Engellant 15-under, Glacier sweeps titles
FRENCHTOWN — Glacier’s Sam Engellant certainly started strong at the Missoula Invitational Monday, firing a 63 at Larchmont Golf Course in Missoula.
Tuesday at Frenchtown’s King Ranch Golf Club, he finished just as strong.
With eagles on Nos. 14 and 16, Engellant shot a 30 over his final nine holes and cruised to medalist honors with a two-day total of 15-under 129.
In second was teammate Torren Murray, who also broke par with a total of 3-under 141. The Wolfpack won the boys team title by 19 strokes and in fact Glacier swept the meet: The girls, behind medalist Kendall Tkachyk, beat Helena High by 12 strokes for the team title.
Engellant was unbeatable, opening with a 63 at Larchmont that also included two eagles (12 and 16) and two birdies on the way to a 30 on the back. He had three birdies on the front as well.
Up eight strokes heading into Tuesday, he fired a 66 in Frenchtown that included two bogeys on the front nine.
All five Glacier boys finished in the top 15, though just four scored: joining Engelland and Murray were Jonah Wynne, Tanyon Murray and Wes Weber. The Pack was 5-under par as a team, at 571. Missoula Sentinel was next at 590, followed by Butte (632) and Flathead (648).
Dylan Morris had a two-day total of 154 for the Braves, good for 12th.
All eight Western AA boys teams competed, while just four schools had full girls teams.
Tkatchyk had shot the lowest girls’ round Tuesday, 87 and overtook Butte’s Dylan Bartoletti with a total of 175. Bartolletti finished three strokes back.
Wolfpack girls Vaida Cole, Braelyn Ryan, Maggie Mitton and Abbi Townsend all were in the top 15, and Glacier flew to the team win with two-day total of 747.
Flathead’s Kyrie Gislason was alone in 10th place with a total of 190.
Missoula Invitational
Aug. 26-27, Larchmont GC and King Ranch GC
BOYS
Team scores: 1, Glacier 571; 2, Missoula Sentinel 590; 3, Butte 632; 4, Flathead 648; 5, Missoula Big Sky 648; 6, Helena Capital 662; 7, Helena 712; 8, Missoula Hellgate 723.
Individual Top 15
Sam Engellant, Glacier 63-66—129
Torren Murray, Glacier 72-69—141
Gabe Shepard, Sentinel 73-73—146
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 71-76—147
Chase Choquette, Butte 72-75—147
Jack Schaefer, Sentinel 72-76—148
Joseph Muesey, Sentinel 74-75—149
Jonah Wynne, Glacier 76-73—149
Karson McDonough, Big Sky 76-74—150
Kellen Currie, Big Sky 76-76—152
Tanyon Murray, Glacier 79-75—154
Dylan Morris, Flathead 78-77—155
Brenner Booth, Butte 75-812—156
Jayce Belzer, Capital 79-78—157
Wes Weber, Glacier 77-81—158
GLACIER — Sam Engellant 129, Torren Murray 141, Jonah Wynne 149, Tanyon Murray 154, Wes Weber 158.
FLATHEAD — Dylan Morris 155, Korbin Eaton 78-81—159, Connor Gall 83-82—165; Trygve Gislason 84-85—169; Tucker Morin 90-85—175.
GIRLS
Team scores: 1, Glacier 747; 2, Helena 759; 3, Butte 809; 4, Helena Capital 873.
Individual Top 15
Kendall Tkachyk, Glacier 88-87—175
Dylan Bartoletti, Butte 87-91—178
Olivia McGreevey, Capital 90-89—179
Mia Taylor, Helena 88-92—180
Mya Helvik, Helena 92-88—180
Presley Clark, Hellgate 92-91—183
Vaida Cole, Glacier 92-96—188
Maci Reiff, Sentinel 92-97—189
Glacia Lucchetti, Helena 94-95—189
Kyrie Gislason, Flathead 92-98—190
Kate Deshaw 89-102—191
Braelyn Ryan, Glacier 96-99—195
Tori Stout, Big Sky 108-89—197
Maggie Mitton, Glacier 97-102—199
Abbi Townsend, Glacier 100-102—202
GLACIER — Kendal Tkachyk 175, Vaida Cole 188, Braelyn Ryan 195, Maggie Mitton 199, Abbi Townsend 202.
FLATHEAD — Kyrie Gislason 190, Becky Schmidt 109-112—221; Hayden Ward 110-103—213.