WILLMAR — The Alexandria girls golf team kept its solid season going on Tuesday by winning a Central Lakes Conference meet at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar.
Alexandria won the team title with a score of 320, led by 2025 Ms. Minnesota golf nominee Rachel Bowen, who earned first place individually.
“This team score matched our season best that we shot at Madden’s Resort last week,” Alexandria head coach Tim Zupfer said. “Typically, Eagle Creek is a little tougher course to score on, so I am pleased with our team score. We had two scores in the 70s again and three scores in the low to mid 80s. It was a mixed bag, with some players having a better front nine and some players having a better back nine.”
Alexandria’s Kaiya Chapin eyes a putt as it approaches the No. 5 hole at a Central Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar.
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Bowen, a Lander University commit, birdied the first hole (par 5, 402 yards), the second hole (par 3, 141 yards), the fourth hole (par 5, 411 yards), and the fifth hole (par 4, 336 yards) to begin her round on May 6, 2025. Bowen finished her round with five birdies and four pars in her round to finish at 4-over par (76).
“Rachel had an amazing start with birdies on four of her first five holes,” Zupfer said. “She managed to finish the front nine at 1-under par 35. She was very pleased with her iron play and putting.”
Alexandria’s Cadence Simon tees off at No. 1 at a Central Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar.
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Alexandria’s Ellie Sticha had a top-five finish as well as she tied for third (79, 7-over par) with a birdie and 11 pars.
Fellow Alexandria Cardinals Cadence Simon and Kaiya Chapin had top 10 finishes as well. Simon placed seventh (10-over par, 82), and Chapin tied for eighth (11-over par, 83).
1/2: Alexandria’s Mattea LeClair chips onto the No. 5 green at a Central Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar.
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2/2: Alexandria’s Haley Srock tees off at No. 18 at a Central Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar.
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Girls CLC Meet at Willmar
TEAM SCORES – 1. Alexandria, 320; 2. Brainerd, 341; 3. Willmar, 344; 4. St. Cloud Crush, 347; 5. ROCORI, 357; 6. Sartell, 372; 7. Fergus Falls, 378; 8. Sauk Rapids Rice, 410; 9. Willmar 2, 466
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Rachel Bowen, Alexandria, 76; 2. Lucia Martin Rodriguez, Willmar, 76; T3. Ellie Sticha, Alexandria, 79; T3. Gwen Latunski, Sartell, 79; 5. Sara Balmori, St. Cloud Crush, 80; 6. Madelyn Holmstrom, Brainerd, 81; 7. Cadence Simon, Alexandria, 82; T8. Kennedy Mara, Willmar, 83; T8. Kaiya Chapin, Alexandria, 83; T8. Marcella Timmons, Brainerd, 83
ALEXANDRIA FINISHES – Rachel Bowen, 1st, 76; Ellie Sticha, T3rd, 79; Cadence Simon, 7th, 82; Kaiya Chapin, T8th, 83; Mattea LeClair, T12th, 86; Haley Srock, T24th, 92
WCA girls win home quad; A-B-E’s Traeton Nelson wins boys quad title
The West Central Area girls golf team won a quad meet at Tipsinah Mounds in Elbow Lake on Monday with a score of 259.
Miley Dewey of WCA tied for first with Paige Beyer of Border West with a round of 82. Dewey had a birdie and six pars in her round.
Ashby-Brandon-Evansville’s Traeton Nelson won the boys quad individual title with a round of 70 (even par). Nelson had three birdies and 14 pars on May 5, 2025.
Underwood won the boys team title with a score of 320, edging out Ottertail Central by one stroke.
