Golf roundup: Minnewaska 2nd, Willmar 6th at Alex
Apr. 30—ALEXANDRIA — The Minnewaska girls golf team took second and Willmar tied for sixth place Wednesday in an invitational at Alexandria Golf Club.
Minnewaska carded a 327 to finish five strokes behind team champion Detroit Lakes. Willmar and Brainerd each shot 366 in the 13-team tournament.
Wayzata's Lauren Chambs placed first with a 74. Minnewaska's Ava Kollman tied for second with Bri Brandt of Legacy Christian Academy. Each shot 78s.
Annika DeBoer placed seventh with an 81 and Arivia DeBoer tied for eighth with an 82.
Willmar's Lucia Martin Rodriguez tied for 14th with an 84. Kennedy Mara was tied for 24th at 88.
The meet was called late because of gun shots being heard on the course, according to the Alexandria Echo Press. No one was injured and Alexandria police were investigating the incident.
Willmar competes Thursday in Brainerd.
The Sauk Rapids boys earned a victory by six strokes over Morris/Chokio-Alberta in the Sauk Centre Invitational at Greystone Golf Club.
Sauk Rapids shot a 317 to beat Morris/CA's 323. Litchfield finished eighth with a 361 in the 12-team tournament at Greystone Golf Club. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City's 373 was good for ninth. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa took 10th with a 379 and BOLD finished 11th with a 402.
Morris/CA senior Charlie Hanson won medalist honors with a 1-under-par 71. Teammate Landen Gibson placed second with a 76. Litchfield's Carsten Milender tied for 8th with an 81.
