with a 43. The Wildcats’ Evangeline Dalton and Layna Carlson tied for second with 46s and Hattie Bohlsen was fourth with a 49.
The NLS girls next play in the Wright County Conference West Division tournament at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Litchfield Golf Club.
(1) New London-Spicer 186 … (2) Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 239
TOP FIVE — (1) Rylie Harrier, New London-Spicer, 43 … (2) Evangeline Dalton, New London-Spicer, 46 … (2t) Layna Carlson, New London-Spicer, 46 … (4) Hattie Bohlsen, New London-Spicer, 49 … (5) Hope Bursch, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 54
NLS — (1) Harrier … (2t) Dalton … (2t) Carlson … (4) Bohlsen … (T6) Saige Klever 57 … (8) Jillian Skretvedt 58
The Dawson-Boyd boys and girls wound up with first-place finishes at the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Invitational at Tyler Golf Club.
The Blackjacks boys shot a 305 to beat Lac qui Parle Valley and Sleepy Eye United, which each shot 324s.
Renville County West’s Ryan Schupp took first with a 72. Carson Besonen of LQPV was second with a 73. Dawson-Boyd’s Evan Mork and Drew Hjelmeland tied with Sleepy Eye United’s Nolan Kucera for third place. All scored 75s.
In the girls’ division, Dawson-Boyd shot a 327. LQPV was second with 378.
The Blackjacks’ Lindsey Lund took first place with a 78. Teammate Kylar Hjelmeland was second with an 80.
(1) Dawson-Boyd 305 … (2t) Lac qui Parle Valley 324 … (T2) Sleepy Eye United 324 … (4) Luverne 329 … (5) Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 335 … (6) Canby 338 … (7) Minneota 344 … (8) Renville County West 358 … (9) Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 370
TOP FIVE — (1) Ryan Schrupp, Renville County West, 72 … (2) Carson Besonen, Lac qui Parle Valley, 73 … (T3) Evan Mork, Dawson-Boyd, 75 … (T3) Drew Hjelmeland, Dawson-Boyd, 75 … (T3) Nolan Kucera, Sleepy Eye United, 75
DB — (T3) Mork … (T3) Hjelmeland … (6) Carson Stratmoen 76 … (T9) Evan Menning 79 … (T20) Landon Kemen 84 … (T35) Owen Schlindler 91
LQPV — (2) Besonen … (T12) Grant Bjerke 81 … (T17) Griffin Kranz 83 … (T28) Kaidyn Stender 87 … (T32) Gavin Carl 89 … (T35) Noah Arndt 91
RCW — (1) Schrupp … (T30) Grant Novotny 88 … (T42) Jon Driggs 94 … (48) Landry Hagen 104
(1) Dawson-Boyd 327 … (2) Lac qui Parle Valley 378 … (3) Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 384 … (4) Sleepy Eye United 415 … (5) Luverne 443
TOP FIVE — (1) Lindsey Lund, Dawson-Boyd, 78 … (2) Kylar Hjelmeland, Dawson-Boyd, 80 … (3) Peyton Sachs, Lac qui Parle Valley, 81 … (4) Alyssa Swedinzski, Dawson-Boyd, 83 … (5) Claire Stratmoen 86
DB — (1) Lund … (2) Hjelmeland … (4) Swedzinski … (5) Stratmoen … (12) Laura Schreier 97
LQPV — (3) Sachs … (T6) Molly Halvorson 89 … (T10) Kate Ulstad 92 … (T23) Macy Zahrbock 116 … (T23) Kaylee Nelson 116 … (T29) America Avila 119
RCW — (T29) Rory Double 119
Minnewaska’s Thatcher Sherlin and Lakeville South’s Oliver Theel are in a tie for first place following Round 1 of the Minnewaska Invitational at Minnewaska Golf Club in Glenwood.
Sherlin and Theel both carded 73s, as Lakeville South had its top four golfers all finish in the top four to help the Cougars total the lowest strokes in Round 1 at 307.
Rogers is in second with a 219 and Minnewaska is in third at 231. New London-Spicer is in fourth with a 345 and Litchfield is in eighth at 357.
Round 2 is set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday back at Minnewaska Golf Club in Glenwood.
(1) Lakeville South 307 … (2) Rogers 319 … (3) Minnewaska 321 … (4) Hopkins 340 … (5) Eastview 342 … (6) New London-Spicer 345 … (7) Cambridge-Isanti 348 … (8) Litchfield 357 … (9) Burnsville 363
TOP FIVE — (T1) Oliver Theel, Lakeville South, 73 … (T1) Thatcher Sherlin, Minnewaska, 73 … (3) Brandon Yabandith, Rogers, 76 … (T4) Zach Havron, Lakeville South, 78 … (T4) Barret Vonruden, Lakeville South, 78 … (T4) Riley Barnett, Lakeville South, 78
LITCHFIELD — (T20) Ty Olson 85 … (T20) Judah Allen 85 … (T29) Carstan Milender 88 … (52) Evan Behnke 99 … (55) Eli Capistrant 106 … (56) Brandon Jansky 114
MINNEWASKA — (T1) Sherlin … (7) Zach Gugisberg 79 … (T12) Odin Sherlin 82 … (T17) Sam Jones 84 … (T26) Tyler Moscho 87 … (T36) Kash Christman 90 … (T36) Austin Gugisberg 90
MINNEWASKA II — (51) Chase Wacker 98
NLS — (T12) Eli Engebretson 82 … (T15) Elden Halvorson 83 … (T23) Evan Palmquist 86 … (T43) Kellon Hanson 84 … (T45) Caden Pfeifer 96 … (T45) Micah Daucsavage 96
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