By John George
It's a two-team battle for the Heart O' Lakes Girls Golf Championship. With only the HOL 18-hole Championship on May 21 at Wildflower G.C remaining, Perham and Pelican Rapids are deadlocked with 12 conference points.
They are miles ahead their nearest competitors, Agassiz Valley (29) and Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal (30).
The top-two teams kept pace with each other on Monday as the girls played a conference doubleheader, playing nine holes at Hawley and nine at Barnesville. Perham won at Barnesville with a score of 185, three strokes ahead of Pelican Rapids.
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Nikki Mattfeld led the Jackets, finishing third overall with a 44. Abby Huebsch was fourth with a 45 and Holly Karkela was tied for fifth with a 47.
The finishes were reversed at Hawley. Pelican Rapids was on top with a 182. Perham was four strokes back wit ha 186.
Jenine Estlick tied for fourth overall with a 44. Leah Richter was sixth with a 46.
The Vikings Nicole Hanson won both events, shooting a 41 at Hawley and a 42 at Barnesville.
Last Thursday, Perham finished fourth (383) at the 18-hole Menahga Invite at Blueberry Pines G.C. Detroit Lakes won the team title with a 328. Cydney Hasselberg of Staples-Motley was medalist with a 75. Jeanna Kratzke turned in Perham's low score with a 92.
Boys getting more consistent
The boys top scorers are starting to hit the low 40's and even dipping into the 30's as they tone their games with sections approaching. They shot a season-low 163 in finishing third at the HOL at Frazee on Monday.
D-G-F won the event with a 160. Agassiz Valley was second with a 161.
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The Jackets were led by Nick Dockter's 39.
"We played much more consistently today," head coach Jeff Tweeton said. "We need to keep that going now."
Perham finished fourth with a 169 last Thursday in the HOL at Barnesville. Agassiz Valley shot a 149 to finish first.
Barry Nelson led Perham with a 38.
The Jackets are in fourth place (36 points) heading with one HOL event, today at D-G-F, before the HOL Championships on Monday. Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal and Agassiz Valley are tied for first with 16 points. D-G-F is third with 28.
The 6A Sub-Section Meet will be at Pebble Lake G.C. in Fergus Falls May 24.
TUESDAY UPDATE
Girls Golf at Detroit C.C.
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Perham finished seventh at the Detroit Lakes Invite, the final meet before the HOL conference championships next week..
at Detroit Lakes (Detroit C.C.)
Girls Team Scores
1. D.L. 331, 2. Grand Rapids 339, 3. Roseau 355, 4. Fergus Falls 363, 5. S-M 375, 6. Pelican Rapids 383, 7. Perham 387, 8. Crookston 397, 9. EGF 397, 10. Moorhead 407, 11. Bemidji 411, 12. Pequot Lakes 414, 13. Park Rapids 423, 14. Fosston 426, 15. Mahnomen 427, 16. D.L. (JV) 429, 17. Warroad 440.
Medalist: Nicole Hanson (PR) 75.
Perham Individuals: Jeanna Kratzke 91, Nikki Mattfeld 92, Jenine Estlick 92, Becca Huebsch 112.
Thursday, May 10
HOL at Barnesville
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Boys Team Scores
1. Agassiz Valley 149, 2. Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 154, 3. D-G-F 164, 4. Perham 169, 5. Pelican Rapids 170, 6. Battle Lake 171, 7. Frazee 175, 8. Breckenridge 182, 9. LP-A 189, 10. WCA 190.
Medalist: Taylor Frank (BL) 36.
Perham Individuals: Barry Nelson 38, Mike Guehna 42, Nick Dockter 44, Nick Smith 45, Zach Phelps 45, Dan Cavanagh 46.
Monday, May 14
HOL at Frazee
Boys Team Scores
1. D-G-F 160, 2. Agassiz Valley 161, 3. Perham 163, T-4. H/U-H, Frazee 165, 6. Pelican Rapids 166, 7. Breckenridge 179, 8. WCA 183, 9. Battle Lake 185, 10. LP-A 186.
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Medalist: Andrew VanWelchel (AV) 36.
Perham Individuals: 5. Dockter 39, Shane Lachowitzer 40, Cavanagh 41, Nelson 43, Alex Phelps 43, Guehna 49.
Heart O' Lakes Boys Standings
H/U-H 16
Agassiz Valley 16
D-G-F 28
Perham 36
Frazee 49
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Battle Lake 51
Pelican Rapids 52
West Central Area 74
Breckenridge 79
LP-A 85
Thursday, May 10
at Menahga (Blueberry G.C.)
Girls Team Scores
1. Detroit Lakes 328, 2. Grand Rapids 347, 3. Staples-Motley 357, 4. Perham 383, 5. Bemidji 385, 6. Park Rapids 390, 7. Crosby-Ironton 395, 8. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 408, 9. Moorhead 410, 10. Pelican Rapids 414, 11. Pequot Lakes 422, 12. Menahga 440, 13. Fosston 441, 14. Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 444, 15. Cass Lake-Bena 450.
Medalist: Cydney Hasselberg (S-M) 75.
Perham Individuals: Jeanna Kratzke 92, Nikki Mattfeld 95, Holly Karkela 98, Becca Huebsch 98, Kaylan Huber 110.
Monday, May 14
HOL at Hawley
Girls Team Scores
1. Pelican Rapids 182, 2. Perham 186, 3. Agassiz Valley 190, 4. H/U-H 212, 5. WCA 233, 6. Breckenridge 234, 7. LP-A 236, 8. Frazee, inc.
Medalist: Nicole Hanson (PR) 41.
Perham Individuals: T-4. Estlick 44, 6. Richter 46, Mattfeld 48, Kratzke 48, Abby Huebsch 50, Becca Huebsch 52.
HOL at Barnesville
Girls Team Scores
1. Perham 185, 2. Pelican Rapids 188, 3. Agassiz Valley 190, 4. H/U-H 215, 5. WCA 223, 6. Breckenridge 233, 7. LP-A 255, 8. Frazee, inc.
Medalist: Hanson (PR) 42.
Perham Individuals: 3. Mattfeld 44, 4. Huebsch 45, T-5. Karkela 47, Kratzke 49, Estlick 51, Richter 51.
Heart O' Lakes Girls Standings
Perham 12
Pelican Rapids 12
Agassiz Valley 29
Hawley/U-H 30
West Central Area 42
Breckenridge 43
LP-A 56
Frazee 61
