Pack girls lead Missoula Invite golf; boys 3rd
MISSOULA — Glacier’s girls opened up a 24-stroke lead after the first round of the Missoula Invitational, while the Missoula Sentinel boys were even more impressive at Larchmont Monday.
Behind Kendall Tkachyk, who shot a tournament-best 79 on Monday, the Pack girls had 360 strokes to 384 for Helena. Flathead sits fifth at 406.
Maggie Mitton (85) and Vaida Cole (91) gave Glacier three girls among the top six.
Flathead, meanwhile, also bunched three players together in the top 15: Hayden Ward (99), Haldey McDonald and Rebecca Schmidt.
With three players under par, the Spartans get to 9-under (279) at the midway point of the tournament, which finishes Tuesday at Canyon River. Hudson Goroski shot a 5-under 67 to lead teammate Jack Schaefer by two.
Helena Capital sat second in the boys team standings, 18 strokes back; in third is Glacier (302) at 14-over.
Torren Murray shot a 1-under 71 to lead the two-time defending state champion Wolfpack; Luke Nelson (74) and Jonah Wynne (77) both sit in the top 15.
Flathead’s boys are seventh out of eight teams. Andrew Converse shot the Braves’ low score Monday, an 83.
Missoula Invitational
Monday, Larchmont GC
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Missoula Sentinel 279; 2, Helena Capital 297; 3, Glacier 302; 4, Butte 319; 5, Helena 322; 6, Missoula Big Sky 324; 7, Flathead 343; 8, Missoula Hellgate 348.
Individual Top 15
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel67
Jack Schaefer, Sentinel 69
Austin Kaufman, Helena 70
John Gilbert, Capital 71
Torren Murray, Glacier 71
Derek Schaefer, Sentinel 71
Jayce Belzer, Capital 72
Joseph Meusey, Sentinel 72
Kellen Currie, Big Sky 74
Luke Nelson, Glacier 74
Caden McCullough, Capital 75
Gabe Shepard, Sentinel 75
Jonah Wynne, Glacier 77
Chase Choquette, Butte 78
Karson McDonough, Big Sky 78
FLATHEAD — Andrew Converse, 83; Conner Gall, 84; Trygve Gislason, 87; Jacobe Sullenger, 89; Tucker Morin, 89.
GLACIER — Torren Murray, 71; Luke Nelson 74; Jonah Wynne, 77; Sam Syverson, 80; Elliot Anderson, 81.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 360; 2, Helena 384; 3, Missoula Big Sky 391; 4, Butte 400; 5, Flathead 406; 6, Helena Capital 459; 7, Missoula Sentinel 460.
Individual Top 15
Kendall Tkachyk, Glacier 79
Zoey Loberg, Big Sky 82
Keeley Johnston, Butte 85
Maggie Mitton, Glacier 85
Charlotte Dale, Big Sky 90
Vaida Cole, Glacier 91
Mya Helvic, Helena 92
Kate DeShaw, Butte 93
Maci Reiff, Sentinel 94
Morgan May, Helena 95
Catlyn Helmer, Hellgate 96
Glacia Lucchetti, Helena 96
Kate Hardan, Helena 99
Sage Leber, Butte 99
Hayden Ward, Flathead 99
Hadley McDonald, Flathead 100
Ella McCullough, Capital 101
Rebecca Schmidt, Flathead 101
FLATHEAD — Hayden Ward 99; Rebecca Schmidt 101; Haldey McDonald 100; Madeline Matson 105.
GLACIER — Kendall Tkachyk, Glacier; Maggie Mitton, 85; Vaida Cole, 91; Abbi Townsend, 102; Lillie Groom, 104.