Hanson kids safe and secure Class B Traditional team golf title
MITCHELL– With a strong display screen of consistency on Friday afternoon, the Hanson kids golf group got hardware to start the season.The Beavers
declared the Class B Traditional team championship at Lakeview Golf Course, shooting a cumulative score of 227, besting both Wall and Sully Buttes by 6 strokes. The Eagles and the Chargers both shot 233, but Wall placed second due to a third-score tiebreaker.
Leading the charge for Hanson was Ben Wilber, who recuperated following a bogey and a double-bogey in his first three holes to shoot 3-over 74 versus Lakeview’s par-71 layout, which included three birdies on his front nine. Wilber completed in fourth location separately, one area ahead of colleague Will Jarding, who shot a 4-over 75 en path to a fifth-place finish. AJ Wilber positioned in 12th following a 7-over 78 for the Beavers.
Hanson’s Ben Wilber (right) hits his tee shot on the par-4 No. 13 hole throughout the Class B traditional golf competition on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Lakeview Golf Course.Blake Durham/ Mitchell Republic Sully Buttes’Gavin Colson declared the medalist honors on the kids side after an ever-par round of 71, ending up one stroke ahead of Doland’s Kaiden Weinreis and Flandreau Indian’s Kaden Burshiem. Wessington Springs’ JD Thompson ended the tournament in 13th location after a 7-over 78, as medals were granted to golfers who completed inside the top-15.
On the ladies side, Clark/Willow Lake’s Brynn Roehrich was the only golf enthusiast in the field to break 80 en route to the win, firing a 6-over 77 with 13 pars on her card. Chester’s Jaden McDonald ended up in 2nd with an 86 followed by Philip’s Addy Miller in 3rd, also shooting an 86.
McCook Central/Montrose’s Maddy Lauck plays a chip shot on the par-3 No. 3 hole throughout the Class B traditional golf tournament on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Lakeview Golf Course.Blake Durham/
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Platte-Geddes’ Mallory Gant was the leading Mitchell-area finisher, shooting a 95 en path to coming in 10th. McCook Central/Montrose’s Maddy Lauck completed in 11th after a round of 96 and Burke’s Olivia Bull was 13th following a 98.
Miller’s round of 86 moved the Scotties to the women team champion with a cumulative rating of 285 to finest Dell Rapids St. Mary by 8 strokes. Chester (305) was available in third and MCM posted a group score of 318 en path to a fourth-place finish.
Blake Durham is a Sports Reporter for the Mitchell Republic, having participated in October of 2023. He finished from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in December of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Communications. Durham can be discovered covering a range of preparation and collegiate sports in the area.