Golf: Wolpack lead team races at Kalispell Invite
Village Greens didn’t allow for much separation Wednesday at the Kalispell Invitational golf tournament, but that doesn’t mean people didn’t score.
Polson’s Max Milton shot a one-under 69 to lead the boys individual race after 18 holes — during which 21 players shot 75 or better and another 14 broke 80.
Glacier takes a lead in both team races into Thursday’s final round, at Buffalo Hill. Hanna Boyd of Great Falls High fired a 73 to lead the girls individual tournament.
For the boys, Glacier and Missoula Sentinel — not to mention Class A Whitefish —shot very well as a team Wednesday.
With Tanyon and Torren Murray shooting 70, the Wolfpack had all five players at 75 or better. Sam Engellant shot 71 and Luke Nelson 73, giving Glacier a one-day total of 4-over 284.
Sentinel, with five players in the top 21 as well, was next at 291. Hudson Goroski shot 70, one of five players to do so, to lead the Spartans. John Gilbert shot 70 for Helena Capital, which is fourth at 303; Otto Klein had a 70 to lead Whitefish, whch is third at 300.
Flathead’s Dylan Morris is among three players tied for seventh at 71; Columbia Falls’ Winslow Peterson had a first-round 72.
Polson’s Milton had three birdies and two birdies enroute to the first-round lead.
Glacier put four girls among the top 13 individuals Wednesday, led by Abbi Townsend’s 78.
Vaida Cole, Kendal Tkachyk and Maggie Milton were grouped together at 86-88, and the Pack led nine teams with a first-day total of 341.
Helena was 19 strokes back in second, at 360, and Whitefish (361) was a close third.
Boyd’s 73 included three birdies and left her four strokes ahead of Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett (77).
Townsend, the Whitefish duo of Karlee Brown (82) and Stella Jaffe (83) and Capital’s Olivia McGreevey (83) filled out the top six.
Kalispell Invitational
Tuesday at Village Greens
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 284; 2, Missoula Sentinel 291; 3, Whitefish 300; 4, Helena Capital 303; 5, Columbia Falls 306; 6 (tie), Flathead and Missoula Big Sky, 309; 8, Great Falls 315; 9 (tie), Great Falls CMR and Polson, 321; 11, Hamilton 323; 12, Helena 347; 13, Missoula Hellgate 353.
Individual Top 15
Max Milton, Polson 69
John Gilbert, Capital 70
Otto Klein, Whitefish 70
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 70
Tanyon Murray, Glacier 70
Torren Murray, Glacier 70
Jack Shaefer, Sentinel 71
Sam Engellant, Glacier 71
Dylan Morris, Flathead 71
Winslow Peters, Columbia Falls 72
Luke Nelson, Glacier 73
Kellan Kurrie, Big Sky 74
Matt Gilbert, Capital 74
Tyce O’Connell, Hamilton 75
Josh Bender, Hamilton 75
Mason O’Neil, Whitefish 75
Willy Nowlen, Sentinel 75
Jonah Wynne, Glacier 75
Karson McDonough, Big Sky 75
Gabe Shepard, Sentinel 75
Joseph Muesey, Sentinel 75
Glacier — Torren Murray 70, Tanyon Murray 70, Engellant 71, Nelson 73, Wynne 75.
Flathead — Morris 71, Conner Gall 77, Hunter Fann 80, Isaac Gall 81, Korbin Eaton 84.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 341; 2, Helena 360; 3, Whitefish 361; 4, Hamilton 372; 4, Great Falls 374; 6, Helena Capital 378; 7, Great Falls CMR 390; 8, Missoula Sentinel 443; 9, Polson 474.
Individual Top 15
Hanna Boyd, Great Falls 73
Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 77
Abbi Townsend, Glacier 78
Karlee Brown, Whitefish 82
Stella Jaffe, Whitefish 83
Olivia McGreevey, Capital 83
Quincy Weymouth, CMR 84
Mia Taylor, Helena 85
Mya Helvik, Helena 86
Presley Clark, Hellgate 86
Vaida Cole, Glacier 86
Kendal Tkachyk, Glacier 88
Maggie Milton, Glacier 89
Cat Helmer, Hellgate 90
Grace Woldtvedt, Great Falls 91
Glacier — Townsend 78, Cole 86, Tkachyk 88, Milton 89, Braelyn Ryan 101.
Flathead — Kyrie Gislason 100; Becky Schmidt 104; Hayden Ward DNF.