Milton medalist, Whitefish girls win at Bigfork
BIGFORK — Max Milton of Polson went low at Eagle Bend Golf Club Thursday, firing a 6-under 66 for boys medalist honors at the Steve Hullett Invitational golf tournament.
Meanwhile Whitefish’s Stella Jaffe gave Frenchtown star Katie Lewis a run and helped the Bulldogs claim the girls team title. The one-day meet included most of the Western A teams.
Jaffe birdied No. 18 to shoot a 35 on what served as the front nine Thursday; she and Lewis traded leads a couple times from there before Lewis prevailed on the final hole. The two-time State A medalist shot 78 and Jaffe finished at 79.
With Karlee Brown (84, sixth), Ryhlee Scott (88, seventh) and Caroline Owens (95) also breaking 100, the Bulldogs won the tournament at 346 strokes. Frenchtown was second at 360. Bigfork, with Keni Wade tying for third at 83, was fourth.
Ten girls teams competed, though just five had full squads.
On the boys side Milton had four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 No. 10 Thursday, and shot 33 on both the front and back.
Corvallis golfer Brady Powell closed strong with a 32 on the back and had a 68, and his Blue Devils won the team title with a tight 300 score. Polson was next at 311 and Whitefish, led by Otto Klein’s 72, was third at 312.
Winslow Peters of Columbia Falls tied for sixth after shooting 73, alongside Josh Pender of Hamilton and Mason O’Neil of Whitefish.
Steve Hullett Invitational
Thursday, Eagle Bend Golf Club
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Corvallis 300; 2, Polson 311; 3, Whitefish 312; 4, Frenchtown 318; 5, Columbia Falls 329; 6, Hamilton 332; 7, Butte Central 336; 8 (tie), Ronan and Browning 340; 10, Bigfork 399; 11, Stevensville 428; 12, Libby 456.
Top 15 Individuals
Max Milton, Polson 66
Brady Powell, Corvallis 68
Tyce O’Connell, Hamilton 71
Otto Klein, Whitgefish 72
Winslow Peters, Columbia Falls 73
Josh Bender, Hamilton 73
Mason O’Neil, Whitefish 73
Fox Johnson, Polson 76
Brayden Garr, Frenchtown 77
Oliver Rowe, Ronan 77
Silas Zetterberg, Frenchtown 77
Bentley Cady, Columbia Falls 78
Tag Jessop, Corvallis 78
Aiden Rickels, Whitefish 79
Brooks Day, Frenchtown 79
Coby Powell, Corvallis 79
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Whitefish 346; 2, Frenchtown 360; 3, Hamilton 397; 4, Bigfork 407; 5, Polson 436.
Top 15 Individuals
Katie Lewis, Fenchtown 78
Stella Jaffe, Whitefish 79
Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 83
Keni Wade, Bigfork 83
Bridget Anderson, Frenchtown 83
Karlee Brown, Whitefish 84
Ryhlee Scott, Whitefish `88
Kila Cannon, Polson 89
Hanna Lytton, Ronan 94
Caroline Owens, Whitefish 95
Aubrey Tollefson, Frenchtown 99
Heather Beerman, Hamilton 99
Kelcie Sperry, Frenchtown 100
Addy Bowler, Columbia Falls 102
Keegan Campbell, Bigfork 102