DHS fall behind at Mandan invitational; finish sixth

It was a difficult day of play for the Midgets at the Mandan Invitational on May 11, after they found themselves in a four-way tie for fourth place. Ultimately, Dickinson’s run of bad luck and blunders would see the team fall to sixth on the overall team score table by day's end.

While individually the team performed well on the front and back, a majority of individual scores fell a bit short in the mid-80’s. The standout performance came from Jack Homiston with three over par at 75.

The Mandan invite took place at the Prairie West golf course with a slope rating of 135 and with moderately slow winds that morning. The Dickinson six found themselves with an insurmountable climb and all but out with the unlucky score of 332, three points away from taking fourth and seven points from tieing for third with St. Mary’s Central.

Teams score totals:

1. Minot, 304; 2. Century, 320; 3. St. Mary’s Central, 325; 4. Braves, 330; 5. Williston, 332; 6. Dickinson, 332; 7. Legacy, 332; 8. Bismarck, 332; 9. Jamestown, 333

It was Minot who took the gold in the tourney and Century’s star player Logan Schoepp who took first in individual scores with a 74 — Homiston was only two strokes away from taking the highest point on the winners podium. Instead, Homiston tied for third with two other players; Jake Theis of Minot and Trey Hohbein of Mandan.

Top ten individual score totals:

1. Logan Schoepp, Century, 74; 2. Jackson Gilchrist, St. Mary's, 74; T3. Jake Theis, Minot, 75; T3. Trey Hohbein, Mandan, 75; T3. Jack Homiston, Dickinson, 75; T6. Gavin Argent, Minot, 76; T6. Henry Langhans, Minot, 76; T8. Caleb Fix, St. Mary's, 77; T8. Logan Barrett, Legacy, 77 ; T8. Brock Jones, Minot, 77

Homiston's back nine consisted of him making the green over and over, but finding challenging lay-ins. The good competitive nature of the team fed from each player's early successes and allowed Evan Groll and Jace Elkin to push for exemplary results — though the misfortune continued on holes 11, 16 and 17.

Dickinson Varsity individual scores:

Jack Homiston, 41-34--75; Evan Groll, 44-41--85; Jace Elkin, 41-45--86; Grant Bittner, 42- 45--87; Kyller Hughes, 44-49--93; Josh Hood, 44-42--86

Dickinson will hope to find success on May 14, at the Watford City Invite that will take place at the Fox Hills golf course at 10 a.m. Central Time.

1/2: Jace Elkin on the back nine. (Josiah C. Cuellar/The Dickinson Press)

2/2: Evan Groll teeing off on the front nine with wind condition less than perfect. (Josiah C. Cuellar/The Dickinson Press)