BROOKINGS — Sully Buttes’ Gavin Colson leads all golfers after Day 1 of the Class B boys state golf tournament.

Colson shot one-under-par during the opening day of the state tournament at the Brookings Country Club, shooting a 35 on the front nine and a 36 on the back nine, totaling six birdies on the day.

Wessington Springs’ JD Thompson, Gettysburg’s Wiley Cronin and Wolsey-Wessington’s Larz Tvedt are all two strokes behind Colson for the lead after 18 holes. White River’s Bryson One Star, Philip’s Shay Weber, Sioux Falls Lutheran’s Drew Knobloch and Bon Homme’s Madden Merkwan are each tied for fifth at two-over-par.

The Philip boys currently lead the team standings shooting a 229, just ahead of Wessington Springs (232) and Bon Homme (234).

The tournament concludes on Tuesday at the Brookings Country Club.

Team Scores: 1. Philip, 229; 2. Wessington Springs, 232; 3. Bon Homme, 234; T-4. Clark/Willow Lake, 239; T-4. Hill City, 239; 6. De Smet, 243; 7. Viborg-Hurley, 244; 8. Miller, 245; T-9. Edmunds Central, 246; T-9. Wall, 246; T-9. Faulkton Area, 246; 12. Estelline/Hendricks, 247; T-13. Britton-Hecla, 249; T-13. Webster Area, 249; 15. Gettysburg, 250; T-16. Lyman, 254; T-16. Timber Lake, 254; 18. Platte-Geddes, 255; 19. Howard, 258; 20. Garretson, 259; 21. Sioux Falls Lutheran, 260; 22. Stanley County, 261; 23. Hanson, 263; 24. Warner, 276.

Top-25 individual scores: 1. Gavin Colson, Sully Buttes, 71; T-2. JD Thompson, Wessington Springs, 73; T-2. Wiley Cronin, Gettysburg, 73; T-2. Larz Tvedt, Wolsey-Wessington, 73; T-5. Bryson One Star, White River, 74; T-5. Shay Weber, Philip, 74; T-5. Drew Knobloch, Sioux Falls Lutheran, 74; T-5. Madden Merkwan, Bon Homme, 74; T-9. Wyatt Larson, McIntosh, 75; T-9. Kaden Burshiem, Flandreau Indian, 75; T-11. Seth Lesnar, Webster Area, 76; T-11. Maxxon Kees, De Smet, 76; T-11. Terik Haynes, Philip, 76; T-11. Kaiden Weinreis, Doland, 76; T-11. Cullen Pollard, Centerville, 76; T-16. Briggs LaBrie, Doland, 77; T-16. Drake Mueller, Faulkton Area, 77; T-16. Aiden Abraham, Hamlin, 77; T-16. Luke Larson, Wessington Springs, 77; T-20. Brock Fredrickson, Viborg-Hurley, 78; T-20. Lynden Pyle, Garretson, 78; T-20. Liam Moumy, Alcester-Hudson, 78; T-20. Michael Branaugh, Bon Homme, 78; T-20. Zane Messick, Hill City, 78; T-25. Derek Brueggeman, Miller, 79; T-25. William Blankartz, Mobridge-Pollock, 79; T-25. Carter Vogel, Chester, 79; T-25. Corbin Tople, Centerville, 79; T-25. Seth Hettick, Edmunds Central, 79; T-25. Liam Rayman, McCook Central/Montrose, 79; T-25. Logan Borns, Clark/Willow Lake, 79; T-25. Masique Carley, Philip, 79.

Clark/Willow Lake's Brynn Roehrich tees off on Hole 1 during the first day of the Class B state girls golf tournament on June 1, 2026, at Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)

Former state champions tied for lead at Class B girls state tourney

BROOKINGS — Clark Willow/Lake’s Brynn Roehrich and Miller’s Jayce Pugh set atop the leaderboard after Day 1 of the Class B state girls golf tournament.

Roehrich, a two-time defending state champion, and Pugh, the 2021 Class B state champion, each shot a 74 to open Monday’s action at Edgebrook Golf Course.

Roehrich shot a 32 on the front nine and a 42 on the back nine, including two birdies and an eagle. Pugh shot a 37 on the front nine and back nine, adding three birdies on the opening day.

Miller's Jayce Pugh tees off on Hole 1 during the first day of the Class B state girls golf tournament on June 1, 2026, at Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)

Chester’s Jadyn McDonald (77), Webster Area’s Bailee Ninke (77), Dell Rapids St. Mary’s Allie Hansen (78) and Maddison Bacon (78) round out the top-5 scores.

Dell Rapids St. Mary leads the team standings with a 239, ahead of Miller (240) and Clark/Willow Lake (251).

The tournament concludes on Tuesday at Edgebrook Golf Course.

Team Scores: 1. St. Mary's, 239; 2. Miller, 240; 3. Clark/Willow Lake, 251; 4. Deubrook Area, 260; 5. Philip, 261; 6. Chester, 271; 7. Selby Area, 279; 8. Platte-Geddes, 280; 9. Faulkton Area, 283; 10. Warner, 291; T-11. Elkton-Lake Benton, 302; T-11. Eureka, 302; 13. Wall, 311; 14. Scotland/Menno, 314; 15. Harding County, 345.

