— Ellie Sticha shot under par for the first time in her varsity career on Saturday at Geneva Golf Club in Alexandria, as she shot 1-under par to finish in first place as the Alexandria girls golf team won the Geneva Invite team title with a score of 331 (43-over par).
“I had a good feeling after the team played the Ponds nine on Thursday in practice,” Alexandria head coach Tim Zupfer said. “They were learning some course management skills, and started to show some improvement in their short games. I believe that the practice round put them in a good position for success.”
Sticha carded four birdies and 14 pars in her round to finish with a 71.
“Ellie had a special round breaking par for the first time in high school competition,” Zupfer said.
Cadence Simon joined Sticha in the top 10 with a tied for seventh place finish (83, 11-over par).
Simon had a birdie and seven pars in her round.
“She had an excellent ball-striking round,” Zupfer said.
Alexandria finished 15 strokes ahead of runner-up Orono, who had a score of 346.
Minnewaska finished one stroke behind Orono and one stroke ahead of Elk River to finish third with a score of 347.
Annika DeBoer tied for fourth with a round of 81 that featured nine pars, while Kyra Nelson tied for ninth with a round of 84.
Alexandria competes at the Territory Golf Club in St. Cloud at 3 p.m. on Monday.
Minnewaska competes in a 9-hole meet in Melrose at Noon on Tuesday, then at 4 p.m. in Sauk Centre.
TEAM SCORES – 1. Alexandria, 331; 2. Orono, 346; 3. Minnewaska, 347; 4. Elk River, 348; 5. Chaska, 363; 6. Rogers, 371; 7. Buffalo, 385; T8. Eden Prairie, 403; T8. Sauk Rapids-Rice, 403
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS – 1. Ellie Sticha, Alexandria, 71; 2. Ava Hanneman, Orono, 74; 3. Nora Benson, Orono, 80; T4. Natalie McNeil, Eden Prairie, 81; T4. Annika DeBoer, Minnewaska, 81; 6. Aurie McCoy, 82; T7. Joey Koth, Chaska, 83; T7. Cadence Simon, Alexandria, 83; T9. Kyra Nelson, Minnewaska, 84; T9. Tillie Johnson, Elk River, 84
ALEXANDRIA FINISHES – Ellie Sticha, 1st, 71; Cadence Simon, T7th, 83; Kaiya Chapin, T16, 88; Mattea LeClair, T18, 89; Nora Steidl, T26, 98; Holly Meyer, T36th, 104; Rosie Hovel, T44, 108; Rylen Schmitz, T47, 108
MINNEWASKA FINISHES – Annika DeBoer, T4th, 81; Kyra Nelson, T9th, 84; Ava Kollman, T11, 85; Lillie Ogdahl, T24th, 97; Anna Kollman, T28th, 99; Michaela Johnson, T33, 102
Thatcher Sherlin places seventh to lead Minnewaska boys at Cardinal/Wildcat Invitational
At the two-day Cardinal/Wildcat Invitational on April 24-25, 2025, at Little Crow Golf Club in Spicer and Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar, Thatcher Sherlin led the Minnewaska boys golf team with a seventh place finish (151, 7-over par).
Sherlin had six birdies and 19 pars in the tournament.
Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta’s Charlie Hanson won the invitational with a score of 143 (1-under par). Brainerd won the team title with a score of 598.
The Minnewaska boys team competes at Noon on Tuesday in Sauk Centre, then at 4 p.m. in Melrose.