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In a steady rain, the Chisago Lakes and North Branch boys played in the Section 7AA Golf Tournament Thursday, May 24 at Grand National Golf Course in Hinckley.

Despite the soggy conditions, Wildcat senior Luke Angrimson, fired a blistering 68 to lead the field and his team to a 304. That score put the 'Cats in a fourth place tie with Princeton. Elk River and Forest shared first place with 298's. Grand Rapids was third in the 17 team event with a 301 total.

Chisago Lakes Scores

Luke Angrimson 34 34 68

Aron Duren 37 41 78

DJ Haus 40 39 79

Nick Bratrud 39 40 79

Scott Liebsch 41 41 82

Jesse Helgestad 47 40 87

Total 304

The Vikings didn't handle the wet conditions as well as the Wildcats. Senior Brad Peters' 88 was the best the Vikings could do as they totalled 363 strokes. "We were wet and cold and just wanted to go home," said Viking coach Tom Moriarty.

North Branch Results

Brad Peters 44 44 88

Jared Houle 47 46 93

Doug Jorgenson 47 47 94

Jack Williams 46 45 91

Alex Nelson 46 50 96

Jake Moosey 46 45 91

Total 363

Section 7AA Team Results

Day 1

Elk River 298

Forest Lake 298

Grand Rapids 301

Chisago Lakes 304

Princeton 304

Rogers 308

Anoka 310

Duluth Denfeld 313

Hermantown 314

Cambridge-Isanti 316

Duluth Central 316

Andover 322

Hibbing-Chisholm 328

Cloquet 335

St. Francis 352

North Branch 363

Section 7AA, Day 2

The top six teams and the individual golfers with the lowest totals on day 1 competed Memorial Day to determine the team and individual entrants in next week's State Golf Meet at Bunker Hills.

Princeton had the best round Monday with a stellar 290, but it wasn't enough to catch first round co-leader Forest Lake. The Rangers finished with a two day total of 592 and will represent Section 7AA at state. The Wildcats shot a 316 on Monday for a two day total of 620 and a fifth place finish.

Angrimson shot a 73 on Monday for a two-day total of 141 which tied for the low individual with Kyle Lewis of Forest Lake. Agrimson will represent the Wildcats at the state meet next week.

"Luke's 68 on Thursday was a pretty incredible round, especially considering the weather," said Wildcat coach Perry Aadland. "He was two strokes behind Kyle Lewis (34) of Forest Lake after nine. He started the back nine with three consecutive birdies on 10, 11, and 12 to take the lead and then scrambled for a par out of a rain-soaked fairway bunker on 13. He led all golfers after the first round by three. Luke started Monday with a couple of bogies, but then went one under on the last 16 holes.

"As far as our team, we played all right, but not great. When it comes to this section, you have to play great to advance. Our individuals, other than Luke, were often scrambling a bit, and weren't able to put together long strings of routine pars. Both Forest Lake and Elk River had solid first rounds . I wasn't sure our scores were going to be good enough (to qualify for round 2) until Luke came in with his 68. Princeton's second day score of 290 was outstanding. They were able to pass Elk River and Grand Rapids and nearly caught Forest Lake," Aadland added.

Girls at Section 7AA

BY DAVE AMBERS

Sports editor

Under threatening skies, the Chisago Lakes and North Branch girls played in the Section 7AA Golf Tournament Wednesday, May 23 at Grand National Golf Course in Hinckley.

The Wildcats, led by senior Jaime Tschida, finished with a team score of 371 to take fifth in the 16 team field. Tschida's 84 qualified her to play in the second round of the individual portion of the tournament, also in Hinckley.

Tschida finished her high school golf career by shooting a 95 Memorial Day in the second day of the tournament. Her two-day total (179) put her in 15th place.

"Jaime struggled on Monday, especially on the front nine," said Wildcat coach Jeanne Hawkinson. "On the first few holes, she had a hard time getting off the tee-box. But, by the fifth hole, she was outdriving the other girls in her group by 20-25 yards. Her short game gave her some problems, but she persevered and improved as she went.

"I was very proud of her. This was a great way to end her high school golfing career. She has been a big part of our team--a great player and great captain. Hopefully golf is something she will have as a part of her life for a long time," Hawkinson added.

Chisago Lakes Scores

Jaime Tschida 43 41 84

Krista Liebsch 44 45 89

Megan Corradi 49 47 96

Krista Swanson 48 54 102

Sadie Williamson 50 54 104

Melissa Ubel 53 53 106

Total 371

The senior tandem of Lacee Scherer and Amy Aho ended their careers by leading the Vikings as they have in nearly every meet for the last three seasons. Scherer carded a 91 and Aho totalled 93 at Hinckley. The Vikings' 389 placed them tenth at Hinckley.

North Branch Results

Lacee Scherer 43 48 91

Amy Aho 45 48 93

Kelsey Johnson 51 52 103

Katie Foley 53 49 107

Jeni Farr 53 56 109

Hope Chenevert 68 55 124

Total 389

The rain stayed away for most of the day and the golfers took advantage of the conditions to record some outstanding team and individual scores. Hibbing (321), Forest Lake (322) and Grand Rapids (332) qualified for the second day of the tournament.

Ashli Helstrom of Hibbing awed the fans, players and coaches with a 66. Andover's Hillary Gerster (71), Elk River's Molly Martin (74) and Forest Lake's Betsy Kelley (77) were among the individual leaders.

Section 7AA Team Results

Day 1

Hibbing/Chisholm 321

Forest Lake 322

Grand Rapids 332

St. Francis 357

Chisago Lakes 371

Rogers 371

Andover 376

Duluth East 379

Elk River 383

North Branch 389

Princeton 391

Hermantown 396

Cambridge-Isanti 398

Anoka 413

Cloquet 492

Duluth Denfeld Inc

Forest Lake won the Section 7AA team title by shooting 326 on Memorial Day for a two day total of 648. Hibbing-Chisholm was second with 659 and Grand Rapids' 660 put the Thunderhawks in third.

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