Playing 18: 9 boys, 9 girls golfers from southeastern Minnesota to watch at state meets

The Class A, AA and AAA girls and boys golf state meets all are set to tee off early Tuesday morning.

The Class A meet will probably be performed at Pebble Creek Golf Membership in Becker, the Class AA meet is ready for The Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, and the Class AAA meet is as soon as once more to be held at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids.

Here’s a have a look at 18 golfers — 9 boys, 9 women, in alphabetical order — from southeastern Minnesota, to regulate at this week’s state meets:

Isaac Ahn, Fr., Mayo

Stress isn’t any downside for this younger standout, who competed within the Scripps Nationwide Spelling Bee final summer time. The phrase he missed within the nationwide bee is probably becoming. It was “sudoriferous,” which refers back to the manufacturing of sweat, one thing Ahn does not appear to do. He was proper on the state-meet bubble for 2 days on the Part 1AAA meet at The Jewel in Lake Metropolis, the place he fired back-to-back rounds of 73 to earn the ultimate journey to state out of the part. His 146 whole was simply two photographs again of third-place finisher Kyler Schwamb from Farmington, and simply seven photographs again of part medalist Nate Stevens of Northfield.

Emma Berge, Jr., Lake Metropolis

No stranger to the state meet, Berge was among the many greatest within the state a 12 months in the past, when she tied for twentieth to assist the Tigers win their first-ever group state championship. The junior standout is a key participant once more this season for Lake Metropolis, which is the heavy favourite to repeat as state champion. Berge was the Part 1AA runner-up two weeks in the past, behind solely teammate Jordana Windhorst Knudsen. Berge shot rounds of 86-83—169 on the part meet, producing 15 pars and two birdies over the 36-hole event.

Keegan Bronson, Sr., Hayfield

The Hayfield senior will probably be one of many final boys to tee off on this 12 months’s state meet, going off within the penultimate group of the Class A meet, at 8:51 a.m. Tuesday. Bronson completed because the Part 1A runner-up, ending three photographs again of Fillmore Central’s Jake Fishbaugher on the part meet. Bronson shot rounds of 78-81—159 within the part meet, and can take some confidence into state, realizing he can enhance upon his Twenty ninth-place end from a 12 months in the past. Bronson adopted an opening-round 86 at state final spring — on the similar course the place this 12 months’s state meet will probably be performed — with a final-round 79 to shoot up the leaderboard.

Calie Dockter, So., Byron

The pure-swinging sophomore from Byron narrowly missed qualifying for state a 12 months in the past, ending simply three spots out of a state-meet look. This season, she thought her shot at qualifying for state may need been taken away, when she suffered a again harm with a month to go within the common season. However by means of rehab and perseverance, Dockter performed within the Part 1AA meet — and performed fairly effectively, although she mentioned she felt solely about 50 %. She mentioned she now feels nearer to 80 % or higher, bodily, as she prepares for the state meet, after inserting sixth within the part meet (88-90—178).

Jake Fishbaugher, Jr., Fillmore Central

The Falcons’ veteran is headed to the Class A state meet for the third time in his profession — and what seemingly can be the fourth time had the 2020 season not been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fishbaugher broke by means of and received medalist honors on the Part 1A meet two weeks in the past, taking pictures rounds of 77-79—156, good for a slim three-shot win over runner-up Keegan Bronson of Hayfield. It was a pleasant breakthrough for Fishbaugher, who completed because the part runner-up final season as a sophomore and in 2019 as an eighth-grader. Now he hopes to take one other step ahead on the state meet, the place he positioned ninth a 12 months in the past.

Courtney Hershberger, Jr., Fillmore Central

Like Fishbaugher, Hershberger is one other veteran golfer for the Falcons who has loads of state-meet expertise. The junior is headed to her third Class A state meet after successful her second consecutive Part 1A particular person championship. Hershberger has been a frontrunner on a Falcons group that’s going to state for a 3rd straight season (minus the 2020 season, which was canceled because of COVID) and positioned fifth there a 12 months in the past. Hershberger tied for twenty second at state final season.

Andrew Hoiness, Sr., Rushford-Peterson

Hoiness is the No. 1 participant on a Trojans group that rallied from a 15-shot deficit after the primary spherical to surpass Hayfield and win the Part 1A group title two weeks in the past. Hoiness positioned third individually within the part meet (83-77—160), only one shot again of runner-up Keegan Bronson of Hayfield and simply 4 photographs again of medalist Jake Fishbaugher of Fillmore Central. Hoiness made 14 pars and 5 birdies within the part meet. His final-round 77 was the perfect rating of that spherical.

Caleb Jannsen, So., Stewartville

The Tigers’ standout sophomore is headed to state for a second consecutive season after practically serving to his group qualify. Stewartville completed because the Part 1AA runner-up to Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa by simply seven photographs (628-635). Jannsen was wonderful on the part meet, taking pictures 79-74—153 to position fourth general. He’ll now get an opportunity to enhance upon his end at state final season, when he shot 84-85—169 to complete in a tie for 67th.

