Golf: Glacier boys surge to Helena Invite win
HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack boys golf team turned it on Friday, claiming the Helena Invitational by virtue of its top four players combining to shoot 4-under par.
Led by Sam Engellants 66 the Wolfpack scored 280 on the par-71 Bill Roberts Golf Course, and a 1-stroke lead on Thursday ballooned into a 20-stroke victory over Missoula Sentinel.
Helena Capital was third at 608.
Glacier’s girls tied for second with Capital as well, just three strokes behind champion Missoula Hellgate. The Pack’s Chloe Tanner shot 79 Friday to draw even with Hellgate’s top golfer, Anna Stensrud. Both shot 160 for 36 holes; Stensrud took medalist honors via scorecard playoff.
Engellant narrowly missed medalist honors himself: Capital freshman John Gilbert ran home a long eagle putt to finish with a 70 and a two-day total of 140. Engellant was second at 141.
Tanyon and Torren Murray each fired 72s on Saturday for Glacier, while Trevor Cunningham shot 70 and finished at 147. The Pack had a 2-5-6-7 finish, and Jonah Wynne ended up just one stroke outside the top 15.
Flathead’s Dylan Morris shot a 67 Saturday, carding six birdies and moving into eighth among the boys with a 148 total. Teammate Tyler Williams finished ninth, and the Braves finished fourth in the eight-team tournament, one stroke ahead of Missoula Big Sky.
Besides Tanner, Braelyn Ryan had a top-15 finish for the Glacier girls, tying Flathead’s Becca Vosen for 13th at 200. Flathead’s Payzlee Boyce was one stroke outside the top 15, at 207.
The Bravettes finished sixth as a team.
Helena Invitational
Thursday and Friday, Green Meadow CC and Bill Roberts GC
BOYS
Team scores: 1, Glacier 297-280—577; 2, Sentinel 298-299—597; 3, Capital 302-306—608; 4, Flathead 333-316—649; 5, Big Sky 337-313—650; 6, Belgrade 346-332—678; 7, Hellgate 387-358—745; 8, Helena 373-379—752.
Individual Top 15
John Gilbert, Capital 70-70—140
Sam Engellant, Glacier 75-66—141
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 71-72—143
Kyler Meredith, Capital 73-70—143
Colin McCarthy, Sentinel 72-71—143
Tanyon Murray, Glacier 72-72—144
Torren Murray, Glacier 73-72—145
Trevor Cunnigham, Glacier 77-70—147
Dylan Morris, Flathead 81-67—148
Tyler Williams, Flathead 73-80—153
Gabe Shepard, Sentinel 75-79—154
Carson May, Sentinel 80-77—157
Kaden Yaeger, Big Sky 80-77—157
Jayce Belzer, Capital 83-75—158
Carson Towe, Big Sky 84-74—158
Glacier: Engellant 141, Tan.Murray 144, Tor.Murray 145, Cunningham 147, Jonah Wynne 79-80—159.
Flathead: Morris 148, Williams 153, Korbin Eaton 86-86—172, Oscar Kallis 93-83—176, Conner Gall 93-87—180.
GIRLS
Team scores: 1, Hellgate 398-389—786; 2 (tie), Capital 393-396—789 and Glacier 395-394—789; 4, Belgrade 396-397—793; 5, Helena 409-387—796; 6, Flathead 423-396—819; 7, Sentinel 421-404—825; 8, Big Sky 441-452—893.
Individual Top 15
Anna Stensrud, Hellgate 77-83—160
Chloe Tanner, Glacier 81-79—160
Olivia McGreevey, Capital 86-82—168
Lev Heaney, Big Sky 92-87—179
Sammie McCutcheon, Capital 91-94—185
Lilia Troxel, Belgrade 92-94—186
Addie Tyree, Sentinel 95-91—186
Leila Mamangun, Belgrade 96-90—186
Mya Helvik, Helena 97-93—190
Mia Taylor, Helena 101-89—190
Landrie Anderson, Hellgate 105-91—196
Sofia Cetraro, Helena 95-102—197
Braelyn Ryan, Glacier 101-99—200
Becca Vosen, Flathead 104-96—200
Ellis Watkins, Sentinel 101-105—206
Glacier: Tanner 160, Ryan 200, Kendall Tkachyk 106-105—211, Abbi Townsend 107-111—218, Maggie Mitton 123-117—240.
Flathead: Vosen 200, Payzlee Boyce 106-101—207, Hayden Ward 110-102—212, Kyrie Gislason 116-97—213, Ladahlia Hook 103-113—216.