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Clark-Willow Lake's Roehrich, Hamlin's Abraham lead teams to titles in Region 1B at CCGC

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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WATERTOWN — Medlists Aiden Abraham of Hamlin (boys) and Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake (girls) carried their teams to titles in the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

Abraham shot an even-par 72 and won the boys division by three shots. Hamlin won the team title with a 231, 17 shots better than runner-up Castlewood.

Roehrich won the girls division for the third-straight year with a six-over par 78. She won by 11 shots and helped the Cyclones take the girls division by a 283-298 margin over runner-up Webster Area. Clark-Willow Lake ended Castlewood's run of seven-straight region championships.

The top two teams, 22 boys and 13 girls qualified for the state B tournaments June 3-4 at the Edgebrook Golf Course (girls) and Brookings Country Club (boys) in Brookings.

Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake follows her tee shot on No. 8 Red during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. Roehrich earned medalist honors in the girls division with a 6-over par 78.
Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake follows her tee shot on No. 8 Red during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. Roehrich earned medalist honors in the girls division with a 6-over par 78.

Boys Team Scores — Hamlin 231, Castlewood 248, Webster Area 249, Clark-Willow Lake 257, Deuel and Florence-Henry 260, Doland 272, Great Plains Lutheran 276, Waverly-South Shore 283, Aberdeen Christian 292, Britton-Hecla 310, Frederick Area 338, Waubay-Summit 352 and Wilmot 362.

Boys State Qualifiers — 1. Aiden Abraham, Hamlin, 72; 2. Larz Tvedt, Castlewood, 75; 3. Logan Vavruska, Florence-Henry, 77; 4. Ryker Warrington, Hamlin, 78; 5. Briggs LaBrie, Doland, 80; 6. Blaize Amdahl, Webster Area, 81; 7. Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin, 81; 8. Lane Tvedt, Castlewood, 83; 9. Jared Hotzler, Deuel, 83; 10. Carson Meadors, Waverly-South Shore, 83; 11. Seth Lesnar, Webster Area, 84.

12. Luke Fraser, Hamlin, 84; 13. Kaden Wookey, Clark-Willow Lake, 84; 14. Michael Dorsett, Webster Area, 84; 15. Cade Gaikowski, Clark-Willow Lake, 85; 16. Kaden Weinreis, Doland, 86; 17. Thomas Kuecker, Webster Area, 86; 18. Emmett Schwiesow, Deuel, 87; 19. Maverick Clausen, Clark-Willow Lake, 88; 20. Ty Bergh, Florence-Henry, 89; 21. Davis Gales, Castlewood, 90; 22. Trey Maaland, Deuel, 90.

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Girls Team Scores — Clark-Willow Lake 283, Webster Area 298, Deuel 303, Britton-Hecla 381, Waverly-South Shore 422, Wilmot 425.

Girls State Qualifiers — 1. Brynn Roehrich, Clark-Willow Lake 78; 2. Olivia Karst, Castlewood, 89; 3. Annika Kriz, Deuel, 90; 4. Victoria Preheim, Deuel, 91; 5. Joslyn Haugen, Webster Area, 91; 6. Olivia Knox, Doland, 94; 7. Eva Koisti, Hamlin, 94; 8. Addison Walkins, Great Plains Lutheran, 100; 9. Jalen Holm, Clark-Willow Lake, 100; 10. Bailee Ninke, Webster area, 103; 11. Baylie Somsen, Webster Area, 104; 12. Mallory Nelson, Clark-Willow Lake, 105; 13. Sage Gaikowski, Waubay-Summit, 115.

Region 2B

DELL RAPIDS — Ayla Texley of Estelline-Hendricks and Blake Larson of Wessington Springs won individual titles Monday in the Region 2B tournament at the Rocky Run Golf Course.

Texley shot 12-over par 84 to win the girls division by one shot. Larson won by two shots in the boys division by firing a 2-over 73. Wessington Springs shot 235 and won the boys division by 10 shots over De Smet and Chester won the girls division by a 274-288 margin over De Smet.

The top two teams, 20 boys and 15 girls qualified for the state B tournaments June 3-4 at the Edgebrook Golf Course (girls) and Brookings Country Club (boys) in Brookings.

Golfers, from left, Sawyer Johnson of Great Plains Luther, Trey Maaland of Deuel and Briggs LaBrie of Doland watch Aidan Abraham of Hamlin tee off on No. 6 Yellow during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown.
Golfers, from left, Sawyer Johnson of Great Plains Luther, Trey Maaland of Deuel and Briggs LaBrie of Doland watch Aidan Abraham of Hamlin tee off on No. 6 Yellow during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown.

