The NRHEG High School golf teams played in the recent Gopher Conference tournament, where the girls finished second and the boys fourth among five schools.
Heavily favored USC ran away with the girls’ title with 433 strokes for 18 holes. The Panthers had 463, Maple River 556. Blooming Prairie and Bethlehem Academy did not have full squads.
NRHEG scoring: Kyra Possin 112, Jessica Nafe 113, Jill Jongbloedt 118, Bayli Possin 120, Grace Logan 129, Tali Wayne 146.
Taylor Christianson of Blooming Prairie shot an 86 for medalist honors. The next best score was 103.The favored USC boys won with 330 strokes, followed by Bethlehem Academy with 362, Maple Rive 388 and NRHEG 414. Blooming Prairie had an incomplete crew.
Panther scores: Jake Langlie 92, Adam Oquist 96, Lucas Herrmann, 108, Tyler Raimann 117, Nick Shultz 119, Ethan Thompson 141.
Nate Pederson of USC was the medalist with a 76. His brother Ryan finished second at 77.