Mercer earns medalist honors in Butte, Glacier boys second

by The Daily Inter Lake
| September 12, 2019 1:36 AM

BUTTE — Flathead Bravettes golfer Marcella Mercer took medalist honors at the Butte-Anaconda Golf Tournament at Butte Country Club on Thursday.

In second after the first day of action, Mercer shot 75 for 157 to surge past Cora Rosanova of Bozeman, who was Wednesday’s leader.

Rosanova finished third. Sami Yates, also of Bozeman, shot 79 for 161.

Jillian Wynne of Flathead finished sixth with 80 for 167 strokes.

For Glacier, Abi Manger was 12th and Hannah Nikunen 15th.

The Flathead girls team placed third overall with 772 and Glacier’s 831 was fourth.

In the boys field, Flathead’s Ezra Epperly’s 75 was good enough for fourth.

Bozeman brothers Jordan Verge and Justus Verge placed first and second respectively.

Keaton Cassidy of Glacier, tied for second after Day 1, slipped to sixth place, carding 77 for 156.

Glacier’s Tyler Avery and Coby Kunda were eighth and 11th respectively.

Glacier boys took second place in the team competition with 638.

Bozeman swept both the boys and girls team standings.

Anaconda-Butte

Golf Tournament

at Butte Country Club

Thursday’s Results

Boys

Individual Top 15

Day 2 scores: 1. Jordan Verge, Bozeman, 75-68-143; 2. Justus Verge, Bozeman, 75-71-146; 3. J.R. Small, Bozeman, 79-73-152; 4. Ezra Epperly, Flathead, 80-75-155; 5. Kaven Noctor, Butte High, 79-77-156; 6. Keaton Cassidy, Glacier, 79-77-156; 7. Joe Opitz, Missoula Sentinel, 81-76-157; 8. Tyler Avery, Glacier, 79-78-157; 9. Ryan Harvey, Missoula Big Sky, 84-77-161; 10. Ramey Lloyd, Bozeman, 84-78-162; 11. Coby Kunda, Glacier, 83-79-162; 12. Andrew Hauser, Missoula Sentinel, 87-77-164; 13. Carson Suchecki, Missoula Big Sky, 84-81-165; 14. Daniel Loomis, Bozeman, 83-82-165; 15. Zach Hangas, Missoula Sentinel, 79-87-166.

Team

Bozeman 602; Glacier 638; Missoula Sentinel 664; Butte High 671; Missoula Big Sky 680; Belgrade 692; Missoula Hellgate 698; Flathead 749; Butte Central 755; Dillon 778; Butte JV 854.

Girls

Individual Top 15

Day 2 scores: 1. Marcella Mercer, Flathead, 82-75-157; 2. Sami Yates, Bozeman, 82-79-161; 3. Cora Rosanova, Bozeman, 81-81-162; 4. Cooper Knarr, Bozeman, 82-82-164; 5. Ella Prigge, Butte High, 87-80-167; 6. Jillian Wynne, Flathead, 86-85-171; 7 Kodie Hoagland, Butte High, 88-8-171; 8. Grace Luoma, Butte High, 89-93-182; 9. Franchi Ceartin, Bozeman, 95-91-186; 10. Juliet Raynovich, Bozeman, 109-84-193; 11. Kennedy Lean, Butte High, 102-93-195; 12. Abi Manger, Glacier, 101-99-200; 13. Mackenzie Finnegan, Butte High, 98-105-203; 14. Kylee Pittman, Dillon, 104-99-203; 15. Hannah Nikunen, Glacier, 106-100-206.

Team

Bozeman 666; Butte High 711; Flathead 772; Glacier 831; Dillon 916. Not fielding a full team: Belgrade; Missoula Big Sky.