New Ulm All-Journal Golf Team
Players of the Year- Girls
Lauren Laffen – Sleepy Eye Public
Corrine McKeeth-New Ulm High School
Other First Team: Courtney Nelson CMC, Calie Wersal Springfield, Brooke Dummer NU Cathedral; Karrah Remus Sleepy Eye High School
Players of the Year- Boys
Kelton Schmitz – New Ulm High School
Other First Team: Ethan Kraus New Ulm; Tristan Pietig CMC, Tanner Zupfer New Ulm, Ben Laffen Sleepy Eye
| 1 | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 88-89-95-95 | 85-87-89-90 | 718 |
| 2 | BOLD | 86-90-94-95 | 86-90-93-98 | 732 |
| 3 | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 88-89-95-97 | 89-89-92-94 | 733 |
| 4 | Windom Area | 87-92-96-104 | 85-89-91-96 | 740 |
| 5 | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 88-91-105-107 | 91-93-94-99 | 768 |
| 6 | United South Central, Wells | 94-99-109-111 | 93-96-97-111 | 810 |
| 7 | *Ottertail Central | 96-97-106-114 | 103-105-107-113 | 841 |
| 8 | Barnum | 104-105-112-128 | 103-106-123-130 | 911 |
Individual Results
| 1 | Christine Piwnica | Southwest Christian, Chaska | 12 | 39-40 | 42-38 | 159 |
| 2 | Abby Herding | Westbrook-Walnut Grove | 10 | 40-40 | 44-44 | 168 |
| 3 | Kailey Carlin | Fosston | 11 | 38-46 | 43-42 | 169 |
| Kiera Smith | Heritage Christian Academy, Maple Grove | 9 | 42-43 | 42-42 | 169 | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Hennessy | Lewiston-Altura | 12 | 37-44 | 41-48 | 170 |
| 6 | Allison Deckert | Heritage Christian Academy, Maple Grove | 12 | 40-47 | 40-44 | 171 |
| 7 | Kelsey Hanefeld | Windom Area | 12 | 44-43 | 40-45 | 172 |
| Breann Mertens | BOLD | 11 | 41-45 | 42-44 | 172 | |
| Lauren Laffen | Sleepy Eye | 10 | 38-41 | 49-44 | 172 | |
| 10 | Hope Hasslen | Ortonville | 10 | 46-43 | 41-43 | 173 |
| 11 | Logan Weber | Martin County West, Sherburn | 10 | 43-46 | 45-42 | 176 |
| Kayla Ruf | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 9 | 42-47 | 41-46 | 176 | |
| 13 | Laura Donney | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 10 | 42-46 | 42-47 | 177 |
| Sophia Gray | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 8 | 45-43 | 43-46 | 177 | |
| 15 | Peyton Manecke | Fosston | 10 | 45-47 | 42-44 | 178 |
| 16 | Jillian Johnson | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 11 | 48-47 | 40-45 | 180 |
| 17 | Andrea Burkel | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 12 | 45-43 | 43-50 | 181 |
| Keeley Todd | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 12 | 46-43 | 43-49 | 181 | |
| 19 | Leigh Hanefeld | Windom Area | 10 | 46-46 | 43-48 | 183 |
| 20 | Courtney Bloom | Hinckley-Finlayson | 10 | 48-47 | 44-45 | 184 |
| Grace Miller | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 8 | 47-48 | 45-44 | 184 | |
| Heidi Schultz | *Mille Lacs | 8 | 45-47 | 48-44 | 184 | |
| 23 | Tierra Novacek | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 12 | 47-44 | 44-50 | 185 |
| Maitland Vollan | Windom Area | 12 | 49-47 | 39-50 | 185 | |
| Anna Cleveland | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 11 | 46-49 | 47-43 | 185 | |
| Ashley Schmitz | BOLD | 11 | 46-49 | 43-47 | 185 | |
| 27 | Kaitlin Kling | *GMLO | 12 | 45-47 | 49-45 | 186 |
| Peyton Miller | Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | 11 | 54-44 | 40-48 | 186 | |
| Allison Bot | *Minneota/Lincoln HI | 10 | 50-44 | 46-46 | 186 | |
| 30 | Isabel McKeown | Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul | 12 | 46-47 | 44-50 | 187 |
| Liza Reinert | BOLD | 12 | 46-48 | 42-51 | 187 | |
| Kyley Bullerman | United South Central, Wells | 11 | 48-46 | 48-45 | 187 | |
| 33 | Courtney Sill | Wabasha-Kellogg | 12 | 47-51 | 43-48 | 189 |
| Callie Wersal | Springfield | 9 | 42-52 | 45-50 | 189 | |
| 35 | Mackenzie Harris | Nevis | 11 | 49-50 | 42-49 | 190 |
