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2025 Spring Sports Recap
Jun 12, 2025 Waukee CSD athletes wrapped up an exciting spring season! We’re proud to recognize their efforts and success. Take a look at the highlights from spring varsity sports at Waukee High School and Northwest High School: Tennis The NWHS girls tennis team claimed their very first state title in team tennis! The Wolves […]

Waukee CSD athletes wrapped up an exciting spring season! We’re proud to recognize their efforts and success. Take a look at the highlights from spring varsity sports at Waukee High School and Northwest High School:
Tennis
The NWHS girls tennis team claimed their very first state title in team tennis! The Wolves also had their best showing for the individual tournament in school history.
- 2nd place doubles: Mia Deines/London Taylor
- 5th place singles: Riley Hilton
- 8th place doubles: Ella Steffensmeier/Kate Osier
The Northwest boys tennis team earned another team state title for the second year in a row.
- 3rd place singles: Jake Nelson
- 4th place singles: Kellan Croatt
- 4th place doubles: Vivek Kothari/Maarten Beekhuis
- 5th place doubles: Drew Fenton/Vincent Flynn
NWHS had two entires in the coed state tennis tournament. The Wolves earned both first and second place!
- Coed State Champs – London Taylor and Jake Nelson
- Coed State Runner-up – Riley Hilton and Kellen Croatt
Girls Golf
NWHS finished off their great season as runner-up at the state meet, losing in the championship by just one stroke.
NWHS students Adalyn Wiig, Kendall Curran, and Hannah Kenkel were named to the All-District Team.
Soccer
WHS and NWHS punched their tickets to the girls’ state soccer tournament, meeting in a semifinal matchup. Northwest edged Waukee 1-0 to advance, then went on to defeat Linn-Mar 3-2 in the championship to claim the Class 3A state title.
Both teams were well represented on the Class 3A all-tournament team. Northwest had five players selected: Grace Thomason, Lindsay Shane, Josie Jones (named captain), Romey Croatt and Izzy Simonini, while Waukee had two players named to the honorary team: Stella Braddock and Lauren Nidey.
Track & Field
Our track and field programs had an impressive season. The NWHS girls team claimed the 4A State Team Title for the third time in four years! There were also six relay winners:
- 800m Sprint Medley Relay
- 1600m Sprint Medley Relay
- 4x100m Relay
- 4x200m Relay
- 4x100m Shuttle Hurdle Relay
- 4x400m Relay
The NWHS boys and girls teams had a great showing at the Drake Relays:
- NWHS Boys Shuttle Hurdle — Drake Relays record, school record, & all-time Iowa best
- NWHS Girls 4×400 and 4×200 — fourth straight title in the 4×200
- NWHS Girls Shuttle Hurdle — Drake Relays record
- NWHS Girls 4×100 — second consecutive title and a Drake Relays record
- NWHS won the first-ever mixed 4×400
The NWHS girls team also won the Drake Relays Cup as the best girls team.
The WHS boys team placed 13th and the girls team placed 11th at the state meet. Both teams broke several school records:
- WHS Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 59.31 – Tavian White, Cal Meisner, Lucas Peterson, Noah Hinrichs
- WHS Boys Distance Medley Relay — 3:27.75 – Tavian White, Alvin Grier, Jayden Jeter, Jonas VanDis
- WHS Boys 3200m — 9:09.12 – Jonas VanDis
- WHS Girls 4x100m Relay — 48.04 – Lena Bruening, Estelle Hinke, Gentry Williams, Jana Maharry
- WHS Girls Long Jump — 18’5″ – Lena Bruening
Esports
The WHS Esports League of Legends team finished as runner-up in the State Spring Showdown.
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Florida high school softball
High school softball on the First Coast has produced highlights by the hundreds throughout the 21st century. During the seasons from 2000-01 to 2024-25, Northeast Florida high school softball has crowned several state champions, produced countless future college standouts and paved the path for an Olympian to Team USA. The next question: Which of these […]

High school softball on the First Coast has produced highlights by the hundreds throughout the 21st century.
During the seasons from 2000-01 to 2024-25, Northeast Florida high school softball has crowned several state champions, produced countless future college standouts and paved the path for an Olympian to Team USA.
The next question: Which of these players is the best of the quarter-century across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida?
Here’s your chance to vote for the top high school softball player in Northeast Florida from 2000-01 to 2024-25. Participants can vote once per hour. The poll will remain open until 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12.
