DICKINSON - Mandan continued its mastery at the West Region West Region Meet, besting the field on September 22at Heart River Golf Course. The Braves' total of 323 was followed by Minot North at 331 in second and Legacy at 344 in third. Three other teams earned state-qualifying spots. St. Mary's in fourth with 350, Century in fifth at 351, and Williston in sixth with 355. Dickinson, Minot High, Jamestown, Watford City, Bismarck High, and TMCHS Belcourt rounded out the field.
Lola Huber from St. Mary's was the tournament medalist with a score of 75. The senior was the first Saint golfer to earn the region individual crown since Sydney Smith in 2016. Emersyn Kopp and Kinzy Welstad from Minot North finished strong with 77 and 78, respectively. Brittyn Mettler from Mandan also stood out with a score of 79.
This event served as a qualifier for the Class A Tournament in Fargo, with the top six teams advancing. Several individual golfers also met state qualifying standards. Kinzy Welstad of North was region senior athlete of the year. Mandan's Dean Johs was coach of the year.
| Event Name: | West Region Meet • Heart River G.C. • 09/22/25 10:00 am |
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| Team Totals: | 1. Mandan, 323; 2. Minot North, 331; 3. Legacy, 344; 4. St. Mary's, 350; 5. Century, 351; 6. Williston, 355; 7. Dickinson, 361; 8. Minot High, 365; 9. Jamestown, 368; 10. Watford City, 369; 11. Bismarck High, 378; 12. TMCHS Belcourt, 439; |
| Medalist: | Lola Huber, St. Mary's, 75 |
| Top 10 (All-Tournament): | 1. Lola Huber, St. Mary's, 75; 2. Emersyn Kopp, Minot North, 77; 3. Kinzy Welstad, Minot North, 78; 4. Brittyn Mettler, Mandan, 79; T5. Kali Larsen, Williston, 80; T5. Isabella Hale, Mandan, 80; T7. Peyton Kalanek, Legacy, 81; T7. Kyndall Peterson, Dickinson, 81; T9. Ashley Larsen, Century, 82; T9. Stray Ressler, Mandan, 82; T9. Brooklyn Monteith, Mandan, 82 |
| Notes: | Mandan defended its West Region Tournament title...Bismarck St. Mary's Lola Huber was tournament medalist with a 75 (3-over)...The top six team finishers qualified for the Class A Tournament in Fargo...Golfers who carded a round of 90 or better also earned individual state qualifying standards...The All-WDA team (based on season scoring average) Isabella Hale, Mandan; Kinzy Welstad, Minot North; Lola Huber, St. Mary's; Stray Ressler, Mandan; Emersyn Kopp, Minot North; Brooklyn Monteith, Mandan; Rawni Roemmich, Legacy; Kali Larsen, Williston; Ashlen Larsen, Century; Kyndall Peterson, Dickinson; Dani Tinklenberg, Williston; Mylee Michel, Jamestown. Hale, Welstad, Huber, Ressler, Kopp, and Monteith (top 6 scorers) were also designated as all-state golfers...Minot North's Kinzy Welstad was named senior region athlete of the year...Mandan s Dean Johs was region coach of the year....Weather conditions were warm, sunny with little winds. |
| School | Place | Score | Top Finishers |
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| Bismarck | 11th | 378 | Jazmynn Backman, 91; Brynn Anderson, 93; Elizabeth Schuh, 96; Addison Stiefel, 98; Mackenzie Retzer, 111; Maggie Ness, 112 |
| Bismarck Century | 5th | 351 | Ashlen Larsen, 82; Haylee Bushaw, 84; Claire Gange, 90; Madison Dutoit, 95; Adalyn Gaube, 95;Sophia Gange, 98 |
| Bismarck Legacy | 3rd | 344 | Peyton Kalanek, 81; Anna LeMoine, 84; Rawni Roemmich, 87; Kate Grossman, 92; Zander Wald, 93; Haylee Greff, 105 |
| Bismarck St. Mary's | 4th | 350 | Lola Huber, 75; Kate Wilson, 84; Morgan Rieger, 91; Rozzi Horner, 100; Addie Zimmerman, 101; Lily Wilson, 102 |
| Dickinson | 7th | 361 | Kyndall Peterson, 81; Mikayla Schwindt, 85; Grace Dazell, 93; Brightyn Schilke, 102; Madisyn Hayden, 108; Maycee Schwindt, 110 |
| Jamestown | 9th | 368 | Mylee Michel, 89; Braelyn Wiese, 90; Belle Sjostrom, 92; Taylor Earnest, 97; Katelyn Monson, 100; Autumn Roberts, 107 |
| Mandan | 1st | 323 | Brittyn Mettler, 79; Isabella Hale, 80; Stray Ressler, 82; Brooklyn Monteith, 82; Sloane Tentis, 92; Aliya Copas, 95 |
| Minot | 8th | 365 | Katie Thomas, 85; Taylor Deslauriers, 90; Claire Hendrickson, 90; Maura Alexander, 100; Palmer Telin, 114; Blair Goodman, 116 |
| Minot North | 2nd | 331 | Emersyn Kopp, 77; Kinzy Welstad, 78; Ally Larson, 87; Katelyn Bast, 89; Miyah Fundlingsland, 106; Abigail Speer, 115 |
| TMCHS (Belcourt) | 12th | 439 | Autumn Trottier, 107; Akealyes Azure, 108; Katelyn Azure, 109; Bella Azure, 115; Sophia Azure, 127 |
| Watford City | 10th | 369 | Ella Hogan, 88; Ella Gravos, 90; Harlee Olson, 90; Baylei Berdahl, 101; Payton Schultz, 110; Alyssa Holen, 114 |
| Williston | 6th | 355 | Kali Larsen, 80; Dani Tinklenberg, 83; Abby Johnson, 93; Aslyn Engh, 99; Anyka Wiedrich, 101; Julie Heller, 102 |