Porch, Iverson guide Glacier at AA state golf

Shooting an even-par 72 on the final day of the Class AA state golf tournament at Big Mountain Golf Club helped Glacier's Ryan Porch not only move up the leaderboard into a second place tie, but it also allowed him to achieve his goal.

"I wanted to place top three," Porch said.

The sophomore, competing in his first state tournament, said he more or less fell out of medalist chase on Friday by carding a 6-over 78 at Buffalo Hill Golf Club. That left him in a 10-way tie for eighth place and four shots off the pace.

"I didn't think I had too good of a chance," Porch said of catching first-day leader Brandon McIver of Billings West.

"I knew Brandon would do it."

And McIver did it.

McIver wrapped up the 36-hole tournament with a 2-under 70 for a 144 total and medalist honors. He finished six shots ahead of runners-up Porch and Wyatt Nielson of Bozeman, who shot 76-74-150.

Porch was one of two Glacier golfers to earn all-state honors (top 15 placers). Logan Iverson, 77-76-153, finished in a four-way tie for sixth place.

"It's been a fun year. I have been playing some good golf all year. I'm happy," he said.

Those two also helped Glacier add more hardware to the school's trophy case. The Wolfpack tied for third this year with Bozeman. Both had 623 totals.

Billings Senior, 611, finished first with Billings West, 619, second.

Glacier finished second the two previous seasons, but shared the title in its first campaign.

"They have a lot to be proud of," Glacier coach Rob Logsdon said of his squad.

"We knew this year would be a little bit of a rebuilding year. We were very young. But they (players) know the tradition the teams before them set. They had a lot of pressure on them and they responded real well."

Flathead's boys, 668, tied for ninth place. The Braves had one all-state performer in Michael Lavin, 78-77-155. He tied for 11th.

Katie Fish, 80-76-156, won medalist honors in girls play by four shots. The CMR standout led from start to finish. Bergen Buck of Bozeman, 82-78-160, was second.

CMR had three girls in the top four spots and four in the top 15. That showing lifted the Rustlers to the team title with a 661 total. Bozeman was second, 674, and Missoula Hellgate third, 734.

Glacier, 802, was 10th and Flathead, 854, 14th. Neither team had a girl finish in the top 15.

Porch said his final round had plenty of highs and low.

"I started with a four-putt for a double (No. 2)," he said.

"Then three-putted for a bogey. I just couldn't get the speed of the greens. I was hammering past the hole way too much."

Mentally, he was able to adjust and put that behind him.

"Try to get some pars and stop the bleeding," he said at that point.

"I was happy I came back and didn't get down."

On the back nine, he drained a 12-foot eagle putt on No. 10.

"I stuck it within five feet, made that for a birdie (on No. 11). On No. 12, almost drove the green. I was five yards away, chipped in for an eagle."

Porch's game was finally on track.

"He worked very hard (on his game) over the winter," Logsdon said of Porch.

"He's really grown a lot as a player.

"Both Ryan and Logan will be strong players for us the next two seasons," Logsdon added.

"He (Iverson) was disappointed in his (final) round. He just never got it going."

Class AA State Golf Tournament

Saturday

At Big Mountain Golf Club

BOYS

Par 72, 6,628 yards

Team Totals

Billings Senior 611, Billings West 619, Bozeman 623, Glacier 623, Missoula Sentinel 650, Billings Skyview 656, Helena High 665, Missoula Hellgate 665, Flathead 668, Helena Capital 668, C.M. Russell 670, Missoula Big Sky 686, Butte 704, Great Falls High 734