We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote “no contest” if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.
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South Dakota Junior Golf highlights from Mitchell and Watertown
MITCHELL — Gabi Olson, who will be a junior this fall at Watertown High School, put herself in the state record book on the way to winning the South Dakota Golf Association-Sanford International Series event at the Lakeview Golf Course on Monday, July 7, 2025. Olson of Watertown fired a 3-under par 68 to win […]

MITCHELL — Gabi Olson, who will be a junior this fall at Watertown High School, put herself in the state record book on the way to winning the South Dakota Golf Association-Sanford International Series event at the Lakeview Golf Course on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Olson of Watertown fired a 3-under par 68 to win the girls division title by five shots.
She made her mark on the back nine at Lakeview, shooting a 7-under par 28. According to SDGA officials, it’s certainly the lowest nine-hole score in South Dakota Junior Golf history and maybe in the entire history of South Dakota golf. Olson birdied the first six holes and added another birdie and two pars down the stretch.
Chloe Attema of Harrisburg took second with a 73. Aberdeen golfers Olivia Braun (tied for third at 74) and Claire Crawford (tied for fifth at 75) each added top 5 finishes in the girls division.
Asher Dannenbring of Mitchell won a one-hole playoff over Tyson Blom of Sioux Falls to win the boys division. They each shot 4-under 67s.
Jaden Solheim of Watertown and Jonathan DeBoer of Twin Brooks each tied for sixth with 69s.
The tourney inluded 28 girls and 66 boys.
SDGA Junior Tour
WATERTOWN — Ninety-seven golfers (21 girls and 76 boys) competed on Monday, July 7, and 96 (24 girls, 72 boys) on Tuesday, July 8, in South Dakota Golf Association 2025 Junior Tour events at Watertown’s two courses.
The golfers played Monday at the Prairie Winds Golf Club and Tuesday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in SDGA Junior Tour Northeast Division tournaments.
The 9-and-under and 10-11 divisions featured nine holes of play each day. The 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 divisions included 18 holes each day.
The final Northeast Division event of the 2025 SDGA Junior Tour is scheduled for Monday, July 14, at the Lake Region Golf Course at Lake Poinsett. The SDGA Adult Junior Championship is slated for Sunday, July 20 and the SDGA Junior Championship Monday through Wednesday, July 21-23 at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell,
The SDGA Junior Tour Cup will be held Monday, Aug. 4 at the Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre. It features the top two points leaders (boys and girls) in each age group, except 9-and-under), for the Southeast, Northeast and West Divisions of the SDGA Junior Tour.Prairie Winds Golf Club (July 7)9-and-Under Girls — 1. Zoey Zeigler, Winner, 51 (15-over par); 2. Anna Lunzman, Watertown, 58.9-and-Under Boys — 1. Lowen Kulesa, Pierre, 43 (7-over); 2. Sean Lockner, Brandon, 45; 3. Ethan