WATERTOWN — Medalist Brynn Roehrich and Clark-Willow Lake’s girls each won double championships for the second-straight year in the combined Pre-Region 1B/Eastern Coteau Conference high school golf tournament.

The tourney was held on Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Prairie Winds Golf Club (girls) and Cattail Crossing Golf Course (boys) — the host courses for the Region 1B tourney on Monday, May 19, 2025 and the state Class B tourney on Monday and Tuesday, June 2-3, 2025.

Roehrich, the defending state B girls champion, fired a 12-over par in hot and windy conditions to win the girls division by 10 shots over her younger sister Faith.

Clark-Willow Lake’s boys also won team titles in both the Pre-Region 1B and ECC tourneys with a 239 score. Harrison Beyers of Edmunds Centrla shot a 4-over 76 to win the Pre-Region 1B individual title by one shot over Kaden Weinreis of Doland and Cade Gaikowski of Clark-Willow Lake. Gaikowski was the ECC champion.Girls Division ResultsPre-Region 1B Team Scores — Clark-Willow Lake 281, Faulkton Area 336, Frederick Area 341, Webster Area 348, Waverly-South Shore 349, Doland 363, Britton-Hecla 380, Wilmot 405, Great Plains Lutheran 431.ECC Team Scores — Clark-Willow Lake 281, Webster Area 348, Waverly-South Shore 349, Britton-Hecla 380, Wilmot 405, Great Plains Lutheran 431.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

• Region 1B Top 15 Individuals — 1. Brynn Roehrich, Clark-Willow Lake, 84 (12-over par); 2. Faith Roehrich, Clark-Willow Lake, 94; 3. Olivia Knox, Doland, 97; 4. Mollie Simon, Ipswich, 100; 5. Anika Mueller, Faulkton Area, 101; 6. Sage Gaikowski, Waubay-Summit, 102; 7. Mallory Nelson, Clark-Willow Lake, 103; 8. Ruby Dallman, Frederick Area, 105; 9. Bailee Ninke, Webster Area, 106; 10. Sage Ford, Britton-Hecla, 107; 11. Addison Wolbeck, Frederick Area, 112; 12. (Tie) Brooklyn Kast, Faulkton Area; Baylar Lamb, Clark-Willow Lake; and Clara Heuer, Waverly-South Shore, 113; 15. (Tie) McKenna Heer, Britton-Hecla, and Mia Coester, Webster Area, 114.
• ECC Top 10 Individuals — 1. B. Roehrich, 84 (12-over par); 2. F. Roehrich, Clark-Willow Lake, 94; 3. Gaikowski, Waubay-Summit, 102; 4. Nelson, Clark-Willow Lake, 103; 5. Ninke, Webster Area, 106; 6. Ford, Britton-Hecla, 107; 7. (Tie) Lamb, Clark-Willow Lake, and Heuer, Waverly-South Shore, 113; 9. (Tie) Heer, Britton-Hecla, and Coester, Webster Area, 114.

Boys Division ResultsPre-Region 1B Team Scores — Clark-Willow Lake 239, Edmunds Central 243, Webster Area 246, Doland 252, Florence-Henry 260, Aberdeen Christian 262, Faulkton Area 265, Tri-State 270, Ipswich 271, Great Plains Lutheran 272, Britton-Hecla 273, Frederick Area 273, Warner 277, Waverly-South Shore 290, Waubay-Summit 296, Wilmot 332, Leola 378.ECC Team Scores — Clark-Willow Lake 239, EWebster Area 246, Florence-Henry 260, Tri-State 270, Great Plains Lutheran 272, Britton-Hecla 273, Waverly-South Shore 290, Waubay-Summit 296, Wilmot 332.Region 1B Top 15 Individuals — 1. Harrison Beyers, Edmunds Central, 76 (4-over); 2. (Tie) Kaiden Weinreis, Doland, and Cade Gaikowski, Clark-Willow Lake, 77; 4. Tucker Kadlec, Ipswich, 78; 5. (Tie) Briggs LaBrie, Doland; and Drake Mueller, Faulkton Area, 79; 7. (Tie) Seth Hettick, Edmunds Central, and Blaize Amdahl, Webster Area, 80; 9. (Tie) Kaiden Wookey and Wyatt Schlagel, Clark-Willow Lake, 81; 11. (Tie) Michael Dorsett, Webster Area and Cody Klindt, Tri-State, 82; 13. (Tie) Ty Bergh, Florence-Henry, and Kooper Wookey, Clark-Willow Lake, 83; 15. (Tie) Barrett Pommer, Great Plains Lutheran; and Seth Lesnar and Thomas Kuecker, Webster Area, 84.ECC Top 10 Individuals — 1. Gaikowski, Clark-Willow Lake, 77; 2. Amdahl, Webster Area, 80; 3. (Tie) Kaiden Wookey and Schlagel, Clark-Willow Lake, 81; 5. (Tie) Dorsett, Webster Area, and Klindt, Tri-State, 82; 7. (Tie) Bergh, Florence-Henry, and Kooper Wookey, Clark-Willow Lake, 83; 9. (Tie) Pommer, Great Plains Lutheran; and Lesnar and Kuecker, Webster Area, 84.Northeast Class A GirlsGROTON — Medalist Claire Crawford and Aberdeen Roncalli’s girls each defended their titles in the Northeast Confence Class A Girls Tournament at the Olive Grove Golf Course on Monday, May 12, 2025.Crawford shot an 11-over par 83 and won by nine shots over teammates Mackenzie Wegehaupt and Ava Danielson. Sisseton teammates Kenzley Heath and Elliot Hortness followed with 93s.Roncalli shot a 367 to win by 42 shots of Groton Area (409). Redfield followed at 492 and Milbank 514.AREA GOLFERS TO WATCH: Aberdeen Central’s Braun, Clark-Willow Lake’s Roehrich top list of returning area golfers

