HOT SPRINGS — With four of the top-six golfers, St. Thomas More cruised to the Region 4A boys golf championship on Monday at Southern Hills Golf Course. 

The Cavaliers carded a 313, finishing well ahead of Hot Springs (355) and Custer (363). 

St. Thomas More’s Hayden Heig fired a 1-under 69, including a 34 on the back nine and a 35 on the front nine. Heig’s round included three birdies and one eagle. 

St. Thomas More’s Andrew Levin (76) and Rapid City Christian’s Vander Von Eye (79) finished second and third, respectively. St. Thomas More’s Braeden Strain (81) and Hot Springs’ Brock Schroeder (82) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. 

State qualifiers: 1. Hayden Heig, St. Thomas More, 69; 2. Andrew Levine, St. Thomas More, 76; 3. Vander Von Eye, Rapid City Christian, 79; 4. Braeden Strain, St. Thomas More, 81; 5. Brock Schroeder, Hot Springs, 82; T-6. Ben Bowers, St. Thomas More, 87; T-6. Regan Sorenson, Custer, 87; T-8. Austin Heinert, Hot Springs, 88; T-8. Curtis Sorenson, Custer, 88; T-10. Noah Mailloux, Belle Fourche, 90; T-10. Brady Sage, St. Thomas More, 90; T-12. Sam Waldner, Hot Springs, 91; T-12. Mason Dirkes, Custer, 91; 14. Gabe Raba, Belle Fourche, 93; T-15. Teegan Lucey, Hot Springs, 94; T-15. Kolbi Kooiman, Rapid City Christian, 94; T-15. Fischer Adams, 94; T-15. Cooper Hansen, Lead-Deadwood, 94; T-19. Cole Mailloux, Belle Fourche, 95; T-19. Owen Hatling, Belle Fourche, 95; 21. Brady Virtue, Custer, 97; T-22. Nathaniel Warnke, Rapid City Christian, 98; T-22. Saxton Stiefvater, Belle Fourche, 98.

Team scores: 1. St. Thomas More, 313; 2. Hot Springs, 355; 3. Custer, 363; 4. Rapid City Christian, 365; 5. Belle Fourche, 373; 6. Lead-Deadwood, 431; 7. Lakota Tech, 434; 8. Pine Ridge, 568.

Aberdeen Roncalli runs away with Region 1A title

MADISON — Aberdeen Roncalli won by 20 strokes to take the Region 1A team golf title Monday at the Madison Golf and Country Club.

The Cavaliers scored a 325 as a team, 20 strokes ahead of Sioux Valley in second place (345), with Madison coming in third (347).

Individually, Milbank’s Jonathan DeBoer claimed the individual championship shooting a 76. Roncalli’s Lucas Dagget (77) finished second, SV’s Damon Eucker (78) took third place, while Roncalli’s Harper Schnabel (81) and Madison’s Braylon Oftedal tied for fourth place in the top-5 leaders Monday.

State qualifiers: 1. Jonathan DeBoer, Milbank, 76; 2. Lucas Dagget, Aberdeen Roncalli, 77; 3. Damon Uecker, Sioux Valley, 78; T-4. Harper Schnabel, Aberdeen Roncalli, 81; T-4. Braylon Oftedal, Madison, 81; 6. Matthew Gerlach, Aberdeen Roncalli, 83; 7. Jesse Hernandez, Aberdeen Roncalli, 84; 8. Finn Anderson, Aberdeen Roncalli, 85; 9. Casyn Crabtree, Madison, 86; 10. Jace Johnson, Groton Area, 87; Trentyn Schmit, Sioux Valley, 88; T-12. Landon Hanssen, Sioux Valley, 89; T-12. Thomas Bass, Sioux Valley, 89; T-14. Nate Larson, Sioux Valley, 90; T-14. Cannon Hunsley, Madison, 90; T-14. Mason Beaner, Madison, 90; T-17. Carter Stickland, Sisseton, 91; T-17. Luke Nielsen, Sisseton, 91; T-17. Gavin Schneider, Madison, 91; T-20. Caden Bitzer, Dell Rapids, 93; T-20. Drew Buresh, Dell Rapids, 93.

Team scores: 1. Aberdeen Roncalli, 325; 2. Sioux Valley, 345; 3. Madison, 347; T-4. Milbank, 388; T-4. Sisseton, 388; T-6.Dell Rapids, 392; T-6. Groton Area, 392.

