Glacier boys 6 strokes off pace at State AA
BUTTE — After 18 holes at the State AA golf tournament, the Glacier boys find themselves looking up not just at Missoula Sentinel but also Helena Capital.
With Jack Schaefer among three boys shooting 2-over-par 72, the Sentinel Spartans ended Thursday with 303 strokes at the Butte Country Club. In second is Capital at 306; the Bruins’ John Gilbert also shot 72 Thursday, as did Great Falls Russell’s Jack Pinski.
Next is Glacier at 309. The two-time AA champions have work to do, though the Wolfpack have rallied before. Luke Nelson is along in fourth after a 73 Thursday, and teammate Torren Murray came in at 76.
Flathead’s top golfer after one round — the tournament concludes Friday — is freshman Andrew Converse. His 86 ties him for 40th.
Eastern AA teams own the top four spots in the girls team standings after the first round: Bozeman has a 17-stroke lead at 352, followed by Billings West, Billings Senior and Gallatin.
Helena (394) is fifth, followed by Glacier (406) and Flathead (420).
The Wolfpack’s Maggie Mitton is tied for 13th with a 92; Flathead’s Hayden Ward fired a 99, which places her 26th.
Full results for the tournament can be found at MHSA.org.
State AA
Thursday and Friday
Butte Country Club
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Missoula Sentinel 303; 2, Helena Capital 306; 3, Glacier 309; 4, Gallatin 315; 5, Bozman 323; 6, Billings West 331; 7, Great Falls CMR 332; 8, Missoula Big /sky 345.
Individual Top 15
John Gilbert, Capital 72
Jack Schaefer, Sentinel 72
Jack Pinski, CMR 72
Luke Nelson, Glacier 73
Reece Chapman, Capital 74
Austin Kaufman, Helena 75
Joseph Meusey, Sentinel 76
Chase Choquette, Butte 76
Derek Schaefer, Sentinel 76
Timmy Lien, Senior 76
Torren Murray, Glacier 76
Ryan Dailey, Gallatin 78
Cooper Bourret, Bozeman 78
Jayce Belzer, Capital 79
Benson Lauermann, Gallatin 79
Billy Benjamin, Skyview 79
Hudson Goroski, Sentinel 79
Flathead: Andrew Converse 86, Trygve Gislason 88.
Glacier: Nelson 73, Murray 76, Jonah Wynne 80, Sam Syverson 80, Elliot Anderson 97.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Bozeman 352; 2, Billings West 369; 3, Billings Senior 379; 4, Gallatin 387; 5, Helena 394; 6, Glacier 406; 7, Flathead 420; 8, Missoula Big Sky 426.
Individual Top 15
Payton Tryan, Senior 76
Heidi Huber, Bozeman 80
Kira Connell, Bozeman 81
Breckin Frederick, Gallatin 84
Anna Fenhaus, West 85
Avery Gardner, Bozeman 85
Lilia Troxel, Belgrade 85
Quincy Weymouth, CMR 87
Zoey Loberg, Big Sky 87
Paige Loberg, West 88
Cailyn Rudolph, Skyview 90
Mya Helvic, Helena 91
Maggie Mitton, Glacier 92
Keeley Johnston, Butte 92
Ryane Viker, West 94
Hailey Hagenbuch, Senior 94
Flathead: Hayden Ward 99, Rebecca Schmidt 105, Madeline Matson 108, Hadley McDonald 108, Sienna Blanchard 129.
Glacier: Mitton 92, Kendall Tkachyk 95, Vaida Cole 107, Abbi Townsend 112, Lillie Groom 120.