Girls Quad at Tipsinah Mounds
TEAM SCORES – 1. West Central Area, 259; 2. Pillager, 280; 3. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 296; 4. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville, 336
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Miley Dewey, WCA, 82; T1. Paige Beyer, Border West, 82; T3. Kimberly Keefe, Pillager, 87; T3. Summer Benson, WCA, 87; 5. Hayden Schei, WCA, 90; 6. Macy Grosz, WCA, 91; 7. Janie Lhotak, Ottertail Central, 92; 8. Rya Glas, Pillager, 93; 9. Alexa Ewan, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 94; 10. Stella Moline, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 96
A-B-E FINISHES – Kolby Bitzan, 11th, 97; Veronica Johnson, 16th, 103; Liliana Topel, 24th, 136
ACCS FINISHES – Aubrey Larson, T17th, 105; Tierra Ebnet, T22nd, 108
WCA FINISHES – Miley Dewey, 1st, 82; Summer Benson, T3rd, 87; Hayden Schei, 5th, 90; Macy Grosz, 6th, 91; Leah Schei, 12th, 98; Emma Kaiser, 15th, 102
Boys Quad at Tipsinah Mounds
TEAM SCORES – 1. Underwood, 320; 2. Ottertail Central, 321; 3. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 324; 4. West Central Area, 325; 5. Border West, 350; 6. Pillager, 351; T7. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville, 368; T7. LPGE-Browerville, 368
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Traeton Nelson, A-B-E, 70; 2. Hudson Risbrudt, Underwood, 71; 3. Teigan Bjerke, Ottertail Central, 76; T4. Marshall Dewey, WCA, 77; T4. Thor Ewan, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 77; 6. Jaxon Swonger, Underwood, 78; T7. Hudson Baril, Ottertail Central, 78; T7. Sean Berge, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 79; T9. Sam Hanson, WCA, 80; T9. Maxwell Berscheid, LPGE-Browerville, 80; 9. John Gronner, Underwood, 80
A-B-E FINISHES – Traeton Nelson, 1st, 70; Noah McFarlane, T30th, 95; William Conder, T40th, 101; Justin Brandsted, T42nd, 102; Breckin Zwilling, T44th, 104; Kyle Brandsted, T46th, 105; Ian Bitzan, 50th, 115
ACCS FINISHES – Eli Kuhnau, 29th, 94; Griffen Bugher, 49th, 109; Carter Westrom, 53rd, 148
WCA FINISHES – Marshall Dewey, T4th, 77; Sam Hanson, T9th, 80; Carter Kjesbo, T12th, 81; Ben Bye, T21st, 87; Cooper Hanson, 23rd, 90
Osakis girls take 10th at Presection 6-2A Meet, boys take sixth at Koronis Hills
The Osakis girls golf team took 10th in the Presection 6-2A Meet on Monday at Blackberry Ridge Golf Club in Sartell with a team score of 474, led by Leah Maddock’s 20th place finish (96, 24-over par).
Led by Genevieve Birkeland’s first place finish (78, 6-over par), Pequot Lakes won the team title with a score of 354.
The Osakis boys golf team took sixth in a 9-hole Central Minnesota Conference meet at Koronis Hills Golf Club in Paynesville on Tuesday with a score of 184. Osakis’ Kaden Bolstad tied for 10th (43, 7-over par).
Paynesville won the team title and had the top three individual finishes, led by Dylan Christensen’s medalist finish (36).
Girls Presection 6-2A Meet
TEAM SCORES – 1. Pequot Lakes, 354; 2. Pierz, 361; 3. Albany, 374; T4. Milaca, 376; T4. Melrose, 376; 6. St. Cloud Cathedral, 401; 7. Staples-Motley, 409; 8. Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin, 421; 9. Foley, 440; 10. Osakis, 474
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Genevieve Birkeland, Pequot Lakes, 78; 2. Whitney Leblanc, Pierz, 82; 3. Kendall Stueve, Albany, 84; 4. Katelyn Hoff, Albany, 86; T5. Rula Butkowski, Milaca, 86; T5. Izzie Van Beck, Melrose, 86; 7. Claire Oseland, Pequot Lakes, 87; T8. Avery Braegelmann, Melrose, 90; T8. Walker Johnson, Staples-Motley, 90; T8. Macy Hjort, Milaca, 90
OSAKIS FINISHES – Leah Maddock, 20th, 96; Claire Marthaler, 60th, 120; Aubrey George, 63rd, 123; Katie Uhl, T66th, 135; Ava Baumgartner, 68th, 137; Mia Baumgartner, 70th, 144; Brooklyn Dean, 73rd, 169
CMC Boys at Koronis Hills
TEAM SCORES – 1. Paynesville, 154; 2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 173; 3. Kimball, 179; T4. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, 180; T4. Royalton, 180; 6. Osakis, 184
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Dylan Christensen, Paynesville, 36; 2. Isaac Christensen, Paynesville, 37; 3. Joe Kotten, Paynesville, 38; T4. Owen Roering, B-B-E, 41; T4. Braxton Kragenbring, ACGC, 41;T4. Zach Schraut, Royalton, 41;T7. Jaxxon Koetter, B-B-E, 42; T7. Max Jansky, Kimball, 42; T7. Colin Fleischacker, Paynesville, 42; T10. Lucas Bayer, Paynesville, 43; T10. Kaden Bolstad, Osakis, 43
OSAKIS FINISHES – Kaden Bolstad, T10th, 43; Kolbe Kral, T12th, 44; Colten Ferris, T19th, 46; Blake Kleinschmidt, 34th, 51; Logan Dehne, 43rd, 60; Evan Chapman, 44th, 63; Carter Rudy, 45th, 66; Easton Paulzine, 46th, 67
