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Jun. 7—GIRLS
When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11
Where: Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids
Local teams: Owatonna is the Section 1 champion, led by defending state medalist Carmen Jirele
Local individuals (first round tee time, starting hole): Flora Bolster, Jr., Mayo (7:38 a.m., No. 1); Ailani Thiravong, Soph., Austin (7:38 a.m., No. 1).
Last year: Maple Grove won its second consecutive team championship (305-306—611). Section 1 champion Northfield placed fifth (349-338—687). Owatonna's Carmen Jirele won the individual championship (69-73—142) by one shot over Maple Grove's Amelia Morton. Austin's Ailani Thiravong placed 34th (80-83—163).
This week's outlook: Three of the top five finishers from a year ago are back, including junior Carmen Jirele from Owatonna, who looks to defend her state title after finishing as the Section 1-3A runner-up. Jirele did lead the Huskies to the section team title, so she'll have five teammates on the course with her. Maple Grove's Amelia Morton was the state runner-up by one shot last year (71-72—143), while Orono senior Ava Hanneman tied for third last year (76-69—145). ... This is Owatonna's third trip to state as a team. The Huskies finished third in their two previous appearances. ... Owatonna is the only Class 3A girls team to dethrone a defending section champion. The other seven teams in this year's meet were qualifiers a year ago: Maple Grove, Wayzata, Minnetonka, Alexandria, East Ridge, Elk River and Mahtomedi.
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When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids.
Local teams: Northfield is the Section 1 champion, led by Section 1-3A runner-up Elias Ekern.
Local individuals (first-round tee time, starting hole): Isaac Ahn, Sr., Mayo (1:08 p.m., No. 10); Tim Sexton, Sr., Mayo (Noon, No. 10); Brennan Weckwerth, Jr., Century (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Boston Collins, Soph., Century (12:08 p.m., No. 1); Ryker Hansen, Sr., Century (12:16 p.m., No. 1).
Last year: Section 1 champion Rochester Mayo (314-326 — 640) placed seventh. Benilde-St. Margaret's (596) won the team championship by just one stroke over Wacona (597), three over Maple Grove (599) and four over Rosemount (600). Edina's Torger Ohe, then a junior, was the state medalist (67-68—135). Century's Brennan Weckwerth (82-74—156) tied for 40th, while then-senior Dylan Maday led Mayo with a 49th-place finish (76-82—158).
This week's outlook: The top eight finishers at last year's state meet were underclassmen, but only half of them earned return trips to state: Defending state medalist Torger Ohe of Edina, third-place finishers Sam Udovich (Cretin-Derham Hall) and Jacob Wilson (Mahtomedi), and fifth-place finisher Chase Birdwell of Spring Lake Park. ... Udovich was the medalist at the Section 4-3A meet. ... Mayo seniors Isaac Ahn and Tim Sexton are making their third state-meet appearances. Ahn won the Section 1-3A meet last week, while Sexton was the section medalist a year ago. ... Century junior Brennan Weckwerth is making his second straight state appearance, after a solid 40th-place finish last year. He's bringing two teammates who are at state for the first time, senior Ryker Hansen and sophomore Boston Collins. ... Rochester players earned all five individual spots in the state meet out of Section 1.
GIRLS
When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Where: Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan
Local team (first-round tee times): Lake City: Marlena Brunkow, Fr. (8:11 a.m., No. 10); Jordyn Dicke, So. (8:20 a.m., No. 10); Taylor Davidson, So. (8:47 a.m., No. 10); Julia Huettl, So. (8:29 a.m., No. 10); Alayna Atkinson, Jr. (8:56 a.m., No. 10); Mattie Mears, Sr. (9:05 a.m., No. 10).
Local individuals (first-round tee times): Hayden Harms, So., Caledonia, 7:46 a.m. (No. 10); Neva Anderson, Jr., Pine Island/Z-M, 7:54 a.m. (No. 1); Allison Deutsch, 8th, Lourdes, 7:54 a.m. (No. 10); Olivia Cordes, Sr., Pine Island/Z-M, 8:02 a.m. (No. 1); Hallie Johnson, Jr., Red Wing, 8:38 a.m. (No. 10).
