PIERZ — Kari LeBlanc fired a six-over 41 to tie for third with Little Falls’ Imagine Hines and lead the Pierz Pioneers to victory Thursday, April 17, in a Granite Ridge Conference meet at Pierz Municipal Golf Course.
Pierz’s Whitney LeBlanc and Melany Virnig shot matching 43s to help Pierz edge second-place Pequot Lakes by one stroke. The Patriots’ Genevieve Birkeland shot a 3-over 38 for medalist honors. Clare Oseland shot 42 for fifth place.
Team scores: 1-Pierz 172, 2-Pequot Lakes 173, 3-Albany 181, 4-Milaca 184, 5-St. Cloud Cathedral 194, 6-Little Falls inc.
Individual medalist: Genevieve Birkeland (PL) 38
Little Falls results: 3-Imagine Hines 41
Pequot Lakes results: 1-Genevieve Birkeland 38, 5-Clare Oseland 42, 12-Maria Neva 45, 18-Alexa Pietig 48, 23-Addison Headley 50, 29-Mia Trumpold 51
Pierz results: 3-Kari LeBlanc 41, 8t-Whitney LeBlanc 43, 8t-Melany Virnig 43, 12-Trista LeBlanc 45, 14-Macey LeBlanc 46, 29-Emily Boser 51
Next: Little Falls, Pequot Lakes, Pierz at Crosswoods Golf Course 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22.
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