The Bishop Ryan boys golf team qualified for the state tournament for the first time since 2013 after its fourth-place finish at the Regions 3 & 4 Tournament at Jamestown Country Club on Tuesday, May 26. The Lions punched their ticket by a single stroke over Valley City, grabbing the fourth and final spot, as the top four teams from each of the three regional tournaments played across the state qualified for the state tournament.

At the Region 1 & 2 Tournament at CrossRoads Golf Club in Carrington, North Star took home the tournament title with a team score of 292. Defending Class B champion Oak Grove also qualified with a second-place finish at 298. May-Port-CG (306) and Kindred (307) rounded out the state qualifiers.

Rounding out the state competition were the top four teams from the Region 5 & 6 Tournament, highlighted by tournament champion Bowman County, which carded a team score of 324. Shiloh Christian finished second at 329, followed by Heart River (330) and Dickinson Trinity (330).

Oak Grove has won the last two state titles and has three championships dating back to 2021. The state champion has come from Regions 1 & 2 every year since 2018, with Kindred, Oak Grove and Central Cass all winning titles during that stretch. Tioga is the last champion coming from outside of Regions 1 & 2.

Westhope-Newburg’s Tiger Lee carded an even-par 72 to win the Region 3 & 4 tournament by two strokes over Rugby’s Bryce Zietz. Lee recorded two birdies and two bogeys on his round.

The top 20 individual finishers who hadn’t already qualified individually for the state tournament earned a spot at the state tournament. Among those were Our Redeemer’s Jake Altringer and Peyton Lindbo, and Bishop Ryan’s Calvin Olson, Crew Samson, Paxton Schwan and Justice Lundeen. Altringer tied for seventh with a 79 and Olson shot an 81 to place 12th to lead their respective teams.

Bowman County’s Dylan Hedge defeated his teammate Zakai Njos in a playoff to win medalist honors at the Region 5 & 6 Tournament, as both shot a 76. Hedge opened his round with back-to-back birdies and Njos was 3-under after his first three holes.

Stanley’s Colter Fladeland and Des Lacs-Burlington’s Zane Bjerklie both shot an 83 to finish tied for 12th.

North Star’s Myles Jorde shot a 3-under 69 to take home medalist honors at the Region 1 & 2 Tournament. Jorde was one of three golfers to shoot under par. Kyle Campbell of Kindred finished a shot back with a 70 and Oak Grove’s Carter Paulus carded a 71. Langdon’s Ryder Moser and Grafton’s Jonathan Presteng both shot even par to finish tied for fourth. Jorde registered five birdies on his round.

The two-day Class B state tournament tees off on Tuesday, June 2, at CrossRoads Golf Club in Carrington.