Top 15

1. Brandon McIver, Billings West 74-70-144

2. Ryan Porch, Glacier 78-72-150

2. Wyatt Nielson, Bozeman 76-74-150

4. Hunter Anderson, Billings Senior 80-71-151

5. Blair Monson, Billings Senior 79-73-152

6. Trevin McNeil, Billings Senior 77-76-153

6. Connor Hausauer, Bozeman 80-73-153

6. Logan Iverson, Glacier 77-76-153

6. Derek Colberg, Sentinel 75-78-153

10. Casey Diaz, Big Sky 80-74-154

11. Michael Lavin, Flathead 78-77-155

11. Anders Nord, Hellgate 76-79-55

13. Austin Berg, Billings West 79-77-156

14. Tanner Berg, Billings West 80-77-157

15. Brandon Meyer, Billings Senior 78-80-158

15. Colter Andren, Billings Senior 78-80-158

15. Matt Palm, Billings Skyview 78-80-158

15. JB Carlson, CMR 78-80-158

By Team

Billings Senior (311-300-611) - Blair Monson 79-73-152, Trevin McNeil 77-76-153, Colter Andren 77-81-158, Brandon Meyer 78-80-158, Hunter Anderson 80-71-151

Billings West (313-306-619) - Brandon McIver 74-70-144, Christian Butler 88-82-170, Tanner Berg 80-77-157, Jake Zwemke 80-82-162, Austin Berg 79-77-156

Bozeman (312-311-623) - Connor Hausauer 80-73-153, Wyatt Nielson 76-74-150, Ryan Vanderpan 78-82-160, Kyle Powell 88-82-170, Michael Daines, 78-91-169

Glacier (313-310-623) - Logan Iverson 77-76-153, Ryan Porch 78-72-150, Tyson Howe 78-82-160, Andy Boyer 80-80-160, Kevin Talcott 84-90-174

Missoula Sentinel (330-320-650) - Derek Colberg 75-78-153, Alec Shull 84-76-160, Rory Mill 92-86-178, Robbie Jacobson 85-93-178, Logan Becker 86-80-166

Billings Skyview (329-327-656) - Houston Bradbury 79-81-160, Matt Palm 78-80-158, Cody Pleas 83-83-166, Justin Jaster 89-86-175, Parker Bradbury 92-83-175

Helena High (336-329-665) - Colter Day 82-77-159, Chris Puyear 78-82-160, Jeremy Nettleton 89-84-173, Spencer Petersen 87-86-173, Alex McHugh 92-88-180

Missoula Hellgate (340-325-665) - Colin Gunstream 81-78-159, Anders Nord 76-79-155, Brady Henthorn 91-84-175, Sebastian Robitaille 94-88-182, Evan Schultz 92-84-176

Flathead (335-333-668) - Michael Lavin 78-77-155, Max Applegate 89-84-173, Andrew Olson 82-82-164, Remington Barnes 93-90-183, Dylan Nelson 86-96-182

Helena Capital (340-328-668) - Bryson Smith 91-86-177, Brock Stetzner 87-80-167, Aiden Clark 87-82-169, Dillon Shulz 82-80-162, Dublin Sullivan 84-88-172

C.M. Russell (341-329-670) - JB Carlson 78-80-158, Austin Baune 90-83-173, Brit Kessner 84-90-174, Taylor Kuntz 91-82-173, Marcus Levesey 89-84-173

Missoula Big Sky (350-336-686) - Hudson Ruiz 89-81-170, Casey Diaz 80-74-154, Aaron Koerner 90-93-183, Stephen Schmidt 91-88-179, Wyatt Smith 95-119-214

Butte (351-353-704) - Pat Holland-Stergar 78-88-166, David Starcevich 87-89-176, Vinnie Svejkovsky 91-86-177, Ty Murphy 95-90-185, Kody Carver 96-100-196

Great Falls High (364-370-734) - Kyle Clutter 85-87-166, Chris Kirkegaard 91-84-175, Matt Gillespie 90-95-185, Caleb Taylor 98-104, Kurtis Steinmetz 107-118-225

GIRLS

Par 72, 5,421 yards

Team Totals

C.M. Russell 661, Bozeman 674, Missoula Hellgate 734, Helena Capital 741, Billings West 741, Butte 760, Missoula Big Sky 784, Billings Senior 785, Helena High 785, Glacier 802, Billings Skyview 814, Missoula Sentinel 818, Great Falls High 843, Flathead 854