Vermillion wins Region 2A team golf title

VERMILLION — The Vermillion boys golf team ran away with the Region 2A boys golf championship Monday at The Bluffs Golf Course.

The Tanagers (290)  won by eight strokes, clipping Dakota Valley (298) and West Central (319) in the top-3 team scores. Tri-Valley and Sioux Falls Christian rounded out the top-5 with a tie at 340.

Individually, Dakota Valley’s Matt Debeer (70) clipped Vermillion’s Trey Hansen (71) for the individual title shooting two-under-par on the day, including four birdies in 18 holes. Hansen came in second place, shooting five birdies as well. Vermillion’s Cooper Girard and DV’s Atticus Slater tied for third shooting a 72, with Girard winning the tiebreaker. Vermillion’s Rylan Moran rounded out the top-5 scoring leaders with a 73 on the day.

State qualifiers: 1. Matt Debeer, Dakota Valley, 70; 2. Trey Hansen, Vermillion, 71; Cooper Girard, Vermillion, 72; 4. Atticus Slater, Dakota Valley, 72; 5. Rylan Moran, Vermillion, 73; 6. Jeran Carr, Vermillion, 74; 7. Ben Akin, Elk Point-Jefferson, 75; 8. Griffen Boomgarden, Lennox, 76; 9. Aiden Lanham, West Central, 76; 10. Jack Johnson, Vermillion, 77; 11. Sean Meiske, Dakota Valley, 78; 12. Carson Steffensen, Canton, 78; 13. Tate Cornelsen, Dakota Valley 78; 14. Karson Olson, West Central, 80; 15. Treyson Richet, Tri-Valley, 80; 16. Griffin Keogh, Sioux Falls Christian, 81; 17. Gabe Shock, Sioux Falls Christian, 81; 18. Chase Mebius, West Central, 81; 19. Cash Slater, Dakota Valley, 82; 20. Connor Mebius, West Central, 82; 21. Connor King, Tri-Valley, 83; 22. Wyatt Holland, Lennox, 84; 23. Lucas Anderson, Beresford, 84; 24. Mason Hofer, Beresford, 85; 25. Jackson DeJong, Canton, 87.

Team scores: 1. Vermillion, 290; 2. Dakota Valley, 298; 3. West Central, 319; T-4. Tri-Valley, 340; T-4. Sioux Falls Christian, 340; 6. Canton, 342; 7. Lennox,  346; 8. Elk Point-Jefferson, 349; 9. Beresford, 371.

Winner captures Region 3A golf title 

MITCHELL — Winner edged Parkston by one shot for the Region 3A boys golf championship on Monday at Lakeview Golf Course. 

The Warriors carded a 332, edging Parkston (333) for the team title. Chamberlain (337) and Mount Vernon/Plankinton (338) finished third and fourth, respectively. Parker/Marion (367) placed fifth. 

Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Trysten Eide and Landon Weber shot 75s to sit atop the individual leaderboard. Eide won the individual title with a birdie on the first playoff hole. 

Eide’s round included a 35 on the front nine, and he carded four birdies on the day. Weber’s round included a 37 on the back nine, and he recorded three birdies on the day. 

Winner’s Jalen Tideman (78) placed third. Chamberlain’s London Houska (80) and Winner’s Cooper Craven (80) rounded out the top-five golfers. 

State qualifiers: 1. Trysten Eide, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 75; 2. Landon Weber, Parkston, 75; 3. Jalen Tideman, Winner, 78; 4. London Houska, Chamberlain, 80; 5. Cooper Craven, Winner, 80; 6. Kelby Neugebauer, Parkston, 81; 7. Hudson Schmidt, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 82; 8. Chase McQuirk, Chamberlain, 82; 9. Carter Craven, Winner, 83; 10. Connor Zens, Redfield, 83; 11. Robert Whipple, Todd County, 85; 12. Nick Chandler, Parker/Marion, 85; 13. Cannon Speer, Chamberlain, 85; 14. Cohen Bowar, Parkston, 85; 15. Ben Ganje, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 89; 16. Micah Zastrow, Redfield, 89; 17. Mason Karst, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 90; 18. Jackson Donlan, Parker/Marion, 90; 19. Brayden Kriel, Chamberlain, 90; 20. Levi Heenan, Winner, 91; 21. Paxton Nedved, Winner, 91. 

Team scores: 1. Winner, 332; 2. Parkston, 333; 3. Chamberlain, 337; 4. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 338; 5. Parker/Marion, 367; 6. Redfield, 381.