Glacier boys, girls lead Butte golf
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS — The Glacier Wolfpack ended the first day of the Butte Invitational leading the pack three ways.
With Torren Murray shooting a 4-under 68, the Glacier boys surged to an 18-stroke lead over Great Falls CMR at the halfway point of the two-day tournament.
The Glacier girls, with Maggie Mitton one stroke off first-day leader Lilia Troxel of Belgrade, have opened up a 19-stroke lead over the host Butte Bulldogs.
The tournament concludes Friday at Fairmont.
Murray, a junior, put up five birdies while shooting 33 on the back nine Thursday, and has a three-stroke lead over Flathead’s Trygve Gislason.
Gislason is one of three Flathead golfers in the top 15, along with Jacobe Sullenger and Conner Gall; the Braves are one stroke behind CMR at 315.
Meanwhile Glacier put four golfers in the top 10: Murray, Luke Nelson, Sam Syverson and Jonah Wynne. Nelson and CMR’s Jackson Hageman are tied for fourth at 74; Helena Capitals’ Jayce Belzer shot a 72.
On the girls side, Belgrade’s Troxel shot a 38 on the back to surge past a group of athletes that included Mitton and Dillon’s Skyler LaPierre at 85 and CMR’s Brooklyn Hageman is fourth at 88, one stroke ahead of Glacier’s Kendall Tkachyk.
Mitton and Tkachyk helped Glacier to a 374 total; teammate Abbi Townsend (99) was just outside the top 15 individuals.
Rebecca Schmidt led the Bravette golfers Thursday with a 101, tied with Vaida Cole of Glacier at 17 th.
Butte Invitational
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Golf Course
Thursday
BOYS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 296; 2, Great Falls CMR 314; 3, Flathead 315; 4, Helena 319; 5, Helena Capital 321; 6, Butte Central 325; 7, Belgrade 339; 8 (tie), Butte and Dillon, 346; 10, Great Falls 389.
Individual Top 15
Torren Murray, Glacier 68
Trygve Gislason, Flathead 71
Jayce Belzer, Capital 72
Luke Nelson, Glacier 74
Jackson Hageman, CMR 74
Austin Kaufman, Helena 75
Jack Pinski, CMR 75
Sam Syverson, Glacier 76
Chase Choquette, Butte 77
Jonah Wynne, Glacier 78
Beau McGree, Butte Central 79
Jacobe Sullenger, Flathead 79
Will McGree, Butte Central 81
Lane Lisac, Butte 81
Reece Chapman, Capital 81
Conner Gall, Flathead 81
Cameron Coachenour, Helena 81
Flathead — Gislason 71, Sullenger 79, Gall 81, Tucker Morin 84, Andrew Converse 91.
Glacier — Murray 68, Nelson 74, Syverson 76, Wynne 78, Elliot Anderson 83.
GIRLS
Team scores — 1, Glacier 374; 2, Butte 393; 3, Great Falls CMR 396; 4, Dillon 397; 5, Helena 408; 6, Flathead 426; 7, Belgrade 449; 8, Great Falls 360.
Individual Top 15
Lilia Troxel, Belgrade 84
Skylar LaPierre, Dillon 85
Maggie Mitton, Glacier 85
Brooklyn Hageman, CMR 88
Kendall Tkachyk, Glacier 89
Briley Alberi, Dillon 91
Kate DeShaw, Butte 91
Keeley Johnston, Butte 92
Glacia Lucchetti, Helena 93
Harlow Anderson, Capital 95
Sage Leber, Butte 96
Quincy Weymouth, CMR 96
Tatum Nagel, Dillon 97
Ella McCullough, Capital 97
Madi Timmons, Great Falls 98
Glacier — Mitton 85, Tkachyk 89, Abbi Townsend 99, Vaida Cole 101, Lillie Groom 102.
Flathead — Rebecca Schmidt 101, Madeline Matson 104, Hayden Ward 107, Sienna Blanchard 114, Hadley McDonald 117.