Glacier boys second after first day at AA golf
BOZEMAN — Glacier’s boys golf team had an excellent day Thursday, with four golfers among the top 15 after the first round of the State AA tournament at Cottonwood Hills.
The Wolfpack still trails Gallatin by eight strokes.
Jordan and Justus Verge each fired 71 to lead the individual race and help the Raptors to a first-day total of 294. Glacier shot 302, an excellent score, with Will Salonen’s 74 leading the way; Helena Capital sits third at 311 and defending champion Missoula Sentinel is next at 314.
The tournament concludes Friday, and the Pack has some ground to make up. Still, with Trey Engellant (75), Tyler Avery (76) and Sam Engellant (77) all scoring well, there’s a chance.
Keaton Cassidy had an 83 for Glacier, while Butte’s Jack Prigge and Capital’s Joe McGreevey fired even-par 72.
Sentinel’s Kade McDonough, the defending AA boys medalist, sat in a four-way tie for seventh along with Trey Engellant, Gallatin’s Ramey Llloiyd and Dutch Teders of Capital.
Flathead’s low score Thursday came from Drew Lowry, who shot 81 and sat in a tie for 25th.
Billings West is running away with the girls’ team race, with 320 strokes to 355 for Gallatin. Glacier (393) is sixth and Flathead (445) is eighth.
Leading West is sophomore Bella Johnson, who fired a 71 and leads the medalist race by 11 strokes. Glacier’s Chloe Tanner is among four girls tied for second at 82; teammate Stella Claridge is in a four-way tie for ninth with an 85.
Flathead’s Jillian Wynne was 14th after an 87.
State AA
Cottonwood Hills, Bozeman
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Gallatin 294; 2, Glacier 302; 3, Helena Capital 311; 4, Missoula Sentinel 314; 5, Billings Senior 325; 6, Billings Skyview 327; 7, Bozeman 337; 8, Missoula Big Sky 339; 9,k Billings West 343; 10, Flathead 361.
Individual Top 15
1 (tie), Jordan Verge, Gallatin, 71; and Justus Verge, Gallatin, 71; 3 (tie), Jack Prigge, Butte, 72; and Joe McGreevey, Capital, 72; 5, Hayden Ellis, Big Sky, 73; 6, Will Salonen, Glacier, 74; 7 (tie), Ramey Lloyd, Gallatin,75; Trey Engellant, Glacier, 75; Dutch Teders, Capital, 75; Kade McDonough, Sentinel, 75; 11 (tie), Eli Groshelle, CMR, 76; Tyler Avery, Glacier, 76; 13 (tie), Tye Boone, Skyview, 77; Cale Hines, Capital, 77; Gavin Klein, Gallatin, 77; Sam Engellant, Glacier, 77; Reece Mayala, Senior, 77; Trey Mattson, Hellgate, 77.
GLACIER — Will Salonen 74; Trey Engellant 75; Tyler Avery 76; Sam Engellant 77; Keaton Cassidy 83.
FLATHEAD — Drew Lowry 81; Tyler Williams 86; Kadin Gall 96; Korbin Hwaley 98; Joston Cripe 106.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Billings West 320; 2, Gallatin 355; 3, Bozeman 357; 4, Billings Senior 358; 5, Helena Capital 387; 6, Glacier 393; 7, Belgrade 442; 8, Flathead 445; 9, Missoula Sentinel 454; 10, Butte 457.
Individual Top 15
1, Bella Johnson, West, 71; 2 (tie), Elly Atkins, Bozeman, 82; Kodie Hoagland, Butte, 82; Kadence Fischer, West, 82; Chloe Tanner, Glacier, 82; 6, Annika Brocklebank, West, 83; 7 (tie), Lauren Mayala, Senior, 84; Hayden Trost, West, 85; 9 (tie), Ella Torselff, Gallatin, 85; Kenzie Walsh, Senior, 85; Stella Claridge, Glacier, 85; Megan Voegeele, West, 85; 13, Addiley Lloyd, Gallatin, 86; 14, Jillian Wynne, Flathead, 87; 15, Zoie Ceartin, Gallatin, 89.
GLACIER — Chloe Tanner 82; Stella Claridge 85; Kenna Sandler 110; Sophie LeDuce 116; Colette Daniels 123.
FLATHEAD — Jillian Wynne 87; McKinlie Murer 106; Sophie Dykhuizen 115; Becca Vosen 137; Ladahlia Hook 145.