Three Crookston Pirate Golfers, Garrett Fischer, Halle Nicholas, and Grace Fischer are competing in the Section 8A Golf Tournament at the Bemidji Town and Country Club on the north shore of Lake Bemidji. Grace Fischer (a junior) is in 14th place and currently four strokes back from a trip to state, Garrett Fischer is currently in 32nd place after shooting a 93 in his first round at the section tournament, and Halle Nicholas is currently in a tie for 37th place after shooting a 107.
The team story, team and top individual scores, pictures, and interviews with the Pirate coaches are below –
GIRLS-
Grace Fischer, a junior, had a terrific first 11 holes. Grace started on the ninth hole and in her first 11 holes she had five pars, three bogies, and three double bogies. On the third hole (12th overall) she got into some trouble and turned in a 10 and on the next hole had a double bogey for a seven. She would settle down the rest of the way with a par, two double bogies, a birdie on the par-four eighth hole after a beautiful chip within a foot of the hole, and she finished with a bogey. She had a 44 on the first nine and a 49 on the second nine holes for a 93.
Halle Nicholas, an eighth-grader, making her first Section 8A tournament appearance struggled with the putter a bit and shot a 107. On her first nine holes, she had a solid round with one par, two bogies, four double bogies, and two triple bogies for a 52. On the second nine, she had one par and the putter was causing some problems not only for Halle but all the golfers as she turned in two bogies, two double bogies, three triple bogies, and a quadruple bogey for a 55 and a round total of 107.
To hear the interview with Pirate Girls Golf Coach Jeff Perreault, click below.
BOYS –
Garrett Fischer, an eight-grader, making his first Section 8A tournament appearance had a solid round without any big numbers. He started on the first hole and he turned in three pars, one bogey, four double bogies, and one triple bogey for a 48 on his front nine. On the back nine, Garrett shot a little better and had two pars, five bogies, and two double bogies for a 45, good for a first-round total of 93.
To hear the interview with Pirate Boys Golf Coach Steve Kofoed, click below.
The final day of the Section 8A tournament will start at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday and KROX will be there with reports from Bemidji on the radio and online.
| GIRLS TEAMS | BOYS TEAMS |
| 1. Fergus Falls 351 | 1. Roseau 318 |
| 2. Perham 358 | 2. Fergus Falls 327 |
| 3. Hawley 370 | 3. Warroad 334 |
| 4. Park Rapids 380 | 4. Hawley 348 |
| 5. East Grand Forks 383 | 5. Barnesville 352 |
| 6. Roseau 386 | 6. Thief River Falls 367 |
| Pirates – | Pirates – |
| Grace Fischer 93 | Garret Fischer – 93 |
| Halle Nicholas 107 | |
| Top individuals | Top individuals |
| 1. Mallory Belka (Per) 74 | T1. Marcus Belka (Per) 77 |
| T2. Annika Jyrkas (FF) 83 | T1. Max Wilson (Ros) 77 |
| T2. Anna Eckmann (PR) 83 | T3. Landon Haggan (War) 78 |
| T2. Madysen Maninga (PR) 83 | T3. Jayson Shaugabay (War) 78 |
| 5. Sophie Cook (Haw) 84 | T5. Riley McGovern (FF) 79 |
| 6. Annie Mayer (FF) 86 | T5. Justin Thompson (Ros) 79 |
| 7. Samantha Peterson (Ros) 89 | 7. Ryan Rustad (Barn) 80 |
