Klefsaas, Koenig, Israelson and Helling earn conference honors

Four Staples Motley golfers earned all-conference honors on May 16 and two boys and two girls finished in the top ten at the Mid State Converence meet at Whitetail Run in Wadena.

In the boys meet, Andrew Israelson shot 74 to become the conference champion. Tyler Helling was seventh with 81 to earn all-conference honorable mention.

In the girls meet, Olivia Klefsaas shot 82 to place third, earning all-conference honors. Hailey Koenig shot 91, tying for eighth place and making the all-conference honorable mention team. The other Cardinal girl was Alix Peterson, who shot 105 to place 23rd. The girls did not have a team score.

The boys team finished second, with Finn Erholtz and Beck Erholtz rounding out the Cardinal four.

The boys also competed in the Mid-Minnesota Conference meet on May 10, a meet in which all six varsity team scores are counted, and all the golfers compete for points against the respective golfers from the other teams. Israelson also finished first in that meet

Staples Motley emerged the champions in the six player team scores, with points earned in parentheses: Staples Motley 399 (31), Crosby Ironton 413 (25), Pequot Lakes 434 (17.5), Pine River 488 (14), Wadena-Deer Creek inc. (5.5).

Team results

Boys results

Mid-State Conference 

Detroit Lakes 312, Staples Motley 325, Crosby-Ironton 341, Pequot Lakes 358, Park Rapids 372, Wadena-Deer Creek 377

1. Andrew Israelson 37, 37 - 74; 7. Tyler Helling 39, 24 - 81; 12. Finn Erholtz 44, 40 - 84; 13. Beck Erholtz 45, 41 - 86; 31. Jack Benson 47, 55 - 102; 32. Jacob Bendson 56, 50 - 106

Mid-Minnesota conference, The Preserve, Nisswa

Israelson 74, B. Erholtz 80, Helling 81, F. Erholtz 82, Bendson 92, Benson 82

Girls results

Mid-State Conference

3. Olivia Klefsaas 42, 40 - 82; 8. Hailey Koenig 45, 46 - 91; 23. Alix Peterson 50, 55 - 105