It was a disappointing day Thursday at Little Falls as Becker had their worst conference finish of the year.  They shot a dismal 345 on a day that Cathedral (leading the conference) shot its season best 320.  

 

Becker now trails Cathedral by 35 strokes with only one Granite Ridge Conference meet left at their home course on Monday at Wapicada.  

 

“Luckily, I have three weeks to get the guys back on track and two solid weeks of practice before sections,” said Head Coach Dan Olson.  

 

The Bulldogs were led by Adam Schug (83), Jackson Fluck and Nick Cencer (both 87's) and Caleb Foster (88).

 

1). Cathedral 320; 2). Little Falls 334; 3). Albany 335; 4). Becker 345; 5). Zimmerman 370; 6). Milaca 383; 7). Foley 389; 8). Mora 389.

 

1). Max LaBine (Cathedral) - 75; 2). David Schneider (Albany) - 76; 3). Will Freeman (Cathedral) - 79; 4). Kyler Erdman (Little Falls) - 80; 5). Preston Kopel (Foley) - 82; 6). (tie) Schug (Becker), Josh DeCann (Little Falls), Vinnie McScott (Cathedral) and Trevor Cornelius (Cathedral) - 83.

 

Tuesday, the boys competed in a Granite Ridge Conference meet at Milaca.  Becker tied for second with a score of 340.

 

Michael Sogard led the Bulldogs with an 81, followed by an 85 from Schug, an 86 from Foster and an 88 from Stanz.  

 

“We struggled on a short course that played difficult due to the winds,” said Olson.  “Everyone had a few holes that hurt their rounds.” 

 

1).  Cathedral 333; 2). Becker 340; 3). Little Falls 340; 4). Albany 348; 5). Zimmerman 355; 6). Milaca 362; 7). Mora 416; 8). Foley 425.

 

1). (tie) David Schneider (Albany) and Will Freeman (Cathedral) - 77; 3). Max Labine (Cathedral) - 79; 4). Sogard (Becker) - 81; 5). Kyler Erdman (Little Falls) - 83; 6). (tie) Schug (Becker), Michael Orr (Little Falls), Levi Thoreson (Zimmerman) and Ben Berry (Zimmerman) - 85.

 

Becker took third place out of 16 teams at the Daryl Gunnarson Invitational at Southbrook Golf Course Monday.

 

The Bulldogs were led by Sogard, who shot a one over par 73 which earned him second place and a plaque.

 

Stanz (79), Fluck (80) and Cencer (94) rounded out the other Becker team scores.  

 

“Michael played some great golf today,” said Olson. “He played the par fives in four under.  Alex (Stanz) and Jackson (Fluck) played well, but just had a hole or two that hurt their scores.”

 

Olson likes what he is seeing so far from his team.

 

“Michael (Sogard), Jackson (Fluck) and Alex (Stanz) are starting to get their games where they need to be as sections are less than a month away.”  

 

1). Waconia 310; 2). Mound Westonka 312: 3). Becker 326; 4). Cathedral 327; 5). Dassel Cokato 327; 6). Delano 328; 7). Litchfield 332; 8). Hutchinson 335; 9). Annandale 338; 10). Orono 343; 11). big Lake 348; 12). Monticello 353; 13). Maple Lake 359; 14). Kimball/Eden Valley/Watkins 373; 15). Rockford 394; 16). Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted 457.

 

1). Austin Van Sytzama (Delano) - 70; 2). Sogard (Becker)  - 73; 3). (tie) Anson Kuznik (Mound Westonka)  and Max LaBine (Cathedral) - 74; 5). (tie) Cal Rassman (Waconia) and Austin Janski (Annandale) - 75; 7). (tie) Troy Ryynanen (Dassel Cokato) and Kendall Banyai (Waconia) - 76; 9). (tie) Will Freeman (Cathedral), Nick Haffley (Hutchinson) and Brady Beauchamp (Mound Westonka) - 77.

 

Becker plays at Wapicada Golf Course Monday then at St. Cloud Country Club Thursday.