April 26 at Sauk Centre

The boys’ golf team put together a winning effort in a West Central Conference meet on Tuesday at Greystone Golf Club in Sauk Centre.

The Lakers finished 11 shots ahead of second-place Benson. Zach Gugisberg paced the Lakers with a 42, followed by a pair of 44s from Riley Larson and Logan Kostelecky.   

WCC Sauk Centre meet boys’ team scores

1. Minnewaska 177

2. Benson 188

3. West Central 191

4. BOLD 192

5. Morris 200

6. Montevideo 209

7. Sauk Centre 212

8. Melrose 219

Minnewaska boys’ individual scores

Zach Gugisberg 42

Riley Larson 44

Logan Kostelecky 44

Hunter Kostelecky 47

Peyton Rooney 48

Blake Nelson 48

Maxwell Carlson 57

April 26 at Melrose

The boys’ golf team won their second meet of the day on Tuesday, taking the Melrose meet by eight shots over Benson.

Logan Kostelecky and Zach Gugisberg shot 38’s to lead the Lakers.   

WCC Melrose meet boys’ team scores

1. Minnewaska 160

2. Benson 168

3. Morris 172

4. West Central 175

5. Sauk Centre 192

6. BOLD 193

7. Montevideo 197

8. Melrose 203

Minnewaska boys’ individual scores

Logan Kostelecky 38

Zach Gugisberg 38

Riley Larson 40

Hunter Kostelecky 44

Peyton Rooney 46

Blake Nelson 46

Ethan Curry 58

April 27 at Sauk Centre

The Minnewaska boys were back in Sauk Centre on Wednesday for a 12-team invitational. The Lakers finished in a tie for third place with BBE, just three strokes off of second place Detroit Lakes and 11 behind the top team from Bemidji.

Riley Larson’s 78 was good for third place overall, while Zach Gugisberg had a 79, which was tied for fourth.

On Tuesday the Lakers have WCC meets in Sauk Centre and then Melrose. On Friday Minnewaska will be at New London-Spicer for an invitational. On Friday night the team makes the long trek to Fairmont for an invitational on Saturday morning.   

Sauk Centre Invite boys’ team scores

1. Bemidji 324

2. Detroit Lakes A 332

T3. Minnewaska 335

T3. BBE 335

5. Detroit Lakes B342

6. Osakis 349

7. Alexandria 355

8. Morris 373

9. Melrose 412

10. Sauk Centre 432

11. Pierz 438 

12. BOLD 441

Minnewaska boys’ individual scores

Riley Larson 78

Zach Gugisberg 79

Logan Kostelecky 81

Hunter Kostelecky 97

Peyton Rooney 100

Blake Nelson 107

Maxwell Carlson 57

April 26 at Melrose

The Minnewaska girls’ golf team won the WCC meet at Melrose on Tuesday, led by Arivia DeBoer’s 43.    

WCC Melrose meet girls’ team scores

1. Minnewaska 178

2. BOLD 202

3. Melrose 209

4. Benson 226

5. Morris 248

Minnewaska girls’ individual scores

Arivia DeBoer 43

Berkley Steffen 44

Ava Kollman 45

Paige Rupp 46

Morgan Schwinghammer  52

Annika DeBoer 53

Alissa Thorfinnson 55

April 26 at Sauk Centre

The Lakers’ girls added a victory in the Sauk Centre WCC meet later in the day, after winning in Melrose.

Berkley Steffen paced the Minnewaskans with a 43.   

WCC Sauk Centre meet girls’ team scores

1. Minnewaska 179

2. BOLD 208

3. Melrose 222

4. Benson 234

5. Morris 287

Minnewaska girls’ individual scores

Berkley Steffen 43

Arivia DeBoer 44

Ava Kollman 45

Paige Rupp 47

Alissa Thorfinnson 48

Annika DeBoer 52

Morgan Schwinghammer  59

April 27 at Alexandria

The Minnewaska girls’ golf team was at the Alexandria Golf Club on Wednesday for a 13-team invitational.

The host team took first place, with the Bluejackets coming in eighth place. Minnewaska/BBE was paced by Berkley Steffen’s 88, which placed her ninth overall. 

The Lakers will be at Melrose and Sauk Centre on Tuesday for WCC meets.  On Friday the Minnewaska Golf Club will be the setting for a 10-team invitational with teams from Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Eden Valley-Watkins, Edina, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Pequot Lakes, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville. Saturday finds the Lakers at Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria for an invitational tournament. 

Alexandria Invite girls’ team scores

1. Alexandria 334

2. Detrot Lakes 350

T3. Wayzata 360

T3. Brainerd 360

5. Chanhassen 363

6. Fergus Falls 374

7. Moorhead 375

8. Minnewaska/BBE 377

9. Rogers 398

10. Sartell 404

11. Buffalo 411

12. Bemidji 420

13. Willmar 422

Minnewaska/BBE girls’ individual scores

Berkley Steffen 88

Arivia DeBoer 90

Alissa Thorfinnson 98 

Paige Rupp 101

Annika DeBoer 101