Iverson, Ray, Cameron junior golf champions
The Daily Inter Lake
Larry Iverson of Kalispell won the 16-17 boys' division golf title at the Montana State Junior Championships Monday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
Iverson and Jake Willson of Corvallis both shot 72 for 18 holes, but Iverson took top honors with a scorecard playoff.
Other division winners for the boys were: 13-and-Under - Ryan Flink, Missoula, 79; 14-15 - Colin Gunstream, Missoula, 75.
For the girls, Chelsea Ray of Whitefish had the best round of the day with an 83. She won the 16-17 division title. Other winners: 13-and-Under - Maggie Crippen, Missoula, 104; 14-15 - Breanna Cameron, Whitefish, 90.
A total of 95 boys and girls from Hamilton, Missoula, Seeley Lake, Thompson Falls, Polson, Ronan, Plains, Libby, Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Whitefish, Browning and East Glacier competed on the north course.
Those who placed in the top four in the girls' and boys' divisions and are 14-17 years of age will be invited to play on the Montana Junior America's cup team.
The boys' junior cup will be held at Morgan Run Golf and Resort in San Diego, Calif., July 29-Aug 2. The girls' junior cup will take place at Waverly Country Club in Portland, Ore., on the same dates.
The top two 15, 16 and 17 year old boys and girls will be invited to play in the Montana/Alberta Cup in Lethbridge, Alberta, Aug. 12-14.
Other local kids who qualified for state were:
Boys
Reed Platke, Columbia Falls, 80, 13-and-Under; Ryan Zalucky, Whitefish, 84, 14-15; Sam Krause, Whitefish, 81, 16-17
Krause was a state champion last year.
Girls
Karli Aurich, Kalispell, 92, 14-15; Kiley McConnell, Whitefish, 108, 14-15; Sarah Cunningham, Kalispell, 101, 16-17; Taran Brown, Kalispell, 101, 16-17; Quinn Micklewright, Whitefish, 103, 16-17; and Julia DiGiallonardo, Polson, 109, 16-17
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Montana State Junior Championships
Top 10 and Area Finishers
BOYS
13-and-Under
79* Ryan Flink, Missoula
79 Derek Colberg, Missoula
80 Reed Platke, Columbia Falls
81 Tom Swanson, Missoula
90 Camp Kenyon, Missoula
90 Alec Shull, Missoula
91 Eli Rogers, Hamilton
96 Devon Montoya, Missoula
97 Ryan Koch, Kalispell
98 Ryley Enich, Missoula
98 Parker Johnson, Columbia Falls
98 Cody Sherrill, Kalispell
Also
108 Iaian Cameron, Whitefish
127 Trae Kennerly, East Glacier
*won scorecard playoff
14-15
75 Colin Gunstream, Missoula
81 Jake Cooper, Missoula
83 Austin Edwards, Missoula
84 Ryan Zalucky, Whitefish
86 Cater Birmingham, Whitefish
87 Dan Cloninger, Missoula
87 Tanner Lineberry, Columbia Falls
87 Lakota Warden, Browning
88 Jeff Madison, Missoula
88 Sebastian Robitaille, Whitefish
Also
91 Ryan Porch, Kalispell
92 Cole Havens, Whitefish
94 Joel Mallams, Whitefish
102 Kole Cordier, Polson
105 Jacob Howlett, Whitefish
16-17
72* Larry Iverson, Kalispell
72 Jake Willson, Corvallis
74 Casey Moen, Missoula
75 Brian Beach, Missoula
76 James Williams, Seeley Lake
77 Dusty Burgess, Plains
79 Eric Gilbert, Thompson Falls
80 Graham Schmaltz, Kalispell
80 Joshua Grenier, Corvalis
81 Jacob Miller, Whitefish
81 Sam Krause, Whitefish
Also
83 Justin Newton, Kalispell
85 Jaden Treece, Kalispell
86 Aaron Young, Kalispell
86 Ben Piersall, Kalispell
87 Tyler Engebretson, Polson
88 Shawn Medland, Big Arm
96 Chad Gassaway, Kalispell
*won scorecard playoff
GIRLS
13-and-Under
104 Maggie Crippen, Missoula
150 Teigan Avery, Kalispell
152 Summer Kennerly, East Glacier
14-15
90 Breanna Cameron, Whitefish
92 Karli Aurich, Kalispell
99 Mackenzie Enich, Missoula
102 Kelton Enich, Missoula
108 Kiley McConnell, Whitefish
115 Kelsie Crippen, Missoula
16-17
83 Chelsea Ray, Whitefish
101* Sarah Cunningham, Kalispell
101 Taran Brown, Kalispell
103 Quinn Micklewright, Whitefish
109 Julia DiGiallonardo , Polson
*won scorecard playoff