Mann, Schulz win smoke-shortened Missoula Invitational
MISSOULA — Not long after players fanned out across Larchmont Golf Course, teed up their first ball of the day and sent it toward the fairway, word was starting to spread around the course.
Their day — and the Missoula Invitational golf tournament — was over.
Just minutes after play began Tuesday, officials in Missoula made the decision to cancel the final round of the tournament because of poor air quality. As concerns about dangerous, smoky conditions mount throughout the region, readings in Missoula Tuesday morning had particulate concentration in the “unhealthy” range.
No scores were recorded Tuesday, leaving round one leaders Tom Mann (Glacier) and Coral Schulz (Whitefish) as the individual medalists. Schulz’s teammate Katie Fyall was second to help the Bulldog girls claim the team title by a more than 30-stroke margin.
For Schulz, the event win is her second straight to start the season. The defending Class A state champion, Schulz was the only girl to break 80 in Monday’s round, which was held at Canyon River Golf Course. Schulz finished with a two-over-par 74, seven strokes better than Fyall and 11 shots clear of third-place finisher Sydni Rose of Hamilton.
Whitefish’s Hailey Hileman carded an 88 to finish in sixth place. The Bulldogs dominated the field, out-pacing Glacier by 32 strokes.
“That Whitefish team is going to be really hard to beat on the (Class) A level,” Glacier head coach Jim Schaible said. “But we played well and we’re going to be in the mix at Class AA come the state tournament.”
Glacier’s McKenna Tinseth and Kyersten Sieben tied for seventh with matching 90s. The Wolfpack finished in second place despite the absence of two-time defending Class AA state champion Teigan Avery who did not compete.
On the boys side, Mann carded a 70 (-2) to finish two shots ahead of Sentinel’s Sam Ramsbacher and Hellgate’s Isak Nord.
“(Mann) played really solid,” Schaible said. “On that course, some of those pins were really tough to get at but he putted well. He has been really solid and matured a lot for us this year.”
Sentinel won the boys title with a team score of 301, besting Helena and Flathead who tied for second at 317. The Braves’ Evan Files and Rielly Manger tied for ninth at five-over-par 77.
Missoula Invitational
Canyon River Golf Course
Monday
BOYS
Team totals – Missoula Sentinel 301, Helena High 317, Flathead 317, Helena Capital 320, Hamilton 324, Glacier 333, Missoula Hellgate 335, Whitefish 339, Polson 350, Stevensville 379, Missoula Big Sky 405.
Boys Top-10 Individuals
1. Tom Mann, Glacier – 70, 2. Sean Ramsbacher, Sentinel – 72, 2. Isak Nord, Hellgate – 72, 4. Kienan Stief, Helena – 74, 5. Nate Fuge, Sentinel – 75, 5. Blake Hasquet, Sentinel – 75, 5. Max Toenies, Hamilton – 75, 8. Cory Preshinger, Capital – 76, 9. Evan Files, Flathead – 77, 9. Rielly Manger, Flathead – 77.
Team Results
Missoula Sentinel (301) - Sean Ramsbacher 72, Nate Fuge 75, Blake Hasquet 75, Tyler Seifert 79, Jack Johnston 79.
Helena High (317) - Kienan Stief 74, Logan Teegarden 81, Travis Wright 86, Owen Hathaway 79, Gabe Pargot 83.
Flathead (317) - Evan Miles 77, Matthew Marshall 82, Nick Weaver 81, Cooper Barrett 95, Rielly Manger 77.
Helena Capital (320) - Cory Preshinger 76, Riley Lawrence 78, Taggert Sullivan 85, Justin DesRosier 81, Dale Hansen 87.
Hamilton (324) - Max Toenjes 75, Josh Heath 81, Blaine Wetzsteon 85, Ky Burch 83, Cannon Hawks 109.
Glacier (333) - Tom Mann 70, AJ Grande 84, Jake Corincione 91, Sam Nelson 90, Braydon Aurich 89.
Missoula Hellgate (335) - Isak Nord 72, River Duce 82, Aiden Chisholm 93, Ryan Domako 88, Ben Huguet 101.
Whitefish (339) - Joey Walp 79, Jack Kahle 89, Cole Turgeon 86, Brendan Buls 85, Ryan Kemm 102.
Polson (350) - Carson McDaniel 79, Matt Hobbs 93, Curtis Capdeville 91, Alex Salois 105, Noah McDonald 87.
Stevensville (379) - Zel Frost 91, Jakob Thompson 93, Jayce Painter 89, Levi Casman 106, Tom Trangmoe 116.
Missoula Big Sky (405) - Zack Harvey 90, Colten Merritt 101, Jarod Fortmann 113, Garrett Johns 111, Hank Mesenko 103.
GIRLS
Team totals – Whitefish 347, Glacier 379, Helena High 396, Missoula Hellgate 397, Helena Capital 409, Missoula Sentinel 427, Missoula Big Sky 436. Also competing: Flathead, Hamilton, Polson.
Girls Top-10 Individuals
1. Coral Schulz, Whitefish – 74, 2. Katie Fyall, Whitefish – 81, 3. Sydni Rose, Hamilton – 85, 4. Emily Garden, Hellgate – 87, 4. Weslee Nehl, Helena – 87, 6. Hailey Hileman, Whitefish – 88, 7. McKenna Tinseth, Glacier – 90, 7. Kyersten Siebenaler, Glacier – 90, 9. Shayla Johnson, Big Sky – 91, 10. Ashley Puyear, Helena – 93, 10. Sara Michell, Sentinel – 93.
Team results
Whitefish (347) - Coral Schulz 74, Katie Fyall 81, Holly Hileman 104, Hailley Hileman 88, Paige Sproull 109.
Glacier (379) - McKenna Tinseth 90, Kyersten Siebenaler 90, McKenna Hulslander 94, Gabi Mammana 105, Kate Trunkle 112.
Helena High (396) - Weslee Nehl 87, Ashley Puyear 93, Rowan Rankin 101, Reyla Williams 115.
Missoula Hellgate (397) - Emily Garden 87, Maddie Keiper 102, Lauren D’Angelo 107, Emily Gmeiner 101, Megan White 113.
Helena Capital (409) - Sidney Lamb 98, Mikaela Latka 105, Jamie Wilson 95, Madi O’Mara 111.
Missoula Sentinel (427) - Sydnee Nowlen 105, Sara Michell 93, Serina Breum 108, Halle Nurse 121.
Missoula Big Sky (436) - Shayla Johnson 91, Samantha Mathis 110, Sami Ormesher 116, Chloe Austin 123, Danielle Buchanan 119.
Flathead - Liz Lorentz 100, Maddie Huestis 112, Morgan Corkish 113.
Hamilton - Sydni Rose 85, Melissa Kimp 109, Liz Roberts 112.
Polson - Kiyara McCue 110, Emily Davis 133.