Last year: Lake City's first individual girls golf medalist was crowned, as senior Jordana Windhorst Knudsen — now playing at the University of Minnesota — rallied on the final nine holes to finish the rain-shortened 27-hole event with a one-stroke lead (78-36—114) over International Falls senior Kelby Anderson and Holy Angels eighth-grader Elizabeth Fong. ... Winona's Marin Keller finished fifth individually and Byron's Calie Dockter placed 10th. ... Lake City came oh-so-close to a third consecutive state championship, shooting 322-332 — 654 to finish as the state runner-up by just three shots. Pequot Lakes (329-322 — 651) won the team title. Lake City's Jordana Windhorst Knudsen (75-82) and Ella Matzke (82-75) tied for eighth place, both shooting 157. Byron's Calie Dockter placed 15th, with a 79-82 — 161.
This week's outlook: Lake City lost two of the program's all-time best, 2024 state medalist Jordana Windhorst Knudsen and Ella Matzke (20th place) to graduation, but the Tigers are right back in the state tournament after rallying to win the Section 1-2A meet. They're led this season by senior Mattie Mears, who was on the Miss Golf watch list and placed third in the section meet. Sophomore Taylor Davidson (sixth) and junior Alayna Atkinson (12th) were also in the top 12. ... Defending team champ Detroit Lakes is back in the field, too, after winning the Section 8-2A title by 60 shots last week. ... Half of the top-eight finishers in 2024 were underclassmen. Three of those four have qualified for state again this year: Genevieve Birkeland of Pequot Lakes, the Section 6 medalist; Selena Qiao from Breck and Sophie Cook of Hawley, the Section 8 runner-up.
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When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan
Local team (first-round tee times): Albert Lea is the Section 1 champion, led by section medalist Archie Nelson, a senior.
Local individuals (first-round tee times, starting hole): Collin Fogarty, Sr., Pine Island/Z-M (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Austin Walker, Jr., Stewartville (12:24 p.m., No. 10); Braxton Berlin, Sr., Lake City (12:32 p.m., No. 1); Ryan Nutter, Sr., La Crescent-Hokah (1:08 p.m., No. 1); Colton Rich, Sr., Lourdes (1:08 p.m., No. 10).
Last year: Holy Family Catholic captured the team title in comfortable fashion, shooting 297-141—438 in the 27-hole meet to win by 16 shots over Detroit Lakes. Section 1-2A champion Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa placed sixth (315-157—472). ... Hawley senior Jack Justesen shot 70-35—105 to earn medalist honors by one stroke over Holy Family's P.J. Herron. ... Lourdes' Colton Rich finished seventh and PIZM senior Garett Sperber placed 14th.
This week's outlook: Detroit Lakes (Section 8) and Totino-Grace (Section 5) repeated as section champions after finishing second and third, respectively, at state last year, while Southwest Christian dethroned last year's state champ Holy Family, in Section 2. ... Section 1 champ Albert Lea is at state for the seventh time in program history and is seeking its third state title, having previously won in 1952 and 1982. ... Lake City's Braxton Berlin, Lourdes' Colton Rich and PIZM's Collin Fogarty are all making repeat trips to state. All three are seniors. ... Rich was the top finisher from Section 1 at state last year; he placed seventh, shooting 70-41—111 in the rain-shortened 27-hole event. ... Staples-Motley senior Carter White is the top returning player; he finished third last year. Collin Ramos, a junior from Totino-Grace is the other returner who finished in the top five last year, placing fourth. Ramos is the Section 5-2A medalist, after leading the Eagles to the section team title last week.
