Olivia Sorlie put her name on the map as one of the best golfers in the West Region Tuesday.
Sorlie, a junior for the Blue Jay golf team, carded an 86 to tie her best round of the year and crack into the top-10 at the Bismarck Legacy invite.
The Jays placed seventh out of 10 competing teams with a score of 380. Only two strokes separated the Jays from sixth place and three from the fifth spot. The collective 380 was the Jays' best score of the season by eight strokes.
Bismarck Century won the invite, carding a 337 while Mandan wasn't far behind with a 340. Mandan's Anna Huettl won her second-straight meet with a four-over 76.
Mylee Michel turned in the Jays' third best score of the day with a career low of 97, a score that just missed teammate Isabel LeFevre who carded a 96. Belle Sjostrom and McKenna Nieswaag completed the 6-man roster with scores of 118 and 123.
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The Jays have a 10 day break ahead of them but on Sept. 8, they will be back in action at Dickinson's Heart River Course. Dickinson's Invite is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
Team results
1. Century 337; 2. Mandan 340; 3. Minot 359; 4. Legacy 360; 5. St. Mary's 376; 6. Williston 378; 7. Jamestown 380; 8. Dickinson 394; 9. Minot North 418; 10. Watford City 476.
Century (337)
Hannah Herbel, 77; Aliyah Iverson, 81; Regan Braun, 88; Kambree Hauglie, 91; Sara Anderson, 92; Ava Murdoff, 97
Mandan (340)
Anna Huettl, 76; Brittyn Mettler, 86; Stray Ressler, 88; Ruby Heydt, 90; Brooklyn Monteith, 96; Rylee Meyers, 110
Minot High (359)
Morgan Strange, 85; Mackenzie Strange, 90; Katie Thomas, 91; Cali Wilson, 93; Adison Dittus, 95; Emily Hoium, 101
Legacy (360)
Ava Kalanek, 82; Anne Hulst, 90; Kya Guidinger, 94; Lauren Beck, 94; Brooke Hollar, 100; Kate LeMoine, 110
St. Mary’s (376)
Abi Schneider, 88; Grace Rieger, 88; Maleah Hall, 99; Brenna Curl, 101; Lily Haag, 103; Lola Huber, 105
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Williston (378)
Samantha Grasser, 89; Tegan Graham, 91; Scout Graham, 93; Berkley Poeckes, 105; Dani Tinklenberg, 106; Maya Thompson, 110
Jamestown (380)
Olivia Sorlie, 86; Isabel LeFevre, 96; Mylee Michel, 97; Aspen Humes, 101; Belle Sjostrom, 118; McKenna Nieswaag, 123
Dickinson (394)
Kyndall Peterson, 92; Tristyn Baumgartner, 98; Rayden Peterson, 101; Hazel Emter, 103; Harper Skaare, 111; Mikayla Schwindt, 112
Minot North (418)
Kinzy Welstad, 94; Emersyn Kopp, 95; Ally Larson, 110; Ava Landsiedel, 119
Watford City (476)
Emma Tomlinson, 109; Rylee Lindley, 120; Paisley LeBaron, 121; Harlee Olson, 126; Faith Bones, 130; Sawyer Rafferty, 131
Bismarck High (Inc.)
Paige Breuer, 87; Jessica Schuh, 109
TMCHS (Inc.)
Lanee Malaterre, 129; Gracie LaRocque, 139; TNaiya Henry, 143
Top-10 finishers
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1. Anna Huettl, MAN, 76; 2. Hannah Herbel, BC, 77; 3. Aliyah Iverson, BC, 81; 4. Ava Kalanek, LEG, 82; 5. Morgan Strange, MIN, 85; 6. Olivia Sorlie, JHS, 86; T6. Brittyn Mettler, MAN, 86; 8. Paige Breuer, BHS, 87; 9. Abi Schneider, SM, 88; T9. Grace Rieger, SM, 88; T9. Stray Ressler, MAN, 88; T9. Regan Braun, BC, 88.
Tennis falls to Mandan
John Ness and the JHS boys tennis team is still looking for that elusive win.
The Jays fell 7-2 to Mandan Tuesday evening. The Jays dropped 9-0 to West Fargo Sheyenne on Aug. 26 and 8-1 to Legacy on Aug. 25.
Max Fronk and Mason Lunzman partnered to defeat Mandan's Brady Helbling and Anton Kozojed 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 10-5. The other birghtspot for the Jays was Kane Schmidt who took the No. 5 singles match, topping Bradyn Bentz 6-2, 6-4.
The crew now has one week off of commpetitions but will head to Valley City on Sept. 6. The dual is expected to begin at 4 p.m.
Mandan 7, Jamestown 2
Singles
No. 1: Karter Hatzenbuhler, M def. Mason Lunzman 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Brady Helbling, M def. Kai Backen 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Jared Christen, M def. Max Fronk 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Anton Kozojed, M def. Luke LeFevre 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
No. 5: Kane Schmitz, J def. Bradyn Bentz 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Rylan Bechtol, M def. Camron Andersen 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1: Fronk/Lunzman, J def. Helbling/Kozojed 7-6 (8-6) 2-6, 10-5
No. 2: Hatzenbuhler/Bentz, M def. Backen/Adam Sortland 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Christen/Bechtel, M def. LeFevre/Schmidt 6-3, 6-7(3), 10-3
Bismarck outlasts JHS soccer team
The Blue Jay soccer team fell 2-0 to Bismarck High Tuesday. No final stats were provided.
The Jays will host Mandan on Thursday. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Rotary Field.