Golf roundup: LQPV girls, BBE boys lookin' good
May 28—WILLMAR — The Lac qui Parle Valley girls golf team is the defending state champion. And while it's a new season with a new lineup, the Eagles appear headed to an opportunity to repeat as champs.
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys, meanwhile, are hoping to earn a state Class A berth. The Jaguars are well on their way, holding a two-stroke advantage on defending section champion Benson at the Section 5A tournament.
It was Day 1 of the two-day tournament at Eagle Creek Golf Course. Day 2 is Wednesday at Eagle Creek.
At stake is a berth in the state Class A tournament June 14-15 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker.
The LQPV girls shot a 353 and have a 26-stroke advantage on BOLD, which also qualified for last year's state tournament in a different section.
The Eagles' Sarah Halvorson led the way with a 79. She's defending state Class A co-champion. Last year at state, she tied for first with Emily Stueland of Park Christian of Moorhead. Stueland has graduated.
Isabella Jacobs and Molly Halvorson are tied for second. Each shot 87s.
On the boys side, things are a lot closer.
BBE's Gannon Walsh is in the lead with a 77. BBE has a 338. Benson has a 340 and Dawson-Boyd is at 351.
In second place is LQPV's Carson Besonen, who shot 79. Benson's Ryan Holifson is in third with an 80.
There is a four-way tie for fourth place. Dawson-Boyd's Collin Swedzinski, MACCRAY's Gavin Husman, BBE's Brady Schwinghammer and Benson's Brady DeHaan all shot 82s.
Boys
Team scoring
(1) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 338 ... (2) Benson 340 ... (3) Dawson-Boyd 351 ... (4) Yellow Medicine East 361 ... (5) Community Christian School 369 ... (6) Lac qui Parle Valley 379 ... (7) Central Minnesota Christian 380 ... (8) MACCRAY 381 ... (9) BOLD 385 ... (10) Renville County West 408
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Gannon Walsh, BBE, 77 ... (2) Carson Besonen, LQPV, 79 ... (3) Ryan Tolifson, Benson, 80 ... (4t) Collin Swedzinski, DB, Gavin Husman, MACCRAY, Brady Schwinghammer, BBE, and Brady DeHaan, Benson, 82
BBE — (1) Walsh 77 ... (4t) Schwinghammer 82 ... (10t) Spencer Lundberg 87 ... (19t) Jack Paulson 92.
BENSON — (3) Tolifson 80 ... (4t) DeHaan 82 ... (9t) Isaac Minchow 85 ... (22t) Charlie Goff 93.
BOLD — (22t) Riley Minkel 93 ... (26t) Grant Pfarr 94 ... (32) Brayden Gass 98 ... (35t) Andy Bahl 100.
CMCS — (14t) Seth Zwart 89 ... (28t) Josh Ver Steeg 95 ... (28t) Elijah Gerdes 95 ... (37t) Carver Vanderhagen 101.
CCS — (11t) Jonathan Reid 87 ... (14t) Mark Arnold 89 ... (17t) Will Chapin 91 ... (41t) Max Arnold 102.
DAWSON-BOYD — (4t) Swedzinski 82 ... (16) Carson Stratmoen 90 ... (19t) Evan Mork 92 ... (54) Colin Jorgens 117.
LQPV — (2) Besonen 79 ... (31) Kaidyn Stender 97 ... (37t) William Giese 101 ...
MACCRAY — (2) Husman 82 ... (22t) Dreyer Homan 93 ... (37t) Brooks Asche 101 ... (41t) JT Ulstad 102 ... (41t) Lucas Vacek 102.
RCW — (8) Ryan Schrupp 83 ... (11t) Drew Hjelmeland 87 ... (37t) Pau Clemens Suau 101 ... (46t) Adam Schrupp 105.
YME — (9t) Cooper McCosh 85 ... (17t) Nick Moritz 91 ... (19t) James Peterson 92 ... (22t) Nikson Knapper 93.
Girls
Team scoring
(1) Lac qui Parle Valley 353 ... (2) BOLD 379 ... (3) Community Christian School 443 ... (4) MACCRAY 458.
Individual
TOP FIVE — (1) Sarah Halvorson, LQPV 79 ... (2t) Isabella Jacobs, LQPV , and Molly Halvorson, LQPV 87 ... (4t) Lindsey Lund, Dawson-Boyd, and Leslie Snow, BOLD 88.
BENSON — (7) Alissa Maurer 90 ... (14t) Molly Jones 108
BOLD — (4t) Snow 88 ... (6) Kenna Henriksen 89 ... (8) Alison Kadlec 97 ... (13) McKenna Jensen 105 ... (16) Tori Osterfeld 109.
CCS — (12) Katrina Velyan 101 ... (17t) Sage Mulder 113 ... (17t) Sydney Gustafson 113 ... (20) Lexi Macik 116.
DAWSON-BOYD — (4t) Lund 88 ... (9) Alyssa Swedzinski 99 ...
LQPV — (1) S. Halvorson ... (2t) Jacobs 87 ... (2t) M. Halvorson 87 ... (10t) Kaitlyn Kittleson 100.
MACCRAY — (10t) Kori Bristle 100 ... (21) Callie Macht 117 ... (24) Alexis Noble 120 ... (25) Alix Bristle 121.
