Thompson and the rest of the Ram’s Golf team head to state

The Roseau Rams Varsity Golf team, which Grygla Junior Justin Thompson is a part of, were named 2021 Section 8AA Champs, which means they are heading to State in Jordan, MN, this week. This will be the first time at stake for Roseau since 2011 and the first time in golf for the Grygla School!

This is the first time Grygla has ever been able to participate in Golf, which was a co-op with the Roseau School. Justin Thompson, son of Bob and Lori Thompson, joined the team as a JV/V player and quickly worked his way up the ranks, earning him a spot on the six-player team that is working for that State Championship.

Last week, the Section 8AA finals were held in Bemidji, where the Rams placed 1st, advancing them to the State Meet in Jordan at the Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Club on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15th-16th.

Teams involved include Blue Earth Buccaneers, Cloquet Lumberjacks, Delano Tigers, New London-Spicer Wildcats, Roseau Rams, Staples-Motley Cardinals and Totino-Grace Eagles.

Good Luck to Justin Thompson and the Roseau Ram Golf team. The Grygla Fire & Rescue Department helped escort the team out of town last Sunday. Stay tuned on their results coming next week.

Roseau Rams Boys Golf – 2021 Season Recap

Courtesy of the Roseau Times, June 4th

The Roseau Rams Boys High School Golf Team is having a very strong season to date, just one week prior to the two-day Section 8AA meet to be held in Bemidji on June 7-8. The Varsity team has been able to finish in 1st place in 9 of its 11 meets during this 2021 season. Eight different individuals have provided a contributing individual score to the team score at some point during the season to show the true depth of this 2021 golf team. The 6-person team that will compete at the section meet will include one senior, Judd Ginther; two juniors, Markus Nelson and Justin Thompson; two sophomores, Teagan LaPlante and Max Wilson; one freshman, Bradyn Thingvold. Here is the year in review:

The season opened with a 9-hole meet on April 22nd, 2021, in Thief River Falls. The Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place and Roseau JV finished 2nd in the 6 team event. The Roseau team score was 158 led by meet medalist Teagan LaPlante with a 37, Markus with 38, Judd with 40 and Max with 42 for four team scores.

The first 18-hole meet of the season was on April 26, 2021, in Crookston. Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place in the 4 team event. Roseau team score was 309 led by meet medalist Max Wilson with a 73, Teagan with 74, Judd with 79, and Carter Christianson with 83 for four teams.

Friday, April 30, 2021, was an invitational tournament in Fergus Falls that included teams like Detroit Lakes and Moorhead. Roseau varsity team finished in 4th place in the meet with a team score of 318. Individual scorers included Max with a 77, Teagan with 77, Markus with 78 and Judd with 86 for four team scores.

On May 4, 2021, in East Grand Forks, the Roseau varsity played a difficult course in very cold, very windy conditions. Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place in the 4 team event. Roseau team score was 324 led by meet medalist Max Wilson with a 78, Teagan with 79, Judd with 83, and Markus with 84 for four team scores.

The Roseau team was invited to participate in the 2-day 15-team Fargo North Invitational held May 7-8 at Edgewood Golf Course in Fargo, ND. The field included 13 teams from the eastern half of ND including all Grand Forks, Fargo and West Fargo schools, along with Roseau and Detroit Lakes. Day 1 of the meet left Roseau in 3trd place with a team score of 315, six strokes behind leaders Fargo Davies and Grand Forks Central. Team scores for Day 1 included Markus with a 72, Teagan with 74, Max with 79, and Tucker Lundgren with 85. Day 2 witnessed the Roseau boys charge into the lead of the tournament over the final nine holes and eventually win the tournament by 5 strokes over Fargo Davies with a 2-day total score of 614. Day 2 team scores included Markus with 74, Teagan with 74, Judd with 74, and Max with 77 for a 299 team score on Day 2. Overall tournament individual medalist was Markus Nelson with a 146 score over the two rounds. Teagan LaPlante finished in 2nd place individually overall with a 151.

On Monday, May 10th, Roseau was invited to play in the 16-team Bemidji Invitational with teams like Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd and Detroit Lakes. The team struggled on this day for a total score of 331 to finish 6th overall. Individual scores included Markus with a 78, Teagan with 84, Tucker with 84 and Bradyn Thingvold with 85.

Friday, May 14th, 2021, was the TRF Invitational meet. Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place in the five team event. Roseau team score of 320 was led by meet medalist Markus Nelson with a 78, Teagan with 79, Bradyn with 80, and Max with 83 for four team scores.

The next day, Saturday, May 15th, was this year’s only home meet for the Roseau boys with the Annual Roseau Invitational held at Oakcrest Golf Course. The Roseau varsity team finished 1st place in the 6 team event. Roseau shot a season best team score of 293 led by meet medalist Max Wilson with a 1-under par round of 70, Teagan with a 73, Markus with a 73 and Bradyn with a 77 for four team scores.

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 was the Crookston invitational held at Bemidji Town & Country Club. The Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place in the 5 team event. Roseau’s team score of 314 was led by meet medalist Max Wilson with a 76, Markus with a 78, Teagan with a 78, and Justin Thompson with 82 for four team scores.

May 25, 2021, was the Section 8AA North Pre-Sub Section meet at Crookston. The Roseau Varsity team finished in 1st place in the seven team event. Roseau’s team score 308 was led by meet co-medalists Markus Nelson and Max Nelson with scores of 76, Judd with 77 and Teagan with 79 for four team scores. Roseau boys also had the top 4 scorers individually in this meet.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, was the official MSHSL Section 8AA North Subsection Meet at Crookston. The Roseau varsity team finished in 1st place in the seven team event. The Roseau team score of 311 was led by Markus Nelson with 77, Teagan LaPlante with a 77, Max Wilson with a 78 and Judd Ginther with 79 for four team scores. Justin Thompson shot 81 and Bradyn Thingvold shot 84 to round out the Roseau squad.

Good luck to the Roseau Rams boys golf team at the section meet on June 7-8 in Bemidji.