Four Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golfers will be going to the 2017 State A Golf Tournament in Dakota Dunes on Monday, October 2nd through Tuesday, October 3rd. Mason Schmidt, Zach McKee, Brandon Kubly, and Karsen Welbig all qualified after their rounds at the Region 1A Tournament at Rocky Run Golf Course on Monday, September 25th.
The Quarrier team finished fifth with a total score of 367. Aberdeen Roncalli placed first as a team with a score of 324. Sisseton was second with 329. Sioux Valley placed third with 337, and Madison was fourth with 343. Aberdeen Roncalli, Sisseton, and Sioux Valley had all their golfers qualify for state automatically by being the top three teams at the regional tournament.
The top 29 golfers in the regional tournament also qualified for the state tournament. Nate Nielsen from Sisseton placed first with a round of 75. Ramsey Johnsen of Aberdeen Roncalli was second with a 78. Lucas Schaefbauer of Aberdeen Roncalli was third with a round of 79.
Mason Schmidt placed fourth individually with a round of 81. Zach McKee finished 22nd with a round of 92. Brandon Kubly was 24th with a round of 95, and Karsen Welbig was 26th with a round of 99. Jack Weber finished with a round of 107, which was only six shots from the cut-off to qualify for state.