Glacier boys lead AA golf after 18
BILLINGS — With Sam Engellant battling Missoula Sentinel’s Kade McDonough to a first-day draw, the Glacier Wolfpack boys seized the lead after 18 holes of the State AA golf tournament Thursday.
Engellant, a junior, mixed in five birdies with a bogey and a double-bogey for a 70 at Lake Hills Golf Course. Both and McDonough — a senior and the 2020 State AA medalist — started on No. 10 Thursday, made the turn at 36 and played the back at 2-under.
Making a difference for the Pack were Trevor Cunningham and brothers Torren and Tanyon Murray: Torren fired a 72 to sit in fourth, and the trio are all in the top 15 heading into Friday’s round on this same course.
The quartet’s total is 295 strokes, five less than the Spartans’ 300.
Behind McDonough Colin McCarthy shot a 71 for Sentinel and Hudson Goroski came in at 76, and then Gabe Shepard shot 83 to sit in a tie for 30th.
Also sitting in a tie for 30th are Flatghead’s Dylan Morris and Tyler Williams.
With Kenzie Walsh shooting Thursday’s best score of 76, the Billings Senior Broncs took a commanding lead in the girls team race. Four Broncs rank in the top 15 — the top 15 after Friday’s round earn All-State recognition — and have built a 23-stroke lead over Billings West, 325-348.
Glacier’s girls are tied for fifth with Belgrade at 376, three strokes behind Missoula Hellgate.
Chloe Tanner shot 83 Thursday and is tied for ninth.
Hellgate’s Anna Stensrud shot an 80 and is tied for fourth.
Flathead sent three golfers to state, and Payzlee Boyce had the best Thursday with a 103, tying her for 43rd.
State AA Tournament
Lake Hills GC, Billings
Thursday
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 295; 2, Missoula Sentinel 300; 3, Billings Skyview 306; 4, Bozeman 315; 5, Gallatin 318; 6, Helena Capital 320; 7, Billings West 328; 8, Missoula Big Sky 331; 9, Butte 342; 10, Billings Senior 355.
Individual Top 15
Sam Engellant, Glacier 70
Kade McDonough, Sentinel 70
Colin McCarthy, Sentinel 71
Torren Murray, Glacier 72
Tye Boone, Skyview 74
Jackson Eckley, Senior 74
Logan Connolly, Skyview 75
Reid Wilkinson, Bozeman 75
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 76
Trevor Cunningham, Glacier 76
Kyler Meredith, Capital 76
Isaac Mosser, Skyview 77
David Bickerstaff, Bozeman 77
Tanyon Murray, Glacier 77
Carson Towe, Big Sky 77
GLACIER — Engellant 70, Torren Murray 72, Cunningham 76, Tanyon Murray 77, Wes Weber 88.
FLATHEAD — Dylan Morris 83; Tyler Williams 83, Korbin Eaton 87.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Billings Senior 325; 2, Billings West 348; 3, Gallatin 354; 4, Missoula Hellgate 373; 5 (tie), Glacier and Belgrade, 376; 7, Bozeman 378; 8, Helena Capital 391; 9, Helena 400.
Individual Top 15
Kenzie Walsh, Senior 76
Mielle Kavran, West 79
Ryann Walker, CMR 79
Bella Johnson, West 80
Anna Stensrud, Hellgate 80
Moe Kobold, Senior 81
Becca Washington, Senior 82
Hanna Boyd, Great Falls 82
Addison Bielle, Gallatin 83
Chloe Tanner, Glacier 83
Lauren Mayala, Senior 86
Kira Connell, Bozeman 86
Alison Shenk, West 87
Avery Wright, Senior 87
Kiah Holmes-Morrisey, Gallatin 88
Lev Heaney, Big Sky 88
GLACIER — Tanner 83, Braelyn Ryan 95, Abbi Townsend 97, Kendal Tkachyk 101, Maggie Mitton 116.
FLATHEAD — Payzlee Boyce 103, Becca Vosen 106, Kyrie Gislason 114.