Porch, Lavin, Howe open golf season with top 10 scores
MISSOULA — The East rules after opening-day play Tuesday in the Missoula Invitational at Larchmont Golf Course.
Billings Seniors, 302, leads a tightly packed boys team standings with Billings West just two shots back and Bozeman four off the pace.
Brandon McIver of West was the lone golfer to break 70, shooting a 68 for a two-shot edge over Blair Monson of Senior.
On the girls side, Bozeman, the defending state champs, tops the field with a 325 total. C.M. Russell is second, 332.
Individually, Katie Fish of C.M. Russell had the best round with a 75. Hailey Hoagland of Butte is second, 79.
The Glacier boys, fifth in the standings with a
311, had two individuals turn in top 10 scores. Ryan Porch carded a 74, which put him in a three-way tie with Michael Lavin of Flathead and Jeremy Nettleton of Helena High, for sixth place.
Tyson Howe, 75, is tied with two other golfers for ninth.
The final round is today at Double Arrow Golf Course in Seeley Lake.
BOYS
Team scores: Billings Senior 302, Billings West 304, Bozeman 306, Helena Capital 310, Glacier 311, Billings Skyview 320, Sentinel 321, Helena High 321, Hellgate 327, CMR 332, Flathead 333, Butte 335, Big Sky 346, Great Falls 347.
Top 10 Individuals
Brandon McIver, B. West....................68
Blair Monson, B. Senior......................70
Colin Gunstream, Hellgate.................71
Casey Diaz, Big Sky...........................72
Connor Hausauer, Bozeman..............73
Ryan Porch, Glacier............................74
Jeremy Nettleton, H. High..................74
Michael Lavin, Flathead......................74
Aiden Clark, H. Capital.......................75
Tyson Howe, Glacier...........................75
Wyatt Nielson, Bozeman....................75
Western Montana teams
Helena Capital (310) – Aiden Clark 75, Dillon Shulz 78, Tom Elsen 78, Bryson Smith 79, Brock Stetzner 83.
Glacier (311) – Ryan Porch 74, Tyson Howe 75, Kevin Talcott 79, Cody Buck 83, Dillon Eaves 89.
Sentinel (321) – Derek Colberg 76, Alec Shull 80, Kyle White 80, Rory Mill 85, Robbie Jacobsen 89.
Helena High (321) – Jeremy Nettleton 74, Colter Day 76, Chris Puyear 81, Spencer Peterson 90, Joe Ringling 96.
Hellgate (327) – Colin Gunstream 71, Sebastian Robitaille 80, Brady Henthorn 84, Patrick Colberg 92, Evan Schultz 94.
Flathead (333) – Michael Lavin 74, Max Applegate 80, Remington Barnes 87, Erik Karolak 92, Cole Bauer 98.
Big Sky (346) – Casey Diaz 72, Hudson Ruiz 87, Aaron Koerner 90, Stephen Schmidt 97, Wyatt Smith 97.
GIRLS
Team scores: Bozeman 325, CMR 332, Hellgate 371, Sentinel 371, Billings West 374, Helena Capital 381, Butte 385, Billings Senior 389, Big Sky 390, Helena High 406, Glacier 413, Billings Skyview 418, Great Falls 426, Flathead 460.
Top 10 Individuals
Katie Fish, CMR.................................75
Hailey Hoagland, Butte......................79
Bergen Buck, Bozeman.....................80
Charlee Remitz, Bozeman..................80
Mari Wolverton, Sentinel.....................81
Shanae Gilham, Bozeman.................82
Lindsey Trent, Hellgate.......................83
Lauren Hausauer, Bozeman...............83
Mackenzie Enich, Big Sky..................84
Cayley Fish, CMR...............................84
Western Montana teams
Hellgate (371) – Lindsey Trent 83, Jackie Wells 92, Lyndsey Christian 97, Katie Martens 99, Emily Finnegan 99.
Sentinel (371) – Mari Wolverton 81, Sarah Winn 94, Ashton Squires 98, Gwen Lockman 98, Amy Galipeau 107.
Helena Capital (381) – Amanda Roberts 88, Kacey Hoerning 93, Kaity Harrington 98, Neenah Dalton 102, Mariah Adsem 103.
Big Sky (390) – Mackenzie Enich 84, Kelton Enich 85, Katelyn Cotner 97, Sedona Gaudin 124, Jillian Walsh inj.
Helena High (406) – Dani Prebil 97, Tori McHugh 98, Taylor Nehl 100, Jenna Krum 111, Darcy Ryan 120.
Glacier (413) – Kaydee Aurich 101, Shelby Ballard 102, Shea Stevens 105, Hannah Davis 105, Mallory Skinn 122.
Flathead (460) – Jordan McFarland 105, Jaycee Rocha 112, Jessika Abbrescia 118, Geneva Zoltek 125, Carly Diehl 130.