Avery captures MSGA junior championshipThe Daily Inter Lake

BILLINGS - Teigan Avery of Kalispell won the girls 13-under age division at the 43rd Montana State Golf Association Junior Championships on Tuesday at Lake Hills Golf Club.

Avery shot 88-89-177. Par at Lake Hills is 72 on the 5,226-yard layout.

Kortney McNeil of Billings, 91-87-178, was second.

Avery's final 18 included a birdie on the par 4, 297-yard 12th hole.

She trailed by one at the turn Tuesday, but shot a 42 on the back nine to win it.

Avery dropped a five-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole, while McNeil finished with a double bogey.

Avery is just the second 11-year-old girl to win the 13-under division.

Last week at the Big I Junior Golf Tournament in Bozeman, Avery finished second to McNeil.

Ryggs Johnston, 9, of Libby turned in some impressive scores in the boys 13-under division. He shot 84-85-169.

GIRLS

13-under - Teigan Avery, Kalispell, 88-89-177; Kortney McNeil, Billings, 91-87-178; Crystal Tokash, Livingston, 97-97-194; Hanna Walter, Huntley, 103-91-195; Sadie Crippen, Missoula, 105-96-201; Hannah Zwemke, Billings, 95-107-202; Mikela Atkinson, Billings, 105-100-205; Bailee Dexter, Townsend, 105-104-209; Erin Tabish, Whitefish, 109-112-221; Hailey Ogolin, Butte, 131-126-257.

14-15 - Kyla Clancy, Park City, 84-72-156; Maggie Crippen, Missoula, 81-75-156; Lauren Hausauer, Bozeman, 81-79-160; Rachel Solomon, Great Falls, 83-84-167; Taisha Bell, Great Falls, 90-77-167; Haley Swain, Billings, 82-86-168; Teryn Green, Anaconda, 89-89-178; Charlee Remitz, Bozeman, 99-96-195.

16-17 - Ashleigh Ogolin, Butte, 77-71-148; Katy Peterson, Glendive, 75-77-152; Katelyn Frank, Sidney, 79-74-153; Haylee Folkvold, Three Forks, 82-77-159; Natalie Beard, Great Falls, 77-83-160; Brittany Dutton, Billings, 82-82-164; Kelsie Crippen, Missoula, 82-83-165; Tia Roller, Red Lodge, 86-80-166; Cayley Fish, Great Falls, 85-84-169; Katie Fish, Great Falls, 87-83-170; Sarah Mutch, Billings, 90-80-170; Kylie McConnell, Whitefish, 89-84-173; Capri Ingram, Livingston, 87-87-174; Elsie Satterfield, Kalispell, 85-91-176; Heather Mathison, Polson, 87-91-178; Callie Toth, Kalispell, 99-86-185; Elizabeth Cahoon, Livingston, 93-96-189; Chere Anderson, Billings, 96-93-189; Rachel Cordova, Townsend, 109-111-220.

Junior America's Cup team - Katy Peterson, Katelyn Frank, Kyla Clancy, Maggie Crippen.

Montana-Alberta Ryder Cup team - Peterson, Clancy, Crippen, Frank, Ashleigh Ogolin, Haylee Folkvold.

BOYS

13-under - Austin Berg, Billings, 74-71-145; Cody Sherrill, Missoula, 78-73-151; Parker Bradbury, Billings, 79-77-156; Cory Diaz, Missoula, 77-79-156; Patrick Colberg, Missoula, 82-78-160; Dylan Meccage, Laurel, 82-81-163; Bobby Frank, Sidney, 84-79-163; Cody Babinecz, Great Falls, 85-79-164; Brady Henthorn, Missoula, 85-81-166; Arthur Doorn, Whitefish, 88-79-167; Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 84-85-169; Connor Frank, Sidney, 95-84-179; Cole Stenzel, Great Falls, 90-90-180; Paul Brannan III, Sidney, 96-87-183; Barron Culver, Helena, 95-89-184; Tommy Tirrell, Missoula, 98-87-185; Owen Madsen, Great Falls, 95-93-188; Mark Solomon, Great Falls, 95-98-193; Philip Holten, Columbus, 99-95-194; Keaton Sunchild, Great Falls, 106-104-210; Jake Walker, Great Falls, 113-113-226; Tristan Rost, Sidney, 113-118-231.

14-15 - Brandon McIver, Billings, 66-68-134; Casey Diaz, Missoula, 75-72-147; Tom Swanson, Missoula, 78-70-148; Reed Platke, Whitefish, 78-72-150; Trevin McNeil, Billings, 73-78-151; Austin Zopfi, Worden, 79-73-152; Wyatt Neilson, Bozeman, 76-77-153; Ryan Porch, Whitefish, 79-75-154; Christian Butler, Billings, 76-80-156; Logan Iverson, Whitefish, 76-80-156; Brandon Meyer, Billings, 81-76-157; Ryan Flink, Missoula, 78-81-159; Bryson Smith, Helena, 81-79-160; Cody Kisling, Billings, 77-83-160; Max Applegate, Whitefish, 79-83-162; Decker Wilson, Livingston, 80-83-163; Derek Colberg, Missoula, 82-81-163; Marcus Mayer, Sidney, 80-85-165; Zach Johannsen, Shelby, 83-85-168; Jacob Nelson, Bozeman, 87-84-171; Brock Stetzner, Helena, 87-85-172; Bryce Anderson, Miles City, 86-89-175; Michael McDaniel, Great Falls, 92-90-182; Nick Reynolds, Miles City, 109-81-190; Aaron Roble, Miles City, 92-100-192; Marc Levesey, Great Falls, 98-94-192; Kaleb Benson, Sidney, 99-102-201; Andrew Koth, Great Falls, 107-101-208.

16-17 - Colin Gunstream, Missoula, 70-69-139; Kerry Heard, Billings, 71-72-143; Luke Martinson, Billings, 72-76-148; Drew Ferguson, Belgrade, 77-72-149; Austin Edwards, Missoula, 73-78-151; Joel Mallams, Whitefish, 75-78-153; Paul Bennett, Bozeman, 75-78-153; Dustin Kaste, Great Falls, 80-74-154; Daniel Krautter, Deer Lodge, 79-75-154; Connor Hausauer, Bozeman, 78-77-155; Rick McClosky, Butte, 79-77-156; Mac Keating, Billings, 77-80-157; Houston Bradbury, Billings, 83-74-157; Ryan Marcotte, Billings, 80-80-160; Neil Martin, Sidney, 85-75-160; Tyler Schiff, Whitefish, 80-81-161; J.B. Carlson, Vaughn, 82-81-163; Matt Levesey, Great Falls, 84-86-170; Ryan Zalucky, Whitefish, 87-83-170; Austin Baune, Great Falls, 88-84-172; Dylon Meddock, Great Falls, 95-90-185; Pete Wenzel, Broadus, 91-97-188.

Junior America's Cup team - Kerry Heard, Casey Diaz, Luke Martinson, Tom Swanson.

Montana-Alberta Ryder Cup team - Brandon McIver, Colin Gunstream, Casey Diaz, Drew Ferguson, Heard, Martinson.