Butte, Capital take team leads at Western AA golf
Glacier's Tyler Avery hits his approach on the second fairway during Western AA Divisionals at Buffalo Hill Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's McKinlie Murer watches her shot off the fourth tee during Western AA Divisionals at Buffalo Hill Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Tyler Williams watches his approach on the first fairway during Western AA Divisionals at Buffalo Hill Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Chloe Tanner watches her shot off the fourth tee during Western AA Divisionals at Buffalo Hill Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
It was rainy and cold for the first day of the Western AA Divisional; golf tournament, and the Butte boys and Helena Capital girls did not seem to mind.
Behind Jack Prigge’s 71, Butte took the boys team lead after the first 18 holes, played at Buffalo Hill Golf Club. Brenner Booth shot a 77 to sit in a tie for third, and the Bulldogs had 311 strokes to 324 for Glacier and 329 for Flathead.
Olivia McGreeney shot a first-round 87 to lead the Capital girls, who ended the first day with 407 strokes. Glacier was next with 419, followed by Missoula Hellgate at 421.
Hellgate’s Anna Stensrud shot an 83 to take a four-stroke lead for medalist heading into Friday’s round, which will be played in drier conditions at Northern Pines.
Glacier’s Kenna Sandler shot 92 to sit third and Wolfpack teammate Chloe Tanner is tied for fifth at 94, alongside Capital’s Paige O’Mara.
Missoula Big Sky’s Lev Heaney fired a 93 to sit fourth; Flathead’s top golfer Thursday was McKinlie Murer, who sits seventh with a 98.
Prigge, who had five birdies and four bogeys, leads the boys’ medalist race by four strokes over Glacier’s Tyler Avery who shot a 75 with two birdies. Avery’s teammates Trevor Cunningham and Tanyon Murray are also in the top 10 after 18.
Flathead’s Nick Dubois shot a first-day 78 to sit in a tie with Cunninigham in fifth. The Braves’ Dylan Morris matched Murray’s 82, and Flathead’s Tyler Williams sits in a tie for 13th with an 84.
The forecast temperature for 10 a.m. Friday is 48 degrees in Kalispell, warming to a high of 63.
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Butte 311; 2, Glacier 324; 3, Flathead 329; 4, Capital 332; 5, Sentinel 339; 6, Hellgate 363; 7, Big Sky 369; 8, Helena 410.
Top 15 Individuals
Jack Prigge, Butte 71
Tyler Avery, Glacier 75
Brenner Booth, Butte 77
Colin McCarthy, Sentinel 77
Nick Dubois, Flathead 78
Trevor Cunningham, Glacier 78
Gavin Roesti, Butte 79
Dutch Teders, Capital 79
Tanyon Murray, Glacier 82
Dylan Morris, Flathead 82
Jacob Brown, Capital 83
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 83
Joe McGreevey, Capital 83
Chase Choquette, Butte 84
Brennan Labbe, Hellgate 84
Tyler Williams, Flathead 84
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Helena Capital 407; 2, Glacier 419; 3, Hellgate 421; 4, Butte 426; 5, Flathead 438; 6, Helena 462; 7, Sentinel 463.
Top 15 Individuals
Anna Stensrud, Hellgate 83
Olivia McGreevey, Capital 87
Kenna Sandler, Glacier 92
Lev Heaney, Big Sky 93
Chloe Tanner, Glacier 94
Paige O’Mara, Capital 94
McKinlie Murer, Flathead 98
Dylan Bartolleti, Butte 100
Mia Taylor, Helena 102
Chelsi Lyons, Butte 104
Landrie Anderson, Sentinel 106
Ashlee Owens, BigSky 107
Taylor Sullivan, Butte 107
Becca Vosen, Flathead 109
Sammie McCutcheon, Capital 109
Bella Cory, Hellgate 109
