•  Riley Larson back to state again

Riley Larson is set to golf at the State Boys and Girls Golf Meet at Ridges on Sand Creek in Jordan, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13-14.

Larson earned his second-straight trip to the state tourney by tying for six place at the Section 3AA Golf Tourney at the Oakdale Golf Course in Buffalo Lake, Wednesday, May 31.

The Lakers, coached by Dave Drexler, Dion Harste and Brett Thorfinnson, finished tied for fourth in the team standings as NLS won the  team title by nine strokes over Luverne and Marshall.

Larson had a score 152 on rounds of 76 and 76 at the section tourney to earn a repeat state berth.  Last year, Larson had a 151 total on rounds of 77 and 74 and went on to place 65th at state with a 169 total on rounds of 88 and 81.

The boys’ field is set to begin teeing off for the first round at the state meet at noon, Tuesday.  The field will begin golfing the second round at noon, Wednesday.  The Lakers won the boys WCC golf title this year by one point over West Central Area.  Minnewaska Area won the final meet by five strokes over WCA to earn the title.

Morris Area was third with 48 points, followed by Melrose and Benson (both 31), Montevideo (27), Sauk Centre (21) and BOLD (13).

Larson has season lows this year of 33 at Montevideo and 34 at Morris for nine holes and a 68 at Tipsinah GC at WCA for 18 holes.

•  Kollman, DeBoer to compete for girls

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team qualified two players to the State Girls Golf Tournament, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13-14 at Ridges on Sand Creek in Jordan.

Earning state berths for the Lakers, coached by Tony Janu and Sarah Iverson, were freshman Ava Kollman and sophomore Arivia DeBoer, who placed fifth and sixth overall, respectively, during the Section 3AA Tourney, Wednesday, May 31 at Oakdale GC in Buffalo Lake.

Winning the section team title was Redwood Valley, which had a 679 two-day total to edge Minnewaska Area by 30 strokes.

Redwood Valley also had the top two golfers as Julian Brown earned medalist honors during the section tourney with a score of 154 on rounds of 76 and 78 and teammate Mila Jenniges was second with a 155 total on rounds of 78 and 77.

Kollman shot a 167 total (81 and 86) to place fifth overall, while DeBoer had a 169 total (84 and 85) to place sixth.

Just missing out on a state berth was Annika DeBoer, who was eighth overall with a 175 total (80 and 95).  She missed out on state by four strokes, while Lexi Barsness was 27th at the section meet with a 198 total.

The girls’ field at the state meet is set to tee off for the first round at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday (tomorrow) and the golfers will play a second round of 18 beginning at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 14.

The Laker girls won the WCC title this year, winning all eight meets for 56 total points.  BOLD was second with 46 points, followed by Melrose with 42, Benson with 28, Sauk Centre with 24, Morris Area-CA with 18 and WCA with 10.

Ava Kollman has season lows this year of 38 at Melrose and 79 at WCA, while Arivia DeBoer has season lows of 38 at Benson and 81 at WCA.

The Lakers have been going mostly with a team of seven this year for varsity golf; Ava and Anna Kollman, Arivia and Annika DeBoer, Lexi Barsness, Lillie Ogdahl and Kyra Nelson.

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