COOK- The Northeast Range/Ely girls golf team is rounding into form to make a statement at next week’s sectional tournament, with a trio of Nighthawks topping the field at Monday’s East Range Conference meet hosted by North Woods at Vermilion Fairways in Cook.
On a lightly overcast, breezy day, the Nighthawks topped runner-up Two Harbors by 36 strokes, 208-244. The other four schools in the competition included International Falls, North Woods, Mesabi East, and Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin.
Carena DeBeltz walked away with the tourney championship, firing a 10-over-par 47 to finish five strokes clear of the field. Maizy Sunblad took second with a round of 52, Danica Sunblad placed third with a 53, Cylvia DeBeltz fell one stroke short of having the entire NER foursome top the leaderboard, finishing fifth with a 56.
The Nighthawks had a final meet scheduled for Thursday at Two Harbors before heading to the Minnesota National Golf Course in McGregor for the two-day sectional on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-28.