The Hills-Beaver Creek golf team participated in two golf meets this past week.
The Patriots competed in a Red Rock Conference meet April 27 and played against Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda/Westbrook-Walnut Grove May 1.
The Patriots will compete Thursday, May 4, with the girls in Adrian and the boys in Mountain Lake. On Tuesday, May 9, the girls will play in Fulda and the boys in Westbrook.
Red Rock Conference
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf team traveled to Sanborn for a Red Rock Conference meet Thursday, April 27.
The H-BC boys’ team finished the 18-hole, par 72 meet in fifth place out of seven teams.
HLOF/WWG took first place in the team competition with a total score of 358.
Adrian was second with 363, Mountain Lake was third with 376, Southwest Christian was fourth with 387, H-BC fifth with 430, Murray County Central sixth with 431 and Red Rock Central was seventh with 468.
“The boys’ team averaged 215 for each 9 holes. It is our best score so far this season,” head coach Dan Ellingson said.
“We will continue to improve as they gain experience, especially on the putting side of their golf game.”
H-BC boys’ scores
total
Brock Harnack 53 52 105
Callum Bartels 60 58 118
Camdyn Broesder 71 65 136
Cameron Allen 57 50 107
Cooper Gehrke 62 60 122
Micah Bush 53 47 100
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ golf team traveled to Fulda for a Red Rock Conference meet Thursday, April 27.
The Patriots sent two girls to participate in the meet. Addy Olson finished in 11th place, and Taylor Spykerboer finished in 12th place.
“Both played through the wind, but hit their irons very well,” Ellingson said.
H-BC girls’ scores
total
Addy Olson 60 58 117
Taylor Spykerboer 56 61 118
HLOF/WWG 166, H-BC 217
The Patriots golf team traveled to Rolling Hills Golf Course in Westbrook to take on HLOF/WWG Monday, May 1, falling 166-217.
“The wind was tough for both teams,” Ellingson said.
“But this meet is good practice for them before the next conference meet.”
The H-BC boys’ golf team brought six players to the meet.
H-BC boys’ scores
total place
Brock Harnack 51 fifth
Cameron Allen 52 seventh
Micah Bush 56 ninth
Callum Bartels 58 10th
Cooper Gehrke 62 11th
Camdyn Broesder 65 12th
“The boys scores are getting better each meet,” Ellingson said.
“But we still need to better our team score by 17 strokes by the fourth conference meet.”
The H-BC girls’ golf team brought two players to the meet.
H-BC girls’ scores
total place
Addy Olson 54 first
Taylor Spykerboer 61 fourth
“The girls shot very well. Both posted season low scores,” Ellingson said.
“The girls putted very well with Olson making three putts over 20 feet in the meet.”