| Lanie Altmann | BOLD | 10 | 47-43 | 49-51 | 190 | |
| Karina Kafka | Ortonville | 9 | 49-46 | 47-48 | 190 | |
| 38 | Katie Tammel | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 11 | 47-53 | 46-48 | 194 |
| Alyssa Dalen | Fosston | 10 | 48-49 | 47-50 | 194 | |
| 40 | Jenna Pettit | Pillager | 12 | 49-45 | 47-54 | 195 |
| Veronica Schindler | United South Central, Wells | 12 | 46-53 | 45-51 | 195 | |
| Taylor Christenson | Blooming Prairie | 9 | 46-49 | 45-55 | 195 | |
| 43 | Karrah Remus | Sleepy Eye | 12 | 51-48 | 47-50 | 196 |
| Kyra Gores | *Minneota/Lincoln HI | 11 | 47-49 | 46-54 | 196 | |
| 45 | Caitlin Richmond | Braham | 12 | 46-49 | 48-55 | 198 |
| Madison Truscinski | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 11 | 49-58 | 41-50 | 198 | |
| 47 | Ashley Schoenborn | *Mahnomen/Waubun | 12 | 48-51 | 49-51 | 199 |
| Leah Weber | *Ottertail Central | 10 | 47-49 | 47-56 | 199 | |
| Madison VanDerHagen | BOLD | 9 | 50-51 | 49-49 | 199 | |
| Jadyn Nelson | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 8 | 51-57 | 46-45 | 199 | |
| 51 | Emily Jackson | Windom Area | 10 | 50-54 | 50-46 | 200 |
| Heidi Guttormsson | *Minneota/Lincoln HI | 9 | 44-57 | 48-51 | 200 | |
| 53 | Lindsey McAlpin | Legacy Christian Academy, Andover | 11 | 45-52 | 51-53 | 201 |
| Madison Scheevel | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 7 | 49-48 | 49-55 | 201 | |
| 55 | Miki Bolin | Windom Area | 12 | 55-51 | 51-45 | 202 |
| Marissa Cartwright | Windom Area | 12 | 53-53 | 47-49 | 202 | |
| Whitney Fischer | Lakeview, Cottonwood | 11 | 52-54 | 46-50 | 202 | |
| 58 | Morgan Klintworth | *Ottertail Central | 9 | 53-44 | 53-54 | 204 |
| 59 | Kristi Steinmetz | *Mahnomen/Waubun | 12 | 55-51 | 51-48 | 205 |
| Courtney Nelsen | Cedar Mountain, Morgan | 11 | 48-57 | 46-54 | 205 | |
| 61 | Shelby Hagen | Fosston | 11 | 53-50 | 53-50 | 206 |
| Katelyn Loergering | United South Central, Wells | 10 | 52-57 | 48-49 | 206 | |
| 63 | Alisha Ross | Ortonville | 9 | 46-59 | 54-48 | 207 |
| 64 | Karli Bly | Kingsland, Spring Valley | 12 | 51-54 | 45-58 | 208 |
| Tessa Waage | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 12 | 48-57 | 46-57 | 208 | |
| Jamie Bird | Barnum | 9 | 50-55 | 51-52 | 208 | |
| Kristen Lilya | North Woods, Cook, Cook | 9 | 47-59 | 52-50 | 208 | |
| 68 | Whitney Trongard | BOLD | 9 | 51-56 | 50-52 | 209 |
| 69 | Olivia Toft | Nevis | 12 | 52-53 | 50-55 | 210 |
| Kelsey Timm | Barnum | 11 | 52-52 | 53-53 | 210 | |
| 71 | Allison Dallager | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 12 | 55-57 | 46-53 | 211 |
| 72 | Sasha Pfannenstien | Blackduck | 11 | 58-56 | 51-52 | 217 |
| 73 | Makenzie Vorderbruggen | *Ottertail Central | 9 | 51-55 | 53-60 | 219 |
| 74 | Elayna Kiehne | Fillmore Central, Harmony | 9 | 54-57 | 53-57 | 221 |
| 75 | Sara Titera | Bagley | 12 | 52-64 | 52-54 | 222 |
| Jessicca Lhotak | *Ottertail Central | 10 | 56-61 | 51-54 | 222 | |
| Morgan Pyzick | United South Central, Wells | 8 | 54-57 | 53-58 | 222 | |
| 78 | Katie Rhen | *Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 12 | 54-63 | 46-63 | 226 |
| 79 | Paige Weber | *Ottertail Central | 11 | 55-59 | 60-56 | 230 |
| 80 | Leah Jeseritz | Yellow Medicine East, Granite Falls | 11 | 55-58 | 55-64 | 232 |
| 81 | Kate Koestler | United South Central, Wells | 9 | 56-61 | 59-57 | 233 |
| 82 | Brandi Lekander | Barnum | 9 | 57-55 | 61-62 | 235 |
| 83 | Tori Barsness | Northeast Range, Babbitt | 11 | 62-55 | 57-67 | 241 |
| 84 | Geana Guillard | Barnum | 9 | 65-63 | 66-64 | 258 |
| 85 | Hannah Gottberg | United South Central, Wells | 8 | 68-70 | 59-67 | 264 |
| 86 | Madeline Nelson | Barnum | 8 | 57-71 | 70-67 | 265 |
| 87 | Greta Nyhus | *Ottertail Central | 9 | 66-62 | 64-75 | 267 |
Lauren Laffen, Fr.
