The Okoboji girls golf team flexed some muscle early in Siouxland Conference schedule, taking second at the first league tour meet of the season at George-Little Rock. The Pioneers shot a team score of 212, just three strokes back of perennial league champion MOC-Floyd Valley (209). The top two individual scores did belong to Okoboji, with Alex Mankle grabbing medalist honors with a meet low 44, edging out teammate Kiley Wermersen, who carded a round of 45.
The boys Siouxland Conference tour meet was in Sheldon, and it was the Generals of Sibley-Ocheyedan that picked up the season’s first top honor. Sibley-Ocheyedan’s team score of 164 was three better than second place MOC-Floyd Valley (167). Okoboji finished with a 173 team total, good for third place overall. The Generals’ Brent Reed was the meet medalist with a round of 39. James Halbur and Tyler Ohl paced the Pioneers a pair of 42’s. Weston Berguson added a 44, while Mike Luhrs and Ben DeMuth tied at 45.
In Cornbelt Conference golf, the North Union boys won a tight contest in Armstrong over CWL by two strokes, 184-186. Sawyer Doocy tied for medalist honors with a 41. The Warriors girls team competed as well, though CWL was unable to field a full team. North Union shot a 238, led by Brooke Baxter’s 54.