Boys Team Scores — Wessington Springs 235, De Smet 245, Chester 248, Dell Rapids St. Mary 258, Deubrook Area 266, Howard 269, Colman-Egan 271, James Valley Christian 281, Arlington 283, Estelline-Hendricks 309, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 329, Iroquois-Lake Preston 341.

Area Boys State Qualifiers — 2. Gavin Landmark, Deubrook Area, 75; 3. Max Kees, De Smet, 78; 7. Danny Sudenga, De Smet, 79; 16. Cade Hexum, Estelline-Hendricks, 88; 17. Spencer Heflin, Arlington, 88; 18. Kayden Fast, De Smet, 88,

Girls Team Scores — Chester 274, Estelline-Hendricks 288, Dell Rapids St. Mary 293, Deubrook Area 303, Howard 335, Arlington 392.

Area Girls State Qualifiers — 1. Ayla Texley, Estelline-Hendricks, 84; 3. Brooke Jennings, De Smet, 92; 5. Brynlee Hanson, Deubrook Area, 94; 8. Sadie Johnson, Estelline-Hendricks, 98; 10. Brooklyn Gladis, Deubrook Area, 100; 14. Harper Anderson, De Smet, 104.

Region 5B

PIERRE — Wesley Wittler of Sully Buttes and Jayce Pugh of Miller won individual titles in the Region 5B high school golf tourney on Monday at the Hillsview Golf Course.

Wittler shot an even-par 72 ajnd won the boys division by one shot over teammate and defending champion Gavin Colson. Pugh repeated as the girls division champion, winning by 10 shots with a 3-over 75. Ipswich's boys and Miller's girls won team titles.

The top two teams, 26 boys and 13 girls qualified for the state B tournaments June 3-4 at the Edgebrook Golf Course (girls) and Brookings Country Club (boys) in Brookings.

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Boys Team Scores — Ipswich 238, Sully Buttes 241, Miller 241, Edmunds Central 252, Faulkton Area 253, Potter County 259, Stanley County 260, Lyman 275, Bowdle 277, Eureka 293, Highmore-Harrold 321, Hererid 326.

Area Boys State Qualifiers — 3. Chet Peterson, Ipswich, 75; 5. Drake Mueller, Faulkton Area, 77; 6. Harrison Beyers, Edmunds Central, 80; 8. Seth Hettick, Edmunds Central, 81; 9. Jace Konsor, Ipswich, 81; 11. Tucker Kadlec, Ipswich, 82; 13. Jaxon Krause, Potter County, 84; 14. Wiley Cronin, Potter County, 84; 15. Layne Cotton, Faulkton Area, 85; 17. Cooper Oxner, Bowdle, 87; 19. Joshua Fargher, Eureka, 88; 20. Trey Machtemes, Faulkton Area, 91; 21. 22. Cade Beitelspacher, Bowdle, 91; 23. Trent Beyers, Edmunds Central, 91; 24. Braxton Yackley, Selby Area, 91; 25. Brendan Bieber, Potter County, 91; 26. Charlie Deiter, Faulkton Area, 91.

Girls Team Scores — Miller 255, Selby Area 291, Faulkton Area 318, Eureka 322, Ipswich 339, Potter County 348, Stanley County 291.

Area Girls State Qualifiers — 4. Olivia Mikkelsen, Potter County, 88; 5. Taryn Hettick, Selby Area, 92; 8. Mollie Simon, Ipswich, 97; 10. Maize Baumann, Selby Area, 98; 11. Aedyn Raethz, Faulkton Area, 101; 12. Braylen Baumann, Selby Area, 101.

Ellis Russell of Aberdeen Christian hits out of the bunker on No. 5 Yellow during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown.
Ellis Russell of Aberdeen Christian hits out of the bunker on No. 5 Yellow during the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown.

Yankton Quad

YANKTON — Aberdeen Central shot 326 and finished second in the Yankton Quadrangular on Monday at the Fox Run Golf Course.

Mitchell won with a 322 score, four shots ahead of Aberdeen Central. Yankton followed at 384 and Brandon Valley 385. Allison Meyerink of Mitchell won medalist honors with a 2-over 74.

Olivia Braun shot a 75 and finished second to lead Aberdeen Central. Other Golden Eagles and their scores included Kyley Wirebaugh, tied for third with a 79; Emma Dohrer, sixth with an 81; Morgan Jones, tied for ninth with a 91; Chloe Vikander, tied for 12th with a 93; and Kylie Herman, 17th with a 99.

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