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Philip girls, Hill City boys win Elks Challenge golf meet
Philip's Addy Miller chips onto the green on No. 12 during the Elks Challenge golf tournament on Thursday at the Rapid City Elks Golf Course.
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Philip girls, Hill City boys win Elks Challenge golf meet

Apr 30, 2026
  

By 605 Sports Staff

RAPID CITY — The Philip girls and Hill City boys captured team titles at Thursday’s Elks Challenge at Elks Golf Course. 

The Philip girls shot a 274, followed by Mahpiya Luta (302) and Wall (334). The Hill City boys shot a 232, edging Philip (233) and Wall (238).

The Philip girls finished 1-2-3 in the individual standings. Addy Miller and Taylor O’Connell (91) sat atop the standings, while Kendall O’Connell shot a 92. Mahpiya Luta’s Brooklyn Twiss (95) and Kimi Rama (98) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

White River’s Bryson One Star fired a 72, scoring a 36 on the front and back nines. One Star totaled nine pars, three birdies and one eagle.

Hill City’s Breylon Rahn (73) and Philip’s Shay Weber (74) placed second and third, respectively. Hill City’s Zane Messick (76) and Wall’s Trevor Schulz (77) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. 


Girls team scores: 1. Philip, 274; 2. Mahpiya Luta, 302; 3. Wall, 334; 4. Bennett County, 358.

Top-15 girls scores: 1. Addy Miller, Philip, 91; 2. Taylor O’Connell, Philip, 91; 3. Kendall O’Connell, Philip, 92; 4. Brooklyn Twiss, Mahpiya Luta, 95; 5. Kimi Rama, Mahpiya Luta, 98; 6. Tayah Anderson, Jones County, 100; 7. Hallie Handcock, Wall, 101; 8. Kierra Noel, Bennett County, 105; 9. Sarayah Weston, Mahpiya Luta, 109; 10. Braylee Walker, Wall, 117; 11. Presley Kjerstad, Wall, 117; 12. Brayden Padden, Harding County 117; 13. Sadie Schomp, Bennett County, 123; 14. Ava Little, Mahpiya Luta, 124; 15. Moraes May, Bennett County, 130.

Boys team scores: 1. Hill City, 232; 2. Philip, 233; 3. Wall, 238; 4. White River, 244; 5. Lyman, 257; 6. Lemmon, 267; 7. Stanley County, 270; 8. Jones County, 276; 9. Harding County, 281; 10. Bennett County, 285; 11. Bison, 316; 12. Mahpiya Luta, 324; 13. Newell, 374.

Top-15 boys scores: 1. Bryson One Star, White River, 72; 2. Breylon Rahn, Hill City, 73; 3. Shay Weber, Philip, 74; 4. Zane Messick, Hill City, 76; 5. Trevor Schulz, Wall, 77; 6. Weston Reedy, Philip, 79; 7. Deacon Hearer, Wall, 79; 8. Terik Haynes, Philip, 80; 9. MJ Diehm, Lyman, 81; 10. Dawson Standing Bear, Bennett County, 81; 11. Emmet Dinger, Wall, 82; 12. Leyton Thayer, Hill City, 83; 13. Colt Eckert, Hill City, 84; 14. Carter Fitzgerald, Philip, 84; 15. Jaxon Krogman, White River, 85.