Austin Packers boys’ golf third at Mankato Tuesday

The Austin Packers boys’ golf team traveled to the Mankato Golf Club Tuesday for a Big 9 Conference triangular with the host East Cougars and Northfield, and it was the Raiders winning the meet handily with a team score of 320, followed by Mankato East at 357 and Austin at 409.

Cale Tupy and Eli Kruger shot the low score for the Packers as both fired a 98, Max Bissen shot a 106, Dane Mitchell notched a final score of 107, Joe Garry shot a 109 and Joe Ewing finished with a score of 113.

Austin will be back on the links Thursday for a 12-team invitational at the Northfield Golf Club Thursday hosted by the Raiders and also involving Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Mankato West, New Prague. Owatonna, Rochester Century, Rochester John Marshall, Rochester Mayo, Shakopee and St. Peter, with the action starting at 2:00 p.m.