Osakis boys golf to the top

• Zac Stien had the best round of golf in his career Friday.

Zac Stien had the best round of golf in his career Friday.

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After finishing fourth in the Central Minnesota Conference standings last year and surging to the Section 5A-North title at the end of the season, the Osakis boys’ golf team was poised for bigger things.

The Silverstreaks are making a statement in 2012, leading the conference behind the veteran play of four seniors – Troy Asseln, Zac Stien, Seth Strelow and Nathan Arens – as well as junior Paul Hartmann.

The Silverstreaks have come in first in four of their five outings this year, and that nucleus of players has garnered medalist honors for Hartmann twice and Asseln once.

After the CMC meet at Pierz last Tuesday, the Silverstreaks, who tied with Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Pierz for team title honors, owned a four-stroke advantage in the league standings over Rockford.

LP-GE DUAL

Hartmann’s medalist score of 44 helped Osakis to a seven-stroke victory over the Thunder in the season’s opener at Long Prairie, despite the tough weather.

Joey Garcia and Troy Asseln added rounds of 47 and 49 in the victory.

CMC AT KIMBALL

Starting the conference season off the right way, Osakis grabbed a five-stroke victory over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

Hartmann led the team with a 1-over-par 37, while Zac Stien and Garcia added rounds of 46.

Asseln and Nathan Arens contributed 47s in the victory.

CMC AT ROCKFORD

In their CMC meet at Rockford, the Silverstreaks finished in a tie with Rockford at 173.

Asseln fired a medalist round of 41 in the win, with Hartmann close behind at 42.

Seth Strelow had his best career round with a 44.

BENSON INVITATIONAL

Osakis finished 11th in a strong field of 17 teams at the Benson Invitational last Wednesday as Hartmann shot a round of 89 to lead the team, while Strelow added a round of 92.

LP-GE INVITATIONAL

Osakis’ Zach Stien had a career-best score of 85, leading the Silverstreaks to a third place finish in an eight-team field at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle last Friday.

Asseln added a 93 as the Silverstreaks tallied a total of 365, just 23 strokes off the leaders.

Osakis was to have been at Maple Lake yesterday, Tuesday, and will be at Melrose on May 10.

LONG PRAIRIE DUAL

Osakis 191, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 198

MEDALIST – Paul Hartmann, Osakis, 44.

OSAKIS – Hartmann 44, Garcia 47, Asseln 49, Seth Strelow 51, Zac Stien 51, Nathan Arens 52.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

AT KIMBALL

TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis 176, 2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 181, 3. Rockford 189, 4. Maple Lake 191, 5. Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins 196, 6. Pierz 200, 7. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 216.

MEDALIST – Paul Hartmann, Osakis, 37.

OSAKIS – Zac Stien 46, Joey Garcia 46, Troy Asseln 47, Nathan Arens 47, Seth Strelow 51.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

AT ROCKFORD

TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis 173, 2. Rockford 173, 3. Pierz 183, 4. Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins 183, 5. Maple Lake 193, 5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 193, 7. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 202.

MEDALIST – Troy Asseln, Osakis, 41.

OSAKIS – Asseln 41, Paul Hartmann 42, Seth Strelow 44, Nathan Arens 46, Zac Stien 46, Mitch Tersteeg 47.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CONFERENCE

AT PIERZ

TEAM SCORES – 1. Osakis, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Pierz, all 174, 4. Rockford 175, 5. Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins 179, 6. Maple Lake 194, 7. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 202.

MEDALIST – Dustin Harold, Pierz, 38.

OSAKIS – Paul Hartmann 40, Seth Strelow 44, Zac Stien 45, Troy Asseln 45.

CMC STANDINGS AFTER PIERZ MEET

1. Osakis 523, 2. Rockford 537, 3. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 548, 4. Pierz 557, 5. Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins 558, 6. Maple Lake 578, 7. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 620.

BENSON INVITATIONAL

Benson 11th as a team, Jade Hasslen, Ortonville, and Joey Dreier, NLS, medalist with 74.

OSAKIS RESULTS – Hartmann 89, Strelow 92, Arens 94, Garcia 97, Asseln 98, Stien 99.

LONG PRAIRIE-GE INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES – 1. Sauk Centre 342, 2. Big Lake 349, 3. Osakis 365, 4. Pierz 375, 5. Minnewaska 380, 6. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 386, 8. Melrose 420, 9. Browerville, inc.

OSAKIS SCORES – Stien 85, Asseln 93, Joey Kotek 93, Garcia 94, Arens 99, Strelow 108.

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