Vikes, Vals punch ticket to state

BIGFORK — Three Bigfork golfers carded season-best rounds and earned a spot in next week’s state tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Class B Division 3 golf tournament at Eagle Bend Golf Club.

Augie Emslie posted an 83 to finish sixth among boys. Isabella Santistevan fired 97 to take seventh on the girls side, and teammate Melissa Paulsen was just off the pace with a 102, good for 10th.

Brandon Hopkins, who shot 92 for 14th place, also qualified for state for Bigfork, as did Carly Stodghill, who finished 13th after carding a 107.

The Bigfork girls qualified for state as a team with a third-place finish.

The top four teams and top 15 individuals at divisionals earn state berths.

Manhattan edged Missoula Loyola by a stroke — 354 to 355 — to earn the boys team divisional title. Loyola cruised to the girls championship with a 353, well clear of Three Forks’ 409.

Bucky Crippen of Loyola was the boys medalist with a 74, and Loyola’s Kylie Esh took top honors among girls with a 77.

The Bigfork boys finished sixth as a team with a score of 397.

The state tournament will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15-16, at Eaglerock Golf Course just outside Billings.

Class B Division 3

Tournament

Tuesday at Eagle Bend Golf Club

Bigfork

Boys

Team results — Manhattan 354, Missoula Loyola 355, Three Forks 358, Broadwater 377, Anaconda 395, Bigfork 397, Jefferson 411, Florence-Carlton 460, Deer Lodge 538.

Individual results — 1, Bucky Crippen, Missoula Loyola, 74; 2, Josh Neth, Manhattan, 78; 3, Cody Graveley, Broadwater, 79; 4, Ethan Brown, Thompson Falls, 80; 5, Dylan Beckman, Thompson Falls, 81; T6, Augie Emslie, Bigfork, 83; T6, Chase Mohr, Three Forks, 83; 8, Steven Cantalupo, Manhattan, 85; 9, John Jennings, Three Forks, 86; T10, Kai Bauer, Anaconda, 89; T10, Josh Eckmann, Jefferson, 89; T10, Reed Noyd, Missoula Loyola, 89; 13, Dylan Beck, Missoula Loyola, 90; 14, Brandon Hopkins, Bigfork, 92; T15, Trevor VanDyken, Manhattan, 93; T15, Riley Blaker, Three Forks, 93.

Girls

Team results — Missoula Loyola 353, Three Forks 409, Bigfork 427, Anaconda 467.

Individual results — 1, Kylie Esh, Missoula Loyola, 77; 2, Katie Fagg, Missoula Loyola, 81; 3, Isadora Tomazeli, Missoula Loyola, 86; 4, Elsie Brown, Three Forks, 90; 5, Annie Alexander, Florence-Carlton, 93; 6, Shainy Mack, Three Forks, 94; 7, Isabella Santistevan, Bigfork, 97; 8, Makayla Rowan, Three Forks, 98; 9, Taylor Jones, Three Forks, 100; 10, Melissa Paulsen, Bigfork, 102; 11, Claire Miller, Anaconda, 105; 12, Megan Baxter, Thompson Falls, 106; 13, Carly Stodghill, Bigfork, 107; 14, Kelsey Esh, Missoula Loyola, 109; 15, Peyton Benson, Eureka, 111.

Other divisonal results

Class B Division 1

Glasgow

Boys

Team scores — Shelby 337, Glasgow 346, Conrad 356, Choteau 383.

Individual results — Brock Whitted, Shelby, 74; Blaine Myrick, Glasgow, 80; Jarek Shephard, Conrad, 80; Ike Braaten, Glasgow, 82; Aaron White, Shelby, 83; TJ Reynolds, Shelby, 85; Trenton Durocher, Choteau, 86; Blake Vandenacre, Conrad, 87; Kyler Crabtree, Choteau, 88; Kyle Vandenacre, Conrad, 89; Oden Hallock, Glasgow, 91; Grayston Waters, Malta, 91; Cade Myrick, Glasgow, 93; Damon Sadler, Poplar, 94; Wyatt Brusven, Shelby, 95.

Girls

Team scores — Shelby 386, Glasgow 465, Fairfield 596.