GIRLS
When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker
Local team (first-round tee times, starting hole): Fillmore Central, Ella Diersen, Fr., 8:11 a.m. (No. 1); Maddie Topness, Jr., 8:29 a.m. (No. 1); Lily Miller, Sr., 8:47 a.m. (No. 1); Annika Mensink, Sr., 8:56 a.m. (No. 1); Myleigh Scheevel, Sr., 9:05 a.m. (No. 1).
Local individuals (first-round tee times, starting hole): Gabby Tangren, So., GMLO (7:38 a.m., No. 1); Ellie McCabe, Sr., Lanesboro (7:46 a.m., No. 10); Jentrey Schreiber, So., Lanesboro (7:54 a.m., No. 10); Carly Bronson, Jr., Hayfield (8:38 a.m., No. 1); Addison McCabe, 8th, Lanesboro (8:38 a.m., No. 10).
Last year: It was a bit of redemption for Section 1 champion Fillmore Central. The Falcons finished as the state runners-up in 2023 by just one stroke. The 2024 meet came down to the last shot, too, but this time the Falcons tied Section 5 champ Dawson-Boyd for the state title. It marked the second state title for the Falcons, who also won in 2016. ... D-B's Lindsey Lund was the state medalist, finishing at 11-over-par in the rain-shortened meet. Fillmore Central's Myleigh Scheevel finished third (17-over) and Hayfield's Carly Bronson placed seventh (20-over).
This week's outlook: The beat goes on for Section 1 champion and defending state champ Fillmore Central, which won its 11th consecutive section title last week, at Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester. Defending co-champ Dawson-Boyd also returns to state after a dominant performance in the Section 5 meet, which D-B won by 90 shots. ... Hayfield junior Carly Bronson will make her fifth trip to the state meet after earning medalist honors at the Section 1-1A meet for the first time in her career. ... Defending state medalist Lindsey Lund of Dawson-Boyd is back at state, after earning medalist honors at the Section 5-1A meet. ... Fillmore Central senior Myleigh Scheevel tied for third last year and is back for her fifth state tournament, as is teammate Lily Miller.
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When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 12
Where: Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker
Local team (first-round tee times, starting hole): Rushford-Peterson, Gus Holland, So. (12:41 p.m., No. 10); Jace Dvorak, Jr. (12:50 p.m., No. 10); Kellen Drinkall, Fr. (12:59 p.m., No. 10); Jaxson Meldahl, Jr. (1:17 p.m., No. 10); Will Lafleur, Jr. (1:26 p.m., No. 10); Sam Lafleur, Fr. (1:35 p.m., No. 10).
Local individuals (first-round tee times): Tommy Lineweaver, Fr., Wabasha-Kellogg (noon, No. 1); Drew Reinke, Jr., Blooming Prairie (noon; No. 10); Aiden Arnold, Sr., Fillmore Central (12:16 p.m., No. 1); Brody Srsen, So., Fillmore Central (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Jack Brogle, So., Lanesboro (1:08 p.m., No. 10).
Last year: Fertile-Beltrami won the state title by eight shots over runner-up Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. It was the second straight runner-up finish for W-H-A. Section 1 champion Fillmore Central placed fifth. ... W-H-A's Parker Brock, then a junior, was the state medalist, shooting 4-under-par 140 for the tournament. Lanesboro freshman Jack Brogle was the top finisher from Section 1, placing 14th.
This week's outlook: Section 1-1A champion Rushford-Peterson is at state for the fourth time in program history and the second time in four years. The Trojans are looking for the second state championship and first since 2009. ... Defending state champion Fertile-Beltrami was dethroned in the Section 8-1A meet last week by Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, which is making its first trip to state. ... Four teams are making repeat trips to state (Lakeview, Legacy Christian Academy, Park Christian, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley), while four teams were not at last year's meet (Rushford-Peterson, Sleepy Eye United, Lac qui Parle Valley, B-G-MR). ... Six of the top 10 finishers from last season return, including medalist Parker Brock of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and runner-up Carson Boe of Lakeview.