Cole Jannsen, Sr., Stewartville

The older half of the Tigers’ 1-2 Jannsen punch, Cole may also be heading to the Class AA state meet for a second consecutive season. He tied for forty fifth final 12 months (82-80—162). Jannsen shot back-to-back rounds of 78 on the Part 1AA meet two weeks in the past to position sixth general. He’ll tee off at 8:42 a.m. Tuesday, going off of tee No. 10, one group forward of his youthful brother, Caleb.

Alexis Knott, Sr., PIZM

The Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior could have improved as a lot as any golfer in Part 1AA, score-wise, from final season to this spring. Knott completed twenty first within the part a 12 months in the past, taking pictures rounds of 101-102—203. She minimize 19 photographs off that whole this spring, going 93-91—184 at Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester two weeks in the past, to position tenth within the Part 1AA meet and earn the ultimate spot from the part into the Class AA state meet. Knott will tee off at 12:54 p.m. Tuesday at The Ridges at Sand Creek, in Jordan, in her first state-meet spherical.

Anders Larson, Sr., PIZM

No stranger to the state meet, Larson makes a return journey to the Class AA meet, as does his PIZM group, which positioned fifth a 12 months in the past. Larson completed ninth final season and hopes to make a soar into the highest 5 — with a watch on state medalist honors — this week. He completed second by one stroke to Lourdes’ Colton Wealthy on the Part 1AA meet two weeks in the past at Northern Hills in Rochester, when Larson shot rounds of 78-68—146. His final-round 68 — when he made seven birdies and simply two bogeys — was the perfect spherical of the meet. This will probably be Larson’s closing highschool meet; he’ll play Division I faculty golf subsequent faculty 12 months at Tennessee Tech.

Ellie Leise, So., Lourdes

Leise had an impressive Part 1AA meet two weeks in the past, taking pictures rounds of 95-84—179 to position seventh within the part and comfortably qualify for the Class AA state meet. She narrowly missed a visit to state a 12 months in the past as a freshman, when she tied for eleventh within the part meet. Her final-round 84 on the Part 1AA meet was the fourth-best spherical of the day (behind solely three Lake Metropolis golfers); she made three birdies and 6 pars within the spherical, as she shaved 11 photographs off her opening-round rating.

Ella Matzke, So., Lake Metropolis

One other of Lake Metropolis’s prime three, Matzke has loads of big-meet expertise below her belt. She is one in every of 4 Tigers who positioned within the prime 20 on the Class AA state meet final 12 months, and one in every of two who completed within the prime 10. Matzke tied for tenth a 12 months in the past (88-80—168) because the Tigers received their first-ever group state championship (Jordana Windhorst Knudsen was the opposite top-10 finisher from Lake Metropolis; she positioned second). Matzke completed third on the Part 1AA meet this spring (88-82—170) because the Tigers swept the highest 4 spots to breeze to the group title.

Chloe Morem, Jr., Fillmore Central

Morem is a veteran in a Falcons lineup that options only one senior (Marissa Topness) and two juniors (Morem, Courtney Hershberger). She pushed Hershberger for Part 1A medalist honors two weeks in the past; Morem taking pictures 94-89—183, to complete because the part runner-up, two photographs again of her teammate. It is the second consecutive 12 months that Morem has practically received the part; she completed third a 12 months in the past, behind Hershberger and Blooming Prairie’s Jessica Resler. Morem was a key golfer on final 12 months’s Falcons group that positioned fifth at state; she completed tied for forty eighth. This will probably be Morem’s third state-meet look.

Colton Wealthy, Fr., Lourdes

Wealthy made a pleasant soar this 12 months; after inserting thirteenth within the Part 1AA meet final spring as simply an eighth-grader, Wealthy confirmed his poise and grounded play at this 12 months’s part meet. He fired rounds of 73-72—145 to edge PIZM veteran Anders Larson by one stroke. Wealthy confirmed the power to attain when he has to, making eight birdies within the 36-hole part meet. He’s one in every of two Lourdes gamers headed to the Class AA state meet, as Alex Olson certified in a playoff. He’ll be one of many final golfers to tee off, going out within the 9 a.m. group, with fellow Part 1AA competitor Ryan Nutter of La Crescent-Hokah.

Joseph Scripture, Jr., PIZM

Scripture could not have been at his greatest within the Part 1AA meet — going 86-83—169 to position twenty fifth general — he has proven a constant means to raise his recreation to match the importance of the meet. He confirmed that final season on the Class AA state meet, inserting sixth as a sophomore. His 73-77—150 was Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s greatest rating, because the group positioned fifth general. It was additionally the perfect rating by a Part 1AA golfer at state in 2021. Scripture additionally positioned sixth in final 12 months’s Part 1AA meet (75-82—157).