Laffen qualified for her second State Class A golf tournament (first one as an individual) and she ended up finishing second in the Class A meet with a two-day score of 167.
She was also a vital part of the 2012 team which placed third in the State Class A Golf Touranment. Laffen earned her second All-Conference Team selection and finished the year with an average score of 92. Lauren earned All Journal honors last season and this year also was ranked inside the Top 10 of the Minnesota State Golf Coaches Assocation State rankings for Class A.
Emily Curtis, Sr.
Curtis qualified for her third State Golf Tournament where she finished 10th with a two-day score of 177. Last year, she was the leading force on the third-place team in the State.
Curtis ended her golf career as a four-time All Conference Selection and has been a three-time All-Journal Selection. For the season she averaged 93 and finished inside the Top 10 for the State Class A scoring averages according to the Minnesota State Golf Coaches Association rankings.
Others on team included: Corinne McKeeth, So., New Ulm, Carly Schmalz, Sr., BLHS, Shelby Schultz, Sr., Springfield
Brooke Dummer, So., New Ulm Cathedral
Freshman Lauren put together an impressive four rounds to place second at state.
(from left): Lauren Laffen (freshman), Emily Curtis (senior), Karrah Remus (junior)
June 3rd
Section 2A Golf
at North Links Golf Club in North Mankato
The Sleepy Eye girls golf placed second as a team with 390 points, nine strokes behind USC (only top team advances)
Three Sleepy Eye girls advance to state individually: 1st (Medalist) Emily Curtis (87), 3rd Lauren Laffen (90), and 4th Karrah Remus (94).
Kaylee Hillmer 119, Tia Cselovszki 127 also competed.
St Mary’s athletes competing included St. Mary’s Sarah Surprenant (127), St. Mary’s Alyssa Rubey (127), St. Mary’s Anna Miller (114), Mackenzie Schutz (102).
Boys Results
None qualified for state
Sleepy Eye: Ben Laffen (89), and Tyler Netzke (81) (one shot off state qualifying pace)
St. Mary’s: Kansas Adams (85), John Brandl (98)
Karrah Remus – Subsection Champion
Sub-Section 2A North
May 28th
at Oakdale Golf Course
Constant Drizzle, 60 degree temperatures
Advancing to Sections: Sleepy Eye: Karrah Remus, Lauren Laffen, Emily Curtis, Kaylee Hillmer, Tia Cselovszki St. Mary’s: Mackenzie Schutz, Anna Miller, Alyssa Rubey, Sarah Surprenant
Team Record: 41-0
Accomplishments: Conference Champs (won all (3) legs of conference series meets in 2012)
Sub-Section 2A champs (won by 47 strokes)
Section 2A champs (won by 29 strokes and shot season best 368)
Average Score for 2012: 193 (trending even lower for 2nd half of season averaging 187)
(Indians led after the first 9 holes at North Links by only a handful of strokes over USC and NUC)
Best 18 hole score: 368 (at the Section 2A meet)
Carissa Hillmer: 1x All Conference Member. (Senior)
Average Score for 2012: 96
Season Low: 90 for 18 holes and 44 for 9 holes.
“Carissa always seems to play her best during the big meets and has really improved from last year.” She is a
very good driver of the ball and has really improved her short game since last season,” said coach Kaleb Walter
Anna Ibberson: Just missed Honorable Mention All Conference (Senior)
Average Score for 2012: 110.
Season Low: 103 for 18 holes 50 for 9 holes.
