CARRINGTON, N.D. — Kindred holds a strong lead in the team event after the first round of the North Dakota Class B girls golf tournament Tuesday at CrossRoads Golf Club.
Kindred posted a 13-over-par 301 to sit atop the leaderboard. Junior Kaylin Goldsmith led the Vikings with a 2-under 70.
After sitting 2-over through 11 holes, Goldsmith birdied hole No. 12 and followed with an eagle on the 212-yard hole No. 13. She finished her round with a birdie on No. 18.
Fargo Oak Grove is second in the team race with a 35-over 323. Defending state champion Heart River is in third at 327.
Kindred’s Bailey Theuninck hits a solid tee shot at the North Dakota Class B Girls Golf State Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at CrossRoads Golf Club in Carrington.
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Bottineau senior Ellee Rybchinski leads the individual event after firing a 5-under 67. She had seven birdies in the round.
Two-time defending state champion Laila Christianson from Des Lacs-Burlington is tied for third at 1-under 71. Kindred junior Bailey Theuninck and Hankinson-Lidgerwood junior Hudsyn Hubrig are also tied for third.
Junior Sylvie Brantner fired a 3-over 75 to lead the Grovers. Brantner is tied for sixth alongside Des Lacs-Burlington freshman Lauryn Christianson.
Kindred last won the team title during the spring season in 2021. Oak Grove has won three of the last four tournaments.
Sylvie Brantner of Oak Grove hits a shot at the State B Girls Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at CrossRoads Golf Club in Carrington.
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Tournament officials delayed the two-day event by one day after inclement weather was predicted to affect the surrounding region.
Team scores
1. Kindred 301; 2. Fargo Oak Grove 323; 3. Heart River 327; 4. Bottineau 331; 5. Des Lacs-Burlington 334; 6. Central Cass 345; T7. Kenmare-Bowbells, Linton-HMB 351; 9. Grafton 356; 10. Larimore 366; 11. Rugby 367; 12. Napoleon-G-S 371; 13. Edgely-Kulm 373; T14. Hatton-Northwood, Hazen 381; 16. Velva 382; 17. Stanley 401; 18. Bowman County 411.
Individual Top 10
1. Ellee Rybchinski, Bottineau, 67; 2. Kaylin Goldsmith, Kindred, 70; T3. Laila Christianson, Des Lacs-Burlington, and, Kaylin Goldsmith, Kindred, 71; T6. Sylvie Brantner, Oak Grove, and, Lauryn Christianson, Des Lacs-Burlington, 75; 8. Taylor Karsky, Heart River, 77; 9. Lauren Mueller, Kindred, 78; T10. Isabelle Haller, Heart River, Kenley Toop, Central Cass, and, Shelby Schlepp, Edgeley-Kulm, 80.
Ellie Zuger of Oak Grove watches her shot fly off the tee in the North Dakota Class B girls golf state tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at CrossRoads Golf Club in Carrington.
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