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Cavaliers finish sixth at Parkston Invitational

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Aiden Hernandez watches his putt on the 10th hole at Lee Park Golf Course during Tuesday’s Hub City Invitational Golf Tournament. Hernandez shot an 86 at the Parkston Invitational on Friday. Photo by John Davis taken 8/29/2023

PARKSTON – Aberdeen Roncalli finished sixth in team points, led by a top-10 finish from Finn Anderson at the Parkston Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday.

Chamberlain won the team title behind the medalist play of Dakota Munger who fired a 68, five strokes better than runner-up Eli Anema of Sioux Falls Christian.

Roncalli finished with a team score of 315, just seven strokes behind Chamberlain, and just two strokes out of second place.

“I’m happy how the kids played today,” said Roncalli coach Jon Murdy. “It was a tough day with the wind and heat.”

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The Cavaliers were led by Finn Anderson who tied for ninth with a 78.

A trio of Roncalli golfers were packed within one shot of each other. Andrew Gerlach and Gannon May both shot rounds of 82, and Lucas Daggett finished with an 83.

“It was great to see Gannon start to show his potential on the golf course,” Murdy said.

Jesse Hernandez fired an 86, and Matthew Gerlach shot a 97.

The Cavaliers play at Groton on Thursday.

“I hope we can keep the momentum going into next week,” Murdy said.

Team Scores: Chamberlain 308, Winner 313, Madison 314, Sioux Falls Christian 314, Mitchell Gold 314, Aberdeen Roncalli 315, West Central 317, Parkston 322, Lennox 348, Mitchell Black 351, Sioux Falls Christian JV 354, Dell Rapids 367, O’Gorman 364, Beresford 364.

Top 15 Individual Results

1, Dakota Munger, Chamberlain, 68; 2, Eli Anema, Sioux Falls Christian, 73; 3, Payton Koehn, Parkston, 74; 4, Jack Olson, Madison, 77; 5, Kamden Zomer, West Central, 77; 6, Kaden Guischer, Madison, 77; 7, Connor Mebius, West Central, 77; 8, Jordan Meyerink, Mitchell Gold, 78; 9, (tie) Marshall Widstrom, Mitchell Gold, 78, and Finn Anderson, Aberdeen Roncalli, 78;

11, Brady Reiners, Mitchell Gold, 79; 12, Chase McQuirk, Chamberlain, 79; 13, Landon Weber, Parkston, 79; 14, Karson Keiser, Winner, 79; 15, Ryder Halligan, Winner, 79.

Other Aberdeen Roncalli golfers: 19, Andrew Gerlach, 82; 22, Gannon May, 82; 24, Lucas Daggett, 83; 34, Jesse Hernandez, 86; 68, Matthew Gerlach, 97.

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