Golf: Great Plains' Hansen, Clark-Willow Lake's Roehrich top field in Pre-Region 1B-ECC tourneys

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Sam Hansen of Great Plains Lutheran hits a tee shot on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Hansen won boys division medalist honors in both tourneys with a 2-under par 70.
Sam Hansen of Great Plains Lutheran hits a tee shot on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Hansen won boys division medalist honors in both tourneys with a 2-under par 70.

Sam Hansen of Great Plains Lutheran and Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake captured medalist honors and four teams earned titles Monday in the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

The tourney is a tune-up for the Region 1B tourney that is scheduled for Monday, May 23 at CCGC. For the first time this year, it also served as the first ECC tourney with scores from the pre-region used to determine conference honors.

That's why Hansen, who shot a 2-under 70, and Roehrich, who fired a 95, were individual champions in both tourneys.

Clark-Willow Lake's Brynn Roehrich studies a putt on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Roehrich captured girls division medalist honors in both tourneys with a 95.
Clark-Willow Lake's Brynn Roehrich studies a putt on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Roehrich captured girls division medalist honors in both tourneys with a 95.

Hamlin's boys and Castlewood's girls won team titles in the pre-region tourney. Hamlin shot 253 and won seven shows over Great Plains. Castlewood shot 303 and won by nine shots over Deuel.

Carson Pedersen (83) and Jackson Wadsworth (84) finished second and third, respectively, to lead Hamlin's boys. Blaze Amdahl of Webster Area (85) and Brandon Fieber of Deuel (86) rounded out the top 5.

Carson Pedersen of Hamlin chips out of the bunker on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.
Carson Pedersen of Hamlin chips out of the bunker on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

Maddie Horn (98) took second and Olivia Karst (100) third for Castlewood's girls. Deuel golfers Annika Kriz and Darby Koenecke were fourth and fifth, respectively, with 100s.

ECC team titles went to Deuel's girls and Great Plains Lutheran's boys.

Pre-Region 1B

• Girls Team Scores — Castlewood 303, Deuel 312, Webster Area 348, Great Plains Lutheran 357, Britton-Hecla 390, Wilmot 437.

• Girls Top 10 — 1. Brynn Roehrich, Clark-Willow Lake, 52-43—95; 2. Maddie Horn, Castlewood, 45-53—98; 3. Olivia Karst, Castlewood, 52-48­—100; 4. Annika Kriz, Deuel, 52-48—100; 5. Darby Koenecke, Deuel, 50-50—100; 6. Hayley Isler, Webster Area, 56-46—102; 7. Mali York, Great Plains Lutheran, 50-52—102; 8. Mackenzie Everson, Castlewood, 55-50—105; 9. Skylar Meier, Hamlin, 54-52—106; 10. Bailee Ninke, Webster Area, 59-50—109.

Mackenzie Everson of Castlewood punches through the trees on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.
Mackenzie Everson of Castlewood punches through the trees on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

• Boys Team Scores — Hamlin 253, Great Plains Lutheran 260, Webster Area 268, Doland 272, Deuel 273, Castlewood 276, Florence-Henry 291, Britton-Hecla 296, Waubay-Summit 301, Aberdeen Christian 349, Wilmot 355.

• Boys Top 10 — 1. Sam Hansen, Great Plains Lutheran, 36-34—70; 2. Carson Pedersen, Hamlin, 41-42—83; 3. Jackson Wadsworth, Hamlin, 41-43­—84; 4. Blaize Amdahl, Webster Area, 42-43­—85; 5. Brandon Fieber, Deuel, 43-43­—86; 6. Aiden Abraham, Hamlin, 41-45—86; 7. Jared Hotzler, Deuel, 42-45­—87; 8. Cole Pedersen, Hamlin, 44-44—88; 9. Ryker Warrington, Hamlin, 44-44—88; 10. Aidan Fredrickson, Britton-Hecla, 47-42—­89.

