Senior Jaguars girls golfer Whitney Bertram competes today and Thursday at "State" - Day 1 results reported below

Whitney Bertram shown at the Section 5A meet during the awards ceremony on May 22. The meet was held at the Little Crow Golf Course by New London.

The Class A State girls golf tournament runs today and Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, MN. Whitney will be aiming for a top-eight finish, which would earn her a state medal. As a junior in 2008, she finished 11th out of all golfers at the event.

**Update at 4pm...I heard a report from Pebble Creek that Whitney's first round of nine ended with a score of 48. The second round is beginning about now. Tomorrow, two rounds of nine will take place again to wrap up the golf state tournament.

**Update at 8pm...Whitney shot a second-round score identical to the first round, a 48, to complete Day 1 of the state tournament.

A total of 87 golfers are competing in the Class A girls golf tournament.

In post-season awards news...Jaguars fastpitch senior shortstop Emily Roelike was named to the First Team All-Area St.Cloud Times squad for the second year in a row. Quite an honor for the five-year starter. More on that will follow at a later date, as well as in next week's local newspapers.

This was Emily Roelike's profile in the St.Cloud Times in their Wednesday issue: A repeat selection on the Times All-Area first team ... Hit .471 with 32 runs, four doubles, a triple, 35 steals, three home runs and 20 RBI this season ... Did not strike out all season.

More will follow later tonight.

Here's a small "plug" for the Elrosa Saints' action this weekend, a shot of the sign next to Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Highway 71.


The final three teams standing in Section 5A baseball as of Tuesday this week were Browerville/Eagle Valley, Upsala-Swanville Area, and Royalton.

On Tuesday, Browerville/Eagle Valley eliminated USA by a narrow margin of 7-6. The following was published in the June 3rd St.Cloud Times: B/EV edged Upsala/Swanville in a Section 5A elimination game. That earns B/EV a trip to the Section 5A finals where the Tigers will face Royalton at 5 p.m. Thursday in Pierz. Browerville must beat the Royals twice to earn a trip to the Class A state tournament. Royalton needs to win just once to advance.

Browerville/Eagle Valley is the defending Section 5A champion. Royalton was champs in 2007, when they finished as Class A Runners-up.

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