Golden Eagles take Watertown Invitational crown

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Posted 9/18/17

WATERTOWN – Arrow senior Sam Batta fired a 3-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors, while Aberdeen Central edged Aberdeen Roncalli for the team title during the Watertown Invitational at Cattail Crossing.

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Golden Eagles take Watertown Invitational crown

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WATERTOWN – Arrow senior Sam Batta fired a 3-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors, while Aberdeen Central edged Aberdeen Roncalli for the team title during the Watertown Invitational at Cattail Crossing.

The Golden Eagles shot 308 and the Cavaliers finished at 312. Harrisburg and Watertown tied for third at 313, while Mitchell (322) was fifth and Sisseton (323) sixth.

Sioux Valley ended up seventh with a 325 total. Brookings (336) tied for ninth.

Roncalli’s Lucas Schaefbauer was the individual runner-up after carding an even-par 72. Central’s Jonah Dohrer (73) was third. Huron’s Nolan Wiegel and Harrisburg’s Drew Reiner tied for fourth with matching 75s.

The Cossacks’ Noah Puetz and Gunner St. John both shot 77 to finish amongst a four-way tie for seventh. Westin Trenhaile tied for 14th with a 79. Nate Buisker shot 92 to complete the team tally.

Drew Cole led the Bobcats with an 80, putting him in a tie for 20th. Trevor Berreth shot 82. Alec Rice, Landon Moe and Ryan Treiber each shot 87. Blaine Bachar added a 97.

Sioux Valley travels to the Sisseton Invitational on Thursday at 10 a.m. Brookings competes in the Eastern South Dakota Conference Tournament on Monday at 10 a.m. at Spring Creek in Harrisburg.

WATERTOWN INVITATIONAL

Monday at Cattail Crossing

Team scores

Aberdeen Central 308, Aberdeen Roncalli 312, Harrisburg 313, Watertown 313, Mitchell 322, Sisseton 323, Sioux Valley 325, Watertown JV 331, Pierre 336, Brookings 336, Huron 338, Milbank Area 373.

Individual top 20 (of 71)

1, Sam Batta, W, 69; 2, Lucas Schaefbauer, AR, 72; 3, Jonah Dohrer, AC, 73; 4, (tie) Nolan Wiegel, Hu., Drew Reiner, Ha., 75; 6, Austin Hoss, P, 76; 7, (tie) Nate Nielsen, S, Ethan Vikander, AC, Noah Puetz, SV, Gunner St. John, SV, 77; 11, (tie) Carsten Archer, S, Karter Lien, Ha., Bennett Lundy, AC, 78; 14, (tie) Westin Trenhaile, SV, Max Dailey, M, Ethan Huber, M, Ramsey Johnson, AR, Parker Pietz, P, Austin Kokales, AR, 79; 20, (tie) Jackson Schroeppel, Ha., Will Allen, Ha., Drew Cole, B, Tucker Wookey, W, 80. Other SV participants – Nate Buisker 92, Logan Steffensen 94, Parker Rinehart 95. Other BHS participants – Trevor Berreth 82, Alec Rice 87, Landon Moe 87, Ryan Treiber 87, Blaine Bachar 97.