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When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11
Where: Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids
Local teams: Owatonna is the Section 1 champion, led by defending state medalist Carmen Jirele
Local individuals (first round tee time, starting hole): Flora Bolster, Jr., Mayo (7:38 a.m., No. 1); Ailani Thiravong, Soph., Austin (7:38 a.m., No. 1).
Last year: Maple Grove won its second consecutive team championship (305-306—611). Section 1 champion Northfield placed fifth (349-338—687). Owatonna's Carmen Jirele won the individual championship (69-73—142) by one shot over Maple Grove's Amelia Morton. Austin's Ailani Thiravong placed 34th (80-83—163).
This week's outlook: Three of the top five finishers from a year ago are back, including junior Carmen Jirele from Owatonna, who looks to defend her state title after finishing as the Section 1-3A runner-up. Jirele did lead the Huskies to the section team title, so she'll have five teammates on the course with her. Maple Grove's Amelia Morton was the state runner-up by one shot last year (71-72—143), while Orono senior Ava Hanneman tied for third last year (76-69—145). ... This is Owatonna's third trip to state as a team. The Huskies finished third in their two previous appearances. ... Owatonna is the only Class 3A girls team to dethrone a defending section champion. The other seven teams in this year's meet were qualifiers a year ago: Maple Grove, Wayzata, Minnetonka, Alexandria, East Ridge, Elk River and Mahtomedi.
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When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids.
Local teams: Northfield is the Section 1 champion, led by Section 1-3A runner-up Elias Ekern.
Local individuals (first-round tee time, starting hole): Isaac Ahn, Sr., Mayo (1:08 p.m., No. 10); Tim Sexton, Sr., Mayo (Noon, No. 10); Brennan Weckwerth, Jr., Century (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Boston Collins, Soph., Century (12:08 p.m., No. 1); Ryker Hansen, Sr., Century (12:16 p.m., No. 1).
Last year: Section 1 champion Rochester Mayo (314-326 — 640) placed seventh. Benilde-St. Margaret's (596) won the team championship by just one stroke over Wacona (597), three over Maple Grove (599) and four over Rosemount (600). Edina's Torger Ohe, then a junior, was the state medalist (67-68—135). Century's Brennan Weckwerth (82-74—156) tied for 40th, while then-senior Dylan Maday led Mayo with a 49th-place finish (76-82—158).
This week's outlook: The top eight finishers at last year's state meet were underclassmen, but only half of them earned return trips to state: Defending state medalist Torger Ohe of Edina, third-place finishers Sam Udovich (Cretin-Derham Hall) and Jacob Wilson (Mahtomedi), and fifth-place finisher Chase Birdwell of Spring Lake Park. ... Udovich was the medalist at the Section 4-3A meet. ... Mayo seniors Isaac Ahn and Tim Sexton are making their third state-meet appearances. Ahn won the Section 1-3A meet last week, while Sexton was the section medalist a year ago. ... Century junior Brennan Weckwerth is making his second straight state appearance, after a solid 40th-place finish last year. He's bringing two teammates who are at state for the first time, senior Ryker Hansen and sophomore Boston Collins. ... Rochester players earned all five individual spots in the state meet out of Section 1.
GIRLS
When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Where: Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan
Local team (first-round tee times): Lake City: Marlena Brunkow, Fr. (8:11 a.m., No. 10); Jordyn Dicke, So. (8:20 a.m., No. 10); Taylor Davidson, So. (8:47 a.m., No. 10); Julia Huettl, So. (8:29 a.m., No. 10); Alayna Atkinson, Jr. (8:56 a.m., No. 10); Mattie Mears, Sr. (9:05 a.m., No. 10).
Local individuals (first-round tee times): Hayden Harms, So., Caledonia, 7:46 a.m. (No. 10); Neva Anderson, Jr., Pine Island/Z-M, 7:54 a.m. (No. 1); Allison Deutsch, 8th, Lourdes, 7:54 a.m. (No. 10); Olivia Cordes, Sr., Pine Island/Z-M, 8:02 a.m. (No. 1); Hallie Johnson, Jr., Red Wing, 8:38 a.m. (No. 10).
