State Golf highlights from Monday

The Burke/South Central girls golf team is atop of the standings at the State ‘B’ Tournament in Watertown entering play today. The Lady Cougars finished the day Monday with a 263 score, five shots ahead of Howard. Tressa Bull is tied atop the individual leaderboard with Howard’s Maddie Palmquist as both girls shot an 84 yesterday. Taylee Indahl of Burke/South Central enters play today in third place overall and just one shot off the lead. At the Boys State ‘B’ Tournament, Great Plains Lutheran is atop the team standings as they finished with a 239 on Monday, nine shots ahead of second place Platte/Geddes. Gregory’s J.J. Beck and Brody Boltjes of Platte/Geddes are tied for second overall as both guys carded 77’s on Monday, one shot back of the leader, Devan Weelborg of Hamlin. At the Girls State ‘A’ Tournament in Dell Rapids, Sioux Falls Christian has a four stroke lead on Dell Rapids entering day two as they finished with a 371 score. Winner Area is 11th in the standings with a 421. Payson Birkeland of Belle Fourche is atop the leaderboard after shooting a 75 on Monday. She is three strokes ahead of Alex Kandolin of St. Thomas More. Winner Area’s Ronae Klein sits in 12th as she carded an 89 yesterday.