By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth boys' golf team put an end to a five-match losing skid when it competed at a triangular meet in Sanborn Friday.
Playing against host Red Rock Central and Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster, the Patriots finished in the middle of the pack by going 1-1.
The home-standing Falcons won the triangular with a 188-stroke total. H-BC-E bested SV-RL-B 196-207 for second place.
Tom Janssen led the Patriots for the day by shooting an eight-over-par 44.
Kyle Sammons and Dusty Seachris contributed 48-stroke totals to H-BC-E's team tally, while Ben Herman chipped in a 56.
Clint Roozenboom and Nick Deutsch shot respective 56- and 62-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.
RRC's Alex Pfar earned medalist honors by carding a six-over-par 42.
SV-RL-B's Tim Sather shot a 47 to lead the Raiders.