Eureka's Bohne in hunt at State B golf

ANACONDA — Eureka’s Chase Bohne is within shooting distance of an individual state championship, trailing the leaders at the Class B state golf tournament by five strokes after the first day of competition on Tuesday at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

Bohne shot a 4-over-par 76 to tie for eighth after the first round. Play will conclude after 18 holes tomorrow.

Bigfork’s Colton Stodghill is in 33rd after a first-round 85.

Columbus’ Phillip Holten leads the field at 71, helping the Cougars into a tie for first as a team. Teammate Jackson Klee is in second with a 72. Missoula Loyola has a pair of golfers tied for third to cause a dead heat for the team title, each with 314 points.

Loyola junior Sadie Crippen is tied for the girls’ lead with Townsend senior Bailee Dexter. The pair shot 82 in the opening round.

Townsend, the defending champion, has a commanding lead on the team title, with all four scoring golfers in the top 15.

State B Golf

Tuesday

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

BOYS

Team scores – t-1, Loyola Sacred Heart 314; t-1, Columbus 314; 3, Huntley Project 328; 4, Red Lodge 332; 5, Deer Lodge 341; 6, Thompson Falls 342; t-7, Fairfield 348; t-7, Townsend 348; 9, Conrad 357; 10, Malta 363; 11, Shelby 367; 12, Colstrip 371.

Top 15 individuals

1, Phillip Holten, Col, 71; 2, Jackson Klee, Col, 72; t-3, Tommy Tirrell, LSH, 73; t-3, Jared Geer, LSH, 73; t-5, Hudson Colton, HP, 75; t-5, Dalton Hagadone, Forsyth, 75; t-5, Joey Peter, Manhattan, 75; t-8, Bryan Ordahl, Plentywood, 76; t-8, Chase Bohne, Eureka, 76; t-10, Charlie Buck, HP, 77; t-10, Tom Bolkcom, RL, 77; t-10, Caleb Bates, TF, 77; t-13, Cody Lohman, Choteau, 79; t-13, Levi Lynde, RL, 79; 15, Bryce Mocabee, HP, 80.

GIRLS

Team scores – 1, Townsend 372; 2, Loyola Sacred Heart 395; t-3, Forsyth 409; t-3, Three Forks 409; 5, Sweet Grass 427; 6, Huntley Project 438; 7, Columbus 452; 8, Roundup 462; 9, Malta 493; 10, Conrad 503; 11, Plentywood 519.

Top 15 individuals

t-1, Sadie Crippen, LSH, 82; t-1, Bailee Dexter, Tow, 82; 3, Hanna Walter, HP, 86; t-4, Tanna Campbell, SG, 89; t-4, Taryn Campbell, SG, 89; 6, Morgan Woods, Fairfield, 91; t-7, Alyssa Brewer, For, 93; t-7, Abi Vanzor, Thr, 93; t-7, Anna DeMars, Tow, 93; t-10, Shaunessy Bidwell, For, 94; t-10, Brooke Bezanson, LSH, 94; 12, Tana House, Col, 96; t-13, Hayley Orcutt, Con, 98; t-13, Lynzee Dexter, Tow, 98; t-15, Rylee Kane, Red Lodge, 99; t-15, T’Elle Evans, Wolf Point, 99; t-15, Mariah Marquez, Thr, 99; t-15, Madison Robischon, Tow, 99.