NEOLA -- Treynor was the clear champion of Monday’s (May 15) Class 2-A, Region 2A Girls Golf Tournament at Quail Run Country Club, but the battle for second was won by AHSTW. The Lady Vikes kept their season alive by outlasting host Tri-Center by seven strokes for the meet’s all-important second-place spot. Treynor, which claimed the top five individual place-winners, won the tournament with a 314 and will advance to Monday’s Region 2 final a

 MOUNT AYR -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton freshman Jacey Anthofer placed fourth in the medalist standings at Monday’s (May 15) Class 1-A first round regional girls golf tournament, clinching a spot in the regional final. Anthofer carded a 98 over 18 holes at the Mount Ayr Country Club, finishing behind CAM’s Sammie Jahde (76) and Mount Ayr’s Abbey Schafer (86) and Tessa Shields (93).

 MAPLETON -- Hanna Mullen’s top-10 finish highlighted the IKM-Manning girls’ final golf outing of the season Monday (May 15) as the Wolves placed seventh out of nine teams in the Class 2-A first-round regional tournament at Mapleton’s Willow Vale Golf Course. Alta-Aurelia won the Region 1B meet by 38 shots over host Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, 385 to 423, with both teams advancing to the May 22 Region 1 final in Moville. IKM-M scored a 489 and to

 GRISWOLD -- Led by Everett Carroll’s medalist round of 82, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton placed first by 30 strokes in last Friday’s (May 12) Class 1-A Boys Sectional Golf Tournament at the Griswold Country Club. Exira-EHK finished with a 351 team score, easily outlasting Boyer Valley (381) atop a field of eight schools.

 DENISON -- The results did not include any team or individual advancement, but Harlan Community boys golf coach Chad Swanson was pleased with his team’s final performance of the 2017 season. Posting four scores that ranked in or near the top half of a tough 48-player field, the Cyclones scored a 327 to place fourth out of eight teams in last Friday’s (May 12) Class 3-A Sectional Tournament held on Denison’s 18-hole Majestic Hills Golf Course.

 MENLO -- Erik Jorgensen’s steady play over 18 holes was rewarded last Friday (May 12) when the AHSTW senior placed fifth in the Class 2-A Boys Sectional Tournament at Menlo’s 5x80 Golf Club, punching a ticket to this week’s district meet. Jorgensen earned the final individual qualifier spot from his sectional, shooting nine-hole rounds of 38 and 40 for a 6-over-par 78.

 CARROLL -- The IKM-Manning boys golf team finished its season by placing eighth in last Friday’s (May 12) Class 2-A Sectional Tournament at the Carroll Country Club. Kuemper Catholic won the team title with a score of 318 and advanced to district play along with OA-BCIG (354) and East Sac County (367). The Wolves tallied a 399, led by Sam Gross with a 96 (43-53) and Jared Henkelman’s 98 (53-45).

 DES MOINES -- The girls and boys track teams from Harlan Community, AHSTW, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton have combined to qualify 26 entries for this week’s Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium (May 18-20). The HCHS girls and boys teams will take the most events to state with eight and six qualifiers, respectively.