By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth girls' golf squad avoided a winless regular season Thursday.
Playing as a member of a triangular meet in Pipestone, the Patriots used a 234-stroke tally to edge Wabasso for second place in the field. Wabasso was two strokes behind H-BC-E with a 236.
Pipestone-Jasper, with Andrea Carstensen leading the way with a 10-over-par 46, won the team competition with 206 strokes.
H-BC-E's Jessica Martens matched CarstensenÕs 46 to earn a share of the meet's medalist honor.
Marla Groen, Jessica Wassenaar and Kari Jansma added 55-, 60- and 73-stroke totals to H-BC-E's team tally.
Angie Bush shot a 78 without influencing the scoring for H-BC-E, which finishes the regular season with a 1-5 record.
Sarah Mahal led Wabasso with a 54.
The Patriot boys also placed second in a three-team field in Pipestone.
H-BC-E tallied 183 strokes to best Wabasso, which charted a 187. P-J won the team title with 174 strokes.
Patriot Dean Moss captured the medalist honor by shooting a two-over-par 38.
Blake Brommer and Tom Janssen contributed 48-stroke rounds to H-BC-E's team tally, while Ben Herman added a 49.
Kyle Sammons and Tom Beaner shot 53- and 57-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.
Matt Oye shot a 42 to lead P-J, while Cole Guetter paced Wabasso with a 45.
H-BC-E's boys finish the regular season with a 3-3 record.