JAMESTOWN - Heart River and Dickinson Trinity each sit in the top 10 following the first day of the Class B boys state golf meet at Jamestown Country Club on Tuesday.
The Cougars are tied for second place with Kindred with a team score of 332, seven strokes back of Northern Lights. Dickinson Trinity is in 10th place at 364.
Play at the tournament continues today.
Heart River’s Joey Wagner is in a tie for fifth place with Dalton Poitra of Northern Lights after both shot a 4-over-par 76 on the meet’s first day. Teammate Jayden Ewoniuk is in a tie for 18th place after shooting an 83, and Trace Jacobson finished at 86. Seth Keator’s 87 completed Heart River’s scoring.
Trinity’s Jaret Lee carded an 80 Tuesday, tying him for ninth with three others. Teammate Willy Jahner finished with an 89 and was the only other Titan in the top 50 after the first day. Peter Pavak shot a 97, and Cole Fitterer followed with a 98. Dillon Praus shot 101, and Matt Tessier came in at 112.
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Jake Preston of Hillsboro-Central Valley turned in a 72 Tuesday to lead all golfers.
Team scores: 1, Northern Lights 325. 2 (tie), Heart River; Kindred 332. 4, Hillsboro-Central Valley 334. 5, Tioga 337. 6, South Border 346. 7, Stanley 357. 8, Beulah 359. 9, Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 362. 10, Dickinson Trinity 364. 11, Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter 369. 12, Hatton-Northwood-Thompson 371. 13, Our Redeemer's 374. 14, Grafton 376. 15, Harvey-Wells County 377. 16, Park River-Fordville-Lankin 393. 17, Carrington 398. 18, Divide County 493.
Top 50 individuals
1, Jake Preston, HCV, 72. 2 (tie), Matt Rueb, South Border; Brook Bergh, Sargent Central, 74. 4, Mitchell Fifer, Tioga, 75. 5 (tie), Dalton Poitra, NL; Joey Wagner, HR, 76. 7 (tie), Quayde Lee, Stanley; Marcus Dale, May-Port-C-G, 79. 9 (tie), Riley Keller, Des Lacs-Burlington; Carter Valliere, Tioga; Jalen Pfeiffer, NL; Jaret Lee, DT, 80. 13, Riley Holland, Kindred, 81. 14 (tie), Cameron Rall, Griggs County Central; Brody Cahill, NL; Cody Pulczinski, Kindred; Tyrone Bergh, Sargent, 82. 18, Austin Reed, HCV, 83. 18 (tie), Jayden Ewoniuk, HR; Jordan Hulm, LHMB, 83. 21 (tie), Parker Bartels, Kindred; Tyler Seeba, Grafton, 84. 23 (tie), Tristan Lippert, SB; Sam Henke, Kindred, 85. 25 (tie), Trace Jacobson, HR; Brady Warcken, LLM; Brandon Skabo, Tioga; Nick Preston, HCV; Joe Swenson, Beulah, 86. 30 (tie), Ole Knutson, HNT; Seth Keator, HR; Ren Swenson, Beulah; Matt Hendrickson, MOR; Kyler McGillis, NL; Brock Benson, Kindred, 87. 36 (tie), Willy Jahner, DT; Devan Praska, HNT, 89. 38 (tie), Conner Thorsell, Larimore; Dylan Young, Ellendale; Jett Mattson, HR; William Kleppe, NGS; Wyatt Nagel, LHMB, 90. 43 (tie), Hunter Schroetlin, Beulah; Tanner Kempf, SB; Grayson Wetch, Fargo Oak Grove; Seth Hetzel, Stanley; Jayde Lindbo, MOR; Brandon Oien, LHMB; 49 (tie), Braydin Jangula, NGS; Dalton Albrecht, Grafton; Jamison Fettig, NGS, 92.
