HURON – Miller’s Jayce Pugh won the girls’ individual championship, while the Wessington Springs boys and Chester girls captured team titles during the James Valley Christian Invitational golf tournament on Tuesday.
Pugh shot an 80 to win the girls’ division by five strokes. Ethan Bartholow of JVC edged Miller’s Derek Brueggeman by one stroke in the boys’ division.
Aberdeen Christian was led by Malek Wieker with a 105 and Ellis Russell with a 106.
“We had some rain and winds today that made the round a bit more difficult for the guys,” said Christian coach Tyler Pridey of his players. “It was the first time playing the course for them as well. Those factors in particular obviously make the golf more difficult as each of them are still learning how to manage their game accordingly.”
The Knights golf again Thursday at a tournament in Watertown.
BOYS’ DIVISION
Team Points (top five teams): Wessington Springs 263, Ipswich 267, James Valley Christian 269, Howard 270, Edmunds Central 271.
Top 10 Individual Results
1, Ethan Bartholow, James Valley Christian, 80; 2, Derek Brueggeman, Miller, 81; 3, Lane Hodges, Howard, 81; 4, Kaiden Weinreis, Doland, 83; 5, Heyns Bothma, Wessington Springs, 86; 6, Blake Larson, Wessington Springs, 86; 7, Jace Konsor, Ipswich, 86; 8, Seth Hettick, Edmunds Central, 87; 9, Chet Peterson, Ipswich, 87; 10, Luke Koepsell, Howard, 88.
Other area golfers: 11, Gavin Nyens, Miller, 89; 13, Cole Bukaske, Edmunds Central, 90; 17, Briggs LaBrie, Doland, 91; 22, Hayden Schlosser, Ipswich, 94; 24, Harrison Beyers, Edmunds Central, 94; 26, Tucker Kadlec, Ipswich, 96; 27, Trevor Larson, Ipswich, 96; 34, Jorryn Heilman, Miller, 102; 35, Jaxon Krause, Potter County, 102; 39, Malek Wieker, Aberdeen Christian, 105; 40, Ellis Russell, Aberdeen Christian, 106; 41, Brendan Bieber, Potter County, 106; 43, Alex Tanner, Potter County, 106; 45, Abe Holscher, Aberdeen Christian, 106; 46, Jett Johnson, Aberdeen Christian, 107; 47, Clark Beyers, Edmunds Central, 108; 48, Trent Beyers, Edmunds Central, 109; 49, Ivan Stuwe, Potter County, 109; 50, Wiley Cronin, Potter County, 109; 53, Sam Bass, Ipswich, 111; 55, Matthew Hofer, Doland, 115; 59, Josh Schaunaman, Aberdeen Christian, 123; 60, Xavier Hobert, Potter County, 125; 63, Luke Norden, Miller, 136.
GIRLS’ DIVISION
Team Points (top five teams): Chester 269, Miller 271, James Valley Christian 300, Potter County 324, Sanborn Central 429.
Top 10 Individual Results
1, Jayce Pugh, Miller, 80; 2, Jadyn McDonald, Chester, 85; 3, Ayla McDonald, Chester, 86; 4, Kaihlyn Anderberg, Miller, 90; 5, Belle Niederbaumer, James Valley Christian, 97; 6, Cadence Olivier, Chester, 98; 7, Lauren Roberts, Chester, 99; 8, Olivia Mikkelsen, Potter County, 100; 9, Addison Bartholow, James Valley Christian, 100; 10, Cassi VanDerWerff, Miller, 101.
Other area golfers: 11, Neva Mikkelsen, Potter County, 101; 13, Sydney Asmus, Miller, 109; 15, MacKenzie Kopecky, Miller, 114; 17, Braden Bieber, Potter County, 123; 18, Olivia Knox, Doland, 126; 19, Baylee Kulesa, Ipswich, 128; 20, Greta Goebel, Potter County, 131; 24, Rylee Kleffman, Ipswich, 144; 27, Taelor Zweber, Potter County, 164.