Avery Towey, Jr., Hayfield

The Vikings’ junior is one other golfer who made an enormous leap in only one season. She positioned sixteenth within the Part 1A meet in 2021, taking pictures a two-round whole of 241. This time, Towey broke 100 in each rounds on the part meet, going 97-97—194 to position fourth general and shoot the highest rating that did not belong to a Fillmore Central golfer. Towey should wait a bit to get on the course; she has one of many final tee instances Tuesday, going off the primary tee at Pebble Creek in Becker at 1:12 p.m.

Jordana Windhorst Knudsen, So., Lake Metropolis

The Tigers’ definitive No. 1, Windhorst Knudsen has labored diligently on the psychological aspect of her recreation this 12 months. It has paid off in her successful Part 1AA medalist honors two weeks in the past at Northern Hills in Rochester. She shot 78-77—155 to prime runner-up and teammate Emma Berge by 14 strokes. Windhorst Knudsen had seven whole birdies within the 36-hole part meet. She’ll now chase a second straight group championship, in addition to her first particular person state title. She positioned second a 12 months in the past (75-82—157) to then-junior Mallory Belka (73-75—148) of Perham.

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CLASS AAA BOYS

When: Tuesday-Wednesday

The place: Bunker Hills Golf Course (Coon Rapids)

Golfer, faculty (tee time, gap): Isaac Ahn, Rochester Mayo (8:51 a.m., No. 10).

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CLASS AA BOYS

When: Tuesday-Wednesday

The place: The Ridges at Sand Creek (Jordan)

Golfer, faculty (tee time, gap): Cameron Bruns, PIZM (7:30 a.m., No. 1); Jag Foster, PIZM (7:39 a.m., No. 1); Collin Fogarty, PIZM (7:48 a.m., No. 1); Michael Scripture, PIZM (7:57 a.m., No. 1); Joseph Scripture (8:06 a.m., No. 1); Anders Larson, PIZM (8:15 a.m., No. 1);
Alex Olson, Lourdes (8:24 a.m., No. 1); Colton Wealthy, Lourdes (9 a.m., No. 1); Ryan Nutter, La Crescent-Hokah (9 a.m., No. 1); Cole Jannsen, Stewartville (8:42 a.m., No. 10); Caleb Jannsen, Stewartville (8:51 a.m., No. 10).

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CLASS AA GIRLS

When: Tuesday-Wednesday

The place: The Ridges at Sand Creek (Jordan)

Golfer, faculty (tee time, gap): Kaitlin Schmidt, Lake Metropolis (midday, No. 1); Mattie Mears, Lake Metropolis (12:09 p.m., No. 1); Brooke Bee, Lake Metropolis (12:18 p.m., No. 1); Ella Matzke, Lake Metropolis (12:27 p.m., No. 1); Emma Berge, Lake Metropolis (12:36 p.m., No. 1); Jordana Windhorst Knudsen, Lake Metropolis (12:45 p.m., No. 1);
Bailie Roschen, Crimson Wing (12:54 p.m., No. 1); Alexis Knott, PIZM (12:54 p.m., No. 10); Ellie Leise, Rochester Lourdes (1:03 p.m., No. 10); Brianna Novak, Crimson Wing (1:12 p.m., No. 1); Calie Dockter, Byron (1:12 p.m., No. 10).

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CLASS A BOYS

When: Tuesday-Wednesday

The place: Pebble Creek Golf Membership (Becker)

Golfer, faculty (tee time, gap): Jackson Dvorak, Rushford-Peterson (7:30 a.m., No. 10); Owen Fenske, R-P (7:39 a.m., No. 10); Ethan Bedard, R-P (7:48 a.m., No. 10); Carson Thompson (7:57 a.m., No. 10); Grady Hengel, R-P (8:06 a.m., No. 10); Andrew Hoiness, R-P (8:15 a.m., No. 10);
Sam Tucker, Hayfield (8:24 a.m., No. 1); Nicholas Edland, Southland (8:24 a.m., No. 10); Clay Schwichtenberg, Lanesboro (8:33 a.m., No. 1); Keegan Bronson, Hayfield (8:51 a.m., No. 1); Jake Fishbaugher, Fillmore Central (9 a.m., No. 1);

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CLASS A GIRLS

When: Tuesday-Wednesday

The place: Pebble Creek Golf Course (Becker)

Golfer, faculty (tee time, gap): Annika Mensink, Fillmore Central (midday, No. 1); Aubrey Larson, F.C. (12:09 p.m., No. 1); Myleigh Scheevel, F.C. (12:18 p.m., No. 1); Marissa Topness, F.C. (12:27 p.m., No. 1); Chloe Morem, F.C. (12:36 p.m., No. 1); Courtney Hershberger (12:45 p.m., No. 1);
Carly Bronson, Hayfield (12:54 p.m., No. 1); Rachel Smith, Wabasha-Kellogg (12:54 p.m., No. 1); Chloe Schnebly, Lanesboro (12:54 p.m., No. 10); Kristen Watson, Hayfield (1:03 p.m., No. 1); Avery Towey, Hayfield (1:12 p.m., No. 1).