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HOVLAND IS MEDALISTPace! I igolferstakethe District 2 crownBLOOMING FRAIRIE - I puntil Friday afternoon, it’s been an up and down golf season for Pacelh's .lack Hovland.The 6-foot-5 junior, who's starred for the past two years in basketball at the school, won medalist honors in a pair of regular season dual meets tht* spring, but that was nothing compared to Friday’s fete.Hn\land turned in his best golf performance of the season to win medalist honors in the Class A District 2 meet at the Blooming Prairie Golf Club, but even more important, helped kev the Shamrocks to theftchampionship.••JACK .11 ST played super, said a highly enthused Pacelli coach Jerrv Woleskv. “It wasw whis best performance of the season bv far ”HOVLAND. WHO birdied his last two holes including the 465-yards long par-five No. 7 hole (which was his last hole in Friday’s meet', turned in an 18* hole 37*36*73. just one over par.He also birdied the 456-yard* long par-five No. 1 hole, which was his fourth hole in the meet on the first nine, plus the 140-yards long par-three No. 5 hole,Those tno of birches helped Hovland finish four strokes in front of teammate Carter Wagner, also a junior, and Blooming Prairie's Mark Gullickson, who finished with 77s.Gullickson then defeatedW agner in a two-hole playoff for runnerup honors in the meet.For the 18 holes. Wagner went 40-37-77. Gullickson 36-41-77.PACELLI AS A team finished eight strokes ahead of Blooming Prairie The Shamrocks 18-hnle score was 229. a team record, with three scores counting, hut with four scorers ft was 21 over par and that broke the old mark of 24 over in a meet earlier this seasonBlooming Prairie finished with237, then Alrien 245, Hayfield 252. Emmons 258. Southland 261, Grand Meadow 293 and Freeborn 299A dozen individuals qualified for next Friday's Class A Region One Tourney at the Willow Creek Golf Hub near Rochester, including fourplayers each from Pacelli and Blooming Prairie.AUSTIN (Minn.) HERALD Saturday, May 22, 1976Austin DailvHeraldSPORTSJ5CK HOVLANDAustin boys place 3rd insub-regional track meetALBERT LEA. Minn. -Austin emerged with two Individual winners in Fndav’g boys Class AA Sub-Region One track meet at Hammer FieldJim Lamecker won the 180-yard low hurdles in .21.3, tying for first place, while Tom Cuff won the high jump at 6 feet,2 inches.The top three individuals ineach event and the top two relay teams advance to the Region One meet next week at Burnsville. plus any individual or team that meets quabfyingstandardsAlbert Lea w*on the meet with 911 * points, Owatonna tallied 56, Austin 394 and Waseca 20Austin’s other individual qualifiers for the regional are Phil Handke. third in the long jump at 20 feet, 6s* inches. Steve Bartholmew, second in the two-mile run at 9 58 5; Joel Saftler, second in the 440-vard dash at :51 0 and third in 220-yard dash at 22 5; Mike Bohlman, third in the two-mile run at 10 119 and Ronwith the latter time belongingto Red Wing, which won theBig Nine Conference mile relay.Austin * other points in Sub-Region One came from Rick Johnson in the long jump, fourth at 20 feet. 44 inches. Rich Wells in the one mil* run. fourth at 4 37 9; Eeron Bergstrom in Ihe low hurdles, fourth at 21 8:Rill Hart in the 880-yard runfourth at 2 05 5.The, 880-yard relay (earn of Gary Plotts, Bearson. JoeWennes and Johnson placedthird at 1 34 9 The sprint medley relay tram of Plotts. Bearson. Handke and Dave Jansen w as third at 3 47 6.FROM PACELLI. Tony Wagner was fourth with a 40-39-79 and Rrian Mittag tied forfifth with a 40-40-80Three Blooming Prairie golfers tied for fifth place with Tony Wagner. They were Jim Morrison with a 4.3-37-80, Bob Peterson with a 41-39-80 and Dave Sponheim with a 42-38-80 The other qualifiers were Dan Ring from Emmons with a 40-40-80. Lynn Toenges from Albert with a 39-41-80, Jeff Ruzek from Hayfield with a 40-41-81 and Al Monson from Alden with a 41-41-61PACELLrS OTHER golfers in the meet were Jim Felten. who tied for 13th place with a 44-38-82. and Tim Duren, who tiedfor 16th place with a 45-39-84 “Winning the title was certainly a thrill, but there’s disappointment too in the fact our No. 1 golfer, Duren, won’t he going to the regional,” said Woleskv.Pacelli which posted a 16-1 dual meet record during the regular season, has now wontwo major tournaments. The other was the Blooming Prairie Invitational bark on Mav 1.'njP'I.a Crescent won the Class ADistrict One golf championship. Stewartville emerged champion in District Three and Dodge enter in District FourycBSlt;11fSeTIrIr1Vc1Cucm* a m*T. t GO! REMIT*■miTTAM TOTAIjft - Austin Pace!I! 779 Rloomina Pratn* 237 A;d#n 245. Hayfield 252 Emmon* 25#, Southland 2A1, Grand Meadow 293, Ffppborn ?lt;9Si1tlaPPACKERS SELTZREGION* QI W O il R*IS FINALIST FORNATIONAL HONORSAustin High School varsitT baseball roach. Mrk Seitz, ifone of the eight finalist* for.lac* Hovpland FacPinMark Oulitckaon. Bi Prrartpf Pa p ITor v Warner Pa UBriar M -?ar Par# l ,?im Morrison, B1 PrBob pp’rrson B! Pr Di'p Spr nhpn: B; PrDan Rtne Fmmons nn Toencaa A.dpn Jeff Rurpk. HavfiPld Al Monaon Aldpn• •• • •• * « ■• a #37-5#,3#-4)40-3740 - 3940-40.43-3741 39 42-3# 40-4039-4140-4141-4073-777•79#0#0#0ananao#i#ibPSid.SImPsi• - Won extra hole playoffle
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