Boys golf team comes-from-behind to capture Section 6A championship

The Otter Tail Central golf teams had a very successful Section 6A tournament last week at Perham Lakeside. 

Both teams competed in the two day event on May 31 and June 1. The boys team came away as Section 6A champions and will represent Section 6A at the Class A state golf tournament in Becker from June 13-14. This is the fourth time OTC has represented Section 6A at the boys state tournament as a team. Carter Dilly was the individual medalist with a two-day total of 158 (79-79) and Logan Kostelecky finished second individually with a 2-day total of 159 (81-78).

The girls team finished in second place after a solid tournament and freshman Sophie Hillman qualified for the Class A state golf tournament as an individual for the second straight season as she finished in second place with a two-day total of 182 (92-90).  

The boys team was trailing Park Christian by 4-strokes after Day 1 and it was an absolute see-saw battle throughout Day 2. The match came down to the final group as the teams were tied and Dilly in front of all his teammates and a big crowd came up with a huge par to put the pressure on the Park Christian golfer who had to take a chance and he ended up with a double-bogey to give OTC a 2-stroke victory to punch their ticket to state.  

While Dilly got to finish it off, all members of the team did their part and as OTC uses four scores and for it to come down to just 2 strokes over two days shows how important each and every shot is. All members of the team compete both as the team and as individuals at the state tournament.  

The girls team knew Park Christian was a really tough team, but they did a good job of battling and finished as runner-ups. 

The State Class A Tournament for both boys and girls is held in Becker at Pebble Creek Golf Course. 

Hillman and the girls will compete in the morning both days, while the boys will tee off in the afternoon both days. OTC will head down for the practice round on Monday, June 12 and then attend the state tournament banquet that night, before competing in the two-day tournament from June 13-14.  

Section 6A boys team results (Top 4 scores of Individuals)

OTC Section Champions 2-day total 670 ( 333-337)

2nd Place Park Christian 2-day total 672 (329-343)

3rd Place Border West 2-day total 722 (363-359)

4th Place Underwood 2-day total 745 (375-370)

OTC individual results

Carter Dilly 1st place 158 (79-79)

Logan Kostelecky 2nd place 159 (81-78)

Nathan Hillman 10th place 170 (86-84)

Owen Buehler 18th place 183 (87-96)

Christian Carlson 33rd place 258 (134-124)

Section 6A Girls Team Results (Top 4 scores of Individuals)

Park Christian Section Champions 2-day total 748 (376-372)

OTC 2nd place 2-day total 851 (434-417)

OTC individual results

Sophie Hillman 2nd place 182 (92-90)

Bridgette Hillman 12th place 209 (107-102)

Janie Lhotak 15th place 229 (117-112)

Addison Maethner 16th place 231 (118-113)

Tiffany Weber 18th place 251 (122-129)

Regular season

The OTC boys and girls golf teams wrapped up their regular season at the end of May and below are the results from their last couple of tournaments.  

The girls team won the Quad County Conference meet with an impressive 264. Both the boys and girls teams ended up with three all-conference players, those are listed below in that tournament’s results.  

Girls at Ashby/Brandon Evansville Meet- Tipsinah Mounds May 16

Team Score of 276 to get 2nd place (Best 3 scores)

Individual Results

Sophie Hillman 1st place with an 82

Bridgette Hillman 5th place Tie with a 93

Tiffany Weber 10th place with 101

Janie Lhotak 11th place with 104

Addison Maethner 13th place with 108

Boys at Ashby/Brandon Evansville Meet- Tipsinah Mounds May 16

Team Score of 315 for 1st place (Best 4 Scores)

Individual Results

Logan Kostelecky 1st place with 72

Owen Buehler 6th place tie with 80

Nathan Hillman 8th place tie with 81

Carter Dilly 11th place tie with 82

Christian Carlson 43rd place with 132

Girls at Thumper Pond OTC Meet- May 18

Team Score of 296 for 2nd place (Best 3 Scores)

Individual results

Sophie Hillman 2nd Place with 88

Bridgette Hillman 6th place with 96

Janie Lhotak 10th place with 112

Addison Maethner 12th place tie with 116

Tiffany Weber 14th place with 118

Boys at Thumper Pond OTC Meet- May 18

Team Score of 357 for 2nd place (Best 4 Scores)

Individual results

Logan Kostelecky 5th place tie with 84

Owen Buehler 13th place tie with 90

Nathan Hillman 13th place tie with 90

Carter Dilly 16th place tie with 93

Christian Carlson 46th place with 138

Girls at Quad County Conference Meet- Tipsinah Mounds May 22

Team champions with a score of 264 (Top 3 Scores)

Individual results

Bridgette Hillman 2nd place tie with 84

Sophie Hillman 4th place tie with 87

Janie Lhotak 6th place tie with 93

Tiffany Weber 11th place with 107

Addison Maethner 17th place tie with 112

Boys at Quad County Conference Meet- Tipsinah Mounds May 22

Team 3rd place finish with 336 (Top 4 Scores)

Individual results

Logan Kostelecky 1st place with 75

Carter Dilly 13th place tie with 83

Nathan Hillman 18th place tie with 85

Owen Buehler 26th place tie with 93

The following golfers earned All-Conference Honors. To qualify for that the girls need to be in the Top 10 and the boys the Top 15 (Due to more participants) by taking their best two regular season finishes in relation to the medalist at each event plus their score at the conference meet.

The girls earning all-conference this season were Sophie Hillman, Bridgette Hillman and Janie Lhotak.  The boys earning all-vonference were Logan Kostelecky, Carter Dilly and Nathan Hillman.