Hunter Spencer putts on the third green at the Minn-Iowa Golf Course in the opening meet of the season.

The Blue Earth Area Buccaneer boys golf team had an amazing five players score under 40 last Tuesday night on the Minn-Iowa Golf Course in a tri-angular meet.

The Buc boys shot a 144 for the win, with Fairmont coming in with a 176 and Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman scoring a team total 222.

BEA’s Gaven Bruellman led the way with a one under par 34, giving him medalist honors. Bruellman started on hole No. 9 and proceeded to birdie his first three holes.

Hunter Spencer and Manning Lane both carded identical scores of 36, while Ashton Lloyd added a 38 for the team total of 144.

Braden Gudahl shot a 39 and Max Ehrich a 44 to round out the Bucs’ varsity scores.

Fairmont was led by Alexander Moeller who had a 38, while Colby Grotte shot a 44, Tanner DeWar a 46 and Mathew Cone a 48.

Wyatt Risk had a 48 for GHEC/ML/T with Mitchell Sueber at 52, and Brett Davis and Colby Brudelle carding 61s.

For the Buccaneer junior varsity squad, Caleb Beeler led the way with a 44 followed by his brother Jacob Beeler with a 45. Nathan Murphy had a 52 and Ty Peterson and Zach Kramer tied at 53 the JV’s score of 194.

BEA 154,

Maple River 169

The Blue Earth Area Buccaneers boys golf team got off to a fast start to the 2019 season with a big win in their first meet.

The Bucs took on the Maple River Eagles in a match last Monday on the Minn-Iowa Golf Course near Elmore.

BEA had four varsity golfers score 40 or lower to tally a 154-169 victory over Maple River.

The Buccaneers were led by Hunter Spencer who came in with a two-over-par 37.

He was followed by three Bucs who scored right in a row behind Spencer’s 37. Braden Gudahl carded a 38 while teammate Manning Lane shot a 39 and Ashton Lloyd had an even 40 to tally the Bucs’ team score of 154.

The other two Buc varsity players were Gaven Bruellman with a 42 and Max Ehrich who had an even 50.

For the Eagles of Maple River, Andrew Hoppe led with a one-under par 35, which gave him medalist honors for the nine-hole meet.

Mason Sohr carded a 37, Grant Klein a 47 and Teien Murphy an even 50 for the Eagles’ score of 169.

For the junior varsity score, BEA had a 208 with Nate Murphy and Kale Frank each shooting 50s, Kohl Jacobsen a 52 and Caleb Beeler a 56. Maple River had an incomplete score for JV.