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Park Rapids girls golf team opens season with solid showings

Caitlyn Aho, Lexi Aho and Megan Yliniemi all shot rounds of 103 or less in leading the Park Rapids girls golf team at the Brainerd/Pequot Lakes Invitational.

Caitlyn Aho, Lexi Aho and Megan Yliniemi all shot rounds of 103 or less in leading the Park Rapids girls golf team at the Brainerd/Pequot Lakes Invitational.

Caitlyn Aho shot a 101 during Thursday's round at the Preserve Golf Course and followed with a 102 on Friday at Grand View Lodge's Pines Golf Course for a two-day total of 203.

Lexi Aho followed a 103 during Thursday's round with a 110 on Friday for a 213 while Yliniemi opened with a 113 on Thursday before shooting a career-best 103 during Friday's round for a 216.

Megan Goebel's rounds of 110 and 126 for a 236 rounded out Park Rapids' team score of 858 for 11th place in this 13-team meet.

Detroit Lakes, led by Chistine Herzog's medalist rounds of 73 and 75 for a 148, won the team title with a 682. Bemidji shot a 686 for second.

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Team scores: Detroit Lakes 337-345-682, Bemidji 342-344-686, Moorhead 338-349-687, Staples-Motley 363-374-737, Brainerd 361-391-752, Grand Rapids 370-383-753, Fergus Falls 392-392-784, Minnehaha Academy 395-403-798, Monticello 404-414-818, Crosby-Ironton 405-438-843, Park Rapids 426-432-858, Wadena-Deer Creek 427-443-870, Pequot Lakes incomplete.

Individual results

1, Christine Herzog, DL, 73-75-148. 2, Alyssa Williamson, Bemidji, 76-76-162. 3, Ali Nelson, Moorhead, 79-84-163. 4, Leah Gronzdanich, GR, 77-86-163. 5, Tara Israelson, Bemidji, 80-84-164.

Park Rapids results

Caitlyn Aho 101-102-203, Lexi Aho 103-110-213, Megan Yliniemi 113-103-216. Megan Goebel 110-126-236, Alison Utke 112-120-232, Steph Walsh 122-117-239.

JV competes at Walker

Park Rapids sent three pairs of junior varsity golfers to last Wednesday's Wolfpack Invitational.

Megan Lawrence and Mary Kading followed a 57 on the front side with a 52 on the back side for a 109. Cody Hein and Kalie Zeller shot a 69 on the front and a 46 on the back for a 115. Mindy Lawrence and Ashley Sauer followed a 70 on the front side with a 56 on the back side for a 126.

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Blackduck's Athena Aitken and Shannon Miller led the field with an 88.

Panthers open with a 442

Lexi Aho's 99, Caitlyn Aho's 110, Yliniemi's 115 and Goebel's 118 led the Panthers to a 442 and ninth place at the season-opening Perham Invitational last Monday.

Herzog shot an 80 to lead Detroit Lakes to the team title with a 348 in this 18-team meet.

Team scores: Detroit Lakes 348, Moorhead 361, Staples-Motley 380, Grand Rapids 396, Perham Black 415, Perham Golf 422, Crosby-Ironton 430, Hawley 440, Park Rapids 442, Wadena-Deer Creek 450, Pequot Lakes 450, Crookston 457, West Central 467, Pelican Rapids 479, Frazee 482, Agassiz Valley 489, Breckenridge 549, Lake Park-Audubon incomplete.

Individual results

1, Christine Herzog, DL, 80. 2, Kayla Wheeler, Moorhead, 82. 3 (tie), Sarah Baukol, DL, and Ali Nelson, Moorhead, 86. 5 (tie), Danelle Olson, DL, and Cydney Hasselberg, S-M, 89.

Park Rapids results

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Lexi Aho 99, Caitlyn Aho 110, Megan Yliniemi 115, Megan Goebel 118, Steph Walsh 125, Alison Utke 135.

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