June 7, 2021
The Star
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By Jason Nordmark
Of The Star
Northern Lights shined
bright at the ND. Girls State
Golf Tournament with yet
another top 10 performance.
The squad of six players
took 10th place in the 18—
team event last week at the
tree—lined Jamestown Coun-
try Club, which was pep-
pered with sand traps, greasy
greens and forced carries
over water.
Playing in her final 18—
hole round, senior Josi
Nordmark shot the best high
school tournament score of
her career. Her 91 included
five pars, two of which came
on the course’s most difficult
holes.
After a 46 on the front
nine fueled by a red—hot
driver, the Rolla graduate’s
tee shot on No. 10 headed
for the trees on the right.
After talking to N L assistant
coach Gabby Wilkie, the duo
figured out what was needed
’— peanut M&Ms.
After corralling a bag big
enough to last the remainder
of the round, Nordmark
Girls Golf
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Josi Nordmark eyes her pitch to the green at the ND. Class B Girls State
Golf Tournament in Jamestown.
Northern Lights earns
anothertop 10finish
Torrance Henry chips on to the green on hole
No. 16 during the state tournament.
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Ande Elik threweveth he had int his open-
ing hole tee shot on day two of the ND. Class B Boys
State Golf tournament in Carrington.
would go on to finish seventh in state as an individual, earning all-state
honors. For a complete wrap up of LaFountain’s accomplishment, please
turn to page 10.
At right: Jake Mitchell pitched a shot to the green during day
two of the ND. Class B Boys State Golf tournament at Cross
Roads Golf Course in Carrington.
Three NL seniors sign cards for final time
By Jason Nordmark
Of The Star
The talent of Northern Lights
boys golf appears to be genera-
tional.
Once again the team finished
in the top 10 at the Class B State
Boys Golf Tournament in Car-
rington last week.
The squad took 10th place,
sliding by Glenbum by one
stroke and finishing five strokes
behind Heart River.
Senior Jake Mitchell led the
charge with a two—day total of
158. On day two, the Rolla grad-
uate shot an 82, which included
10 pars, to help secure the top-10
finish. He finished 23rd overall.
Andre Elick was Slst in the
126-man field. He shot an 85 in
the final high school tournament
round of his career. The effort in-
cluded one birdie and five pars.
Logan Elick also ended his
high school career at the event.
He shot a 91 and, like his twin
brother, had five pars.
Tuff Longie shot an 89 on the
toumey’s final day, a one-stroke
improvement over day one,
which was good enough for 75th
place. The St. John player blis-
tered the back nine with a 42,
ending with his best score of the
event.
Also teeing it up for Northern
Lights were two seventh graders
who are looking to keep the tra—
dition of great golf in tact for the
Rolla—St. John-Rolette coopera-
tive.
Julius Elick took 95th place
after firing a 96 on the event’s
final day. He ended the tourna-
ment on a positive note, parring
three of his last four holes.
Payne Wilkie placed 104th
and also closed out the season on
a high note. He shot a 94 on the
final day, a five stroke improve-
ment over day one.
Wilkie’s effort ended with his
tournament-b'est nine-hole score
of 45 on the final leg of the event.
On day one, Mitchell reached
hole No. 9 one-under par after
birdies on two of his previous
four holes with steady and solid.
play.
Staring down the par 5, 487—
yard ninth hole, the Rolla senior
faltered a bit with a double bogey.
Still, the front—nine 37 was one of
Mitchell’s best performances of
the season and it couldn’t have
come at a more opportune time.
Mitchell went sub-40 on the
back as well with a 39 to leave
himself with a stellar 76 and a
sporting chance on day two of the
event, just seven back of the
leader and tied for 14th place.
After starting the state touma—
ment with a double bogey and 4-
over after four holes, Andre Elick
had to bear down to grind out a
front-nine 45.
The back nine started out a lit-
tle rosier with two birdies in three
holes but the doubles came back
to interrupt the flow. Still, the
Rolla senior shot a 42_on the fine
nine to finish with an 87.
Logan Elick mirrored his
brother’s round nearly hole-by-
hole, except he started on the
back nine, shooting a 45 and fin—
ished on the front, closing with a
42 on the back of five pars.
Tuff Longie was the team’s
fourth leading scorer, shooting an
even 90 with six pars. He brushed
Boys Golf
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