Top Fifteen:

1. Katie Fish, CMR 80-76-156

2. Bergen Buck, Bozeman 82-78-160

3. Cayley Fish, CMR 84-80-164

4. Rachel Solomon, CMR 87-78-165

5. Amanda Roberts, Capital 84-85-169

5. Kelton Enich, Big Sky 92-77-169

5. Lauren Hausauer, Bozeman 86-83-169

5. Haley Swain, Billings West 88-81-169

9. Brittani Dutton, Skyview 86-87-173

9. Shanae Gilham, Bozeman 88-85-173

11. Charlee Remitz, Bozeman 89-87-176

11. Lindsey Trent, Hellgate 92-84-176

11. Lexi Pyette, CMR 90-86-176

14. Mari Wolverton, Sentinel 94-83-177

15. Jackie Wells, Hellgate 86-92-178

By Team

CMR (341-320-661) - Katie Fish 80-76-156, Rachel Solomon 87-78-165, Cayley Fish 84-80-164, Taisha Bell 91-93-184, Lexi Payette 90-86-176

Bozeman (341-333-674) - Bergen Buck 8278-160, Lauren Hausauer 86-83-169, Charlee Remitz 89-87-176, Stephanie Campbell 85-94-179, Shanae Gilham 88-85-173

Missoula Hellgate (367-367-734) - Jackie Wells 86-92-178, Lindsey Trent 92-84-176, Katie Martens 95-106-201, Lyndsey Christian 98-97-195, Emily Finnegan 94-94-188

Helena Capital (373-368-741) - Amanda Roberts 84-85-169, Kaity Harrington 98-92-190, Kasey Hoerning 95-94-189, Neenah Dalton 99-107-206, Mariah Adsem 96-97-193

Billings West (375-366-741) - Haley Swain 88-81-169, Sam Northrop 93-90-183, Cortney Bromenshenk 95-108-103, Ashley Bertrand 103-98-201, Danielle Campanella 99-97-196

Butte (389-371-760) - Hailey Hoagland 94-89-183, Meghann Kenneally 96-88-184, Ashley Williams 100-95-195, Kaitlyn McGrath 99-99-198, Ashleigh Preston 111-111-222

Missoula Big Sky (394-390-784) - Kelton Enich 92-77-169, Mackenzie Enich 88-94-182, Katelyn Cotner 98-93-191, Sedona Gaudin 116-126-242, Kalyn Brown 149-WD

Billings Senior (384-397-785) - Amanda Rutz 99-96-195, Haley Anderson 99-89-188, Lauren Steinmetz 91-92-183, Jessie Radford 102-107-209, Sammy Walter 95-98-193

Helena High (388-397-785) - Jenna Krum 106-105-211, Dani Prebil 100-106-206, Tori McHugh 97-95-192, Taylor Nehl 98-99-197, Chantelle Gailushas 93-98-191

Glacier (402-400-802) - Mallory Skinn 117-115-232, Shea Stevens 98-107-205, Shelby Ballard 97-100-197, Hannah Davis 107-99-206, Kaydee Aurich 100-94-194

Billings Skyview (406-408-814) - Brittani Dutton 86-87-173, Cyan Wagner 99-104-203, Susie Wolf 97-98-195, Sara Bonk 124-119-243

Missoula Sentinel (411-407-818) - Mari Wolverton 94-83-177, Ashton Squires 105-99-204, Gwen Lockman 99-109-208, Amy Galipeau 113-116-229

Great Falls High (431-412-843) - Dannielle Kuntz 111-106-217, Katie Cerotzke 99-100-199, Ali Wahl 124-114-238, Anna Cottrill 110-96-206, Kailey Prosser 111-110-221

Flathead (436-418-854) - Andrea Battello 110-96-206, Jourdan McFarland 102-105-207, Jaycee Rocha 116-107-223, Geneva Zoltek 108-110-218, Jessika Abbrescia 130-124-254