Cardinal golf plays in Plainview’s Larry Knaak Invite

PLAINVIEW — The Cardinal golf team traveled to Plainview to play in the Larry Knaak Invitational Apr. 11 and came away with a 12th-place finish in the team race.

Creighton won the tournament with a team score of 317, Battle Creek was second with a 327, the O’Neill JV team was third with a 344, Plainview was fourth with a 353 and Neligh-Oakdale rounded out the top five after posting a 367.

The Redbirds carded a 384. Calvin Wilmes of Creighton was the individual medalist firing a 73, Battle Creek took the next two spots with Gavin Lindgren taking second on a scorecard playoff after tying teammate Tyan Thompson with a pair of 77’s.

Ryan Engel shot the low round for Randolph with a 94, Bentley Reimers and Tate Broderson each carded a 95, Bentley Bonczynski was next with a 100 and Talyn Meyer came in at 102.

The Cards were scheduled to be back in action back at Creighton Apr. 14 then head to the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Invitational on Apr. 16.

2026 LARRY KNAAK INVITATIONAL/ CREIGHTON Team Results: 1. Creighton 317; 2. Battle Creek 327; 3. O’Neill JV 344; 4. Plainview 353; 5. Neligh-Oakdale 367; 6. Summerland 370; 7. Bloomfield 375; 8. Chambers/Wheeler Central 375; 9. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 376; 10. Creighton JV 381; 11. West Holt 381; 12. Randolph 384; 13. Crofton 387; 14. Wausa 391; 15. Stanton 397; 16. Elgin Public/ Pope John 399; 17. Pierce JV 457; 18. Plainview JV NTS; 18. Osmond NTS.

Individual Results (Top 15 and Randolph scores): 1. Calvin Wilmes (CRE) 73; 2. Gavin Lindgren (BC) 77; 3. Tyan Thompson (BC) 77; 4. Ethan Kuhl (CRE) 80; 5. Teegan Burns (CRE) 80; 6. Kooper Gubbels (OSM) 81; 7. Tyson Becker (O’NJV) 81; 8. Brody Bessmer (BC) 83; 9. Keldon Loecker (BLF) 83; 10. Zach Frahm (PLV) 84; 11. Jaxon Lorenz (PLV) 84; 12. Ethan Kuhlman (CRE) 84; 13. Reid Furstenau (N-O) 84; 14. Devin Brummer (CRO) 85; 15, Haiden Horstman (CREJV) 86; 39. Ryan Engel (RAN) 94; 42. Bentley Reimers (RAN) 95; 45. Tate Broderson (RAN) 95; 60. Bentley Bonczynski (RAN) 100; 64. Talyn Meyer (RAN) 102. showed a foundation to build on as the season progresses.