June 1, 2006 at 8:10 a.m.
Wildcat and Viking golfers in section meet at Eagle Ridge
Wildcat and Viking golfers in section meet at Eagle Ridge
The golf course, built on the bluffs overlooking beautiful Trout Lake, provided a challenging track for players from schools ranging from the northern Twin Cities suburbs to Iron Range schools such as Hibbing.
The three teams with the lowest team total scores qualify for a second day of competition, also at Eagle Ridge, on Memorial Day. The second day scores are combined with the first day’s totals to determine the Section 7AA entrant in the state tournament.
In the individual portion of the tournament, all golfers who score within five strokes of the five lowest individual scores (excluding the scores of the first place team). Like the team totals, players’ scores for the two days are combined to determine which five players qualify for the individual competition at the state tournament.
TEAM RESULTS
Boys
Grand Rapids 310
Elk River 322
Cambridge-Isanti 323
Forest Lake 324
Chisago Lakes 329
Princeton 330
Hibbing 331
St. Francis 333
Rogers 335
Duluth Denfeld 337
Duluth East 340
Anoka 341
Andover 344
Duluth Central 349
Hermantown 350
Cloquet 363
North Branch 376
Girls
Hibbing/Chisholm 337
Forest Lake 353
Grand Rapids 354
Chisago Lakes 397
Andover 401
North Branch 406
St. Francis 413
Rogers 417
Princeton 418
Duluth East 423
Anoka 425
Cambridge-Isanti 434
Elk River 436
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INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
BOYS
Grand Rapids’ Matt Schneider was the first day leader with a 71. Tim Peterson (Elk River) was next with a 74. Wildcats Luke Angrimson 78, Scott Liebsch 82 and Aron Duren 84 qualified for the second day of the Tournament.
“Luke has a pretty good shot at qualifying for the next level of competition. He is in a position to make it if he plays consistent. Scott and Aron are also capable of shooting low and could do well,” said Wildcat coach John Hawkinson.
Chisago Lakes Scores
Luke Angrimson 78
Scott Liebsch 82
Aron Duren 84
Mike Corradi 85
D.J. Haus 89
Nick Bratrud 89
Total 329
North Branch Boys
“The only way we’re going to get better is to get out and play. We need to spend a lot of time practicing this summer if we’re going to improve on our performance this year. These kids are very nice, smart kids, but they’re going to have to dedicate themselves to golf,” said North Branch coach Tom Moriarty.
North Branch Scores
Travis Peterson 48 44 92
Doug Jorgenson 49 45 94
Jake Moosey 49 45 94
Brad Peters 48 48 96
Taylor Perreault 52 50 102
Jack Williams 55 51 106
Total 376
GIRLS
Hillary Gerster (Andover) and Laura Heck (Hibbing) shot 79 to share honors for the day. This year, in order to earn a trip back for day two, girls had to shoot 90 or lower. Amy Aho had a 94 to lead the Vikings. Krista Liebsch and Megan Corradi carded 97’s for the Wildcats.
CL head coach Jeanne Hawkinson said, “The girls were somewhat disappointed with their rounds. They played well for their practice round and had a positive outlook going into the tournament. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of 18 hole tournament experience under our belts and it could have played a factor in how we performed.
“Overall I was happy. They shot around their season average or even better. They continue to improve and stay steady. Our time will come. They are still a young team. We will miss Jenna Merry next year, but we are lucky to only be losing one girl. We’ll continue to set goals and work hard to meet them,” Hawkinson added.
Chisago Lakes Scores
Megan Corradi 48 49 97
Krist Liebsch 49 48 97
Jamie Tschida 51 50 101
Melissa Ubel 51 51 102
Jenna Merry 53 53 106
Krista Swanson 60 59 119
Total 397
North Brnch Girls
Amy Aho played very consistent golf. She has the most consistent, controlled swing on the team and it helped to keep her out of trouble at Eagle Ridge. Kelsey Johnson played 16 holes very well, but two big holes on the front nine caused her score to balloon. Lacee Scherer had a lot of good shots, but, like a lot of golfers a couple of bad holes kept her from scoring better. Eighth grader Katie Foley has really come on strong for the Vikings. When she gains some more physical strength, she’s going to shoot some low numbers.
Nobody on the North Branch roster is a senior. The Vikings, like the Wildcat girls, should be a better team in 2007.
North Branch Scores
Amy Aho 48 46 94
Kelsey Johnson 55 47 102
Lacee Scherer 55 48 103
Katie Foley 55 52 107
Jeni Farr 58 52 110
Hope Chenevert 71 66 137
Total 406
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