Nix, Smith lead Bulldogs to win at Whitefish Invitational

WHITEFISH — Johnny Nix shot a solid 68 and Billy Smith a 71 as the Whitefish boys golf team rolled to a 15-shot victory Monday in the Whitefish Invitational at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.

Nix claimed medalist honors and Smith was second.

“Anytime you break 300 in a high school tournament, you know your team put up some solid numbers,” said Whitefish coach Tait Rocksund.

The Polson boys, behind Carson Hupka (73) and Hunter Emerson (74), took second.

On the girls side, the Pirates outpaced second place Whitefish by 29 shots. Polson had three girls in the top four, led by Kylee Seifert, second at 93, Ashley Maki, third at 95, and Clare Konen, fourth at 95.

Frenchtown’s Katie Lewis blew away the field with an 82.

Anyah Cripe shot a 96 to lead second-place Whitefish.

“I am very excited about the progress our girls’ team is making. Overall, I feel like today was a success. It was good to see a full driving range and golfer actually able to warm up before the round after last year’s COVID rules. ” Rocksund said.

Whitefish Invitational

Boys

Team: Whitefish 295, Polson 310, Libby 365, Ronan 368, Frenchtown 391, Columbia Falls 407, Browning 424.

Individuals

Place Name School Score

1 Johnny Nix Whitefish 68

2 Billy Smith Whitefish 71

3 Carson Hupka Polson 73

4 Hunter Emerson Polson 74

5 Marcus Kilman Whitefish 76

6 Kamas Romney Frenchtown 77

7 Torrin Ellis Polson 79

8 Bjorn Olson Whitefish 80

9 Reece Malyevac Libby 82

10 Colter Cornwell Ronan 83

Girls

Team: Polson 395, Whitefish 424, Frenchtown 437, Browning 453

Individuals

Place Name School Score

1 Katie Lewis Frenchtown 82

2 Kylee Seifert Polson 93

3 Ashley Maki Polson 95

4 Clare Konen Polson 95 (4th scorecard playoff)

5 Ashley Pretty On Top Ronan 96 (5th scorecard playoff)

6 Anyah Cripe Whitefish 96

7 Kylee Niemeyer Ronan 97

8 Brittany Wagner Browning 101

9 Grace Martello Frenchtown 108

10 Stella Jaffe Whitefish 108