“Anna has done a nice job for us. This season was her first year out for golf since the 7th grade and if she had just one more season her scores would be much much lower”. Anna provides some great extra depth for us and she has been playing some really good golf as of late, her 103 during a conference meet and 106 at Sections are both very good scores that most any team would love to have.” said Walter.
Aileen Roman: (Senior)
Average Score for 2012: 118
Season Low: 118 for 18 holes and 51 for 9 holes.
“Aileen in her 2nd year out for golf has been a good addition to the team. Aileen started the season out on JV and with hard work, continued improvevement and a great attitude earned a spot on the team.” The team is really going to miss Aileen next season as she does a good job reminding everyone that golf is just a game and its supposed to be fun,” said Walter.
Emily Curtis: 3x All Conference Member. (Junior) Qualified for State Class A Golf Tournament back in 2010 as an Individual.
Average Score for 2012: 93
Season Low: 90 for 18 holes and 43 for 9 holes
“Emily has been the leader for our program for the past (4) seasons and its nice to see her scores continue to improve from
year to year.” Emily is an excellent driver of the ball and makes solid consistent contact with her irons. If Emily continues to
improve on her short game she will be shooting in the low 80’s in no time,” said Walter
Karrah Remus: 1x All Conference Member (Sophomore)
Average Score for 2012: 104
Season Low: 97 for 18 holes and 47 for 9 holes.
“Karrah is a naturally gifted golfer who posesses very good length off the tee and has made nice strides to become a very consistent player for us this season. If Karrah decides to spend a little more time on her game during the summer she could be a contender for an individual state tournament berth in 2013,” said Walter.
Lauren Laffen: 1x All Conference Member. (8th Grader)
Average Score for 2012: 93
Season Low: 89 for 18 holes and 38 for 9 holes.
“Lauren has improved her chipping and pitching immensely since last season. She also gotten a year stronger and thus
her distance has really improved as well. If Lauren continues to work on her game she should
have multiple state tournament appearances in her future,” said Walter
Coach Kaleb Walter
Section 2A Champs. Front row: Aileen Roman and Lauren Laffen. Back row: coach Trent Weicherding, Anna Ibberson, Emily Curtis, Carissa Hillmer, Karrah Remus and coach Kaleb Walter.
Section 2A Meet
North Links Golf Course, North Mankato
Sunny, warm, 80 degrees
GIRLS RESULTS
Sleepy Eye 368 – SECTION CHAMPS / STATE QUALIFYER
USC 397, NU Cathedral 409, MCW 438
Meet Medalist Ali Wood USC 88
Sleepy Eye team members
Lauren Laffen 89
Carissa Hillmer 90
Emily Curtis 92
Karrah Remus 97
Anna Ibberson 106
Aileen R0man 122
St. Mary’s McKenzie Schutz 95 (missed advancing by one stroke)
BOYS RESULTS
USC 320 SECTION CHAMPS / STATE QUALIFYER
Medalist Cordell WEber MCW 69
2nd place St. Mary’s Mikail Sellner STATE QUALIFYER (shot hole-in-one on the 16th hole)
C.J. Windschitl 81 (lost in a one hole playoff – with winner advancing to state)
Section 2A Champs – State Bound!
The Sleepy Eye boys golf team will be making a return trip to the State High School Golf Tournament after winning their second consecutive Section 2A title at North Links in Mankato Thursday.
Senior Mitch Laffen will make his third straight trip to the elite tournament. He went as an individual in 2009. Had the team not qualified, Laffen would have advanced again as he tied for second overall with an 18-hole scored of 80 (44-36).
Aaron Zuhlsdorf was one stroke off Laffen’s pace with an 81, Tyler Netzke and Tyler Hadley each shot 84s.
“Winning back to back Section 2A titles is a great accomplishment,” said coach Kaleb Walter. “When the season started we had four goals. Win the Conference Title, Win the Sub-Section, Win the Section and Win the State Championship.”
” We have accomplished the first 3 of these goals and hopefully we can accomplish the 4th! continued Walter.
St. Mary’s had three golfers competing. Jr. Mikail Sellner missed making a return to state by one stroke. He carded an 86 (44-26). Kansas Adams had an 87 and C.J. Windschitl a 90.
The Sleepy Eye girls golf team shot a 425 to finish second at the Section 2A Meet held Thursday at the North Links Golf Club in Mankato (only top team advances to state ).
The Indians finished with a 425. Carissa Hillmer led the way with a 100. Emily Curtis shot a 104, Karrah Remus 110 and Lauren Laffen 111.
St. Mary’s had two golfers competing in the individual competition. Serena Rubey shot a 105 and Kenzie Schutz a 114
