Grande 3rd for Glacier boys at Butte golf
The Daily Inter Lake
BUTTE — A.J. Grande just missed out on his first medalist honors at the Butte Invitational golf tournament on Thursday.
Grande finished two shots behind the winner with a 150 total.
Jack Johnston of Missoula Sentinel, 148, was the medalist.
Grande shot a 76 on Wednesday at Old Works Golf Course and turned in 74 on Thursday at the Butte Country Club.
Teammate Brayden Aurich, 83-79—162, tied for 12th.
Glacier finished sixth in the team standings.
Flathead did not have a top 15 individual. The Braves were ninth in the team standings.
Butte, 632, edged Bozeman, 635, for the title while Sentinel, 639, was a close third.
Annika Danenhauer, 72-84—154 and Kameryn Basye, 79-75—154, tied for medalist honors in girls play and helped Bozeman run off with the team trophy. The Hawks had a 632 score with Butte a distant second at 814.
Glacier’s girls were fourth.
Flathead’s Marcella Mercer, 94-87—181, was seventh. Teammate Cassidy Lavin, 101-98—199, was 11th.
Kate Trunkle of Glacier, 101-106—207, finished 15th.
Only four schools posted team scores in girls play.
Butte Invitational
Wednesday/Thursday
Final Results
Boys
Team Standings
1. Butte 632; 2. Bozeman 635, Sentinel 639; 4. Big Sky 664; 5. Hamilton 672; 6. Glacier 691; 7. Hellgate 692; 8. Butte Central 695; 9. Flathead 735; 10, Butte JV 774; 11. Belgrade 780.
Top 15 Individuals
1. Jack Johnston (Sent) 77-71 – 148; 2. Isaiah Weldon (But) 76-73 – 149; 3. A.J. Grande (Gla) 76-74 – 150; 4. Jack Thorsen (Boz) 75-77 – 152; 5. Blake Hasquet (Sent) 74-80 – 154; 6. J.R. Small (Boz) 80-77 – 157; 7. Will Hoagland (But) 78-81 – 159; 8. Zach Harvey (BSky) 78-81 – 159; 9. Kaven Noctor (But) 79-81 – 160; 10. Tristan Hanson (Ham) 79-81 – 160; 10. Bryce Reed (Ham) 79-82 – 161; 12. Brayden Aurich (Gla) 83-79 – 162; 12. Bradley De Martino (Boz) 84-78 – 162; 12. River Duce (Helg) 83-79 – 162; 15. Riley Walsh (But) 83-81 – 164.
Girls
Team Standings
1. Bozeman 632; 2. Butte 814; 3. Sentinel 850; 4. Glacier 875.
Top 15 Individuals
1. Annika Danenhauer (Boz) 72-84 – 154; 2. Kameryn Basye (Boz) 79-75 – 154; 3. Tricia Joyce (Butte Central) 81-82 – 163; 4. Cora Rosanova (Boz) 87-77 – 164; 5. Laurel Ward (Boz) 84-81 – 165; 6. Ellie Jackson (Boz) 82-86 – 168; 7. Marcella Mercer (Flathead) 94-87 – 181; 8. Lindsey Huber (NA) 93-92 – 185; 9. Emily Garden (Sent) 87-98 – 185; 10. Sadie Starcevich (But) 96-101 – 197; 11. Cassidy Lavin (Flat) 101-98 – 199; 12. Grace Luoma (But) 110-92 – 202; 13. Ella Prigge (But) 108-96 – 204; 14. Maddy Morris (Big Sky) 99-106 – 205; 15. Kate Trunkle (Gla) 101-106 – 207.