NEW PRAGUE — Last year, the Blue Earth Area Bucs boys golf team snuck into the second day of the Section 2AA Meet on a tiebreaker, but couldn’t get to the state meet.

This year, the team held a strong Day 1 lead and built upon it for a section-winning two-day score of 688 on Monday at New Prague Golf Course. The Bucs boys team, along with BEA’s Mateja Lane and Fairmont’s Bergen Senf, will appear in the Class AA Meet on June 13-14 at Ridges @ Sand Creek Golf Course in Jordan.

“It was a little nerve-wrecking on the back side, having a 10-shot lead at the turn. Our guys shot a little higher than they normally do,” Bucs boys golf head coach Travis Armstrong said. “They forgot about themselves and finished it off for their teammates, and I was really proud of them for that.”

Braden Gudahl lowered his Day 1 score by five strokes to lead the Bucs with a round of 77 on Monday for an overall third-place finish. Hunter Spencer also improved upon his first day total, penciling a 79 for sixth overall.

Manning Lane and Gaven Bruellman both shot 86s for a Bucs Day 2 total of 328, beating St. Peter by one (329) for the state bid.

Tate Thielfoldt and Nate Murphy shot a 104 and a 107, respectively for BEA.

“I was hoping we could get to state, but even if we hadn’t it would’ve been OK. Now, we can say we made it to state,” Armstrong said.

On the girls’ side, Senf earned her first state golf meet appearance via a third-best score of 90.

“Bergen coming into the day, knew she had a good chance to qualify. She was sitting in a good spot,” Cardinals head coach Brad Haugen said. “She really survived a couple of tough holes … had a triple bogey on each side that could’ve derailed her and got her to thinking the wrong way and shoot a bad score.

“But she just kept fighting through and made a couple pars on a couple of extra holes that she needed to shoot a nice round of 90.”

BEA’s Mateja Lane took eight strokes off her first day score of 96 to shoot an 88 for the fifth and final state-bound spot.

As a team, Jordan won the girls’ section championship, beating St. Peter, 369-384. Aysia Kim led the team with an 89. Rachel Henderson shot a 90, while both Molly Kelvington and Autumn Sivilay carded 95s.

Section 2AA Meet

Boys Division

Team Standings: 1. Blue Earth Area (Braden Gudahl 77, Hunter Spencer 79, Manning Lane 86, Gaven Bruellman 86, Tate Thielfoldt 104, Nate Murphy 107) 328; 2. St. Peter 329; 3. Albert Lea 352; 4. Belle Plaine 364.

Individual advancing to state: 1. Carson Stepka (LeSueur-Henderson) 81; 2. Joey Wenner (St. Peter) 77; 3. Thomas Gutzmer (Jordan) 78; 4. Kellen Erpenbach (SENYA) 79; 5. Carter Doose (St. Peter) 85.

Fairmont scores: Tanner DeWar 90; Tom Havnen 90.

Girls Division

Team Standings: 1. Jordan 369; 2. St. Peter 384; 3. LeSueur-Henderson 374; 4. Albert Lea 396.

Individuals advancing to state: 1. Anna Amos (SP) 85; 2. Claire Olcutt (St. Clair) 90; 3. Bergen Senf (Fairmont) 90; 4. Mak Reinhardt (LSH) 88; 5. Mateja Lane (Blue Earth Area) 88.

Other Fairmont scores: Maggy Totzke 96; Alexa Mosloski 102.

Section 2A Meet

Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther Jaguars golfer Parker Stevens finished the section meet with a two-day total of 166 to earn a spot in the state meet on Monday at North Links Golf Course in Mankato.

Stevens shot an 84 on Monday and will compete at the Class A State Meet on June 13-14 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker.

Nathan Schmitz of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton led the individual qualifiers with a 78 for a two-day score of 156.

Sleepy Eye United won the team championship, combining for a 325 on Day 2. Ben Laffen contributed a 73 to the winning effort, while Caleb Christensen shot a 75. Logan Netzke (88) and Thor Wiess (89) rounded out the team’s counting score.

The Madelia Blackhawks finished third with a score of 359 on the second day of the meet. Joe Fenske had a Blackhawks-leading 86. Jared Henry and Carson Wihlm each carded 90s, and Colin Wihlm recorded a 93.

Matt Baumgartner shot a 99 and Cade Lunz provided the Blackhawks with a 104.

Springfield won the girls’ section title with a Day 2 score of 358, producing all five overall lowest scores. Callie Wersal led the effort with an 18-hole score of 80. Mackenzie Lothert shot a 91.

Jena Roiger (93) and Anna Plotz (94) rounded out the triumphant performance for Springfield.

Section 2A Meet Results

Girls Division

Team Standings: 1. Springfield 358; 2. Alden-Conger 448; 3. Sleepy Eye United 467; 4. JWP 457.

Individuals advancing to state: 1. Kayla Goblirsch (New Ulm Cathedral) 91; 2. Kylie Monshaugen (JWP) 104; 3. Erica Bock (Cedar Mountain) 103; 4. Morgan Pyzick (United South Central) 103; 5. Elynn Johnson (AC) 110.

Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther score: Kenlie Pytleski 121.

Boys Division

Team Standings: 1. Sleepy Eye Unified 649; 2. Springfield 709; 3. Madelia (Joe Fenske 86; Jared Henry 90; Carson Wihlm 90; Colin Wihlm 93; Matt Baumgartner 99; Cade Lunz 104) 722; 4. Cedar Mountain 741.

Individuals advancing to state: 1. Nathan Schmitz (Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton) 78; 2. Sam Pfingsten (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) 81; 3. Mason Kretsch (Springfield) 81; 4. Parker Stevens (Truman/ Granada-Huntley-East Chain/ Martin Luther) 84; 5. Luke Gartner (MVL) 84.