“Last year we were young and inexperienced,” said Hunter.  “We have seven players who rotated at our top six varsity spots last season returning, so they now have a year of varsity experience.  We are expecting a big improvement in our team scores and in the conference standings this year.  We also have a couple of newcomers to the team who are not newcomers to the sport.  Grant Beuckens and Bret Duncan have played a lot of golf in the summers so there will be a lot of competition for the top six spots.”

Returning letter winners include seniors Jacob Warde and Declan Johnson, juniors Tate Christenson (All-Conference 2019) and Trenton Getzlaff, sophomore Devin Benson, freshman Peyton Hanson and eighth-grader Mitch Dewey.

“In order to be a good golfer, you can’t just be good at one or two things,” noted Hunter.  “You must have a complete game as well as a strong mental mind frame.  So, if we get to practice, we will work on being good at all parts of the game with a heavy emphasis on short game shots and maintaining a good attitude.”

The Knights are in the Quad County Conference which is comprised of Ashby, Underwood, Hillcrest, Rothsay, OTC, Long Prairie-Browerville, Ortonville, Wheaton, CGB, Pillager and WCA.

West Central Area is new to Section 6A, moving over from 5A this year.  Coach Hunter said, “Being new to the section, I don’t know a lot about the teams further north, but OTC, Underwood and Hillcrest should all be strong in our conference and section.”

Ben Johnson will serve as Junior High Coach.