Stein, Watertown, 50; 4. Theodore Weischedel, Elk Point, 51; 5. Camdyn Phillips, Watertown, 53; 6. (Tie) Ian Hansen, Brookings, and Otto Weischedel, Elk Point, 54; 8. Andrew Stein, Watertown, 55; 9. Ryker Walder, Watertown, 56; 10. Carson Wahl, Watertown, 60; 11. Luke VanLaecken, Watertown, 63.10-11 Girls — 1. Paisley Neale, Watertown, 47 (11-over); 2. Lydia Schafer, Watertown, 53; 3. Riley Jacobson, Bryant, 56.10-11 Boys — 1. Braxton Merideth, Vermillion, 38 (2-over); 2. Nick Brown, Sioux Falls, 44; 3. Madden Stein, Watertown, 45; 4. (Tie) Luke Snyder, Aberdeen, and Logan Baszler, Brookings, 47; 6. Gunnar Lesnar, Webster, 48; 7. Lincoln Zeigler, Winner, 59; 8. Sam VanLaecken, Watertown, 53; 9. Brody Palmquist, Watertown, 54; 10. Reid Melius, Brookings, 55; 11. Sam Gulsvig, Sioux Falls, 65; 12. Brody Sternhagen, Watertown, 68; 13. Cole Neal, Aberdeen, 72.12-13 Girls — 1. Genevieve Golz, Aberdeen, 83 (11-over); 2. Carli Withers, Aberdeen 99; 3. Kinzley Ronne, Goodwin, 113; 4. Maria Enderson, Brookings, 114; 5. Reese Jacobson, Bryant, 116.12-13 Boys — 1. Jack Baszler, Brookings, 74 (2-over); 2. Logan Borns, Clark, 79; 3. Braylen Liebl, Aberdeen, 85; 4. Adam Hettick, Roscoe, 90; 5. (Tie) Ty Sylliaasen and Matthew Darling, Aberdeen, 92; 7. (Tie) Brady Baumann, Selby, and Eli Bradley, Aberdeen, 99; 9. (Tie) Oliver Steffensen, De Smet, and Cade Ritter, Sioux Falls, 100; 11. Sam Knox, Doland, 106; 12. Hudson Dunsmoor, Watertown, 108. (Holden Remmers, Sioux Falls, WD).14-15 Girls — 1. Mackenzie Wegehaupt, Aberdeen, 83 (11-over); 2. Sage Gaikowski, Waubay, 85; 3. (Tie) Taylor Bastian, Volga, and Emma Olson, Watertown, 96; 5. Ava Bain, Sioux Falls, 97; 6. Ava Crooks, Astoria, 101; 7. Sienna Boyden, Hartford, 113.14-15 Boys — 1. Seth Lesnar, Webster, 80 (8-over); 2. (Tie) Jack Johnson, Vermillion; Drew Easter Sioux Falls; and Kaden Wookey, Clark, 81; 5. Riley Randall, Watertown, 84; 6. Rigley Kulesa, Pierre, 85; 7. (Tie) Luke Nielsen, Sisseton; Brecken Jungen, Watertown; and Landon Krzmarzick, Sioux Falls, 86; 10. Atticus Eyjolfson, Hendricks, 87; 11. (Tie) Hayden Liebl, Aberdeen; Hunter Bushkofsky, Egan; and Lincoln McInerney, Brandon, 88; 14. Kooper Wookey, Clark, 90; 15. Judah Fargher, Eureka, 91; 16. Max Schumaker, Howard, 94; 17. (Tie) Jackson Ahmann, Watertown; Skylar Thielbar, Huron; Braxton Yackley, Selby; and Blake Bjorgaard, Aberdeen, 96; 21. Kroix Larson, Brandon, 97; 22. (Tie) Ridgly Wasem, Aberdeen, and Braxton Tronbak, Brookings, 102; 24. Westyn Kizer, Howard, 106; 25. Noah Hansen, Brookings, 115.16-18 Girls — 1. Olivia Knox, Doland, 96 (14-over); 2. Gracelyn Boyden, Hartford, 89; 3. Kreu Johnson, Watertown, 100; 4. Madeline Enderson, Brookings, 106.16-18 Boys — 1. (Tie) Seth Hettick, Roscoe, and Drake Mueller, Faulkton, 77 (5-over); 3. (Tie) Kalen Larson, Aberdeen, and Will Lockner, Brandon, 81; 5. Emmett Schwiesow, Clear Lake, 84; 6. Harrison Beyers, Roscoe, 85; 7. Trent Beyers, Roscoe, 90; 8. Jace Johnson, Groton, 92; 9. (Tie) Jace Byram and Wyatt Kiesz, Aberdeen, 95; 11. Jayden Schwan, Groton, 96; 12. Joshua Fargher, Eureka, 97; 13. Grayson Rehder, Aberdeen, 99; 14. Wyatt Rahm, Turton, 102.
