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Otters Christenson Advances to State along with Perham's King and Belka

By Craig Olson, 06/04/19, 6:00PM CDT

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Fergus Falls senior Greta Christenson, Perham senior Allie King and Perham freshman Mallory Belka all qualified for the Minnesota Class AA Girls Golf Tournament on Tuesday at the Section 8AA Meet in Bemidji.  Detroit Lakes will represent the section in the team competition as the Lakers won the team title with a score of 626 (313-313), easily outdistancing second place Perham at 717 (362-355) and third place Fergus Falls at 735 (360-375).

Detroit Lakes juniors Shelby Busker (71-70-141) and Anna Cihak (72-75-147) finished 1-2 in the individual competition, while Laker freshman Makenna Mallow took fourth with a 158 (79-79).

Belka was third for the Yellowjackets with a 154 (83-71) and King was sixth with a 168 (83-85).

Christenson finished seventh with a 173 (86-87).  Ellia Soydara just missed qualifying for state with her 178 (87-91).  Other Otter scores included Amy Johnson with a 189 (93-96), Mady Eklund with a 198 (97-101), Lexi McGary with a 204 (94-110) and Thea Eklund with a 214 (107-107).

“We are so proud of these girls,” said Fergus Falls Head Coach Ben Jurgens. “They came so far this year and as a team and they represent everything good in kids today. We are so lucky to be their coaches.  We are also so excited for Greta Christenson who advanced to the state tournament. She played so well down the stretch shooting even par on her last 5 holes to post a solid number.”

For Perham, Lexi Kunza had a 190 (93-97), Hope Rosen turned in a 206 (104-102), Rylee Hunt shot a 209 (103-106) and Olivia McDonald came in with a 219 (114-105).


Greta Christenson finishes her round with a par on 18. PHOTO by JENNIFER SOYDARA


Ellia Soydara just missed qualifying for state. PHOTO by JENNIFER SOYDARA