Last year: Lake City's first individual girls golf medalist was crowned, as senior Jordana Windhorst Knudsen — now playing at the University of Minnesota — rallied on the final nine holes to finish the rain-shortened 27-hole event with a one-stroke lead (78-36—114) over International Falls senior Kelby Anderson and Holy Angels eighth-grader Elizabeth Fong. ... Winona's Marin Keller finished fifth individually and Byron's Calie Dockter placed 10th. ... Lake City came oh-so-close to a third consecutive state championship, shooting 322-332 — 654 to finish as the state runner-up by just three shots. Pequot Lakes (329-322 — 651) won the team title. Lake City's Jordana Windhorst Knudsen (75-82) and Ella Matzke (82-75) tied for eighth place, both shooting 157. Byron's Calie Dockter placed 15th, with a 79-82 — 161.
This week's outlook: Lake City lost two of the program's all-time best, 2024 state medalist Jordana Windhorst Knudsen and Ella Matzke (20th place) to graduation, but the Tigers are right back in the state tournament after rallying to win the Section 1-2A meet. They're led this season by senior Mattie Mears, who was on the Miss Golf watch list and placed third in the section meet. Sophomore Taylor Davidson (sixth) and junior Alayna Atkinson (12th) were also in the top 12. ... Defending team champ Detroit Lakes is back in the field, too, after winning the Section 8-2A title by 60 shots last week. ... Half of the top-eight finishers in 2024 were underclassmen. Three of those four have qualified for state again this year: Genevieve Birkeland of Pequot Lakes, the Section 6 medalist; Selena Qiao from Breck and Sophie Cook of Hawley, the Section 8 runner-up.
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When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan
Local team (first-round tee times): Albert Lea is the Section 1 champion, led by section medalist Archie Nelson, a senior.
Local individuals (first-round tee times, starting hole): Collin Fogarty, Sr., Pine Island/Z-M (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Austin Walker, Jr., Stewartville (12:24 p.m., No. 10); Braxton Berlin, Sr., Lake City (12:32 p.m., No. 1); Ryan Nutter, Sr., La Crescent-Hokah (1:08 p.m., No. 1); Colton Rich, Sr., Lourdes (1:08 p.m., No. 10).
Last year: Holy Family Catholic captured the team title in comfortable fashion, shooting 297-141—438 in the 27-hole meet to win by 16 shots over Detroit Lakes. Section 1-2A champion Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa placed sixth (315-157—472). ... Hawley senior Jack Justesen shot 70-35—105 to earn medalist honors by one stroke over Holy Family's P.J. Herron. ... Lourdes' Colton Rich finished seventh and PIZM senior Garett Sperber placed 14th.
This week's outlook: Detroit Lakes (Section 8) and Totino-Grace (Section 5) repeated as section champions after finishing second and third, respectively, at state last year, while Southwest Christian dethroned last year's state champ Holy Family, in Section 2. ... Section 1 champ Albert Lea is at state for the seventh time in program history and is seeking its third state title, having previously won in 1952 and 1982. ... Lake City's Braxton Berlin, Lourdes' Colton Rich and PIZM's Collin Fogarty are all making repeat trips to state. All three are seniors. ... Rich was the top finisher from Section 1 at state last year; he placed seventh, shooting 70-41—111 in the rain-shortened 27-hole event. ... Staples-Motley senior Carter White is the top returning player; he finished third last year. Collin Ramos, a junior from Totino-Grace is the other returner who finished in the top five last year, placing fourth. Ramos is the Section 5-2A medalist, after leading the Eagles to the section team title last week.
GIRLS
When: Noon, Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.
