Glacier, Iverson on top in state golf
The Daily Inter Lake
BOZEMAN - No surprises here.
Glacier and Larry Iverson III are sitting on top after opening-round play Monday at the Class AA state high school golf tournament.
Glacier, with four individuals scoring under 80, shot a blistering 294 team score at Riverside County Club to flirt with a state record.
The one-day low round in state play for a team is 291. That is held by Billings West, set in 2004. West also owns the tournament low two-day score at 586, also set in 2004.
Iverson turned in the best round of the day, shooting 4-under par 67.
"Just solid golf," Glacier coach Rob Logsdon said of Iverson's performance.
"He just didn't make any mistakes, a typical Larry round. He left himself a ton of birdie chances."
Iverson shot 34 on the front and 33 on the back.
Iverson tied for fourth last year in state individual play. He finished 14 shots off the pace.
"Larry has to come out tomorrow and shoot another low round (to stay in first)," Logsdon said.
"I'm sure that's what he's thinking."
Austin Dean of Billings West is currently holding down second place with a 69. Andy Rutz of Billings Senior is third with a 71.
Last year's state medalist, Jake Hedge of West, is tied for 10th with a 76.
West, the defending team champion, is nine shots back in second place at 303. Billings Senior, 304, is third.
Flathead, 334, is 13th.
"The kids are excited," Logsdon said, "but they know they have a lot of work to do tomorrow.
"I told the boys to keep the hammer down," Logsdon added.
"West is capable of shooting a low team score. They can shoot in the low 290s tomorrow."
Today's play shifts to Bridger Creek Golf Course for the final 18.
Glacier had three golfers crack the top 10.
Aaron Young carded a 73, which put him in a three-way tie for fourth place.
Grahm Schmaltz shot 76, which ties him for 10th place.
"His best round," said Logsdon of Young.
"Grahm Schmaltz really gutted it out. He opened with a 41 and came back with a 35. That was huge for us."
Justin Newton was Glacier's other scorer. He shot 41-37-78.
Ben Piersall's 80 paced Flathead. Jaden Treece and Ian Gillespie were next with 81s.
Glacier is sixth and Flathead 10th in girls' play.
The Wolfpack, led by Karli Aurich's 80, shot a team score of 395.
Flathead shot 406.
Bozeman currently holds down first place with a 334. West, the defending champion, is second, 341, with Butte third, 350.
"That's her best high school round," Logsdon said of Aurich.
"She made the turn at 43 and closed with a 37. She missed a short birdie (putt) on the last hole."
Aurich is currently seventh in the medalist chase.
Ashleigh Ogolin of Butte shot a 73 to top the leaderboard. Rikka Holiday of Bozeman and Alexa Bell of C.M. Russell are second. Both shot 75.
Besty Engle's 94 was the best round for a Bravette on the day.
High School
Class AA
State Tournament
Riverside Country Club
Par 71
Bozeman
Monday's Results
Boys
Team Totals
1, Glacier, 294; 2, Billings West, 303; 3, Billings Senior, 304; 4, Missoula Big Sky, 313; 5, C.M. Russell 316; 6, Missoula Hellgate, 324; 7, Bozeman, 326; 8, Missoula Sentinel 328; 8, Billings Skyview, 328; 10, Helena Capital 329; 11, Butte, 331; 12, Helena High, 333; 13, Flathead, 334.
Top 10
1, Larry Iverson III, Glacier, 67; 2, Austin Dean, West, 69; 3, Andy Rutz, Senior, 71; 4, Aaron Young, Glacier, 73; 4, Jordan Husted, C.M.R., 73; 4, Colin Gunstream, Hellgate, 73; 7, Cameron Tryhus, Big Sky, 75; 7, Matt Beard, C.M.R., 75; 7, Brian Beach, Big Sky, 75; 10, Grahm Schmaltz, Glacier, 76; 10, Grant Doorn, Boz., 76; 10, Jake Hedge, West, 76; 10, Tim Klenitz, Senior, 76.
Individual Scores
GLACIER (294) - Larry Iverson III, 67; Justin Newton, 78; Grahm Schmaltz 76; Aaron Young 73; Jake Miller 83.
BILLINGS WEST (303) - Jake Hedge 76; Austin Dean 69; Sean Mcgrath 79; Ryan Marcotte 79; Brian Muller 81.
BILLINGS SENIOR (304) - Tim Klenitz 76; Andy Rutz 71; Matt Eames 78; David Mutch 82; Kerry Heard 79.
MISSOULA BIG SKY (313) - Brian Beach 75; Mike Beall 79; Jake Cooper 86; Adam Ormesher 84; Cameron Tryhus 75.
