Hedge, Iverson lead tournament
The Daily Inter Lake
HELENA - A new tournament, but the same two teams and individuals are battling again for the top spots in boys' play.
Jake Hedge of Billings West shot a 69, the best individual round Thursday, to help West hold down first place in the team standings with a 294 total at the Helena Invitational golf tournament.
Larry Iverson, 71, Grahm Schmaltz, 73, and Aaron Young, 74, had the next three best scores, allowing Glacier to stay close with a 296. Billings Senior is third, 309.
The Flathead boys are seventh, 338. Ian Hineman shot a 79 to pace the Braves.
Iverson beat Hedge by four strokes at the Great Falls Invitational last week for medalist honors. Glacier also beat West for the team trophy by 13 strokes.
West, 315, comfortably leads the team battle in girls' play, with Glacier well back in second, 364.
Sarah Much of Missoula Sentinel had the best individual round, firing an 80. Glacier's Karli Aurich is two shots back.
Flathead is sitting fifth, 388. Calli Toth's 90 was the best round shot by a Bravette.
Tournament play continues today.
Helena Invitational
Boys
Individual Top 10
Jake Hedge (BW) 69, Larry Iverson (Gla) 71, Grahm Schmaltz (Gla) 73, Tim Kienitz (Sen) 73, Ben Ternes (CHS) 74, Aaron Young (Gla) 74, Marcus Drange (BW) 74, Adam Zwembke (BW) 75, Brandon McIver (BW) 76, Colter Day (HHS) 77, Bryson Buska (CHS) 77
By Team
Billings West 294 - Jake Hedge 69, Marcus Drange 74, Adam Zwembke 75, Brandon McIver 76, Brian Muller 81
Glacier 296 - Larry Iverson 71, Graham Schmaltz 73, Aaron Young 74, Justin Newton 78, Trey Griffith 79
Billings Senior 309 - Tim Kienitz 73, Kerry Heard 78, Austin Larsen 79, Trevin McNeil 79, Blair Monson 80
Helena High 317 - Colter Day 77, Chris Puyear 79, Josh Prebil 79, Ben Larcomb 82, Ross Marty 85
Capital High 321 - Ben Ternes 74, Bryson Buska 77, Grady Stinchfield 84, Conlan Burk 86, Bryson Smith 90
Capital JV 334 - Drew Stetzner 78, Chris Morrison 81, Brock Stetzner 86, Dillon Shulz 89, Aiden Clark 90
Flathead 338 - Ian Hineman 79, Ian Gillespie 80, Chris Holquin 88, Andrew Olson 91, Dean Simpson 96
Billings Skyview 340 - Houston Bradbury 82, Luke Martinson 82, Nate Weston 83, Cody Pleas 93, Taylor Russiff 96
Helena JV 368 - Justin Teegarden 80, Jeremy Nettleton 87, Spencer Peterson 101, Alex McHugh 102, Isaac McKean 109
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Girls
Individual Top 10
Sarah Much (Sen) 80, Karli Aurich (Gla) 82, Erin King (BW) 85, Allyson Peterson (BW) 87, Abby Hunthausen (HHS) 88, Emily Gates (BW) 89, Calli Toth (Flat) 90, Sarah LeVeaux (BW) 90, Haley Swain (BW) 91, Justin Klein (Gla) 91, Amanda Roberts (CHS) 92, Elsie Satterfield (Gla) 92
By Team
Billings West 351 - Erin King 85, Allyson Peterson 87, Emily Gates 89, Sarah LeVeaux 90, Haley Swain 91
Glacier 364 - Karli Aurich 82, Justine Klein 91, Elsie Satterfield 92, Andrea Spicher 99, Tanita Anderson 112
Capital 383 - Amanda Roberts 92, Mikal Chancy 93, Lauren Stewart 98, Kaity Harrington 100, Kasey Hoerning 108
Billings Senior 386 - Sarah Much 80, Lindsie May 97, Lauren Steinmetz 103, Kai Yamamoto 106, Hayley Anderson 106
Flathead 388 - Calli Toth 90, Sarah Cunningham 96, Beth McNutt 98, Julia Bechtold 104, Michelle Tanberg 104
Helena High 399 - Abby Hunthausen 88, Kassidi DeMars 97, Hannah Woolsey 106, Jenna Krum 108, Taylor Niehl 108
Billings Skyview 401 - Brittany Dutton 96, Kristy Williams 96, Karly Miller 99, Sarah Canfield 110, Suzie Wolf 113
Capital JV (9 holes) - Kindra Silverthorne 52, Mariah Amsden 56, Neena Dalton 60, Ashley Pecora 62, Mary Miller 64
Helena JV - Brianne O'Connor 58, Sammy O'Malley 59, Erin Leigh Caughron 65, Molly Murphy 69
Whitefish boys, girls win team titles in golf
RONAN - Whitefish snapped up team titles in boys' and girls' play, while golfers from Glacier JV and Polson collected individual medalist honors Thursday at the Ronan Invitational.
The Whitefish boys, with a 310 total, won by 17 strokes and were led by Reed Platke's 76 and Joel Mallams' 77.
Jake Miller of Glacier JV, however, had the best round with a 75. Glacier JV finished second, 327.
The Whitefish girls, 341, edged Polson by six strokes to claim the team title. Julia DiGiallonardo of Polson was the medalist with a 79.
Quinn Micklewright, Breann Cameron and Kiley McConnell, all of Whitefish, finished second, third and fourth, respectively, with scores of 81, 82 and 84.
Ronan Invitational
BOYS
Team Totals
Whitefish 310, Kalispell Glacier JV 327, Hamilton 322, Missoula Sentinel JV 342, Bigfork 352, Stevensville 355, Kalispell Flathead JV 358, Columbia Falls 360, Polson 361, Missoula Big Sky JV 365, Libby 374, Browning 394, Ronan 401, Frenchtown 413, Missoula Hellgate JV 483.
Top 10 Individuals
1, Jake Miller, Glac JV, 75; 2, Reed Platke, Wfsh, 76; 3, Joel Mallams, Wfsh, 77; 4 (tie), Daniel Markus, Wfsh and Casey Diaz, MBS, 78; 6 (tie), Ryan Zalucky, Wfsh and Clay Pape, Stev, 79; 8 (tie), Zach Maassen, Wfsh and Kendrick Lee, Glac JV, 80.
GIRLS
Team Totals
Whitefish 341, Polson 347, Hamilton 433, Libby 438, Ronan 443, Missoula Sentinel JV 458, Kalispell Glacier JV 463, Columbia Falls 498.
Top 10 Individuals
1, Julia DiGiallonardo, Pol, 79; 2, Quinn Micklewright, Wfsh, 81; 3, Breann Cameron, Wfsh, 82; 4, Kiley McConnell, Wfsh, 84; 5, Shanee Gilham, Bro, 87; 6 (tie), Heather Mathison, Pol and Natalia Arlint, Pol, 88; 8, Amy Williamson, Pol, 92; 9, Jackie Mee, Lib, 93; 10, Danielle McCully, Wfsh, 94.