Where: Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker
Local team (first-round tee times, starting hole): Fillmore Central, Ella Diersen, Fr., 8:11 a.m. (No. 1); Maddie Topness, Jr., 8:29 a.m. (No. 1); Lily Miller, Sr., 8:47 a.m. (No. 1); Annika Mensink, Sr., 8:56 a.m. (No. 1); Myleigh Scheevel, Sr., 9:05 a.m. (No. 1).
Local individuals (first-round tee times, starting hole): Gabby Tangren, So., GMLO (7:38 a.m., No. 1); Ellie McCabe, Sr., Lanesboro (7:46 a.m., No. 10); Jentrey Schreiber, So., Lanesboro (7:54 a.m., No. 10); Carly Bronson, Jr., Hayfield (8:38 a.m., No. 1); Addison McCabe, 8th, Lanesboro (8:38 a.m., No. 10).
Last year: It was a bit of redemption for Section 1 champion Fillmore Central. The Falcons finished as the state runners-up in 2023 by just one stroke. The 2024 meet came down to the last shot, too, but this time the Falcons tied Section 5 champ Dawson-Boyd for the state title. It marked the second state title for the Falcons, who also won in 2016. ... D-B's Lindsey Lund was the state medalist, finishing at 11-over-par in the rain-shortened meet. Fillmore Central's Myleigh Scheevel finished third (17-over) and Hayfield's Carly Bronson placed seventh (20-over).
This week's outlook: The beat goes on for Section 1 champion and defending state champ Fillmore Central, which won its 11th consecutive section title last week, at Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester. Defending co-champ Dawson-Boyd also returns to state after a dominant performance in the Section 5 meet, which D-B won by 90 shots. ... Hayfield junior Carly Bronson will make her fifth trip to the state meet after earning medalist honors at the Section 1-1A meet for the first time in her career. ... Defending state medalist Lindsey Lund of Dawson-Boyd is back at state, after earning medalist honors at the Section 5-1A meet. ... Fillmore Central senior Myleigh Scheevel tied for third last year and is back for her fifth state tournament, as is teammate Lily Miller.
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When: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 12
Where: Pebble Creek Golf Club, Becker
Local team (first-round tee times, starting hole): Rushford-Peterson, Gus Holland, So. (12:41 p.m., No. 10); Jace Dvorak, Jr. (12:50 p.m., No. 10); Kellen Drinkall, Fr. (12:59 p.m., No. 10); Jaxson Meldahl, Jr. (1:17 p.m., No. 10); Will Lafleur, Jr. (1:26 p.m., No. 10); Sam Lafleur, Fr. (1:35 p.m., No. 10).
Local individuals (first-round tee times): Tommy Lineweaver, Fr., Wabasha-Kellogg (noon, No. 1); Drew Reinke, Jr., Blooming Prairie (noon; No. 10); Aiden Arnold, Sr., Fillmore Central (12:16 p.m., No. 1); Brody Srsen, So., Fillmore Central (12:24 p.m., No. 1); Jack Brogle, So., Lanesboro (1:08 p.m., No. 10).
Last year: Fertile-Beltrami won the state title by eight shots over runner-up Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. It was the second straight runner-up finish for W-H-A. Section 1 champion Fillmore Central placed fifth. ... W-H-A's Parker Brock, then a junior, was the state medalist, shooting 4-under-par 140 for the tournament. Lanesboro freshman Jack Brogle was the top finisher from Section 1, placing 14th.
This week's outlook: Section 1-1A champion Rushford-Peterson is at state for the fourth time in program history and the second time in four years. The Trojans are looking for the second state championship and first since 2009. ... Defending state champion Fertile-Beltrami was dethroned in the Section 8-1A meet last week by Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, which is making its first trip to state. ... Four teams are making repeat trips to state (Lakeview, Legacy Christian Academy, Park Christian, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley), while four teams were not at last year's meet (Rushford-Peterson, Sleepy Eye United, Lac qui Parle Valley, B-G-MR). ... Six of the top 10 finishers from last season return, including medalist Parker Brock of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and runner-up Carson Boe of Lakeview.
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