Whitefish girls win Western A golf
ANACONDA — Whitefish, with four players in the top 15, won the girls team title at the Western A Divisional golf tournament held Friday at Old Works Golf Course.
Stella Jaffe shot an 80 to lead the Bulldogs, while finishing third behind defending State A medalist Katie Lewis of Frenchtown (76) and 2022 State B medalist Keni Wade of Bigfork (78).
The Lady Builldogs, with Rhylee Scott (92), Karlee Brown (94) and Ava Zignego in the top 15, had 368 strokes to win the one-day event by 14 over Frenchtown.
Columbia Falls’ Addy Bowler finished 11th at 99; Wade’s Bigfork teammate Keegan Campbell shot 94 to tie for eighth.
Wade, playing in the same group as Lewis, fell two strokes behind after five holes, but stayed in range of the two-time state champion all day; both golfers parred Nos. 16-18 coming in.
Corvallis, behind medalist Brady Powell, won the boys team title with 301 strokes. Whitefish, with Aden Rickels shooting a 75, was second at 323. Columbia Falls was just two strokes back in third, thanks in large part to Winslow Peters (76) and Will Pickard (78).
Hamilton’s Tyce O’Connell, playing in the same group as Powell, birdied their final hole — No. 9 on Friday — to catch Powell at 72.
Powell then won a three-hole playoff by one stroke to claim medalist honors.
Max Milton of Polson was one stroke back at 73. Mason O’Neil and Otto Klein both finished in the top 15 for Whitefish.
Mason Peterson led Bigfork’s scorers with an 86.
The top four teams and a total of 28 individuals (plus ties) qualify for the State A Tournament, which is next Friday and Saturday (Oct. 4-5) at Polson Bay Golf Course.
Western A Divisional
Friday at Old Works
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Corvallis 301; 2, Whitefish 323; 3, Columbia Falls 325; 4, Frenchtown 329; 5, Hamilton 331; 6, Polson 338; 7, Ronan 344; 8, Dillon 347; 9, Bute Central 350; 10, Bigfork 393; 11, Stevensville 395; 12, Browning 409; 13, Libby 443.
Top 15 Individuals
Brady Powell, Corvallis 72
Tyce O’Connell, Hamilton 72
Max Milton, Polson 73
Aden Rickels, Whitefish 75
Tag Jessop, Corvallis 75
Josh Bender, Hamilton 75
Tate Jessop, Corvallis 76
Winslow Peters, Columbia Falls 76
Will Pickard, Columbia Falls 78
Dylan Wirt, Corvallis 78
Silas Zetterberg, Frenchtown 79
Mason O’Neil, Whitefish 79
Will McGree, Butte Central 79
Otto Klein, Whitefish 81
Brooks Day, Frenchtown 81
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Whitefish 368; 2, Frenchtown 382; 3, Dillon 400; 4, Bigfork 408; 5, Hamilton 416; 6, Polson 488.
Top 25 Individuals
Katie Lewis, Frenchtown 76
Keni Wade, Bigfork 78
Stella Jaffe, Whitefish 80
Skylar LaPierre, Dillon 88
Kila Cannon, Polson 88
Rhylee Scott, Whitefish 92
Cameron Burnett, Hamilton 93
Karlee Brown, Whitefish 94
Keegan Campbell, Bigfork 94
Briley Alberi, Dillon 96
Addy Bowler, Columbia Falls 99
Bridget Anderson, Frenchtown 100
Bryn Cianflone, Hamilton 102
Aubrey Tollefson, Frenchtown 102
Ave Zignego, Whitefish 102