Top-25 individual scores: 1. T-1. Brynn Roehrich, Clark/Willow Lake, 74; T-1. Jayce Pugh, Miller, 74; T-3. Jadyn McDonald, Chester, 77; T-3. Bailee Ninke, Webster Area, 77; T-5. Allie Hansen, St. Mary's, 78; T-5. Maddison Bacon, St. Mary's, 78; 7. Addy Miller, Philip, 79; T-8. Taryn Hettick, Selby Area, 80; T-8. Mollie Simon, Ipswich, 80; T-10. Ruby Dallmann, Frederick Area, 81; T-10. Kaihlyn Anderberg, Miller, 81; T-10. Brooklyn Gladis, Deubrook Area, 81; 13. Faith Roehrich, Clark/Willow Lake, 82; T-14. Sage Gaikowski, Waubay/Summit, 83; T-14. Taylor O'Connell, Philip, 83; T-14. Carley Roiger, St. Mary's, 83; T-17. Anika Mueller, Faulkton Area, 84; T-17. Sophie McNaughton, St. Mary's, 84; T-19. Mallory Gant, Platte-Geddes, 85; T-19. Sydney Asmus, Miller, 85; 21. Kennedy Alverson, Chester, 86; T-22. Ellis Johnson, Warner, 87; T-22. Brynnlee Hanson, Deubrook Area, 87; T-24. Claire Gerlach, Corsica-Stickney, 88; T-24. Delaney Johnson, Warner, 88; T-24. Madison Bushkofsky, Flandreau, 88; T-24. Bella Guthrie, Ethan, 88.

St. Thomas More girls leads team scoring after Day 1 of Class A state tournament

NORTH SIOUX CITY — The defending state champions hold a commanding lead in the team scores after Day 1 of the Class A state girls golf tournament.

St. Thomas More shot a 297 on the opening day at Two Rivers Golf Course, ahead of Dakota Valley (310) and Sioux Falls Christian (314).

DV’s Katie Betsworth notched the best score after 18 holes shooting four-under-par. Betsworth shot a 34 on the front nine, a 32 on the back nine with five birdies as well.

STM’s defending individual champs Kaitlin Strain (67) and Rylan Horning (72) are just behind Betsworth with DV’s Addicyn Sailer (72) and Chamberlain’s Trey Speer (75) round out the top-5 individual scores.

The tournament concludes on Tuesday at Two Rivers Golf Course.

Team Scores: 1. St. Thomas More, 297; 2. Dakota Valley, 310; 3. Sioux Falls Christian, 314; 4. Aberdeen Roncalli, 319; 5. Vermillion, 321; 6. Madison, 342; 7. West Central, 364; 8. Winner, 370; 9. Rapid City Christian, 372; 10. Sioux Valley, 374; T-11. Belle Fourche, 381; T-11. Chamberlain, 381; 13. Hot Springs, 394; 14. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 432.

Top-25 individual scores: 1. Katie Betsworth, Dakota Valley, 66; 2. Kaitlin Strain, St. Thomas More, 67; T-3. Rylan Horning, St. Thomas More, 72; T-3. Addicyn Sailer, Dakota Valley, 72; 5. Trey Speer, Chamberlain, 75; 6. Georgia Johnson, Vermillion, 76; T-7. Aubrie VanBeek, Sioux Falls Christian, 77; T-7. Delilah Maxwell, Madison, 77; T-7. Morgan Helms, Aberdeen Roncalli, 77; T-10. Alexis Nerison, Sioux Falls Christian, 78; T-10. Finley Young, St. Thomas More, 78; T-10. Ronnie Wilharm, Vermillion, 78; T-10. Grace Seyer, Aberdeen Roncalli, 78; T-10. Sienna Maxwell, Madison, 78; T-10. Claire Crawford, Aberdeen Roncalli, 78; T-16. Tori Peterson, Sioux Falls Christian, 79; T-16. Kenzley Heath, Sisseton, 79; T-16. Taylor Kilgore, Beresford, 79; T-16. Lexi Sommervold, Beresford, 79; T-20. Taylor Reuvers, Vermillion, 80; T-20. Chloe Attema, Sioux Falls Christian, 80; T-20. Kaia Bear, Beresford, 80; T-20. Mara Wilkening, St. Thomas More, 80; T-24. Khloe Wilson, Rapid City Christian, 81; T-24. Taylor Bastian, Sioux Valley, 81; T-24. Blaire Eberhard, West Central, 81.

O’Gorman’s Ari Jacobs holds two-stroke lead after Day 1 of Class AA girls state tourney

WATERTOWN — O’Gorman’s Ari Jacobs is leading the pack after Day of the Class AA girls state tournament.

Jacobs shot a 70 for two-under-par on the opening day at Cattail Crossing Golf Course, shooting a 35 on both the front nine and back nine. Jacobs added four birdies on Day 1 as well.

The defending Class AA state champion, Aberdeen Central’s Olivia Braun, is in second, shooting a 72 with Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Abigail Westra (73) not far behind. O’Gorman’s Erin Hurd, Aberdeen Central’s Emma Dohrer and Kyley Wirebaugh as well as Brandon Valley’s Vanessa Smith are all tied for fourth at 74 as well.

The Golden Eagles lead the team scoring at 295, ahead of O’Gorman (304) and Mitchell (308).

The tournament concludes on Tuesday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

Team Scores: 1. Aberdeen Central, 295; 2. O'Gorman, 304; 3. Mitchell, 308; 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 321; 5. Brandon Valley, 330; T-6. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 350; T-6. Watertown, 350; T-8. Brookings, 351; T-8. Yankton, 351; 10. Rapid City Stevens, 356; 11. Pierre T.F. Riggs, 398; 12. Tea Area, 401; 13. Harrisburg, 410.