Glacier’s Avery 8th, Flathead’s Wynne 6th at Belgrade Invite
BOZEMAN — Justus Verge followed up his first-round 65 with a 68 on Tuesday, and behind the medalist Gallatin won the boys’ team title at the Belgrade Invitational golf tournament at Riverside Country Club.
Verge’s two-day total of 133 was five strokes better than his brother Jordan’s 138; Ramey Loyd (145) was fourth for the Raptors, whose team total of 563 was 48 strokes better than second-place Billings Senior.
Glacier, with Tyler Avery firing a 71 on Tuesday and finishing eighth, took fourth in the team standings. The Wolfpack’s Will Salonen was 12th after shooting a 79 on Tuesday.
Billings West was the girls’ team titleist with 655, 27 strokes ahead of second-place Bozeman.
Glacier was fifth out of 10 girls teams and Flathead was eighth.
Billings West’s Bella Johnson shot a second-day 79 and won medalist honors at 148. Gallatin’s Addiley Loyd was second at 144; Flathead’s Jillian Wynne was sixth at 160.
Glacier’s Choe Tanner (166) was ninth and Stella Claridge (172), 12th.
BOYS
Team scores — Gallatin 563, Billings Senior 611, Helena Capital 613, Glacier 622, Bozeman 648, Billings West 651, Billings Skyview 651, Great Falls CMR 660, Belgrade 666, Flathead 677, Butte 684, Great Falls 724, Helena 737.
Top 15 Individuals
1, Justus Verge, Gallatin, 133; 2, Jordan Verge, Gallatin, 138; 3, Reece Mayla, Senior, 141; 4, Ramey Loyd, Gallatin, 145; 5, Jack Prigge, Butte, 146; 6, Trey Haber, West, 147; 7, Cale Hines, Capital, 150; 8, Tyler Avery, Glacier, 150; 9, Cade Wagner, Senior, 151; 10, Stevie Voigt, Gallatin, 151; 11, Eli Groshelle, CMR, 151; 12, Will Salonen, Glacier, 155; 13, Sam Wilalluck, Senior, 156; 14, Josh Sears, West, 156; 15, Gavin Klein, Gallatin, 157.
Flathead (677) — Josten Cripe 78-90—168, Drew Lowry 80-84—164; Korbin Hawleay 86-94—180; Kadin Gall 93-82—175; Tyler Williams 83-103—186.
Glacier (622) — Tyler Avery 79-71—150; Will Salonen 76-79—155, Keaton Cassidy 75-n/a—n/a; Tanyon Murray 85-81—166; Trey Engellant 76-85—161.
GIRLS
Team scores — Billings West 655, Bozeman 682, Billings Senior 688, Gallatin 692, Glacier 748, Helena Capital 765, Belgrade 811, Flathead 812, Great Falls CMR 864, Billings Skyview 904.
Top 15 Individuals
1, Bella Johnson, West, 148; 2, Addiley Loyd, Gallatin, 144; Kenzie Walsh, Senior, 157; 4, Kadence Fischer, West, 158; 5, Kodie Hoagland, Butte, 159; 6, Jillian Wynne, Flathead, 160; 7, Elly Atkins, Bozeman, 161; 8, Ella Torsleff, Gallatin, 165; 9, Chloe Tanner, Glacier, 166; 10, Hayden Trost, West, 168; 11, Sara Priebe, Bozeman, 171; 12, Stella Claridge, Glacier, 172; 13, Averi Bertram, Bozeman, 173; 14, Sarah Hafferty, Helena, 175; 15, Becca Washington, 177.
Glacier (748) — Stella Claridge 87-85—172; Chloe Tanner 78-88—166; Kenna Sandler 93-97—190; Colette Daniels 107-113—220; Sophia Leduc 112-118—230.
Flathead (812) — Jillian Wynne 76-84—160; McKinlie Murer 106-103—209; Sophia Dykhuizen 104-102—206; Ladahlia Hook 121-117—238; Rebecca Vosen 120-127—247.