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Alexandria Girls Finish First at Pre-Section Meet at Headwaters GC

By Craig Olson, 05/14/23, 12:00PM CDT

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The Alexandria Girls Golf Team was on the road early Friday morning for a trip to Park Rapids.  The team played in the Pre-Section 8AAA event at Headwaters Golf Club.  All of the teams from the section were present to play the course which will be used for the Section 8AAA golf tournament June 1st and 2nd.  The Cardinals team score of 319 was their 2nd best of the season.  With some strong finishes, the Cardinals were able to post a 10 stroke victory over Brainerd.  Detroit Lakes was another 3 shots behind Brainerd. 

“We were able to bunch our scores closely together to secure the victory,” stated Head Coach Tim Zupfer.  “We had two players Grace Herzog (79) and Kennedy Ellingson (87) shoot personal best scores!  All 6 of our players finished in the top 16 individually.

Team Scores
1. Alexandria 319, 2. Brainerd 329, 3. Detroit Lakes 332, 4. Sartell 351, 5. Buffalo 357, 6. Moorhead 358, 7. Becker 360, 8. Bemidji 372, 9. Willmar 377, 10. Rocori 398, 11. St. Cloud Crush 415, 12. Sauk Rapids-Rice 422

Top 6 Individuals
1. Izzy Olson (BRD) 72, 2. Hannah Boraas (ALEX) 78, 2. Sophia Karsnia (BRD) 78, 4. Grace Herzog (ALEX) 79, 5. Michayla Nordlund (SAR) 80, 5. Rachel Bowen (ALEX) 80

Alexandria Scores
2. Hannah Boraas 78 (41-37), 4. Grace Herzog 79 (38-41), 5. Rachel Bowen 80 (38-42), 9. Aisling O’Connor 82 (42-40), 14. Ellie Sticha 87 (41-46), 14. Kennedy Ellingson 87 (44-43)

The Cardinals will tee it up again on Monday, May 15, as they play in the first day of the Central Lakes Conference Championship at Rich Springs Golf Club.