Red River's Grube wins Grand Forks girls golf meet
Aug. 22—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks Red River junior Jaya Grube lives near the Grand Forks Country Club and has grown up playing the course.
That didn't hurt Monday at the Grand Forks Central Invitational as she took medalist honors with a 75.
Grube was one of just three golfers to break 80. She finished one shot ahead of Fargo Davies' Rose Solberg.
"I think I just know what shots I'll hit every hole and where it's okay to miss and where it's not okay to miss," Grube said. "The greens are similar all the time. I know the greens well."
Grube said another key to a first-place finish was hitting a lot of fairways and greens in regulation.
"I also made some good putts I don't always make," Grube said. "It was just steady, simple golf."
Grube's first-place finish helped Red River take the team title over Fargo Davies.
In addition to Grube, Red River's Sophie Brakke shot an 82 to finish in a tie for fourth, while Ella Speidel and Lauren Soholt each shot an 86 to finish in a tie for ninth.
"Jaya is a really solid player," Red River coach Eric Sanders said. "She knows this course well. She's confident. She opened up with a birdie on 1 and that set the tone for the day. This golf course isn't overly easy. The green can make you look silly, and she did have some three-putts but she handled it really well."
Grand Forks Central was led by an eighth-place finish from captain Madelyn Trapnell, who finished 12th at the East-West Classic earlier this season.
"She had a really great back nine," Central coach Christine Bloms said. "On 10, she drove the green and dropped a putt for birdie. She had lots of good putting."
At GF Country Club, Monday
Team totals
GF Red River 329, Fargo Davies 335, West Fargo Sheyenne 356, Wahpeton 363, Fargo Shanley 374, Fargo South 387, West Fargo 388, Fargo North 388, GF Central 444
Top 5 individuals
1. Jaya Grube, RR, 75; 2. Rose Solberg, Davies, 76; 3. Lindsey Astrup, Shanley, 78; 4. (tie) Zoe Keene, Sheyenne, Sophie Brakke, Red River, 82
Other Red River scorers
Ella Speidel 86, Lauren Soholt 86, Marit Seeger 88
Central scorers
Madelyn Trapnell 85, Ella Peters 99, Allie Berg 127, Brynn Estad 133
Coach: Eric Sanders.
2021 finish: Eighth place at state, third at East Region.
Key returners: Jr. Jaya Grube (16th at state in 2021, second at East Region); soph. Sophie Brakke (46th at state); jr. Taylor Piepkorn (46th at state); fr. Ella Speidel (53rd at state); jr. Ella McMullin (70th at state); fr. Lauren Soholt (72nd at state).
Top newcomers: Soph. Marit Seeger; jr. Olivia Whitesock.
Coach Sanders says: "We have a good amount of returners, so hopefully that means we can continue to build on some confidence we were building last year. We had a strong showing at the end of the season, and we have some really good balance and depth. Any kid who's going to be in our six-person lineup can score for us, and we have kids who can go low. It's the right kind of mix."
Coach: Christine Bloms.
2021 finish: Ninth at East Region.
Key returners: Jr. Madelyn Trapnell (56th at state in 2021); fr. Ella Peters; jr. Brynn Estad.
Top newcomers: Jr. Allie Berg; jr. Greta Deitzler; sr. Charlotte Tellman; soph. Avery Beauchamp; soph. Caitlyn Shawstad.
Coach Bloms says: "We're seeing a ton of growth and potential (from the junior varsity players) and hopefully we can see them move up soon. Obviously, with (Trapnell) our captain, she's been leading our team and had a couple of quality starts and we are excited to see where she goes this year."
