REGIONAL- The North Woods boys golf team gave the field a run for its money at Tuesday’s 7A sectional tournament in McGregor, with state-tourney qualifier Gage Aune pacing the team to third in the eight team competition.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley breezed to the team title with a score of 624, but the Grizzlies and Deer River had a heated battle for second. The Warriors’ tally of 359 edged North Woods by a single stroke after the first round, but the Warriors fared better in the second round, ending up at 716 to 747 fpr the Grizzlies.
Aune fired a pair of 88s to claim ninth place, and with  W-H-A slipping five golfers in the top seven, that handed the final qualifying individual spot in the tournamnet to Aune.
Sawyer Glass had a strong outing for the Grizzlies, carding an 85 and 92 for a 177 total and a tie for tenth.
Peyton Swanson ended round one in a three-way tie for ninth with an 88, but slid to a  97 for a 185 total and a tie for 18th. Brayden Amundson rounded out the team scoring with a 209, placing 31st.
Girls
Laurin Glass was the sole North Woods entry in the girls tournament, and finished in a three-way tie for ninth with a 111 after the first round.  A second-round 117 dropped her to 12th for the tourney.
Conference honors
Freshman Gage Aune was named to the East Range Conference all-conference team as one of the top eight golfers in the league this season.
(Editor's note: The print edition of this article was incorrectly based on only first round results. The Timberjay regrets the error)