Harste leads boys’ sweep
April 21 @ BOLD
The Minnewaska boys’ golf team played in the BOLD Invite on the Olivia golf course on Wednesday afternoon. The Lakers took second place in the five-team field, with Cole Harste leading the way with a 77.
It was a good preview of the course that they would play again in a conference meet two days later.
BOLD Invite team scores
1. New London-Spicer 323
2. Minnewaska 339
3. Community Christian 343
4. BOLD 357
5. ACGC 485
Minnewaska individual scores
Cole Harste 77
Riley Larson 85
Zach Gugisberg 85
Mason McGinty 92
Logan Kostelecky 92
Hunter Kostelecky 97
April 23 @ Montevideo
On Friday the Lakers played the first of their two conference meets for the day, teeing it up in Montevideo.
A solid overall team performance led to a first place finish, six shots clear of second-place Benson.
Cole Harste paced the Lakers with a 38, which was the third best score posted in the meet.
WCC Meet team scores
1. Minnewaska 160
2. Benson 166
2. BOLD 175
4. Morris 176
5. Melrose 197
6. Montevideo 210
7. Sauk Centre 212
Minnewaska individual scores
Cole Harste 38
Riley Larson 40
Zach Gugisberg 41
Hunter Kostelecky 41
Logan Kostelecky 46
Mason McGinty 49
April 23 @ BOLD
Minnewaska completed their sweep of the two conference meets held on Friday, cruising to a 14-shot win over BOLD and Melrose.
Cole Harste and Riley Larson each tied for second place in the overall scoring. Both Lakers shot a 40 as the team again was very solid. Only four shots separated the six Minnewaska golfers.
The Lakers are at home on the Minnewaska Golf Club Tuesday morning before heading on to Morris in the afternoon in WCC action. The team will play invitationals on Wednesday and Saturday, first in Sauk Centre, then in Fairmont.
WCC Meet team scores
1. Minnewaska 165
2. BOLD 179
2. Melrose 179
4. Benson 180
5. Morris 180
6. Sauk Centre 207
7. Montevideo 216
Minnewaska individual scores
Cole Harste 40
Riley Larson 40
Hunter Kostelecky 42
Zach Gugisberg 43
Logan Kostelecky 43
Mason McGinty 44
Girls’ win big in WCC action
April 8 @ Becker
The Minnewaska girls golf team opened their 2021 season on April 8 at Becker. The Lakers finished fourth in a strong field of 12 teams.
Annika Stensrud set the pace for the Lakers, shooting an 81, good for third place overall among 67 golfers.
Becker Bulldog meet team scores
1. Detroit Lakes 345
2. St. Michael-Albertville 359
3. Becker 363
4. Minnewaska 375
5. Pierz 416
6. Cambridge-Isanti 419
7. Waconia 426
8. Monticello 431
9. St. Francis 454
10. BOLD 465
11. Legacy Christian inc
12. St. Cloud Cathedral inc
Minnewaska individual scores
Annika Stensrud 81
Berkeley Steffen 90
Arivia Deboer 102
Morgan Schwinghammer 102
Paige Rupp 106
Jenna Gossen 124
April 15 @ Pequot Lakes
Annika Stensrud fired a 74 to pace the Minnewaska girls’ golf team at the Pequot Invitational on April 15.
The Lakers finished third in the six-team field. Berkeley Steffen and Arivia Deboer also broke 100, shooting 91 and 98 respectively.
Pequot Invite team scores
1. Detroit Lakes 339
2. Pequot Lakes 353
3. Minnewaska 365
4. Staples 391
5. Moorhead 412
6. Aitkin inc
Minnewaska individual scores
Annika Stensrud 74
Berkeley Steffen 91
Arivia Deboer 98
Allisa Thorfinnson 102
Paige Rupp 108
Morgan Schwinghammer 109
April 23 @ Montevideo
The girls’ golf team opened their West Central Conference schedule on Friday in Montevideo. Cool and wet conditions made scoring difficult, but it didn’t prevent the Lakers from easily outdistancing the competition.
Berkely Steffen shot a team best 38 while Annika Stensrud added a 42.
WCC Meet team scores
1. Minnewaska 190
2. Sauk Centre 219
2. Melrose 237
4. BOLD 240
5. Montevideo 249
Minnewaska individual scores
Berkeley Steffen 38
Annika Stensrud 42
Paige Rupp 54
Arivia Deboer 56
Allisa Thorfinnson 62
Morgan Schwinghammer 63
April 23 @ BOLD
On Friday afternoon the Minnewaska girls were in Olivia for the second half of the WCC slate. Once again the Lakers were able to win by a wide margin, led by Annika Stensrud’s 38. Berkeley Steffen survived a pair of triple bogeys and still carded a 45. Arivia Deboer and Morgam Schwinghammer also broke 50 for the Lakers.
The Lakers will be in Morris to begin the day on Tuesday before heading back to Minnewaska Golf Club in the afternoon in WCC action. The team will play invitationals on Wednesday and Saturday, both in Alexandria. On Wednesday the team is at Alexandria Golf Club, on Saturday the venue will be Geneva Golf Club.
WCC Meet team scores
1. Minnewaska 181
2. Melrose 224
2. BOLD 227
4. Sauk Centre 232
5. Montevideo 238
Minnewaska individual scores
Annika Stensrud 38
Berkeley Steffen 45
Arivia Deboer 49
Morgan Schwinghammer 49
Paige Rupp 51
Allisa Thorfinnson 56