ST. CLOUD — Evan Michelson is in a position to contend for a conference title after Day 1 of the Central Lakes Conference championship on Wednesday.
The Willmar freshman carded a one-under-par 71 at Territory Golf Club. He is in a tie for third place with Alexandria’s Blake Scholl and Brainerd’s Alex Imgrund.
Alexandria, which has Carver Larson in first place with a three-under-par 69 and Weston Nyberg in second place at a two-under-par 70, leads the field after Day 1 with a collective two-under-par 286. Detroit Lakes is in second at 294 and Brainerd third with a 295. Willmar is sixth at 311.
Day 2 resumes at 3 p.m. Thursday at Detroit Country Club in Detroit Lakes.
(1) Alexandria 286 … (2) Detroit Lakes 294 … (3) Brainerd 295 … (4) Sartell 300 … (5) Fergus Falls 306 … (6) Willmar 311 … (7) Sauk Rapids 314 … (8) Rocori 344 … (9) St. Cloud 354
TOP FIVE — (1) Carver Larson, Alex, 69 … (2) Weston Nyberg, Alex, 70 … (t3) Blake Scholl, Alex, 71 … (t3) Evan Michelson, Will, 71 … (t3) Alex Imgrund, Brain, 71
WILLMAR — (t3) Michelson … (t26) Anthony Cellini 79 … (30) Luke Larson 80 … (t31) Cooper Lownsbury 81 … (t33) Aden Jacobson 82 … (t38) Liam Ims 84 … (t45) Gibson Horyza 87
Section 3AA championship (Day 1)
Minnewaska is in grasp of the Section 3AA championship by a wide margin following Day 1 of postseason play at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake.
The Lakers, who lead with a section-low 321, have four golfers in the top five. New London-Spicer is in second place at 371 and Marshall is third with a 383.
For Minnewaska, sisters Arivia and Annika DeBoer are in a tie for first place after both carded 78s. Ava Kollman is in third place with an 82 and Kyra Nelson is tied for fourth place with NLS’ Rylie Harrier with 83s.
Round 2 of the Section 3AA championship is 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 back at Oakdale Golf Club.
(1) Minnewaska 321 … (2) New London-Spicer 371 … (3) Marshall 383 … (4) Fairmont 402 … (5) Litchfield 409 … (6) Paynesville 410 … (7) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 411 … (8) Jackson County Central 420 … (9) Redwood Valley 425 … (10) Luverne 434 … (11) New Ulm 440 … (12) Montevideo 443 … (13) Minnesota Valley Lutheran 516
TOP FIVE — (t1) Annika DeBoer, Minn, 78 … (t1) Arivia DeBoer, Minn, 78 … (3) Ava Kollman, Minn, 82 … (t4) Rylie Harrier, NLS, 83 … (t4) Kyra Nelson, Minn, 83
LITCHFIELD — (t18) Ellery Cziok 99 … (t24) Addyson Zens 101 … (t30) Carly Twardy 103 … (t39) Sophie Brekke 106 … (t42) Kate Brekke 107 … (t45) Emma Knudsen 108
MINNEWASKA — (t1) An. DeBoer … (t1) Ar. DeBoer … (3) Av. Kollman … (t4) Nelson … (6) Anna Kollman 84 … (t18) Llillie Ogdahl 99
MONTEVIDEO — (t35) Valeria Turcios 105 … (t35) Lucy Schiller 105 … (t60) Abbey Longhenry 114 … (66) Ally Osbon 119
NLS — (t4) Harrier … (7) Evangeline Dalton 87 … (17) Hattie Bohlsen 98 … (t30) Layna Carlson 103 … (53) Jillian Skretvedt 110 … (t58) Saige Klever 113
PAYNESVILLE — (13) Peyton Roeske 91 … (t18) Bria Larson 99 … (t48) Avery Braun 109 … (t54) Kinley Barten 111
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