Osakis girls' golf: Silverstreaks first at home invitational

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Sophomore Peyton Garcia chipped onto the No. 4 green during the Osakis Invite on Monday afternoon. Garcia finished third overall at the event after carding a 45. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)

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The Osakis girls’ golf team defended its home course on Monday afternoon as the Silverstreaks won by 14 strokes over second-place finisher Kimball-Eden Valley-Watkins.

Sophomore Annalise Savageau led Osakis from the No. 1 spot in the lineup and tied for medalist honors with a 44. Erin Dingmann of KEVW also shot a 44 as the two teams finished with four-person totals of 190 and 204, respectively.

Peyton Garcia gave Osakis another solid score from the second spot in the lineup. She was right behind Savageau and Dingmann with a 45. Emily Backes carded a 48, while Katelyn Foster and Ariel Chalmers each shot a 53 to provide the final score for the Silverstreaks.

The win for Osakis gave it a bigger cushion in the Central Minnesota Conference standings. The Silverstreaks lead the field by 20 strokes with just three events remaining.

OSAKIS INVITE

TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis – 190; 2. KEVW – 204; 3. Maple Lake – 205; 4. Pierz – 223; 5. Rockford – 229; 5. HLWW – 229; 7. BBE – 238

OSAKIS SCORES – Savageau – 44; Garcia – 45; E. Backes – 48; Foster – 53; Chalmers – 53; Jena Backes – 73

The Osakis girls’ golf team finished in second place at Howard Lake but came home atop the conference standings by four strokes after shooting a team score of 181 in the CMC meet last Tuesday.

The Silverstreaks finished two off the winning score posted by KEVW, which won behind medalist honors posted by Erin Dingmann.

The Silverstreaks’ Annalise Savageau was one shot behind at 41. She led an Osakis team that put all four scorers in the 40s. Peyton Garcia shot a 45 and Ariel Chalmers carded a 47. Katelyn Foster rounded out the scoring with a 48.

Savageau also led Osakis to a 12th-place finish in a loaded field at the Alexandria Invite last Thursday. Many of the state’s top-ranked teams from every class played in the 18-team tournament that saw Detroit Lakes win with a score of 320.

Savageau shot an 89 to pace Osakis to a team score of 396. Garcia was not far behind at the Alexandria Golf Club, shooting a 93. Emily Backes carded a 103 and Chalmers shot a 110 to round out the scoring for the Silverstreaks.

ALEXANDRIA INVITE

TEAM SCORES – 1. Detroit Lakes – 320; 2. Red Wing – 332; 3. Wayzata – 332; 4. Minnewaska – 337; 5. St. Cloud Apollo – 340; 6. Alexandria Black – 348; 7. St. Cloud Tech – 349; 8. Chanhassen – 351; 9. Rocori – 360; 10. Moorhead – 386; 11. Fergus Falls – 387; 12. Osakis – 396; 13. Albany – 406; 14. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle – 410; 15. Sartell – 410; 16. Alexandria Red – 466; 17. Sauk Rapids – 525; 18. Melrose – 527

OSAKIS SCORES – Savageau – 89; Garcia – 93; E. Backes – 103; Chalmers – 110; Foster – 116; Jena Backes - 145

HOWARD LAKE INVITE

TEAM SCORES – 1. KEVW – 179; 2. Osakis – 181; 3. Maple Lake – 186; 4. Pierz – 196; 5. HLWW – 208; 6. BBE – 209; 6. Rockford – 209

OSAKIS SCORES – Savageau – 41; Garcia – 45; Chalmers – 47; Foster – 48; Emily Backes – 53; Jena Backes – 60

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