Area Girls Golf: Birkeland, Patriots tame Owatonna

By Dispatch staff report

May 12, 2022 at 8:10 PM

OWATONNA — Freshman Genevieve Birkeland cleared the field by three strokes and the Pequot Lakes Patriots won the Owatonna Invite by 27 strokes Thursday, May 12, at the Owatonna Country Club.

Birkeland fired nines of 40-44 for her first-place 84. She birdied the 110-yard par 3 seventh hole.

Morgan Krieger shot 90, Charlee Sullivan 98 and Annie Neva 100 for Pequot’s 372 team score.

Team scores: 1-Pequot Lakes 372, 2-Albert Lea 399, 3-Lakeville South 414, 4-New Prague 425, 5-Owatonna 426, 6-Lakeville North 449
Individual medalist: Genevieve Birkeland (PL) 84
Pequot Lakes results: Genevieve Birkeland 84, Morgan Krieger 90, Charlee Sullivan 98, Annie Neva 100, Kate Stephens 111Next: Pequot Lakes in Cardinal Invite at The Vintage at Staples 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 13.

Pillager competes

LONG PRAIRIE — Kimberly Keefe shot a 120 for the Pillager Huskies as they placed third in a Quad County Conference meet Thursday, May 12, at Long Prairie Country Club.

Team scores: 1-Ottertail Central 312, 2-Hillcrest Lutheran, 3-Pillager 422Individual medalist: Sophie Hillman (OTC) 93

Pillager results: Kimberly Keefe 120, Rya Glas 139, Haley Hall 163

Next: Pillager in Cardinal Invite at The Vintage at Staples 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 13.

PRB stopped after 7 holes

VIRGINIA — The Pine River-Backus girls golf only got through seven holes before weather stopped them at the Rock Ridge Invite Thursday, May 12, at Virginia Golf Course

The invite will not be finished.

Next: Pine River-Backus in Northern Pine Conference meet at Castle Highlands Golf Course 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17.

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Area Girls Golf: Birkeland, Patriots tame Owatonna

Area girls recap from May 12

Pillager competes

Team scores: 1-Ottertail Central 312, 2-Hillcrest Lutheran, 3-Pillager 422Individual medalist: Sophie Hillman (OTC) 93

Pillager results: Kimberly Keefe 120, Rya Glas 139, Haley Hall 163

Next: Pillager in Cardinal Invite at The Vintage at Staples 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 13.

PRB stopped after 7 holes