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Rapid City Stevens sweeps team titles at Douglas Early Bird Invitational
Rapid City Stevens' Tate Van Beek and Hill City's Tate Grabow are neck-and-neck midway through the course while competing in the Douglas Early Bird Invitational on Friday morning at Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Box Elder. Van Beek and Grabow went 1-2 in the event.
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Rapid City Stevens sweeps team titles at Douglas Early Bird Invitational

Aug 29, 2025
  

By 605 Sports Staff

BOX ELDER — Rapid City Stevens ran away with team titles at Friday’s Douglas Early Bird Invitational at Prairie Ridge Golf Course.

The Stevens girls totaled 15 points, finishing ahead of Spearfish (34) and Belle Fourche (67). The Stevens boys recorded 17 points, finishing ahead of Douglas (49) and Spearfish (50).

Individually, Stevens’ Tate Van Beek was the boys individual winner, covering the 5,000-meter distance in 15 minutes and :51.25 seconds. Hill City’s Tate Grabow (16:00.85) and Stevens’ Evan Perrigo (16:23.54) finished second and third, respectively. Douglas’ Wyatt Balliew (16:25.85) and Stevens’ Torin Jackson (16:31.91) rounded out the top-five runners.

In the girls race, Spearfish’s Kori Keil won in 18:55.95. Stevens’ Kadance Holso (18:57.91) and Brinna Sheldon (19:19.86) placed second and third, respectively. Stevens’ Evelyn Hurley (19:38.04) and Douglas’ Kira Ubence (20:14.90) rounded out the top-five finishers. 

Girls team scores: 1. Stevens, 15; 2. Spearfish, 34; 3. Belle Fourche, 67; 4. Douglas, 75; 5. Sturgis, 75; 6. Hill City, 81; Custer, 116.

Girls top-15 individual results: 1. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 18:55.95; 2. Kadance Holso, Stevens, 18:57.91; 3. Brinna Sheldon, Stevens, 19:19.86; 4. Evelyn Hurley, Stevens, 19:38.04; 5. Kira Ubence, Douglas, 20:14.90; 6. Whitli Adams, Stevens, 20:25.96; 7. Lauryn Donovan, Spearfish, 20:30.31; 8. Rhys Pearson, Belle Fourche, 20:37.04; 9. Taylor Harrelson, RC Christian, 20:44.78; 10. Lucy Hamer, Sturgis, 20:51.36; 11. Viona Sietsema, Stevens, 20:52.67; 12. Amara Usera, St. Thomas More, 20:55.86; 13. TyLee Tetrault, Spearfish, 21:01.80; 14. Lia Mundt, Belle Fourche, 21:05.21; 15. Adison Armstrong, Stevens, 21:06.31.

Boys team scores: 1. Stevens, 17; 2. Douglas, 49; 3. Spearfish, 50; 4. Custer, 67; 5. Belle Fourche, 74; 6. Dupree, 87; 7. RC Christian, 136; 8. Little Wound, 140.

Boys top-15 individual results: 1. Tate Van Beek, Stevens, 15:51.25; 2. Tate Grabow, Hill City, 16:00.85; 3. Evan Perrigo, Stevens, 16:23.54; 4. Wyatt Balliew, Douglas, 16:25.86; 5. Torin Jackson, Stevens, 16:31.91; 6. Lennon Clarkson, Belle Fourche, 16:40.04; 7. Taylor Colunga, Sturgis, 16:44.75; 8. Rylan VanDeest, Spearfish, 16:45.09; 9. Mason Gill, Spearfish, 16:54.22; 10. Dax Frandsen, Hill City, 16:55.33; 11. Bennie Olsen, Douglas, 16:58.08; 12. Tayshaun Cudmore, Dupree, 16:58.76; 13. Weston Adams, Stevens, 17:03.32; 14. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 17:08.30; 15. Joshua Uhre, Stevens, 17:12.22.