Polson boys, girls lead State A golf
SIDNEY — The Polson golfers appear to travel well, with both the girls and boys teams seizing first-day leads at the State A golf tournament at the Sidney Country Club.
Carson Hupka is tied with Corvallis golfer Brady Powell for the boys lead after shooting a 70 Friday; Pirate teammates Hunter Emerson (71), Christian Lund (76) and Espn Fisher (76) are all in the top 10 and give Polson a team score of 293.
Defending champion Laurel, with Carson Hackmann among three players at 71, is second at 301 strokes. Corvallis is third at 316.
Meanwhile Polson’s Ashley Maki shot a 75 to open up a four-shot over Frenchtown ace Katie Lewis after 18.
The Pirates also saw Kyliee Seifert shoot 85 and Kila Cannon come in at 91, and have a 13-stroke lead over Billings Central in the team race, 354-367.
Hamilton is third at 392.
The Pirates are defending girls state champions, while the boys are seeking their first title since 1996 and second overall. The tournament concludes Saturday.
State A Golf
Sept. 29-30, Sidney
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Polson 293; 2, Laurel 301; 3, Corvallis 316; 4, Livingston 322; 5, Billings Central 329; 6, Hamilton 334; 7 (tie), Ronan and Lewistown, 357.
Individual Top 15
Carson Hupka, Polson 70
Brady Powell, Corvallis 70
Cameron Hackmann, Laurel 71
Aubrey Kelley, Livingston 71
Hunter Emerson, Polson 71
Reece Malyevac, Libby 72
Sam Norman, Laurel 75
Christian Lund, Polson 76
Espn Fisher, Polson 76
Colin Wade, Bigfork 76
Tate Jessop, Corvallis 77
Royce Taylor, Laurel 77
Kyle Kennah, Laurel 78
Houston Dunn, Livingston 80
Matthew Ramshaw, Billings Central 80
Oliver Rowe, Ronan 80
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Polson 354; 2, Billings Central 367; 3, Hamilton 392; 4, Sidney 394; 5, Lockwood 403; 6, Dillon 407; 7, Frenchtown 408; 8, Laurel 415.
Individual Top 15
Ashley Maki, Polson 75
Katie Lewis, Frenchtown 79
Keni Wade, Bigfork 80
Jori Haugen, Billings Central 82
Anna Prill, Billings Central 83
Kylee Seifert, Polson 85
Emma Hollingsworth, Hamilton 86
Alivia Weidinger, Lockwood 88
Camille Poncin, Livingston 91
Kila Cannon, Polson 91
Shea Reber, Havre 93
Skylar LaPierre, Dillon 93
Alyssa Robertus, Laurel 93
Anna Lende, Livingston 94