Dakota Valley Conference

WHITE — Castlewood’s Davis Gales (boys) and Dell Rapids St. Mary’s teammates Allie Hansen and Carley Roiger won individual titles and led their respective teams to championships in the Dakota Valley Conference tournament at the Six Mile Creek Golf Course on Monday, May 12, 2025.

Gales shot a 4-over 76 to win the boys division by five shots over Tanner Drietz of Elkton-Lake Benton. Taylor Kriech of Colman-Egan was third (83), Daniel Sudenga of De Smet fourth (86) and Trevon Beckman of Dell Rapids St. Mary fifth (87).

Castlewood edged Elkton-Lake Benton by one shot (256-257) for the division title. Colman-Egan was third at 263, followed by De Smet (267), Deubrook Area (271), Dell Rapids St. Mary (277), Estelline-Hendricks (300), Arlington (303), Iroquois-Lake Preston (304) and Oldham-Ramona-Rutland (330).

Hansen and Roiger each shot 9-over 81s to win the girls division. Izzy McNaughton, another teammate, took third at 83. Ayla Texley of Estelline-Hendricks and Brynlee Hanson of Deubrook Area each shots 91s to round out the top 5.

St. Mary shot 245 to win by 57 shots over Colman-Egan (302). Deubrook Area shot 303, Estelline-Hendricks 313 and De Smet 331.

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Skyview soared to 7-6 and 5-4 victories over Moscow on Saturday to secure the regional title and a spot in the 5A state tournament.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – The Wausau East softball team secured a non-conference win on Monday, beating Athens 11-6 in Wausau.

Despite giving up a run in the first, East rallied to score six unanswered runs to build a big lead. Athens would tie the game in the fifth again. However a five-run sixth gave the Lumberjacks the lead back to pick-up the 11-6 win.

East returns to Valley play on Tuesday and travels to Merrill. As for Athens, they also get back to conference play on Tuesday, heading to Prentice for Marawood North action.

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, participated in a recent hearing reviewing the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The hearing featured testimony from FBI Director Kash Patel and focused in part on the FBI’s operations and infrastructure investments, including developments at FBI Redstone in Huntsville, Alabama.

During her remarks, Senator Britt thanked Director Patel for his recent visit to the FBI Redstone Arsenal, commending the FBI’s work in addressing violent crime, terrorism, and emerging threats. She also recognized the agency’s efforts to shift more personnel and resources away from Washington, D.C., to Huntsville, where FBI Redstone has become a hub for advanced training and technical capabilities.

Britt’s comments came following a tour she hosted in Huntsville last month, where she and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) joined Director Patel at several key facilities on the Redstone campus. The tour included the Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC), the Ballistic Research Facility (BRF), and The Improvised Explosive Detection and Synthesis Center (TIEDS). The delegation also observed a demonstration on the FBI’s Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities.

Throughout the hearing, Senator Britt emphasized the strategic value of FBI Redstone, referring to it as “the epicenter of the FBI’s technological capabilities and advanced training.” She pressed Director Patel for continued investment in the site and asked what support the agency needed from Congress to fulfill its long-term objectives there.

Director Patel described Redstone as one of the FBI’s “jewels,” stating that its facilities provide unique resources not available elsewhere to interagency partners such as the CIA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He outlined the need to complete infrastructure projects on the South campus to accommodate additional staff and interagency training initiatives.

“You absolutely have my commitment and the commitment of the Bureau,” Patel said in response to Senator Britt’s request for collaboration on construction and support. He highlighted the role of Redstone’s Bomb Technical Center, which trains all special agent bomb technicians in the U.S., as an example of the site’s national importance.

Senator Britt concluded her questions by asking Patel about his experiences in the early months of his tenure, to which he responded by praising the commitment of field personnel and reiterating his focus on ensuring agents receive the training and resources they need. Patel noted that while the FBI Academy at Quantico serves new recruits, advanced training now takes place at Redstone Arsenal.

The hearing served as a platform to spotlight both the FBI’s evolving operational priorities and Redstone Arsenal’s expanding role within the agency’s national security infrastructure.