C.M. RUSSELL (316) - Matt Beard 75; Jordan Husted 73; Aaren Remus 84; Brady Kangas 84; Bryson Turner 88.
MISSOULA HELLGATE (324) - Colin Gunstream 73; Sam Brown 79; Brian O'Day 83; Alex Schultz 89; Sebastian Robitaille 90.
BOZEMAN (326) - Grand Doorn 76; James Gibbon 82; Martin Bennett 83; Ben Roth 85; Paul Bennett 92.
MISSOULA SENTINEL (328) - Austin Edwards 80; Connor Buckley 84; Ben Demarois 78; Ryan Colberg 86; Drew Lytle 91.
BILLINGS SKYVIEW (328) - Luke Martinson 81; Matt Vanvalkenburg 84; Nate Weston 78; Jake Vanbinsbergen 88; Houston Bradbury 85.
HELENA CAPITAL (329) - Ben Ternes 80; Bryson Buska 80; Will Glenn 91; Grady Stinchfield 80; Cody Beglin 89.
BUTTE (331) - Tyler Wengel 77; Jake Kelly 85; Ryley Bosch 87; Jake Reid 82; Jared Jones 92.
HELENA HIGH (333) - Josh Prebil 83; Jacob Ruzicka 79; Grant Fink 86; Sean Puckett 85; Justin Teegarden 87.
FLATHEAD (334) - Jaden Treece 81; Ben Piersall 80; Michael Reavis 92; Ian Hineman 95; Ian Gillespie 81.
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GIRLS
Team Totals
1, Bozeman 334; 2, Billings West 341; 3, Butte 350; 4, C.M. Russell 351; 5, Billings Senior 376; 6, Glacier 395; 7, Missoula Big Sky 398; 8, Missoula Big Sky 398; 9, Helena Captial 402; 10, Flathead 406; 11, Missoula Hellgate 419; 12, Great Falls 424; 13, Missoula Sentinel 427; 14, Helena 428; 15, Billings Skyview 437.
Top 10
1, Ashleigh Ogolin, Butte, 73; 2 (t) Rikka Holiday, Boz, 75; 2, Alexa Bell, CMR, 75; 4, Erin King, West, 77; 5 (t), Natalie Beard CMR 79; 5, Brianna Dewitt, Butte, 79; 7, Karli Aurich, Glacier, 80; 8, Mikaela Durham, Boz, 82; 9, Mackenzie Enich, Big Sky, 83; 10, Morgan Lee, GF, 84
Individual Scores
Bozeman (334) - Rikka Holliday 75, Mikaela Durham 82, Julie Campbell 87, Danielle Diamond 90, Shelby Hecht 92.
Billings West (341) - Erin King 77, Allyson Peterson 85, Sarah Leveaux 88, Emily Gates 91, Jenna Hennings 97.
Butte (350) - Ashliegh Ogolin 73, Brianna Dewitt 79, Savannah Talbott 96, Alex Hareland 102, Shelby Fortune 127.
CMR (351) - Alex Bell 75, Natalie Beard 79, Kelsey Johnson 92, Kyla Haynie 105, Ryanne Daily 106.
Billings Senior (376) - Libby Rutz 90, Sarah Mutch 92, Kenzie Andren 92, Lindsie May 101, Kai Yamamoto 110.
Glacier (395) - Karli Aurch 80, Elsie Satterfield 105, Martha Obermiller 105, Taran Brown 105, Justine Klein 111.
Missoula Big Sky (398) - Mackenzie Enich 83, Kelton Enich 99, Sara Feilzer 105, Madison Morris 111.
Helena Capital (402) - Rebecca Damrow 92, Mikal Chancy 93, Amy Miller 106, Lauren Stewart 111, Kaity Harrington 125.
Flathead (406) - Betsy Engle 94, Julia Bechtold 108, Beth McNutt 109, Cali Toth 124.
Missoula Hellgate (419) - Michelle Carey 95, Whitney Lamb 96, Jackie Wells 107, Elyse Finnegan 121, Mackenzie Blake 127.
Great Falls (424) - Katie Gibbs 0, Morgan Lee 84, Kelsey Martin 102, Brittney Kuntz 112, Kalsey Simonsen 126;
Missoula Sentinel (427) - Tawney Hughes 99, Brooke Debolt 108, Shelbi Dantic 111, Mikee Sandau 119.
Helena (428) - Abby Hunthuasen 98, Kasside Demars 103, Amy Miller 106, Lauren Stewart 111, Brianne O'Connor 113, Hannah Woolsey 114.
Billings Skyview (437) - Brittany Dutton 102, Celeste Petesch 109, Karly Miller 111, Sarah Canfield 115, Sarah Fisher 134.