Huskies Earn Runner-Up Honors; Qualify For State

​The West Holt golf squad punched its ticket to the state golf meet after finishing as the D-3 district runner-up Monday at Santee’s Tatanka Golf Club.

Creighton edged out West Holt for the team title. The Bulldogs accumulated a 345, while the Huskies shot a 347 to earn runner-up honors. Boyd County secured the final automatic team bid after shooting a 371 to take third - just three strokes better than fourth-place Clearwater/Orchard’s 374. Niobrara/Verdigre placed ninth with a 483 team score.

All five of West Holt’s golfers placed in the top-20, led by Garrison Hansen who tied for sixth after shooting an 83. Austin Wenner finished eighth with an 84, Jaegher Ogden carded an 87 to tie for ninth, Max Roberts recorded a 93 to place 14th and Jaxson Cadawallder came in 20th with a 97.

Chamber/Wheeler Central/Ewing’s Emily Kurpgeweit notched a 151 and Logan Sanford accounted for a 158 for CWC/E.

The Class D state golf meet takes place May 21 and 22 at 9:30 a.m. at North Platte’s Lake Maloney Golf Course.

Individual Qualifiers:
1. Jacob Lingenfelter (12), Plainview, 79
2. Conner Hammer (11), Creighton, 79
3. Carter Schnoor (11), Randolph, 80
4. Colby Hansen (11), Boyd County, 81
5. Gage Clifton (11), Clearwater-Orchard, 82
6. Garrison Hansen (11), West Holt, 83
7. Braxton Brockhaus (10), Creighton, 83
8. Austin Wenner (12), West Holt, 84
9. Jaegher Ogden (11), West Holt, 87
10. Ryan Wilhelm (12), Clearwater-Orchard, 87
T10. Bryce Zimmerer (12), Creighton, 87

Qualifying Teams:
Creighton, 345
Coach: Chase Maier
Conner Hammer (11), 79
Braxton Brockhaus (10), 83
Bryce Zimmerer (12), 87
Brennan Pint (11), 96
Tyler Wagner (10), 110

West Holt, 347
Coach: Todd Hale
Garrison Hansen (11), 83
Austin Wenner (12), 84
Jaegher Ogden (11), 87
Max Roberts (11), 93
Jaxson Cadwallader (10), 97

Boyd County, 371
Coach: Renee Brewster
Colby Hansen (11), 81
Kody Roth (12), 95
Cory Lechtenberg (12), 97
Sydney Atkinson (12), 98
Evan Reiman (12), 105

Individual Qualifiers:
Plainview
Coach: Larry Knaak
Jacob Lingenfelter (12), 79

Randolph
Coach: Rob Engel
Carter Schnoor (11), 80

Clearwater-Orchard
Coach: Bill Tabbert
Gage Clifton (11), 82

Clearwater-Orchard
Coach: Bill Tabbert
Ryan Wilhelm (12), 87

Final Team Scores:
Creighton, 345
West Holt, 347
Boyd County, 371
Clearwater-Orchard, 374
Randolph, 402
Plainview, 409
Hartington-Newcastle, 437
Osmond, 450
Niobrara/Verdigre, 483
North Central, NTS
CWC, NTS
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, NTS
Homer, NTS
Pender, NTS
Santee, NTS