Gregory boys, Burke girls claim team titles at Region 4B golf meet

052323 Reg4B golf Gregory Kade Stukel 2.JPG — Gregory's Kade Stukel hits a pitch shot at the 10th hole during the Region 4B golf meet on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Lakebiew Golf Course in Mitchell.

By Mitchell Republic

May 23, 2023 at 6:24 PM

MITCHELL — The Gregory boys and the Burke girls emerged with the Region 4B team golf championships on Tuesday at Lakeview Golf Course, as area golfers attempted to qualify for the Class B state tournament.

Gregory won the boys team competition with a score of 230, followed by Hanson as the second team qualifier to the state meet at 247, edging Platte-Geddes at 249. Ethan was fourth at 250 and Bon Homme was fifth at 267 team strokes.

The Gorillas' Kade Stukel won medalist honors with a 1-over-par 73, finishing two shots ahead of Corsica-Stickney's Shad Bosma, who shot 75. The rest of the top-five included Hanson's Ben Wilber and Gregory's Eli Fogel, who each shot 76, and Platte-Geddes' Dawson Hoffman's 77.

Burke won the girls team trophy at 280 team strokes, followed by Mount Vernon/Plankinton with 324 strokes. Andes Central/Dakota Christian (325), Platte-Geddes (334) and Scotland/Menno (341) rounded out the top-five teams.

In the girls individual competition, Abigail Svatos won the competition for Andes Central/Dakota Christian with a round of 83. Burke's Adisyn Indahl was second with a score of 85, followed by fellow Cougar Olivia Bull with a score of 89. Gregory's Jessy Jo VanDerWerff shot 94 to take fourth place and Scotland/Menno's Evie Foss, Bon Homme's Jaden Kortan and Platte-Geddes' Mallory Gant each shot rounds of 100 to tie for fifth place.

Region 4B meet

Tuesday at Lakeview GC, Mitchell

Boys team scores: 1. Gregory 230, 2. Hanson 247, 3. Platte-Geddes 249, 4. Ethan 250, 5. Bon Homme 267, 6. Corsica-Stickney 274, 7. Mount Vernon/Plankinton 284, 8. Kimball/White Lake 293, 9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 298, 10. Scotland/Menno 319, 11. Avon 321, 12. Burke 322, 13. Andes Central/Dakota Christian 354

Boys individual state qualifiers (top-15): 1. Kade Stukel, Gregory, 73; 2. Shad Bosma, Corsica-Stickney, 75; 3. Ben Wilber, Hanson, 76; 4. Eli Fogel, Gregory, 76; 5. Dawson Hoffman, Platte-Geddes, 77; 6. Rylan Gerlach, Ethan, 79; 7. Maveric Smith, Scotland/Menno, 80; 8. Trey Murray, Gregory, 81; 9. Luke Stukel, Gregory, 82; 10. Keenan Waldera, Hanson, 84; 11. Kody Klumb, Ethan, 84; 12. Jye Bailey, Platte-Geddes, 85; 13. Trysten Eide, MVP, 86; 14. Aiden Riggs, Ethan, 87; 15. AJ Wilber, Hanson, 87

Girls team scores: 1. Burke 280, 2. Mount Vernon/Plankinton 324, 3. Andes Central/Dakota Christian 325, 4. Platte-Geddes 334, 5. Scotland/Menno 341, 6. Gregory 375, 7. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 413

Girls individual state qualifiers (top-15): 1. Abigail Svatos, ACDC, 83; 2. Adisyn Indahl, Burke, 85; 3. Olivia Bull, Burke, 89; 4. Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, Gregory, 94; 5. Evie Foss, Scotland/Menno, 100; 6. Jaden Kortan, Bon Homme, 100; 7. Mallory Gant, Platte-Geddes, 100; 8. Jacey Kemp, Corsica-Stickney, 101; 9. Kensie Davis, MVP, 104; 10. Calli Davis, Burke, 106; 11. Bella Guthrie, Ethan, 106; 12. Presley Meyerink, Platte-Geddes, 107; 13. Delsie Grohs, MVP, 110; 14. Vanessa Hoffman, MVP, 110; 15. Paige Beckers, Burke, 113

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