By John George
The hot play of Taylor Cavanagh and the consistent play of Will Ryan has helped Perham stay in the hunt in the Heart O Lakes. Cavanagh shot a 38 and Ryan a 39 as the Jackets finished third at the HOL at Forrest Hills last week.
Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal won the meet with a 155. Agassiz Valley was second with a 160, followed by Perham with a 165.
Cavanagh really began to flex his muscles over the weekend as he earned medalist honors at the Pelican Rapids Invite on Friday and at the Staples-Motley Invite on Saturday.
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His round of 77 helped Perham to a team score of 338 at Pelican Rapids, good for second place.
Park Christian beat Perham on a scorecard playoff to take first place. The top-four golfers on both teams scored 338.
Ryan shot an 85 and Josh Fleck fired an 87 to help the Jackets.
On Saturday, Cavanagh led the pack with a 77 as Perham finished seventh at Craguns G.C. near Brainerd.
Princeton won the 14-team invite with a 329.
The Jackets finished with a 355. Cavanagh, now ranked No. 4 in Class A, was the only Perham golfer to shoot below 90.
Were still struggling to put it all together, head coach Jeff Tweeton said. I think their physical skills are all there, but they still havent gotten a handle on the mental part of the game.
Mondays HOL meet at Balmoral was postponed due to lightning. A make-up date was still being worked out.
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The boys will close out their regular season this week with a busy schedule. Perham will host the HOL at PLGC today (May 11) starting at 4:30 p.m.
The Jackets will then head to Fargo for a 36-hole, two-day tournament on May 12-13.
The final regular season conference meet will take place in Frazee on May 15, then the HOL Championships will take place at Wildflower G.C. on Pelican Lake on May 18.
Boys Golf
Thursday, May 4
HOL at Lake Park-Audubon
Team Scores:
1. Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 155, 2. Agassiz Valley 160, 3. Perham 165, 4. Breckenridge 170, 5. Battle Lake 172, 6. Frazee 173, 7. West Central Area 174, 8. Pelican Rapids 177, 9. D-G-F 181, 10. Lake Park-Audubon 197.
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Medalist: Baer (HUH) 37.
Perham Individuals: 2. Taylor Cavanagh 38, Will Ryan 39, Barry Nelson 43, Justin Fleck 45, Josh Fleck 50, Mike Guehna 51.
Friday, May 5
at Pelican Rapids Invite
Team Scores:
1. Park Christian 338, 2. Perham 338, 3. H/U-H 342, 4. WCA 350, 5. Agassiz Valley 356, 6. Detroit Lakes 363, 7. D-G-F 366, 8. Pelican Rapids Black 373, 9. Breckenridge 389, 10. Frazee 394, 11. Battle Lake 396, 12. LP-A 436, 13. Pelican Rapids Orange 449.
Medalist: Taylor Cavanagh (P) 75.
Perham Individuals: Ryan 85, Josh Fleck 87, Guehna 91, Nelson 92, Justin Fleck 101.
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Saturday, May 6
S-M Invite (at Craguns G.C.)
Team Scores:
1. Princeton 329, 2. Providnece Academy 333, 3. Staples-Motley 334, 4. Moorhead 335, 5. Bemidji 344, 6. Wadena-Deer Creek 347, 7. Perham 355, 8. Detroit Lakes 358, 9. Nevis 363, 10. Brainerd 379, 11. Park Rapids 381, 12. Pequot Lakes 383, 13. Agassiz Valley 386, 14. S-M Red 394.
Medalist: Taylor Cavanagh (P) 77.
Perham Individuals: Ryan 92, Guehna 93, Josh Fleck 93, Barry Nelson 96, Justin Fleck 102.
Monday, May 8
HOL at Battle Lake
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Postponed due to weather.
Next:
5/11 HOL at PLGC (H) 4:30 pm
5/12-13 Fargo Invite
5/15 HOL at Frazee 4:30 pm
5/18 HOL Championships at Wildflower
