Corvallis, East Helena win Ronan golf
RONAN — Brady Powell shot a four-under 68 to lead Corvallis to the team title at the Ronan Invitational at Mission Mountain Golf Club Thursday.
Powell picked up the individual win by two shots over Polson’s Max Milton. Corvallis’ Tag Jessop rounded out the top three with a 73.
The Corvallis boys finished with 297 strokes to win by 20 over Columbia Falls; Dillon (333) was third.
Bigfork’s Keni Wade shot an 82 to take the victory by five shots on the girl’s side.
Dillon’s Skyler LaPierre (87), Briley Alberi (89), and Kira Kemph (90) took the next three spots.
East Helena picked up the team win, combining for a 309 score, with Tayler Hadley leading the way shooting 93. Ronan (358) and Dillon (363) rounded out the top three.
Ronan Invite
Thursday, Mission Mountain Golf Club
BOYS
Team results: 1, Corvallis 297; 2, Columbia Falls 317; 3, Dillon 333; 4, Polson 338; 4, Ronan 338; 6, Butte Central 348; 7, Frenchtown 349; 8, Whitefish 351; 9, Browning 358; 10, East Helena 369; 11, Stevensville 406; 12, Bigfork 408; 13, Libby 428.
Individual Top 15
1, Brady Powell, Cor. 68; 2, Max Milton, Pol. 70; 3, Tag Jessop, Cor. 73; 4, Winslow Peters, CF 74; 5, Oliver Rowe, Ronan 75; 6, Will Pickard, CF 77; 7, Dylan Wirt, Cor. 78; 7, Tate Jessop, Cor. 78; 7, Bentley Cady, CF 78; 10, Tanner Sorensen, Cor. 79; 10, Zach Maki, Dil. 79; 12 Jessup Hutchenson, WF, 81; 13, Braxton Turney, Dil. 83; 14 (tie), Isaac Flamand, Bro, and Cade Kelly, BC 84.
GIRLS
Team scores: 1, East Helena 309; 2, Ronan 358; 3, Dillon 363; 4, Columbia Falls 375; 5, Libby 376; 6, Corvallis 423; 7, Bigfork 424; 8, Whitefish 458; 9, Polson 476; 10, Frenchtown 492; 11, Browning 542.
Individual Top 15
1, Keni Wade, BF 82; 2, Skylar LaPierre, Dil. 87; 3, Briley Alberi, Dil. 90; 5, Tayler Hadley, EH 93; 6, Tatum Nagle, Dil. 97; 7, Keegan Campbell, BF 101; 7, Reine McCoy, Dil. 101; 9, Addy Bowler, CF 102; 10, Kila Cannon, Pol. 103; 11, Hanna Lytton, Ronan 106; 12 (tie), Emma Smith, Ronan, and Gracee Storrud, Cor. 108; 14, Morgan Piazzola, BF 109; 15, Johanna Bieber, Pol. 110.
Tuesday: Billings Central, Laurel win Old Works Challenge
ANACONDA — Laurel’s Sam Norman and Billings Central’s Colin Jensen both shot a three-under 69 at the annual Old Works Challenge at Old Works Golf Club on Tuesday.
The two finished seven shots ahead of Hamilton’s Tyce O’Connell and Polson’s Max Milton in the four-team meet.
Laurel (304) picked up the team victory in the Challenge by three shots over Billings Central (307), Polson (343) and Hamilton (359) rounded out the field.
Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett shot 80 and took a five-shot victory over Billings Central’s Kaitlin Ferris (85). Rams’ Berkely Park (88), Anna Prill (94), Jordan Nielsen (95), and Kiya Ford (96) made it five Billings Central golfers in the top six.
Polson did not field a full girls team. The Pirates’ top finisher was Kila Cannon, who shot a 98 and finished eighth.
Old Works Challenge
Aug. 20, Old Works Golf Course, Anaconda
BOYS
Team results: 1, Laurel 304; 2, Billings Central 307; 3, Polson 343; 4, Hamilton 359.
Individual Top 15
1, Sam Norman, Lau. 69; 1, Colin Jensen, BC, 69; 3, Tyce O’Connell, Ham 76; 3, Max Milton, Pol. 76; 5, Brady McCollum, Lau. 77; 5, Zander Harmala, Lau. 77; 5, Gabe Glassing Lau. 77; 5, Ethan Miller, BC 77; 9, Gavin Wilder, Lau. 78; 10, Caleb Fornshell, BC 79; 11, Royce Taylor, Lau. 80; 11, Fox Gilchrist, Pol. 80; 13, Josh Bender, Ham. 82; 13, Matthew Hermanson, BC 82; 15, Grady Wilder, Lau. 83.
GIRLS
Team score: 1, Billings Central 362; 2, Laurel 385; 3, Hamilton 416
Individual Top 13
1, Cameron Burnett, Ham, 80; 2, Kaitlin Ferris, BC 85; 3, Berkley Park, BC 88; 4, Anna Prill, BC 94; 5, Jordan Nielsen, BC 95; 6, Kiya Ford, BC 96; 7, Bryn Cianflone, Ham. 97; 8, Kila Cannon, Pol. 98; 9, Alivia Kuhr, Lau. 103; 10, Heather Beerman, Ham. 117, 11, Ellie Hattlestad, Ham. 122; 12 (tie), Tahlia Allen, Lau. and Avery Dowdy, Ham. 138.