Sports Roundup — Ryan Ulrich, Sports and News Editor
Girls’ Swim and Dive The girls have had a young team this season. That has not stopped the team from performing well even with a season impacted by outside circumstances. “The team members did a great job focusing on fundamental skills, which led to consistent time drops, and many girls were willing to move to different events from meet to meet,” Head Coach Claudia Schoellkopf said. “This allowed for us to reach our improvement goals as a team, and we had several team finishes that surprised us, which was fun to see. Swimmers Josey Jackson, Taylor Adamski, and diver McKayla Lindbo have been event winners so far for the Braves.
Senior Quarterback Jayce Lowman looking down the field trying to make a play.. Photo by Scout Hurley
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Sophmore Brady Helbling hitting a forehand.
Boys’ Cross Country
Girls’ Golf This season for the Girl’s Golf team went down to be historic. The team ended up finishing second at Regionals and third at State, which is the best finish for a Mandan High Golf team in decades, and the amount of hard work the team has put in ended up being key for the Braves. “Our golfers have never worked so much on their games during the off season as they did this summer,” Head Coach Dean Johs said. “It certainly helped that the golf course was a safe place to be during our COVID-19 times.” Besides having great team success, the team also ended up having great individual success as well as at Regionals. Freshman Anna Huettl and senior Deona Roehrich earned All-Tournament team honors, and freshman Anna Huettl finished fourth and junior Aysia Mettler finished sixth earning them All-Tournament team honors at state. All in all, it was a great season for the Braves, and they have a bright future to look forward to as seven of their top ten golfers are freshmen or younger.
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This season, the boys ended up finishing 18th at state. However, the young teams’ effort that they brought daily was something to pride themselves on. “I believe that the team preformed well, as we gave it all that we had,” Junior Raine Skjod said. “We worked hard to improve each other and support each other, which is a great part of our teams.” The team this season would have no seniors and only one junior, so years such as these will be good for development. This provides the Braves with a young core and bright future.
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