Blaize Amdahl of Webster Area pitches to the green on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.
Blaize Amdahl of Webster Area pitches to the green on No. 5 Yellow during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

Eastern Coteau Conference

• Girls Team Scores — Deuel 312, Webster Area 348, Great Plains Lutheran 357, Britton-Hecla 390, Wilmot 437.

• Girls Top 10 — 1. Roehrich, 52-43—95; 2. Kriz, 52-48—100; 3. Koenecke, 50-50—100; 4. Isler, 56-46—102; 5. York, 50-52—102; 6. Ninke, 59-50—109; 7. Jalen Hohm, Clark-Willow Lake, 57-53—110; 8. Tori Preheim, Deuel, 60-52—112; 9. Chloe Furman, Britton-Hecla, 58-54—112; 10. Gracie Fieber, Deuel, 62-53—115.

• Boys Team Scores — Great Plains Lutheran 260, Webster Area 268, Deuel 273, Florence-Henry 291, Britton-Hecla 296, Waubay-Summit 301, Wilmot 355.

• Boys Top 10 — 1. Hansen, 36-34—70; 2. Amdahl, 42-43­—85; 3. Fieber, 43-43­—864. Hotzler, 42-45­—87; 5. Fredrickson, 47-42—­89; 6. Logan Vavruska, Florence-Henry, 42-47—89; 7. Ian Lesnar, Webster Area, 44-46—90; 8. Jacob Pereboom, Webster Area, 48-46—94; 9. Ethan Opitz, Webster Area, 44-50­—94; 10. Gavin Sannes, Webster Area, 45-50—95.

Darby Koenecke of Deuel watches her tee shot on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.
Darby Koenecke of Deuel watches her tee shot on No. 1 Red during the Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference golf tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

SF Washington Warrior Invite

SIOUX FALLS — Three Watertown High School girls golfers competed Monday in the Sioux Falls Washington Warrior Invite at the Elmwood Golf Course.

Mitchell topped a field of nine teams, shooting 330 for a four-shot victory over Sioux Falls O'Gorman. Rapid City Stevens finished third at 336.

Claire Young of Sioux Falls Lincoln and Tanna Phares of Rapid City Stevens each shot 2-over 74s to share medalist honors. Lauren Sutcliffe of Sioux Falls O'Gorman and Taylor Wit of Rapid City Stevens tied for third with 75s.

Riley Zebroski led the Watertown trio, firing an 83 (43-40) to place 11th. Shelby Pearson tied for 14th with an 86 (43-43) and Samantha Anderson took 21st with a 93 (46-47).

Sioux Valley Invite

VOLGA ­— Sioux Valley and Deubrook Area won girls division team titles and De Smet shared the boys division championship Monday in the Sioux Valley Inviational at the Meadow Creek Golf Course.

Sioux Valley won the Class A girls division with a 388 score and Deubrook Area the Class B girls division with a 273. De Smet, Colman-Egan and Chester Area each shot 243s in the boys division.

Chase McDonald of Chester Area shot a 76 to win medalist honors in the boys division and Jadyn McDonald topped the girls division with a 77.

• Area Boys Top 10 — 2. Rett Osthus, De Smet, 77; 4. Kasen Janssen, De Smet, 82; 6. Gavin Landmark, Deubrook Area, 83; 7. Colt Wilkinson, De Smet, 84; 8. Kalen Garry, De Smet, 84.

• Area Girls Top 10 — 3. Julia Steffensen, Sioux Valley, 83; 4. Allison Andrews, Deubrook Area, 86; 5. Caitlyn Cradduck, Sioux Valley, 90; 6. Abby Olson, Deubrook Area, 93; 7. Bailey Landmark, Deubrook Area, 94; 9. Haylee Bohnet, Sioux Valley, 97.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Golf: Great Plains' Hansen, Clark-Willow Lake's Roehrich top field in Pre-Region 1B-ECC tourneys