Cattail Crossing Golf Course (July 8)9-and-Under Girls —1. Merrick Boyden, Hartford, 44 (8-over); 2. Anna Lunzman, Watertown, 48; 3. Zoey Zeigler, Winner, 54;9-and-Under Boys — 1. Brodie Winn, Marshall, MN, 44 (8-over); 2. Lowen Kulesa, Pierre, 45; 3. Sean Lockner, Brandon, 46; 4. Ian Hansen, Brookings, 47; 5. Ethan Stein, Watertown, 50; 6. Carson Wahl, Watertown, 51; 7. Andrew Stein, Watertown, 53; 8. Ryker Walder, Watertown, 58; 9. Luke VanLaecken, Watertown, 65.10-11 Girls — 1. Paisley Neale, Watertown, 49 (13-over); 2. Lydia Schafer, Watertown, 50; 3. Riley Jacobson, Bryant, 53.10-11 Boys — 1. Lincoln Zeigler, Winner, 39 (3-over); 2. Madden Stein, Watertown, 50; 3. Boedy Gatzke, Volga, 41; 4. Gunnar Lesnar, Webster, 43; 5. (Tie) Luke Snyder, Aberdeen, and Brody Palmquist, Watertown, 56; 7. Sam Gulsvig, Sioux Falls, 50; 8. Sam VanLaecken, Watertown, 51; 9. Brody Sternhagen, Watertown, 55.12-13 Girls — 1. Genevieve Golz, Aberdeen, 93 (21-over); 2. Emma Reineisch, Mitchell, 102; 3. Kinsley Ronne, Goodwin, 104; 4. Reese Jacobson, Bryant, 105.12-13 Boys — 1. Logan Borns, Clark, 78 (6-over); 2. Rigley Kulesa, Pierre, 79; 3. Braylen Liebl, Aberdeen, 82; 4. Hudson Prunty, Fort Pierre, 83; 5. Ty Sylliaasen, Sioux Falls, 87; 6. (Tie) Matthew Darlihng, Aberdeen, and Adam Hettick, Roscoe, 92; 8. (Tie) Arie Olson, Onida, and Brady Baumann, Selby, 99; 10. Parker Serr, Aberdeen, 105; 11. Sam Knox, Doland, 107; 12. Eli Bradley, Aberdeen, 109; 13. Hudson Dunsmoor, Watertown, 115; 14. Jacob Hofer, Doland, 129.14-15 Girls — 1. Mackenzie Wegehaupt, Aberdeen, 84; 2. Carley Roiger, Dell Rapids, 88; 3. Taylor Bastian, Volga, 92; 4. Emma Olson, Watertown, 93; 5. Addyson Weidenbach, Sioux Falls, 95; 6. Lauren Roerig, Sioux Falls, 106; 7. (Tie) Ava Bain, Sioux Falls, and Sienna Boyden, Hartford, 110.2025 STATE B BOYS-GIRLS GOLF: Clark-Willow Lake golf’s Brynn Roehrich repeats as Class B state champion
- 14-15 Boys — 1. Braxton Holland, Siou Falls, 72 (even par); 2. Jack Johnson, Vermillion, 73; 3. Seth Lesnar, Webster, 75; 4. Tate Stoeser, Fort Pierre, 76; 5. Jeran Carr, Vermillion, 77; 6. (Tie) Brecken Jungen, Watertown, and Lincoln McInerney, Brandon, 81; 8. (Tie) Hayden Liebl, Aberdeen; Riley Randall, Watertown; and Aiden Hernandez, Abrerdeen, 84; 11. Kooper Wookey, Clark, 85; 12. Matthew Gerlach, Aberdeen, 86; 13. (Tie) Jackson Ahmann, Watertown; Braxton Yackley, Selby; and Kaden Wookey, Clark, 87; 16. Ridgly Wasem, Aberdeen, 88; 17. Liam Heiberger, Brookings, 89; 18. Huntre Bushkofsky, Egan, 90; 19. Blake Bjorgaard, Aberdeen, 91; 20. (Tie) Hudson Palmquist, Watertown, and Owen Dravland, Harrisburg, 93; 22. Judah Fargher, Eureka, 97; 23. Lincoln Olson, Onida, 100; 24. Kroix Larson, Brandon, 101; 25. Noah Hansen, Brookings, 103; 26. Gus Mack, Watertown, 106.
- 16-18 Girls — 1. Josephine Bertrand, Brookings, 80; 2. Aryn Roering, Sioux Falls, 84; 3. Olivia Knox, Doland, 87; 4. Abbie Westra, Sioux Falls, 92; 5. Addison Kaltved, Sioux Falls, 93; 6. Carmen Bertrand, Willow Lake, 107.
- 16-18 Boys — 1. (Tie) Will Lockner, Brandon, and Quinton Hollan, Sioux Falls, 78 (6-over); 3. (Tie) Seth Hettick, Roscoe, and Kaiden Weinreis, Doland, 81; 5. (Tie) Easton Schelhaas, Yankton; Max Kees, De Smet; and Jesse Hernandez, Aberdeen, 82; 8. (Tie) Joshua Fargher, Eureka and Grayson Rehder, Aberdeen, 86; 10. Keegan Fossum, Marshall, MN, 87; 11. Sam Baruth, Alpena, 90; 12. Wyatt Kiesz, Aberdeen, 93; 13. Wyatt Rahm, Turton, 101; 14. Jayden Schwan, Groton, 104.
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com
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