Kahle, Smith go 1-2; Whitefish sweeps NW A divisional
POLSON — Cameron Kahle fired a 72, Billy Smith came in at 74 and the Whitefish Bulldogs put four golfers in the top eight to win the Western A Divisional boys’ golf title Saturday at Polson Bay Golf Course.
Whitefish swept the meet, with Anyah Cripe shooting 90 to lead a 3-5-8-14 finish among the girls. The Bulldogs won the girls’ title by 18 strokes and the boys won by 24.
Behind Kahle and Smith was Hamilton’s Tanner Hanson, who shot a 76. Whitefish golfer Marcus Kilman followed at 81 and Johnny Nix was at 82. The Bulldogs’ Bjorn Olson shot 85 to tie for 11th. Whitefish had 308 strokes to 332 for Hamilton.
Columbia Falls put two golfers in the boys’ top 15: Cody Brothwell (81) and Luke Sova (86).
On the girls’ side Corvallis standout Macee Greenwood fired a 74 to win medalist honors by 15 strokes over Hamilton’s Aly Rose.
After Cripe, Whitefish had Kendall Reed tie for fourth at 91 and Maddie Sramek tie for eighth at 97. Anna Elm placed 12th for the Bulldogs, who had 379 strokes total. Polson, led by Ellie Thiel’s 93, was second at 397.
Columbia Falls’ top finisher was Liz Olpaka, who placed 21st with a 111.
Western A Divisional
Saturday
Polson Bay Golf Course
Boys
Team scores — 1, Whitefish 308; 2, Hamilton 332; 3, Polson 351; 4, Frenchtown 365; 5, Corvallis 375; 6, Libby 401; 7, Dillon 410; 8, Ronan 412; 9, Browning 469.
Individual Top 15
Cameron Kahle, Whitefish 72
Billy Smith, Whitefish 74
Tanner Hanson, Hamilton 76
Marcus Kilman, Whitefish 80
Cody Brothwell, Columbia Falls 81
Jackson Heath, Hamilton 81
Max Cianflone, Hamilton 82
Johnny Nix, Whitefish 82
Torrin Ellis, Polson 82
Luke Schlimgen, Corvallis 83
Carson Hupka, Polson 85
Bjorn Olson, Whitefish 85
Luke Sova, Columbia Falls 86
Mason Anderson, Corvallis 86
Kamas Romney, Frenchtown 87
Girls
Team scores — 1, Whitefish 379; 2, Polson 397; 3, Corvallis 400; 4, Hamilton 420; 5, Ronan 424; 6, Frenchtown 444; 7, Browning 444; 8, Columbia Falls 499.
Individual Top 15
Macee Greenwood, Corvallis 74
Aly Rose, Hamilton 89
Anyah Cripe, Whitefish 90
Harper Armitage, Frenchtown 91
Kendall Reed, Whitefish 91
Ellie Thiel, Polson 93
Jill Surechief, Browning 95
Maddie Sramek, Whitefish 97
Ashley Maki, Polson 97
Jasmine Oyler, Stevensville 97
Sami Knapp, Corvallis 98
Anna Elm, Whitefish 101
Alyssa Prettyontop, Ronan 102
Macao Jackson, Ronan 102
Kylee Seifert, Polson 103