Individual results — Skyler Martin, Shelby, 81; Kendall Anderson, Shelby, 95; Mia Frederick, Poplar, 95; Hailey Brunelle, Poplar, 96; Kate Murack, Conrad, 98; Heidi Moon, Glasgow, 101; Katie Bieler, Choteau, 102; Bailey Johnson, Shelby, 105; Abbey Aklestad, Shelby, 105; Reese Whitted, Shelby, 108; Lexi Pehlke, Glasgow, 108; Savannah Durocher, Choteau, 116; Lakota Becker, Conrad, 119; Chloe Hunter, Malta, 123; Bailee Baxter, Glasgow, 123.

Class B Division 2

Billings

Boys

Team scores — Big Timber 342, Red Lodge 370, Colstrip 376, Roundup 397, Columbus 398, Baker 409, Huntley Project 413, Forsyth 421, Shepherd 440, Lodge Grass 535. No score: Lame Deer.

Individual results — Peter Brown, CST, 74; Blake Finn, BT, 75; Jayce Griffith, RND, 79; Cliff Weller, BT, 84; Tucker Kane, RL, 85; Konner Flint, BAK, 89; Gabe Brockelbank, CLB, 90; Trey Stampfel, CLB, 90; Ely Feuerstein, SHP, 91; Carter Borwnlee, BT, 91; Hunter Boos, RL, 91; JT Baer, CST, 92; Brandon Schwers, BT, 92; Jacob Kreatz, RL, 95; Travis Smith, CST, 96.

Girls

Team scores — Columbus 404, Big Timber 443, Colstrip 462, Huntley Project 483, Roundup 487, Lame Deer 582. No score: Forsyth, Lodge Grass.

Individual results — Bailey Johannes, CLB, 87; Katie Friez, FOR, 90; Brennan Larson, RND, 91; Olivia Hess, CLB, 93; Addy Valdez, CST, 99; Madilyn Emter, BT, 100; Katie Dahle, CST, 105; Karsen Marjerison, CLB, 106; Jasmyne Twomoons, LD, 108; Andi Crane, HP, 112; Rylee Whittrock, BT, 112; Lynnette Hathaway, BT, 112; Baylee Gordon, CLB, 118; Meghan Eiselein, RND, 118; Jessika Harman, HP, 119; Marissa Morgan, BT, 119.

Johnston reigns

at Lake City Open

POLSON — Libby’s Ryggs Johnston bested the field by four strokes to take the Lake City Open amateur championship with a two-day total of 138 at Polson Bay Golf Course.

Johnston, a three-time high school state champion for the Loggers, fired 66 in Round 1 on Saturday to take a commanding lead before shooting even par in Sunday’s second round to close out the tournament.

Kalispell’s Logan Lindholm was runner-up with a two-day total of 142.

Whitefish’s Brad Grattan and Missoula Loyola standout Bucky Crippen tied for fourth at 146.

Joey Moore, the reigning Whitefish Lake Golf Club 4th of July Tournament champion, tied for ninth with a 148.

Tyler Carlson won a three-hole playoff with Jim Mee of Libby to capture the championship in the professional division with a 135.

Ryan Malby of Kalispell was third and one shot back.

Kalispell’s Ryan Porch carded a 141 over two days to tie for sixth among the pros while Jess Roper tied for eighth with a 142.

Lake City Open

Polson Bay Golf Course

Polson

Professional top 10 — 1, Tyler Carlson, 135 (won three-hole playoff); 2, Jim Mee, 135; 3, Ryan Malby, 136; T4, Cory Prugh, 140; T4, Taylor Harrison, 140; T6, Ryan Porch, 141; T6, Tyler Martin, 141; T8, Jess Roper, 142; T8, David Owens, 142; T8, Mike Grob, 148.

Amateur top 10 — 1, Ryggs Johnston, 138; 2, Logan Lindholm, 142; 3, Craig Hurlbert, 144; T4, Bucky Crippen, 146; T4, Brad Grattan, 146; T4, Kelly Gilligan, 146; T7, Sean Gilligan, 147; T7, Ross Bartel, 147; T9, Joey Moore, 148; T9, Ryan Flink, 148.