Fournier leads Midgets after Day 1 of 2 at Dakota Winds

WAPHETON -- The Dickinson High boys golf team rose to the occasion at the East-West Invitational.

Seniors Tanner Halter and Luke Hanel have led the Midgets all year, but this time it was senior Austin Fournier grabbing the low score on Friday at Dakota Winds Golf Course.

Fournier carded an 82, which leaves him 13 strokes behind leader Connor Holland of West Fargo.

"He (Fournier) came out and he played well," Dickinson head coach Sara Berglund said. "There were a few holes here and there, but overall he played well and I think that helped him build his confidence."

The top four scores for Dickinson finished within three strokes of each other. Halter and Hanel each scored an 84, while freshman Carter Donnan had an 85.

"Overall I'm very happy with how our team did," Berglund said. "They've never played this course and on how they played I'm really pleased. They are in good spirits for the second day."

With the 69 posted by Holland, he leads teammate Nick Evin by five strokes. It's safe to say the field is very competitive.

"The competition is really high," Berglund said. "I really love this tournament a lot and I know the guys look forward to this tournament every year because we get to see new courses and golf with the guys from the East. It's good experience for them and it gets them ready for the regional tournament."

The Midgets also had junior Shay Ridl shoot a 90 and freshman Alex Priebe a 92.

Dickinson concludes the invite beginning at 7 a.m. today. Berglund said since the team has a sense of how the course plays and its totals should be lower.

"It will be fun with all the regrouping and see who rises to the occasion," Berglund said. "I'm excited to see the scores overall tomorrow."

2012 East-West Invitational

At Bois De Sioux Golf Course, Wahpeton

Note: No team scores were compiled on the first day of the tournament. The tournament concludes today.

Individual top 10: 1, Connor Holland, West Fargo, 69. 2, Nick Evin, West Fargo, 74. 3, Landon Poss, Fargo South, 75. 3, Nick Nustad, Bismarck, 75. 5, Grady Meyer, Fargo Shanley, 76. 6, Tyler Rivard, Fargo Shanley, 77. 6, Tyler Miller, Bismarck Century, 77. 8, Thomas Strandemo, Fargo Shanley, 78. 9, Riley Johnson, West Fargo, 79. 9, BJ Mahar, Williston, 79.

Other finishers:

Dickinson: 17, Austin Fournier, 82. 31, Tanner Halter, 84. 31, Luke Hanel, 84. 39, Carter Donnan, 85. 77, Shay Ridl, 90. 82, Alex Priebe, 92.

Belcourt: 59, Clarence Davis, 88. 59, Jackson Davis, 88. 82, Chris Lafountain, 92. 111, Seth Azure, 113. 112, Connor Keplin, 116.

Bismarck: 21, Nick Stavn, 83. 21, Trenton Schwehr, 83. 50, Derek Wniger, 87. 70, Seth Gillis, 89. 77, Casey Vetter, 90.

Bismarck Century: 21, Jacob Dehne, 83. 21, Drew Lingle, 83. 39, Troy Ressler, 85. 59, Connor Hellman, 88. 59, Noah Larson, 88. 82, Sean Ternes, 92.

Bismarck St. Mary's: 11, Thomas Gilchrist, 80. 21, Jake DeForest, 83. 31, Josh McCormick, 84. 46, Grant Dvorak, 86. 50, Jordan Smith, 87. 94, Joe Kassian, 94.

Devils Lake: 39, Nick Brockman, 85. 50, Cooper Knoke, 87. 94, Chris Fixen, 94. 98, Jace Greene, 95. 103, Chris Dahlen, 98. 107, Landyn Swenson, 105.

Fargo Davies: 14, Max Restemayer, 81. 17, Aaron Pallen, 82. 31, Trevor Swangler, 84. 50, Zach Overvold, 87. 59, Tucker Windels, 88. 59, Aaron Johnson, 88.

Fargo North: Cole Selberg, 84. 59, Christian Colman, 88. 70, Tyler Hartman, 89. Mason Kraft, 92. 89, Ben Selberg, 93. 105, Tucker Lehr, 99.

Fargo Shanley: 21, Cam Hager, 83. 46, Andrew Bossert, 86. 82, Mike Storandt, 92.

Fargo South: 50, Jarett Etches, 87. 70, Jon Baune, 89. 89, Jared Steen, 93. 102, Jake Hintz, 97. 106, Logan Rhode, 104.

Grand Forks Central: 39, Ricky Phillips, 85. 59, Jake Wavra, 88. 70, Andrew Thompson, 89. 101, Jason Kuntz, 96. 103, Riley Peterson, 98. 113, Ty kennedy, 200.

Grand Forks Red River: 21, Matt Beehler, 83. 31, Brady Ohman, 84. 39, Chris Clauson, 85. 50, Barrett Eickhof, 87. 59, Luke Strom, 88. 70, Nate Hemming, 89.

Jamestown: Brandon Hart, 84. 46, Brandon Stahlhut, 86. 70, Nick Stockert, 89. 82, Austin Rene, 92. 82, Brady Hoggarth, 92. 98, Jakobi Lux, 95.

Mandan: 39, Jake Kist, 85. 50, Zach Vollan, 87. 77, Colton Murphy, 90. 89, Taylor Trenda, 93. 89, Travis Zeeb, 93. 107, Keaton Sedivec, 105.

Minot: Taran Albright, 82. 39, Cody Reynolds, 85. 50, Ty Jones, 87. 59, Braxton Heupel, 88. 81, Jersey Kelly, 91. 89, Tyler Kast, 93.

Valley City: 11, Nick Jenson, 80. 14, Ben Sorenson, 81. 21, Jared Lentz, 83. 46, Tyler Stevens, 86. 59, Dustin Miller, 88. 70, Marcus Beedle, 89.

Wahpeton: 11, Ryan Ames, 80. 17, Eric Christensen, 82. 21, Jake Richels, 83. 31, Thomas Nelson, 84. 77, Connor Koppang, 90. 98, Charlie Hermes, 95.

West Fargo: 14, Payton Johnson, 81. 21, Chase Pulczinski, 83. 94, Todd Dent, 94.

Williston: 50, Paul Suess, 87. 94, Trevor Powell, 94. 107. Tyler Odegard, 105. 110, Jacob Kvernum, 108. 114, Taylor Wagner, 200.