Watertown edges Aberdeen Central for second in ESD; Roncalli captures Region 1A title
YANKTON — Mitchell repeated as the Eastern South Dakota Conference girls golf champion on Thursday with a different individual medalist.
The Kernels topped the nine-team field with a 323 at the Fox Run Golf Course. Watertown edged Aberdeen Central by two shots (332 to 334) for second place.
Maddie Childs of Mitchell shot a 2-over par 74 to win medalist honors over teammate and defending champion Allison Meyerink.
Mitchell, Watertown and Aberdeen Central are expected to wage a three-team battle for the state Class AA title on June 3-4 at the Hillcrest Golf and Country Club in Yankton.
"The girls played well today. Anytime you can get four players inside the top 15, it's a great day," Watertown head coach Corey Neale said. "We're proud of finishing in second today and it shows that at the state tournament, we have the ability to win it."
Team Scores — Mitchell 323, Watertown 332, Aberdeen Central 334, Pierre 365, Brandon Valley and Brookings each 376, Yankton 380 and Harrisburg 392.
Top 15 Individuals — 1. Maddie Childs, Mitchell, 74; 2. Allison Meyerink, Mitchell, 75; 3. (Tie) Ella Homstad, Yankton, and Avery Palmquist, Watertown, 79; 5. (Tie) Aspen Reynolds, Watertown, and Olivia Braun, Aberdeen Central, 80; 7. Kyley Wirebaugh, Aberdeen Central, 82; 8. Emma Dohrer, Aberdeen Central, 84; 9. Quinn Dannenbring, Mitchell, 85; 10. (Tie) Hadley Hart,, Pierre, and Shelby Pearson, Watertown, 86; 12. (Tie) Delilah Fuls, Brookings, and Gabi Olson, Watertown, 87; 14. (Tie) Chloe Vikander and Morgan Jones, Aberdeen Central, 88.
Other Area Golfers — 29. (Tie) Natalie Pearson, Watertown, 97; 38. Kylie Herman, Aberdeen Central, 105; 39. (Tie) Carighan Klatt, Watertown, 106.
Region 1A
GROTON — Grace Seyer took medalist honors with a 16-over 88 and led Aberdeen Roncalli to a one-shot victory in the team race on Thursday in the Region 1A high school girls golf tournament at the Olive Grove Golf Course.
Seyer won the individual title by one shot over Carly Guthmiller of Groton Area. Roncalli finished with a team score of 379.
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The top three teams and 18 indiviuals qualified for the state Class A girls tournament June 3-4 at Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls.
Team Scores — Aberdeen Roncalli 379, Madison 380, Groton Area 407, Milbank 451 and Sioux Valley 454.
Individual State Qualifiers — 1. Grace Seyer, Aberdeen Roncalli, 88; 2. Carly Guthmiller, Groton Area, 89; 3. Caitlyn Cradduck, Sioux Valley, 92; 4. Elliot Hortness, Sisseton, 93; 5. (Tie) Madison Bushkofsky, Flandreau, and Delilah Maxwell, Madison, 94; 7. (Tie0 Sienna Maxwell, Madison, and Hayden Oftedal, Madison, 95; 9. (Tie) Ava Danielson, Aberdeen Roncalli, and Madison Rummel, Madison, 96.
11. Claire Crawford, Aberdeen Roncalli, 97; 12. Mackenzie Wegehaupt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 98; 13. Natalie Berg, Dell Rapids, 100; 14. Carlee Johnson, Groton Area, 103; 15. Shaylee Schuchard, Milbank, 104; 16. (Tie) Morgan Helms, Aberdeen Roncalli; Kenzley Heath, Sisseton and Mia Crank, Groton Area, 105.
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